Namitha is a lawyer qualified in India, who joined UCLB in September 2022. She has experience in commercial advisory and corporate transactions. As Legal Affairs Officer, she is responsible for drafting, reviewing and negotiating confidentiality agreements, assignment agreements, revenue sharing agreements and inter-institutional agreements. Namitha supports the Director of Legal Affairs, Senior Counsel IP and Senior Counsel Corporate in their provision of legal services and intellectual property advice to UCL, the commercial and leadership teams of UCLB and external parties. Prior to joining UCLB, Namitha worked with a leading Indian law firm as a Corporate Associate and has recently completed an LLM in international commercial law from UCL.