Greg Walsh

Summary

Greg Walsh is an exceptional commercial lawyer and brings both legal and commercial knowledge to his practice. As a former General Counsel & Commercial Director at Bupa Greg is able to use his experience in-house when working with clients. He has developed a reputation for finding solutions to the most difficult commercial problems and understanding the wider business goals when advising. Greg focuses not just on providing high quality legal advice but also on listening and understanding what his clients need. These skills together with his commercial experience help him to develop alternative options for clients to consider.

Specialist areas of law include

Banking & Financial Services
Company Law
Contract Law
Insurance & Re-Insurance
Money Claims & Debt
Data Protection & Privacy
Shareholder Disputes

Profile description

After being called to the Bar in 1991 Greg practiced in-house with multinational corporations for more than 20 years ultimately acting as General Counsel & Director of Contracting at Bupa in the UK Health & Wellbeing division. Greg uses the experience he has built up not just in the legal but also in the commercial world to assist his clients. Greg has provided advice to large and small businesses covering a full review of their legal risks, major contract reviews and negotiations, insurance and re-insurance, dispute resolutions and regulatory reviews. A tenacious lawyer with a constant focus on a clients needs Greg always delivers an excellent service.

Greg is also a Specialist Member of the IRM. Greg has developed risk systems for both large and small businesses as well as providing advice on legal risk management. This understanding of risk allows Greg to tailor his advice to the risk appetite of clients whether working directly with business or together with solicitor clients.

Greg has a niche practice in privacy and data protection law and has extensive experience of advising commercial clients in relation to their obligations under General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Greg provides advice to a large number of businesses (large and small) on a direct basis. He works with business owners and executives to assist with the preparation and review of contracts (includingthe preparation of Terms and Conditions), regulatory issues, shareholder issues, legal risk management reviews, litigation and many other matters. For a number of clients Greg provides ongoing legal assistance and advises on queries as and when they arise.

Having spent a large part of his career inhouse Greg understands the issues and pressures faced by business when considering the potential legal costs which can be incurred. Greg works with this in mind to provide specialist knowledge at a rate which reflects the pressures internal budgets often demand.

Career history

Clerksroom; Barrister and mediator - Sept 2013 to date

General Counsel & Director of Contracting, Bupa Health & Wellbeing – Feb 2012 to Sept 2013

Head of Legal, Bupa UK Membership – Jan 2000 to Feb 2012

Senior Legal Adviser/Legal Adviser, Royal & Sun Alliance – June 1992 to Dec 1999

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