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Attorney | Litigation Support, Contracts, and Legal Design
Stephen is a London-based attorney with a knack for turning complex contracts into clear, usable tools for business. At Unified, he supports U.S. clients with contract review, litigation support, and legal design—think of him as your legal translator, strategist, and quiet powerhouse rolled into one. Whether it’s prepping pleadings, cleaning up clauses, or redesigning a clunky workflow, Stephen brings clarity, creativity, and a get-it-done mindset to every file.
Known for bridging legal precision with human-centered design, Stephen helps turn legal processes into strategic assets—making contracts not just safer, but smarter.
Core Areas of Focus
Litigation Support & Document Review
Helping make sense of the paper trail. From pleadings to productions, Stephen supports clients with airtight case files, risk-spotting, and efficient, defensible discovery.
Contracts & Corporate Governance
Turning contracts from risk magnets into business tools. Stephen reviews, redlines, and structures day-to-day agreements and governance documents to keep businesses aligned, accountable, and deal-ready.
Legal Design & Technology Transactions
Blending legal know-how with design thinking, Stephen makes contracts and workflows more human-friendly—especially in tech transactions and emerging markets where clarity, speed, and usability matter most.
Career Highlights
Partnered with a fintech startup’s General Counsel to form a Delaware C-Corp, drafting organizational docs and equity terms while navigating compliance across multiple states.
Helped a marketing team launch influencer campaigns by drafting and negotiating third-party vendor contracts that stayed on-brand and legally compliant.
Collaborated with senior counsel to craft custom operating agreements for startups, translating founder vision into scalable governance structures.
Supported regulatory investigations with focused discovery—reviewing documents, flagging risks, and prepping clean productions for outside counsel.
Co-developed ethical AI guidelines for a tech company, focusing on transparency, fairness, and practical governance for emerging AI systems.
Led contract review and risk analysis in a $15M private equity deal, ensuring a smooth, compliant investment process.
Ran large-scale document reviews using AI-assisted tools to surface high-risk and privileged material quickly and accurately.
Bar Admissions
Integrated Bar of the Philippines (2023)
Education
J.D., Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan (2022)
B.S., Development Communication (Major in Development Journalism), Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan (2014)
Study of the U.S. Institute in New Media on Journalism, Ball State University (2011)
Beyond the Bar
When he’s not deep in contract clauses or discovery docs, Stephen’s probably halfway across the world with a book in one hand and a coffee in the other.
A storyteller at heart—whether he’s painting, writing, or convincing the team to try yet another hidden café—Stephen brings the same creativity and curiosity to his legal practice as he does to his travels.
Known for turning legal work into something human (and often caffeinated), he sees every project as a chance to make the complex simple and the formal practical.
