Concatena was soft launched in March 2025 by Gayle McFarlane, after more than 20 years in UK legal private practice, most recently as a partner at Eversheds Sutherland LLP.

Gayle is a passionate and creative communicator, who has always sought to bring the best out of others.

Concatena is still under construction, but will offer:

Training

  • Accessible and fun training on:
    • the legal issues facing you and your team in the areas of data protection and privacy, technology (including artificial intelligence), and all aspects of commercial law and compliance
    • inclusion, with a particular focus on disability and neurodiversity inclusion
    • "soft skills" including time management, negotiation, drafting and team management
    • IT skills for lawyers - let's change that reputation...

All of our training is tailored to your audience and format (online, train the trainer, face to face, asynchronous)

Coaching

  • Coaching for:
    • leaders
    • managers
    • early career lawyers
    • business services teams in the legal sector
    • neurodivergent professionals

Our coaching can help you reach a specific goal, for example a promotion interview, or for regular accountability touchpoints, particularly useful for anyone with ADHD or other executive functioning challenges.

Commercial and specialist data and technology legal advice

  • Commercial, pragmatic and expert legal advice for:
    • small and medium businesses who want to get their legal standing on.a firm foot without costing the earth
    • technology focussed businesses who want to navigate the complex landscape of providers and market regulation
    • any business who needs:
      • a little extra commercial support
      • to bolster their technology or data expertise on an ad hoc basis
    • in house lawyers who would like a sounding board without blowing their budget.
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Please get in touch! Concatena works with individuals and organisations, in the private, public and third sector.