Our Team

Our Team

RLC is led by a dynamic team of experienced, proactive and solutions-driven lawyers. The team is enthusiastic and passionate about using their expertise to support institutions in building robust, sustainable and long-lasting businesses.

Elizabeth Uwaifo

Elizabeth Uwaifo

Managing Partner

Email: [email protected]
DDI: +44 (0)20 3802 0031

Elizabeth has over 30 years’ experience advising banks, financial institutions and corporates on a wide variety of finance, regulatory, corporate and commercial arrangements. She is an acclaimed derivatives and structured finance lawyer with a record of proactively supporting clients in growing their businesses.

Elizabeth is passionate about using her expertise and wealth of experience to support clients in finding creative solutions for legal challenges in their business.

Current Positions

In addition to being the Managing Partner of Radix Legal and Consulting Ltd, Elizabeth holds the following positions:

  • Member of the Advisory Board of the University of East London Centre for Fintech
  • Independent Non-executive Director, Asset & Resource Management Holding Company (ARM) Limited (June 2021 to date)

Previous Positions

  • Partner, Fasken Martineau
  • Partner, Sidley Austin
  • Associate, Clifford Chance
  • Vice President, Union Bank of Switzerland
  • Associate, Cameron Markby Hewitt (now CMS Mckenna)

Education

  • B.C.L., Law, 1987, Oxford University, Merton College (postgraduate degree)
  • LL.B., First Class honours, 1985, University College London

Professional Qualifications

  • Called to the bar of Middle Temple, 1989
  • Re-qualified as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales, 1992
  • CIPP/E (Certified Information Privacy Professional Europe)
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Josefina Bonsundy-O’Bryan

Email: [email protected]
DDI: +44 (0)20 3802 0031

Josefina is a commercial lawyer with experience across corporate, regulatory and international arbitration matters. She advises businesses and private clients on cross-border transactions, contentious issues and strategic commercial challenges.

She has been involved in matters raising complex multi-jurisdictional considerations, including investor-state disputes and cross-border corporate reorganisations.

Josefina approaches matters with clarity, structure and careful attention to detail, combining rigorous legal analysis with commercial awareness. She is valued for her composed and professional approach in negotiations and contentious contexts.

Prior to qualifying as a lawyer, Josefina worked with Microsoft, the Global Fund and the German Development Agency, and has lived and worked across Africa, Europe, the Middle East and Latin America. This international background informs her understanding of global markets, regulatory environments and culturally nuanced negotiations.

She is fluent in English, French and Spanish, with working proficiency in Portuguese and working knowledge of Arabic.

Key Experience

  • Acted in the representation of a Central African State in a public international law dispute before the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea under UNCLOS, concerning USD 55 million freedom of navigation claims.

  • Acted for an Italian construction company in a bilingual arbitration before the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, pursuing EUR 180 million treaty claims relating to national sports infrastructure.

  • Acted for multiple claimants in a group action against a cryptocurrency platform following the liquidation of digital assets, coordinating loss analysis and cross-border recovery strategy.

  • Acted on a cross-border corporate reorganisation involving an Ireland-to-UK company “flip”, managing execution and post-completion filings.

  • Led the negotiation of an employee exit in relation to claims brought under the Equality Act 2010, securing a confidential settlement.

  • Acted for a venture fund on its investment into a UK growth company, leading due diligence and advising on corporate risk mitigation.

Current Positions

  • Member, Women in a Legal World
  • Board Member, Humanhood Dance Company
  • Founder, Rootencial
  • Director, Global African Forum

Previous Positions

  • Trainee, Withers LLP
  • Consultant Solicitor, Withers LLP

Core Expertise

Commercial transactions, dispute resolution, cross-border advisory, strategic business growth, governance, and aligning interests for shared outcomes.

Education

  • Legal Practice Course, BPP, Holborn, London
  • Graduate Diploma in Law, University of Law, Guildford
  • MA in International Development, Sciences Po, Paris, France
  • BA in International Relations with French and Arabic, University of Exeter

Our consulting firm, has worked with Radix Legal and Consulting Limited on a number of projects in a broad spectrum of commercial sectors over the past two years. We have come to rely on their expert advice and would not hesitate to refer anybody needing legal and consulting services to Radix.
Bright C. Tembo, Director, Ndlovu Africa Consulting (Pty) Limited

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