Neil Jones

Neil joined SMB as a partner in the corporate team in November 2024. Neil has extensive experience advising on venture capital funding rounds, corporate restructurings, acquisitions and exits, share option schemes and board governance matters.

Neil works with SMB’s technology, employment, commercial and IP teams, on a range of matters including:

– Intellectual property and brand protection, data protection, trade mark registration;

– Commercial contracts, licensing and supplier agreements; and

– Employment contracts.

As a corporate tech lawyer, Neil represents tech companies and helps them achieve their growth and investment goals. Neil is passionate about the work that he does and has a particular focus on the sports tech, fin tech, AI, music tech, ed tech and health tech sectors.

Neil also works with venture capital funds and investors on their investments into such companies.

Neil has over 11 years of experience working with the tech sector including:

• 8+ years of private practice experience (2.5 years at a venture capital boutique and 6 years at an international firm).
• 2+ years working in two tech companies in various commercial and legal roles that included driving partnerships and new business.

Neil is recommended in the Legal 500 rankings for venture capital.

“Neil has supported us from the start of our business and continued to be invaluable as we have grown. Always available for advice from small legal questions to larger, more complicated issues. We hope to continue to work together through our funding rounds as we grow and accelerate. I can’t recommend Neil strongly enough for growing tech start-ups.” Sheena Pirbhai, Stress Point Health