Leela Fair

Leela is a Senior Associate in the Corporate and Commercial team at Bates Wells and advises on a wide range of commercial contracts across sectors: IT, technology, consumer goods and services, financial services, industry associations, local government pension pools and non-profits. In addition to this, she has supported clients with shareholder and limited partnership arrangements, advice related to investment documents (either discretionary management or private markets). Leela also supports clients with advice related to applicable legislative and regulatory updates. Her recent work includes advising on the Consumer Rights Act and the upcoming Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act; supporting global manufacturers in the consumer goods and luxury products industries by setting up their distribution networks; and advising purposeful organisations such as B Corps, and Royal Charter bodies on a variety of commercial arrangements such as grant agreements, publishing agreements, IT/SaaS contracts, licensing agreements, and outsourcing agreements. · Bates Wells

EnglandCorporate / M&A, Commercial Contracts

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Senior Associate in the Corporate & Commercial team at Bates Wells advising on a wide range of commercial contracts across IT, technology, consumer goods, financial services, industry associations, local government pension pools and non-profits. She also supports shareholder and limited partnership arrangements, investment documents and regulatory/legislative updates, and has recent experience advising on the Consumer Rights Act, the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act, distribution networks and commercial arrangements for B Corps and Royal Charter bodies.

Practice areas

Corporate / M&ACommercial ContractsTechnologyConsumer GoodsFinancial ServicesPrivate Equity & Investment FundsCompetition & ConsumerCharities & Non-Profit

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England

Bates Wells · Leela is a Senior Associate in the Corporate and Commercial team at Bates Wells and advises on a wide range of commercial contracts across sectors: IT, technology, consumer goods and services, financial services, industry associations, local government pension pools and non-profits. In addition to this, she has supported clients with shareholder and limited partnership arrangements, advice related to investment documents (either discretionary management or private markets). Leela also supports clients with advice related to applicable legislative and regulatory updates. Her recent work includes advising on the Consumer Rights Act and the upcoming Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act; supporting global manufacturers in the consumer goods and luxury products industries by setting up their distribution networks; and advising purposeful organisations such as B Corps, and Royal Charter bodies on a variety of commercial arrangements such as grant agreements, publishing agreements, IT/SaaS contracts, licensing agreements, and outsourcing agreements.

England

Expertise

IT & SaaS contractsLuxury & consumer goods distributionDistribution networksIndustry associationsLocal government pension poolsNon-profits & B CorpsRoyal Charter bodiesShareholder and limited partnership arrangementsInvestment documentation (discretionary management and private markets)Regulatory and legislative updates

Education

BPP Law School, Legal Practice Course, 2016
King's College London, LLB (Hons) Law, 2011-2014

Admissions

Solicitor (England), admitted 2018