Putting law into practice.
Pragmatic, actionable and technology-forward legal advice for your regulatory and commercial operations.
Putting law into practice.
Pragmatic, actionable and technology-forward legal advice for your regulatory and commercial operations.
Fractional General Counsel
Embed a legal function that works like part of your team. I take ownership of the judgment calls, the operational details, and the systems to make everything in between run itself.
Embed a legal function that works like part of your team. I take ownership of the judgment calls, the operational details, and the systems to make everything in between run itself.
- ExCo-level legal support
- Fundraising preparation and diligence
- Contract and commercial oversight
Legal operations
Bring me in to design and build the processes, templates and tooling for a reliable platform that reduces commercial and operational friction as you scale.
Bring me in to design and build the processes, templates and tooling for a reliable platform that reduces commercial and operational friction as you scale.
- Update customer-facing agreements and policies to make it easier for you to sell and for your customers to buy
- Streamline internal processes to reduce friction and improve efficiency
- Template and playbook development
Regulatory strategy and projects
Build and maintain operational readiness in regulated sectors. Continue to innovate and move at pace, on stronger foundations.
Establish operational and strategic frameworks fit for regulated markets, ensuring compliance while preserving velocity.
- Market entry, licensing & authorisations
- Product counsel for designing, launching and marketing new products and features
- Regulatory change management
- Draft, review and improve compliance frameworks across data privacy, financial crime and financial services regulation
Supervisory engagement
Act quickly, strategically and responsibly when interacting with regulators, building relationships alongside regulatory maturity.
Act quickly, strategically and responsibly when interacting with regulators, building relationships alongside regulatory maturity.
- Supervisory engagement
- Audits, investigations and remediation
- s. 166 FSMA Skilled Person appointments
Things you might be wondering.
Frequently asked questions
Are you a law firm?
Applied Incantations is a software-driven legal practice that does not conduct 'reserved legal activities' - most regulatory lawyers, even within law firms, do not carry on reserved legal activities. While Applied Incantations is owned and managed by a practising solicitor, the company is not authorised or regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).
What industries do you work with?
We primarily support high-growth fintech, regtech, and SaaS companies in London and across the UK and Europe. We also work with established financial institutions and other regulated businesses on projects that require a blend of legal expertise and operational pragmatism.
How do your 'Public Goods' work?
Tools like our EUR-Lex Legislation Diff (used for tracking blacklines and consolidated versions of EU law) are released for free to help the community move faster and manage regulatory change more effectively.