At KITE.LEGAL, we make legal simple, smart and human - so creative and commercial teams can get on with building great businesses.
OUR MISSION
Our Story
Hi, I’m Laura 👋
KITE.LEGAL was formed after 15 years serving a broad range of clients (both in private practice and in-house) and developing a niche expertise and enthusiasm for clients in creative, consumer-led industries and particularly hospitality, entertainment and retail.
After graduating in law from University of Oxford in 2008, I qualified into the Commercial / Corporate department at City-based boutique Anglo-Italian law firm working particularly with their fashion, luxury & food industry clients.
After a stint as Head of Legal at an online pet retail group with numerous brands, I became Group Head of Legal for the private enquiry firm that acquired it: Neon Adventures (now 137.xyz) advising across its dynamic and broad portfolio including Secret Cinema, advertisement and media companies, online retailers, a boutique hotel in Marrakech and tv production companies.
I moved to tvg Hospitality in 2020, a fast-growing transatlantic hospitality group, as its first GC building world-class music and entertainment venues
Smaller and medium sized companies, particularly in the hospitality and entertainment sector which face increasing market challenges, are struggling to justify full time, in-house legal provision. However, that need for a quick view on something, a robust template or a streamlined deal structure is stronger than ever.
Some interesting takeaways from my career so far that led me to form Kite Legal:
Legal services are often inaccessible for some smaller businesses as costs quickly escalate and law firms often strive for things to be ‘perfect’ rather than ‘good enough’.
We’ve worked with external lawyers who are no doubt technically excellent but can lack the commercial and industry insight to structure deals in a way that works practically.
Kite Legal lives in the world between the very talented and hard working in-house and private practice lawyers in our industries.
Sometimes you need something quick, smart and focussed.
Sometimes you need an extra pair of hands during deal-heavy or high growth periods from someone who has been where you are.
We can help.