Olga Newman Email & Phone Number

I am an associate in the Commodities team at Hill Dickinson LLP specialising in Structured Trade Finance (https://www.hilldickinson.com/people/olga-newman). I have been recognised as one of the three leading associates in Trade Finance in London by Legal 500 2024.My contact number is +44(0)750 351 3601.I was hired by Hill Dickinson LLP with a view to primarily assisting the newly acquired Trade Finance team and also utilising my knowledge of general commodities work including disputes under various institutional rules (GAFTA, FOSFA, LCIA, ICC).I was recognised for my strong technical skills relating to financial matters and the ability to form a strategic view from the outset as I appreciates my clients’ commercial objectives. While I am both skilled in lender’s and borrower’s work, my knowledge of the industry as a whole, I believe, distinguishes me and sets me apart from the our team's competitors. My practice is supplemented with sanctions advice, standardised template drafting and reviews of general terms and conditions in the soft and energymarkets.Some examples of my work finance work include:Transactional finance• Drafting and negotiating bilateral and syndicated facilities.• Security instruments and advice on perfection of security (including warehouse financing, bills of exchange, promissory notes, pledges over documents and goods).• Contractual liens.• Documentary credits (including structured letters of credit), standby credits and guarantees (UCP; ISBP;URDG).• Tri-partite agreements between traders, brokers / members and financing banks.Structured trade finance• Pre-export finance.• Prepayment finance (including complex offtake structures and hybrid security).• Stock/inventory finance (SMA/CMAs).• Repo financing structures.• Borrowing base finance.Supply chain financing• Receivables finance (including complex hybrid agreements).• Payables financing.• Forfaiting.• Factoring.Trade Finance fraud• Recommendation and assistance in prevention of trade finance frauds.• Extended due diligence and recognising early warning signs.• Swift and effective response in relation to preservation of assets and minimisation of losses.• Representing banks in litigation proceedings through to judgement.• Subsequent enforcement actions worldwide.