Martin O’Donoghue

Founder & CEO

Martin was an early pioneer of Legal Tech and founded one of the world’s first online estate planning businesses in 2000.

Martin is an acknowledged expert in estate planning and has written extensively on the topic over the last 20 years. He is also a recognised expert in legal document automation and has been invited to speak on the topic by several companies including Thompson Reuters.

Martin holds a Bachelors Degree in Business and Law from UCD, a Master’s of Business Administration from Henley and is qualified to practice as a lawyer in several jurisdictions. He previously practised corporate law for many years with Eversheds Sutherland (one of the largest law firms in the world) as well as several London based law firms. He is also independently recognised by the Legal 500 as an expert in his field (corporate M&A).

Tom Lynch

Advisory Board Chairman

Tomás Lynch serves as independent chairman of DocuDraft’s Advisory Board, having joined in February 2020. He is a former director of a U.S. investment bank, and has over 20 years of corporate finance experience. He previously held senior positions with London based Hawkpoint Partners and Canadian investment bank Canaccord Genuity.

Tomás holds a Bachelors Degree in Business and Law and a Master’s of Accounting, each from UCD. He is a qualified attorney (New York) and a qualified solicitor (Ireland), and previously practised law with Eversheds Sutherland, one of the largest law firms in the world. Tomás is also a qualified accountant having started his career with Deloitte.

Hannah Smith

Marketing

Hannah is an adviser to DocuDraft’s marketing and business development team. She has extensive experience in marketing legal products and services having worked for many years at Allen & Overy and Hogan Lovells, two of the largest law firms in the world.

Hannah holds a Master’s in General Management from Vlerick Business School, a Master’s in European Human Resources Management from LUISS Business School, and a Master’s of Law from Ghent University. She is also a qualified lawyer.