Laura Flynn

Laura advises across a range of commercial contract, procurement, and supply chain matters, with particular expertise in the aviation, engineering, manufacturing, and technology sectors.

She works closely with clients throughout the contract lifecycle – from contract development and negotiation, through to implementation, variation, dispute avoidance and exit planning.

Her expertise spans drafting, negotiating and managing range of commercial agreements (including supply, manufacturing, distribution, outsourcing, services and Software as a Service (SaaS) contracts), alongside advising on strategic procurement projects, supplier relationship management, commercial risk allocation, and contract governance.

Examples of Laura’s work include:

• Advising on the negotiation and implementation of strategic supplier agreements for complex operational and procurement projects.
• Drafting and negotiating manufacturing and supply agreements, supporting clients to manage risk across their supply chains.
• Advising on distribution arrangements and associated commercial terms for businesses.
• Supporting clients with the procurement of technology solutions, including the review and negotiation of Software as a Service (SaaS) and software-related agreements, and negotiating business-critical support systems from implementation, testing, maintenance through to steady state.
• Assisting businesses with contractual risk assessments and contract lifecycle management, including contract variations, renewals and termination issues.
• Providing day-to-day commercial contract support to operational, procurement and legal teams on a wide range of business-critical agreements.
• Advising on outsourcing and services agreements, helping clients structure arrangements that balance commercial objectives with appropriate risk allocation.