Sharon has experience in a wide variety of sectors and areas (IT, ad-tech, consultancy, science and innovation including AI, charities, fintech, events and academic publishing, among others). She has in excess of 10 years’ experience working in-house.
Originally from Kolkata, India, Sharon has also lived in the Netherlands and Germany, and obtained a degree from the University of Mainz in Germany. Sharon speaks fluent German as well as intermediate Spanish, Dutch, Hindi and Bengali. With her international background and experience, Sharon will significantly strengthen the firm’s cross-border service offering.
Sharon’s experience involves both private and public sectors and includes:
advising start-ups and SME businesses through the first stages of commercial contract set-up
advising established businesses, negotiating on their behalf with large and international corporates
leading an educational institution’s in-house contracts team and delivering for a variety of stakeholders
advising on a broad range of commercial contracts including franchise, distribution, agency, outsourcing and supply chain arrangements
advising on public sector procurement contracts and complex flow down arrangements for publicly funded innovative businesses
advising on data protection, data transfers and IP and technology licencing
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Sharon Zachariah ist in einer Vielzahl von Bereichen (IT, Ad-Tech, Beratung, Wissenschaft und Innovation, einschließlich KI, gemeinnützige Organisationen, fintech, Veranstaltungen und wissenschaftliches Verlagswesen, unter anderem) erfahren, verfügt zudem über mehr als 10 Jahre Erfahrung als "inhouse" Jurist.
Ursprünglich aus Kolkata, Indien, Sharon hat auch in den Niederlanden und Deutschland gelebt und hat ihre Magister Artium an der Universität Mainz erworben. Sie spricht fließend Deutsch sowie Spanisch, Niederländisch, Hindi und Bengalisch auf mittlerem Niveau. Mit ihrem internationalen Hintergrund und ihrer umfangreichen Erfahrung wird Sharon das Angebot der Kanzlei erheblich stärken.
Sharons Erfahrung umfasst sowohl private als auch öffentliche Sektoren, unter anderem:
die Beratung von Start-ups und KMU-Unternehmen in den frühen Phasen des Handels
die Beratung etablierter Unternehmen in deren Verhandlungen gegenüber großen und internationalen Konzernen
die Leitung des Inhouse-Vertragsteams einer Bildungseinrichtung;
die Beratung zu einer breiten Palette von Handelsverträgen, einschließlich Franchise, Vertrieb, Agentur, Outsourcing und Lieferkettenvereinbarungen
die Beratung zu öffentlichen Beschaffungsverträgen und komplexen Vertragsketten bezüglich öffentlich geförderter Innovationsbetriebe
die Beratung zu Datenschutz, Datenübertragung und Technologielizenzen sowie geistiges Eigentum
Contact details
Tel: +44 (0)20 7842 8000
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Qualifications
Qualified as a Solicitor in 2016
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Join us for a seminar on Tuesday 4 March 2025, where Sharon Zachariah and Jeremy Lederman discuss common uses for AI in business and discuss the legal risks that may arise, using practical examples.
Final part 6 of Sharon Zachariah, Commercial, Technology and Data Protection Partner series sharing tips on commercial contracts and why you should not do it yourself!
Part 5 of Sharon Zachariah, Commercial, Technology and Data Protection Partner 6 week series sharing tips on commercial contracts and why you should not do it yourself!
Part 4 of Sharon Zachariah, Commercial, Technology and Data Protection Partner 6 week series sharing tips on commercial contracts and why you should not do it yourself!
Part 3 of Sharon Zachariah, Commercial, Technology and Data Protection Partner 6 week series sharing tips on commercial contracts and why you should not do it yourself!
Last week, Sharon Zachariah, Commercial, Technology and Data Protection Partner launched a 6 week series sharing tips on commercial contracts and why you should not do it yourself!
Over the course of the next 6 weeks, Sharon Zachariah, Commercial, Technology and Data Protection Partner will be sharing tips on commercial contracts and why you should not do it yourself!
On Tuesday 24 September 2024, Commercial, Technology and Data Protection Partner Sharon Zachariah will discuss some contracting hazards she always addresses when drafting for you; and Dispute Resolution Partner Jeremy Lederman will provide some examples of how those hazards can come back to bite, giving examples from his career.