Jacqueline heads up our Corporate and Commercial Team, is a Director of the Firm and sits on the Management Team. She is a confident and skilled negotiator, achieves favourable results for her clients and is a seasoned innovator.

Jacqueline head up a specialist team of lawyers best placed to advise on new innovation. Whilst she oversees all work undertaken by her team, she also runs the more complex investment rounds and enjoys working with those looking to disrupt their marketplace or using new and innovative technologies. She has specialist experience in crypto-currency and block chain, where she runs a steering panel of experts in this field as well as giving expert commentary and talks. She has a passion and understanding of machine learning and AI and works closely with our clients in developing their IP, business and securing investment. She has an array of clients across a multitude of sectors and disciplines, each at varying stages of funding, expansion and exits.

Jacqueline completed her Law Degree and Master’s Degree at Kings College, London. She had a varied career before joining A City Law Firm in 2012, including having worked in The Hague for the Defence Team of the former President of Liberia, Charles Taylor. She embraces innovation and her knowledge and pioneering work on blockchain, cryptocurrency, digital assets, IOT and drones is incredible and inspiring. She is often consulted on these niche areas by other lawyers and in-house counsel.

Jacqueline is proactive, conscientious and will look after your business’ requirements. Clients instruct her time and again and appreciate her practical and friendly approach.

Jacqueline is regularly instructed by a range of businesses, including SMEs, entrepreneurs and Start-ups across a range of corporate and commercial matters.
Mergers and acquisitions:

Jacqueline has represented clients in a number of mergers and acquisitions including those involving complex regulatory aspects.

Technology

Jacqueline frequently advises clients using or incorporating innovative technologies and in experienced in data protection and the GDPR. She is able to offer an insightful and innovative approach enabling clients to evaluate their risks with new products and technology.

Jacqueline has advised clients on an array of matters involving virtual reality, blockchain and artificial intelligence and is excited by the challenges presented by the shifting legal landscape in these fields.

Jacqueline has acted for a number of clients in their investment rounds. She has experience in dealing with Angel Investors and Venture Capital from seed funding through to Series A and beyond.

Media & Advertising

Jacqueline has experience within the media and advertising fields having drafted an array of legal documents including broadcasting agreements, production contracts, television and film financing agreements and advertising agreements.

Commercial drafting

Jacqueline has extensive experience in preparing a wide range of corporate and commercial documents including complex shareholders agreement; option agreements (including employment related options); share purchase agreements; asset purchase agreements; joint venture agreements; assignment of intellectual property rights; bespoke articles of association; international joint venture agreements; app and website developers agreements; franchise agreements; bespoke terms and conditions; employment and consultancy agreements.

“We have used A City Law Firm (ACLF) for several years now. As a small and growing business, we have had a variety of requirements which have included employment contracts as well as supplier and customer agreements. Time and time again ACLF has provided legal advice that they have explained clearly and have indicated where we can make a commercial call speeding up negotiations. They have also been able to refer us to specialist firms in other countries where our contracts are with international clients. They are a friendly, transparent and responsive modern law firm that I would recommend.”
Steve Brooks – Enterprise Times

“We are very proud to have Jacqueline & her team at A City Law Firm as our lawyers. Their expertise with startups was especially valuable as she wrote our Terms & Conditions and our Privacy Policy; and provided valuable advice on our company articles. Excellent lawyers for a startup budget.”
KeyNest

“A City Law firm have been instrumental in the success of AppyParking. From its early days as a pre revenue start up dream to the reality of thriving business, Jacqueline and her team have provided essential support and advice across all areas. I would recommend them to any start up with big ambitions.”
AppyParking

 “We’ve only had good experiences with a City Law Firm. We’ve received very professional and importantly- friendly service from Jacqueline. She is approachable which makes communication open.” 
Juhani Meurman – Nutrii 

“A City Law Firm, our UK legal partner, has been supporting LocalBini since the beginning. From advice to vital corporate contracts, the assistance of City Law Firm has been invaluable. Special thanks to Jacqueline Watts for supporting our startup.” 
LocalBini

“I instructed the firm to help me with my expanding international sales and marketing business, which largely operates in the America’s.  Jackie has helped me from an early stage of my business. I feel that she has always offered us a quality service at an excellent price.  She always delivers on time, which is important to me and my business.  She understood me, my business and my needs and we recommend her services to anyone”.
Litaa Limited

“The team at A City Law Firm have been a great help to our start-up company and offered sound and helpful advice throughout our growing period. We are keeping A City Law Firm as our number one advisers as we grow and we recommend them to others without any hesitation. ” 
KINGSLAND ROAD WORKSPACE LTD TA Shed

 “I’d like to take this opportunity to thank Jackie and the team for your help and assistance with my corporate case. I found the service provided professional, informative and friendly. Being a startup I felt in difficult place and you were available either by phone or email, and you answered any queries that I had – even if they were ridiculous! The whole process was made incredibly easy thanks to the service you provided.” 
A. Bester Functional Food Company

“Being COO of a start-up is incredibly challenging and stressful. The Legal, Financial and HR “to-do” list of duties is enormous and daunting, even if you have 20 years of City experience. Jacqueline Watts at A City Law Firm has consistently provided an exceptional level of service and delivered documentation at an affordable rate.  Our requirements have included a diverse range of topics such as company formation, shareholder agreements, employment initiatives/contracts/handbook, intellectual property rights and several supplier legals. Jacqueline has always been a quick phone call away from providing sound legal advice. She is friendly, supportive and a good listener. I would highly recommend Jacqueline for her expert knowledge, great advice and her effective organisation skills.” 
Chand Patel, COO, Bagboard Limited 

Recent transactions include –

• Advising and representing corporate client on venture capital Series A investment round for a company disrupting its marketplace;
• International venture with over 40 million capital investment into a blockchain business;
• Negotiating terms for online investment crowdfunding platform;
• Large venture capital investment into a specialist consultancy firm;
• Sale of wholesale and retail business;
• Establishment and set up of a large hospitality business;
• Investment into corporate finance business; and,
• Merger of four financially regulated businesses addressing out-going shareholders.

Other notable 2016/2017 work includes –

• Complex and bespoke drafting, including for those in the field of technology such as bespoke developer terms, SaaS agreements, terms and conditions etc.
• Advising clients on the legal position for their business in new and innovative markets such as FinTech businesses, RegTech businesses, EdTech, FashTech and those using technologies such as AI, blockchain, IoT and Big Data.
• Corporate disputes including advising and assisting those in deadlock;
• preparing corporates in preparation for a buyout;
• Technology disputes including disputes over the ownership of software code and technology development.

Jacqueline is regularly instructed by a range of businesses, including by in-house counsel, large corporates, SMEs, entrepreneurs and start-ups across a range of corporate and commercial matters.