Teaching Business Law

Servicing all divisions within the bank.Examples of work- Drafting, reviewing, revising and negotiating a wide variety of contracts, including software and technology agreements, confidentiality agreements, joint venture contracts, acquisition contracts, non-disclosure agreements, joint development agreements and research and development agreements- Drafting terms and conditions for using mobile apps- Drafting and updating DNB privacy policies- Advising on Financial Regulatory Law, Privacy Law / GDPR, PSD2, Electronic Identification, E-signatures, IT Law (IT procurement, partnerships and distribution, outsourcing regulations), Cash Pooling, IP Law, Competition Law, Anti-Money Laundering Law- Presenting on topical issues to the legal and business teams including anti-money laundering regulations, blockchain, cryptocurrency, financial technology trends and Brexit- Assisting with and contributing towards legal aspects in various memos to the Board of Directors- Drafting and contributing towards internal precedent documentation and check lists

Part of a team of only two in-house legal counsels in the London office which also services the Aberdeen and Athens office. Operating at a high level and gaining a broad skills base, hereunder leading negotiations on a wide variety of commercial transactions covering English law finance arrangements, including reviewing and commenting on all transaction documentation and coordinating with the business teams and external counsels.

Gaining extensive experience working on domestic and international commercial transactions as well as a variety of in-house practices.Examples of work:- Close involvement in the management of an international real estate portfolio - Involved in various CSR initiatives including United Nations Environment Program – Finance Initiative- Advising on public procurement law and state aid law in relation to transactions with state owned businesses- Providing advice and drafting documentation in connection with equity investments and disposal of shares in affiliates- Close involvement in a number of distressed situations and detailed consideration of the options available- Leading the team and being responsible for several security enforcement transactions, including: - both in court and out of court processes and enforcement in foreign jurisdictions - attending court hearings on behalf of the bank in foreign jurisdictions - coordinating with external legal counsel and barristers - preparing and coordinating any required anti-trust filings - Assisting with and contributing towards legal aspects in credit committee papers- Preparing, circulating and maintaining internal checklists setting out the key issues to note and the in-house position on legal opinions, NDAs, reliance letters and facility agreements- Providing training for analysts and client managers within the bank covering inter alia the basics of the Loan Market Association facility agreements- Preparation of internal “best practice” manuals in the event of any potential investigations by financial supervisory authorities or competition authorities- Working with external counsel to agree specific International Sanctions wording to be included in all DNB finance documentation- Drafting and contributing towards internal precedent documentation- Presenting case studies following transactions that have resulted in an enforcement with a particular focus on lessons learned

Teaching EU/EEA Law, Competition Law, State Aid and International Contract Law

Senior Associate (Jan 2008 to June 2008) / Associate (Sept 2005 to Dec 2007).Member of Grette’s corporate team, responsible for providing advice to clients on a wide range of corporate, commercial and regulatory matters, as well as delivering corporate assistance on deals being managed by other departments within the firm. Leading transactions autonomously and assuming a high level of responsibility for supervising, developing and mentoring younger team members.Examples of work: - Advising domestic and international clients on M&A, corporate, contract law, insolvency law, financial markets law, public procurement law, anti-trust and litigation- Project managing due diligence exercises, including conducting legal due diligence on corporate, commercial and insurance documents and preparing due diligence reports- Drafting of sale and purchase agreements, ancillary and closing documents etc. and managing acquisition transactions - Providing advice on corporate benefit, financial assistance and corporate governance on a wide variety of transactions - Acting as company secretary on behalf of clients, including having responsibility for producing all required corporate authorisations and maintaining corporate registers and internal compliance procedures- Advising administrators on several different insolvency matters, including preparing court reports and coordinating required correspondence between the administrators and creditors / various third parties- Providing competition law advice and attending to anti-trust filings and liaising with the regulators - Hosting client seminars on a range of competition law issues including anti-trust aspects to consider in relation to mergers/acquisitions and co-operation agreements - Representing a leading insurance company on several litigations involving property insurance arrangements- Drafting complaints regarding infringements of the law on public procurement