Meet Goldstein Legal

Catrina joined Goldstein Legal in June 2011, which has since merged with Nexa on 31st March 2021. As franchise relationship manager, Catrina liaises with clients on a wide range of commercial issues and ensures that matters are dealt with in an efficient, organised and friendly manner.

Before joining Goldstein Legal, Catrina spent her formative years working for Infocus, a consultancy specialising in sales and management training for professional service firms. Known for her precise attention to detail, Catrina progressed from being PA to the Managing Director to Practice Manager, and lastly, Franchise Relationship Manager.

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Catrina also manages Goldstein Legal’s presence at national trade fairs. Her cheerful disposition is well suited to meeting and greeting prospective clients and, being a natural problem solver, she enjoys the opportunity to explain exactly how Goldstein Legal can help their businesses.

Catrina was awarded Qualified Franchise Professional (QFP) by the British Franchise Association in February 2017. Catrina’s role developed into Legal Advisor, using her extensive knowledge of the franchising industry.

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Catrina has lived in Windsor for over 20 years and has two daughters; they share their home with their black and white cat. Catrina is a keen runner and competed in her first half-marathon in 2021.

My clients:

“Goldstein Legal was the second practice I approached about reviewing a franchisee contract, the first practice I rang which were recommended made me feel very intimidated and wasn’t approachable. This made me very nervous of approaching somebody else but it had to be done, I rang Goldstein and spoke to Catrina she was brilliant , I straight away felt at ease and she was really helpful, she used language I understood and from then everythjng was done fluently and quickly.”

Belquis (better known as Belle) qualified as a solicitor in 2017 into commercial property, where she advised clients and handled transactions, from start to finish, on their new leases and lease assignments for restaurants, shops, cafes, estate agents, vet clinic to name a few. Subsequently, her specialism expanded into mergers and acquisitions, focusing particularly on sales and purchases of franchised businesses.

Belle’s calm, pragmatic and open approach creates a sense of working together to solve obstacles. She helps her clients focus on their main objective, applying realism to the risks clients face during negotiations. She has been praised by her clients for her clear and uncomplicated communication in a way that simplified the legal process for them. Quoting her clients’ own words, she has been described as “diligent”, “efficient” and “tenacious”.

Areas of Expertise

Abby is a senior lawyer with over 12 years’ experience, she specialises in intellectual property matters.

Having trained at the highly regarded IP firm, Bird & Bird, she moved to the IP team at Osborne Clarke. Abby obtained a first class honours degree in biochemistry which led her to initially focus on advising clients in the pharmaceutical and life sciences sectors, but she has significant experience across a number of industries, including digital media and telecommunications.

Abby’s expertise covers a wide range of IP rights, including copyright, trademarks, database rights and patents. Her science background enables her to grasp new technologies quickly and understand the application of the relevant IP rights to that technology.

She is an experienced IP litigator and has broad experience working on patent, trade mark, copyright and database right litigation. She also provides strategic advice in connection with the protection and exploitation of clients’ IP assets such as advising on brand management issues or advising on patent portfolios.

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