LAWYER PROFILE

Nicola McNeely

UK 2026

HCR Law

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Intellectual Property

Wales

14 years ranked

Information Technology

Wales

11 years ranked

About

Provided by HCR Law

Practice Areas

#digitalassets - #NFTs - #crypto - #blockchaingaming - #metaverse - #web3.0 #DAOs - #blockchain - #fintech - #Defi - #virtualrealestateNFTs #smartcontracts - #tokenisation - #AI - #AR- #VR #paymentservices #paymentsaaaservice #softwareasaservice #SaaS #platformasaservice #PaaS #Intellectualpropertylaw

She has worked in the #blockchaineconomy since 2013 and is a leading expert in the legal and regulatory issues regarding #digitalassets. She represents some of Fortune Magazine's NFT 50 - https://fortune.com/nfty-50/ which features the 50 most influential people in the #NFT market.

Nicola is a commercial lawyer and helps people own and protect their digital assets. She is a co-founder of #blockchainconnected and sits on the Leadership Council for #technologyconnected.

She is named and recommended in Chambers & Partners UK for Information Technology and Intellectual Property law and in Legal 500 UK for Technology Media & Telecoms - Information Technology and Intellectual Property.

Career

1998-2019: Trainee to Equity Partner at Capital Law Limited

2013-2018: Part time and then full time secondment to The Royal Mint

2019-date: Partner and Head of Technology Sector at HCR Law

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Intellectual Property - Wales

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Nicola McNeely is head of the technology sector at HCR Law. She advises on IP-driven commercial and corporate transactions. She is particularly noted for her specialism in the development and licensing of fintech products.

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Information Technology - Wales

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Nicola McNeely is head of HCR Hewitson's technology group. Recommended for technology agreements of all kinds, she acts for a mix of public and private sector customers as well as suppliers of IT services. She has knowledge of blockchain, SaaS and cybersecurity.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Nicola is an exceptional lawyer with unsurpassed technical knowledge in a very specialist area. She is very approachable, a real advocate and champion for women and social diversity in the sector.
Intellectual PropertyChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
An organised and hard-working professional who I enjoy working with.
Intellectual PropertyChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
Nicola is very, very committed, knowledgeable and hard-working. Can't think of a better practitioner than her in Wales in IP.
Intellectual PropertyChambers Guide to the Legal Profession