General Manager, North Asia & Growth

A recognised leader, Natasha is an experienced senior executive with 20 years experience in technology & management consulting; focusing on innovation (new ways of working), strategy and emerging tech. Natasha works with customers to understand their challenges and partners with them to drive value and quality outcomes. 

Joining KorumLegal in 2021, Natasha is looking forward to growing our footprint in North Asia and driving growth globally for the company.  With significant experience in managing the operational function & strategic direction of growing organisations, she has a keen ability to identify opportunities in the market that require focus and empowering the people she works with to be better and do better every day.

Past work: MTR, Accuteque, Telstra, Ernst & Young, PwC, AXA, Merill Lynch & ANZ 

Education: Harvard Business School, INSEAD, Melbourne Business School, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology & Australian National University 

General Manager, SEA & EMEA

Rob is an English qualified senior corporate and commercial lawyer with extensive experience across European and Asian markets.

Rob joined KorumLegal in May 2019 having previously worked as a corporate lawyer in the London team of a US law firm before moving to Singapore in 2016 to help develop their mainstream corporate and commercial practice for the Asia-Pacific region. He has  supported global corporate clients with M&A, investments, joint ventures and other business expansion strategies.

Rob’s client experience includes  secondments, public and private corporates, family offices, entrepreneurs and investment funds across a variety of industries and sectors, in particular financial services, technology and consumer goods & services.

Past work: Squire Patton Boggs

Education: LLB (Hons), University of Bristol, UK and University of Fribourg, Switzerland

Head of Customer Solutions & Operations, North Asia

Matt has spent his career to date working within the legal space. Initially, London based, working for a specialist boutique recruitment firm as Head of Legal, before relocating to Hong Kong in order to set up the firm’s first Asia office and further establish their presence in the APAC region. Now, as part of our HQ function, Matt utilises his extensive EMEA and APAC legal market knowledge to help build the KorumLegal brand, strengthen our existing customer and consultant relationships and promote KorumLegal’s capabilities to the market.

Past work: WSR Recruitment

Education: BSc (Geography), Bournemouth University, United Kingdom

Growth Marketing Executive

Satinder joined KorumLegal as a law graduate intern in 2018 and then took up the role as a growth marketing executive. She is excited to explore non-traditional legal opportunities and innovation in the legal space.  She has a keen interest in NewLaw and LegalTech and how it is changing the legal industry.  

Languages: Punjabi, Hindi, English and Cantonese (intermediate) 

Education: LLB (Hons), Coventry University, United Kingdom

Legal Consultant & Legal Project Manager

João is a commercial lawyer with over 5 years' experience in private practice. He has worked as a lawyer and a consultant in Portugal, Macau and Hong Kong and has experience in Commercial Law, Banking and Finance and Compliance. João is interested in how technology is reshaping law and the future of LegalTech.

Past work: Optima Partners, Manuela Antonio – Lawyers and Notaries, PLMJ Law Firm

Education:
- MBA, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China
- Bachelor of Arts in Law – Universidade Catolica Portuguesa, Lisbon, Portugal

Finance and Operations Manager

Jamie is a financial controller and has relevant experience of around 10 years. She has previously worked in various SMEs in Hong Kong and China. Outside of work, Jamie enjoys spending time with her family. 

Talent Leader, SEA

Ominder is an experienced global talent hunter having worked across major continent markets and industries varying from market research, digital media, marketing and now legal. She has worked in external agency recruitment and in-house talent acquisition.

She enjoys interacting and engaging with people from all walks of life & cultures. Her original vocation ambitions were as an educational psychologist when an interest in People & Talent management sparked. The legal landscape has always been an area of interest and she believes that KorumLegal is the perfect platform to combine her experience and interests.

Past work: Kantar, Criteo (via Robert Walters), MCG&Co (MCG Talent)

Language: English, Punjabi, Hindi, Mandarin (basic), Malay (basic)

Education: Bachelor of Science (extended major in Psychology), The University of Queensland

Head of Sales & Business Development, EMEA

James has spent his career supporting businesses with their growth in new regions and markets. He started out his career in London working for a boutique executive search firm before relocating to Australia where he made his venture into the NewLaw world. Since, James has been working for alternative legal services providers and international tier 1 law firms to accelerate the adoption of innovation and new ways or working in the legal industry.

At KorumLegal, James is focused on building the EMEA business, enabling our customers and consultants to navigate the rapid change in the way legal services are delivered.

Past work: Ashurst Advance, LOD, Bluefin Resources, Morgan McKinley

Education: Bachelor of Arts (BA) Hons, American History & Politics, University of North Carolina & University of Kent