Penny joined the firm's Corporate and Commercial Team in January 2009. Previously she had been working in London as an in house legal advisor for the Food Standards Agency (a UK government agency) and in the Commercial and Regulatory Legal Division of the British Broadcasting Corporation. Penny began her career at Norman Waterhouse as a law clerk in 2004 and was admitted to practice in 2005.

• assisting companies with the undertaking of due diligence prior to acquisition;
• advising individuals with business transactions, particularly for small businesses;
• assisting with the establishment of trust and business structures;
• advising incorporated associations on regulatory issues;
• advising on corporate law matters associated with local government;
• advising on a range of general corporate law matters, including directors' duties and governance issues.

Penny is also currently undertaking the AICD Company Director's Course.