Commercial & Corporate Contracting
Milena provides senior-level support across the full lifecycle of commercial and corporate contracting, including drafting, negotiation and strategic advice on rights and obligations.
Her experience spans a wide range of agreement types, including:
- Supply, services and consultancy agreements with private and public sector counterparties
- Industry and academic research and collaboration agreements
- Confidentiality and exclusivity agreements, and memoranda of understanding
- Terms and conditions of service
- Sponsorship and philanthropic agreements
- Material transfer agreements (MTAs)
- IP protection, exploitation and technology-related arrangements
- Joint venture agreements (corporate and contractual)
- Asset acquisitions and disposals, including transfers of IP and equipment
- Share purchase agreements
- Shareholders’ agreements
Fractional General Counsel
For organisations that require ongoing legal support but do not have, or do not yet require, a full-time in-house legal function, Milena provides General Counsel services on a retained or flexible basis.
These engagements are structured to provide senior, commercially grounded input aligned with the organisation’s priorities and stage of development.
Legal Function Design & Contracting Optimisation
Milena advises on the design and improvement of contracting processes and in-house legal functions.
This includes assessing legal needs, identifying appropriate resourcing models, and supporting the implementation of processes that enable efficient and proportionate legal support. Solutions may involve a combination of in-house capability, AI and self-service tools, and external legal support.
An independent adviser is often well placed to provide an objective assessment in this area.
Why work with Milena
Experience: Milena brings over 20 years of legal experience, including roles at international law firms and as General Counsel leading in-house legal teams at a world-class university and a mission-driven environmental consultancy. She understands the pressures facing science-led and research-intensive organisations and offers commercially grounded legal advice that goes beyond purely technical analysis.
Approach: Milena supports science-led and research-intensive organisations in navigating the legal and governance challenges of research, collaboration and commercialisation. Her advice is pragmatic, risk-based and grounded in the context in which her clients operate.
Efficient model: MR&T Advisory is designed to provide senior-level legal expertise in a more efficient way than the traditional law firm model. Clients benefit from direct access to experienced counsel, with work led personally by Milena and delivered without unnecessary layers or overhead.
Collaborative delivery: Where matters require additional or highly specialised expertise, Milena works with a carefully selected network of lawyers and advisers in the UK and internationally. This allows the right team to be assembled for each engagement, whether for complex transactions, cross-border matters or niche areas.
Professional standards: Milena is regulated by the UK Solicitors Regulation Authority as an individual solicitor and is bound by the SRA Code of Conduct for Solicitors.
You can see examples of Milena’s professional experience on the Experience page.
What clients say about Milena Radoycheva’s work:
“Milena brings a rare blend of commercial understanding and deep legal rigour – her engagement on our projects have materially reduced risk and friction whilst also adding significant economic value.”
“I have thoroughly enjoyed working with you – your expertise has been called upon in such a wide range of areas and having someone so professional and responsive to work with has been great.”
“You have been a huge asset to [us] – and it has been a huge bonus that you have understood our ‘world’ so well!”
“It has been a pleasure working with you – your calm and considered insight has always been valuable in any situation.”
“It has been great working with you. Thanks so much for your help and advice on so many matters. I am always amazed at how you deal with so many concurrent projects, each with their own legal complexities.”
“efficient and clear thinking – and practical and pragmatic and good at solutions and… runs marathons!”
“It has been a real pleasure working with you, and I have always valued your calm, authoritative and wise advice.”
“I have really appreciated your sound and clear advice on some of the difficult problems we have faced.”
“[you] have guided us through so many difficult transactions and cases with your wise guidance, calm manner, and great good humour… On a personal level, I have enjoyed working with you always, and cannot imagine having a better person to work with and alongside.”
“it has always been comforting to know we had a high quality legal resource to draw on – knowledgeable and pragmatic”