Mikayla Maher Email & Phone Number

South Africa

City Of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Commercial Law Experience:• Drafting and assisting with preferential share agreements;• distribution agreements;• key opinion leader agreements;• legal opinions in the medical devices industry;• final Wills and Testaments;• sale of share agreements;• share certificates;• option to purchase agreements;• lease agreements;• due diligences;• Solely headed up the successful submission to the Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI), resulting in new precedent being set within the International body and its dealings with South Africa.Specialised Financing / Bank Exposure:Focused predominantly in the commercial sphere and Bank structuredlending registrations with a focus on high net worth clients. I facilitateoperations in the private wealth (structured lending) bond registrationdepartment, which receives its instructions from Nedbank Limited. Thisincludes the following:Attaining an understanding of the general internal procedures of theBank;Gaining an understanding of each individual high net worth loanfacility. Including an-depth look at the workings of each facilityincluding the client’s requirements, cash flow of the facility and howthis is to be implemented;Perusing security documentation required by the Bank including butnot limited to memorandum of incorporations, articles of association,lease agreements, Trust deeds and insurance policy schedules andguarantees;Working under high pressure deadlines to meet loan implementationand bond registration timelines, whilst maintaining efficientcommunication with the client and the Bank’s structured lenders;Solidifying and generating successful working relationships with theBank’s structured lenders.Trade mark law:Brief exposure to the trade mark registration process; exposed tolitigious trade mark matters and extensive research into application of theTrade Marks Act.

City Of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Establishing a training methodology for both rider and horse -imparting knowledge as well as making critical assessments onprogress; managing high performance expectations and highlycompetitive environments; assuming leadership and guidance roles;establishing a reputation for pushing for and providing excellence andsuccessful results both in rider and horse development and incompetition results.

City Of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Developing networking and client liaison skills with multinationalmembers across diverse sectors including commercial, private andpublic policy sectors.Conducting research into policy and economic changes that impactvarious multinational members in the mining, medical, logistic, BBBEE,legal, banking and financial sectors to name a few;Drafting comment papers and recommendations in response to Billspublished in the Government Gazette on Protection of Investment Act,The Health Promotion Levy on Sugary Beverages (Sugar Tax) andPosition Paper on behalf of the Labour & Skills Development Forumregarding Technical Vocational Educational Training;Managing monthly Forum meetings in relation to Labour,Transformation, Public Affairs as well as Health & Wellness -arranging guest speakers, agendas, writing and typing of minutes andfollow up.

City Of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Setting up interviews with high profile members of society, liaisingwith interviewees, research, minute taking and managing high stresssituations.

Master Of Laws - Llm, Intellectual Property Law

Course Work: Law of Trade Marks; Copyright Law (passed with distinction); and Patent Law (passed with distinction). Dissertation: “.

Bachelor Of Laws - Llb, Law

• Graduated Cum Laude. • Graduated as one of the Top Achieving Students of 2016 (Top 16). • Published in the Without Prejudice Magazine.

Bachelor'S Degree, Journalism

Awarded highest achievement in the study of Politics 2012 at the University of Johannesburg. • Awarded highest achiever for Journalism.

Master Of Laws - Llm, Llb Law