Berryhurst & Associates
Our Team.
As a business we pride ourselves on providing world-class service, whether we are working as your General Counsel or on an ad hoc project. With that in mind, our team has expanded to include additional generalists, with specialities that expand and support the experience of our Founder, Lucy.
Lucy
General Counsel​
Strategy, Governance, Seed - Series B Rounds & Global Restructuring
English qualified, experienced across Europe, Asia, Australasia & USA
Lucy’s career has ranged from intense $500m+ acquisitions at Jones Day and White & Case, advising 600 startups via her own consultancy in Singapore, to working as in-house General Counsel for incredible British scale-ups like Omnipresent. Starting her career in traditional Mergers & Acquisitions, Lucy's experience now spans corporate, finance, commercial, compliance and employment, but she spends most of her time focused on the hardest problems: global strategy and structuring, board and stakeholder management and designing the legal elements of new products with her clients.
Lucy loves variety, she loves learning new things and most of all she loves the feeling of making an impact. That is why she prides herself on working faster and smarter than most lawyers out there and have according to one former colleague have "the strongest bias to action of anyone I have ever met" .
Lucy’s priority will always be finding a way to make your goals a reality - and throughout her career has been told she is the most commercial and pragmatic lawyer, her clients and colleagues have ever dealt with. You will never hear a no from Lucy, only a "we can't do it like that ... but let's find a way".
Outside work Lucy is a passionate scuba diver and spent a year living on Koh Tao in Thailand working as a PADI Divemaster. She is a terrible golfer, an obsessive reader, a sixth form student mentor, organises an annual summer activity week for children and is the trustee of a local charity focused on providing access to nature for young people. After decades in big cities Lucy is rediscovering the joy of the wild having returned home to the Isle of Wight, and lives 5 minutes from the beach, with her husband and 3 daughters.
Trish
General Counsel
Commercial, Corporate & Disputes
South Africa qualified, experienced across Africa and Europe.
Trish is an admitted Attorney of the High Court of South Africa with over 15 years of legal experience specialising in corporate risk, compliance, and commercial transactions and has advanced certifications as an accredited Commercial Mediator from the University of Stellenbosch Business School.
With demonstrated success managing complex international transactions and implementing compliance frameworks across corporates and family office portfolios, Trish regularly collaborates with directors, boards, and C-suite executives to execute on their business goals. Her diverse skill set extends to carbon removals and related regulation, company secretarial functions, fund management, and employment law.
A specialist in innovative finance instruments and regulatory compliance, Trish excels at managing cross-border legal complexities while delivering practical solutions. Her proven track record in due diligence, drafting investment agreements, and implementing POPI/GDPR compliance frameworks enables organisations to navigate regulatory hurdles with confidence and strategic foresight.
Mariel
Head of Legal
Fintech & Compliance
English and Latvian qualified, experienced across Europe.
Mariel is a fintech-focused legal counsel with expertise in payments, electronic money, data privacy, and regulatory compliance across multiple jurisdictions. She has built and scaled legal, governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) frameworks, enabling high-growth companies to navigate complex regulatory landscapes.
Her expertise spans contract negotiation, regulatory strategy, data protection (GDPR, ePrivacy), financial services compliance, and legal operations. She has advised on PSD2, electronic money regulations, SEPA access, card scheme rules, consumer protection, and vendor management. Mariel is skilled in drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements, including SaaS, fintech partnerships and software development contracts.
Passionate about law, technology, and financial innovation, she specialises in building scalable and efficient legal frameworks that support business growth while ensuring compliance.
Deanna
Paralegal
Deanna is completing her Law LLB at the University of Lincoln, England, and is our paralegal, providing valuable support to our associates and partners in advising startup companies across a range of corporate, commercial, and technology matters.
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Deanna assists with key aspects of client support, from an initial review of contracts to developing our template database. She supports the associates in managing multiple clients and matters, assisting early-stage companies as they navigate the complex legal landscape and grow their businesses.
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Deanna brings a unique perspective to her work, proudly identifying as autistic and dyspraxic. As a passionate neurodiversity advocate, she champions inclusive practices and draws on her strengths in analytical thinking, attention to detail, and problem-solving to add value to the team and our clients.
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Deanna serves as a Student Representative for the Law Department at the University of Lincoln, promoting student engagement and academic excellence. She is committed to building a career in corporate law, with a particular interest in supporting innovative businesses from startup through to scale-up.
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Deanna supports our team so we can support you better!
Barbara
Executive Assistant
Barbara is an enthusiastic, self-motivated, reliable, responsible and hard-working person. She is a very experienced mature team worker who is adaptable to all challenging situations. She is dedicated to supporting Lucy and all the Berryhurst team enabling us to deliver superior service to our clients.
Interested in engaging the services of Berryhurst & Associates? Contact Barbara to set up an introductory chat with Lucy.