Aaron Evans Email & Phone Number

Sydney, Nsw, Au

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

• Lead a legal team providing services to Zurich’s businesses.• Provide legal and business support for corporate transactions including acquisitions and divestments, outsourcing and procurement (including complex IT software and services sourcing), strategic alliances, distribution arrangements, financing transactions, intellectual property licenses and corporate sponsorships.• Advise on general corporate matters including winding up legal entities, paying dividends, capital transactions, directors’ duties and financial reporting obligations.• Advise on employment matters, including employment agreements, internal investigations and employee separations.• Monitor and advise the business of upcoming legislative developments and implementation of relevant business changes.• Oversee key governance framework documents including delegated authorities, powers of attorney, contract execution policies and company constitutions.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

• Drafted, advised on and negotiated a broad range of commercial contracts for Group companies carrying on business in the financial services industry.• Acted as company secretary for up to 12 entities. Key responsibilities included preparing agendas, taking and issuing minutes, advising on meeting procedures and directors’ duties and attending to statutory filing.• Supported the Senior Legal Counsel with mergers and acquisition transactions.• Collaborated with subsidiary financial advice businesses to manage their Australian Financial Services (AFS) licence obligations including advising on potential compliance breaches and coordinating any necessary remediation work.• Created and delivered face-to-face training on directors’ duties to financial advisors at professional development conferences.• Developed online competition and consumer protection law training modules and delivered face-to-face training to staff in all offices across Australia.

Masters Of Law

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