Consultant
Veronica Hartley has a proven track record of delivering strategic legal advice, leading high-value transactions and fostering strong governance across industries and jurisdictions. With over 18 years of international experience in corporate and commercial law, she has advised clients across a broad range of sectors, including financial institutions, multinational corporations, SMEs, start-ups, entrepreneurs, joint venture parties, partnerships, LLPs and investors.
From 2017 to 2023, Veronica was a partner at RIAA Barker Gillette (UK), where she led the Corporate and Commercial Team in London and served as the firm’s IT partner. She has extensive experience in M&A, joint ventures, restructuring, capital raising, share structures, company secretarial, financing and security arrangements.
Beyond corporate transactions, Veronica has significant commercial expertise, including negotiating manufacturing and distribution agreements, SaaS, consultancy and service contracts, advising on GDPR & privacy law and providing legal opinions on power projects with global manufacturers.
Outside of law, Veronica Hartley has an entrepreneurial spirit—previously rescuing a café business in Wales, working as a SCUBA diving instructor in Australia and Thailand and now farming kiwifruit and avocados in New Zealand’s Bay of Plenty—all while continuing to provide pragmatic, solutions-driven legal advice.
Languages: Fluent in English, French and Spanish.
LLB
Solicitor of England & Wales (Admitted 2006)
Articles
Eco-Law: striving to be an ethical lawyer with impact – August 2019
£66m acquisition advertised in Property Week – March 2019
The Marketer’s Guide to Law Firms – February 2019
New trade mark rules simplify counterfeit challenges – February 2019
Overseas Entities: Public Beneficial Ownership Register – September 2018
Oral modification of contracts – August 2018
Contract formation – May 2018
Cybercrime: Managing the legal issues for victims – February 2018
Avoiding Bitcoin bubbles and cyber currency scams – February 2018
Businesses face bigger penalties on data leaks – January 2018
How vulnerable is your business to hackers? – October 2017
Getting it right to grow the spirit of enterprise – October 2017
PSC Regime: New deadlines for changes in company ownership – June 2017
Small suppliers to get info on big companies’ payment performance – May 2017
Brand protection and your business – February 2017
