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PROFILE
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FACULTY OF
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MLF
CLASS OF
2015/16
MLF Profile
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Class of 2015/16
GEORG ADLER A
USTRIA
[email protected]
German, French, Spanish
EDUCATION
FOUNDER/PARTNER, JACKTHEPAPER.COM, AUSTRIA
Provision of proofreading services
AUSTRIA, VIENNA BAR EXAM (03/2013)
RESEARCH ASSISTANT, LECTURER,
WIRTSCHAFTSUNIVERSITÄT WIEN, AUSTRIA
AUSTRIA, UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA, DR. IUR. (10/2010)
Researching on European and international law
With Distinction
PUBLICATIONS
Adler, G. The Implementation of the Services Directive, in
Griller/Klamert Services Liberalization in the EU and WTO
(CUP: 2015)
AUSTRIA, UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA, MAG. IUR (03/2007)
EMPLOYMENT
INTRODUCTION
ABOUT THE PROGRAMME
ince its inception in 2010, the MLF has gained an unparalleled reputation for
combining academic excellence with practical insights into the important and
complex issues at the intersection of law and finance. The MLF is a one-year
taught masters programme delivered jointly by Oxford's Faculty of Law and Said
Business School. As part of the curriculum, MLF students undertake graduate level
courses in Financial Economics, Corporate Finance, and the Law and Economics of
Corporate Transactions. These core courses are then supplemented by courses from
the Law Faculty and Saïd Business School’s deep stable of electives including Principles
of Financial Regulation, Corporate Finance Law, Entrepreneurial Finance, Asset
Management, Private Equity, and Mergers and Acquisitions. This in-depth exposure
to cutting edge research and ideas in the fields of both law and finance makes MLF
graduates exceptionally well qualified to address the important challenges facing
businesses, governments, law and regulators in the 21st century.
Advising on European regulatory law and international
arbitration (Secondment: Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and
Dorr LLP, UK)
[email protected]
Hindi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Brahmi script, Gurmukhi, Hungarian
ASSOCIATE MANAGER, VEDANTA RESOURCES PLC,
INDIA
Oxford's Faculty of Law was ranked third in the world in 2015 QS World University
Rankings for law, and second in the Guardian's UK University Guide 2016. The Saïd
Business School's MBA programme was ranked 22nd in the world and third in the UK
in the Financial Times' Global MBA Ranking 2015.
EDUCATION
Tempus Public Foundation Scholarship
Negotiating mining, technology, and services contracts;
managing organisation-wide statutory compliances;
arbitrations; creating the Sexual Harassment Redressal
Committee; news anchor for satellite channel;
Achievement Award of the Year 2011-12
NATIONAL LAW INSTITUTE UNIVERSITY, INDIA,
BACHELOR OF LAWS (04/2011)
INTERN, JUSTICE TARUN CHATTERJEE, SUPREME COURT
OF INDIA, INDIA
Graduated with First Division in the top five per cent of
the class
Analysing briefs; legal research
MLF candidates are an
exceptionally talented and diverse
group of students. These
candidates arrive having graduated
at or near the top of their
undergraduate class, often
combined with several years of
professional experience. They leave with
graduate level training in finance and
economics, along with a sophisticated
understanding of the complex
transactional and policy issues at the
intersection of law and finance. This is the
MLF's unique value proposition and the
reason why our graduates go on to
successful, high impact careers in law,
finance, policy, and academia.
SENIOR ASSOCIATE, SCHOENHERR RECHTSANWÄLTE
GMBH, AUSTRIA
S
Dan Awrey
Academic Director,
MSc in Law & Finance
EXTERNAL LECTURER, WIRTSCHAFTSUNIVERSITÄT
WIEN, AUSTRIA
Lecturing on company foundation from a legal/commercial
perspective
UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS, HUNGARY, HUNGARIAN
LANGUAGE AND CULTURE (08/2015)
Graduated with First Division
EMPLOYMENT
MANAGER, CL EDUCATE, INDIA
CLASS SIZE
46
Financial reporting; deciding on product launches;
strategising business development
61
%
ADVOCATE, SUPREME COURT OF INDIA, INDIA
Representing clients; drafting legal documents
27 21–32
AVERAGE AGE
25
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MSC LAW AND FINANCE CLASS OF 2015/16
CAREER INTERESTS
Intersections between law and finance; entrepreneurship;
European/international law ■
PUBLICATIONS
Agrawal K. ‘Hostile Takeovers.’ Corporate Law Cases – All
India Reporter 1 (2009)
Agrawal K. ‘Pardoning Power under the Indian Constitution:
Problems and Perspectives.’ CriLJ – All India Reporter 313
(2008)
Agrawal K. ‘Legal Lantern.’ BALCO Newsletter (20112012, monthly)
CAREER INTERESTS
Business strategy; financial analysis and consultation; asset
management; policy making/regulation
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Passed the All India Bar Examination (92%) ■
AGE RANGE
NATIONALITIES
Adler, G. ‘Die typenfreie Beschwerde nach Art 130 Abs
2 Z 1 B-VG – eine gesetzliche Klarstellung mit offenen
Fragen.’ Ecolex (2014)
KRITIKA AGRAWAL INDIA
INDIAN LAW INSTITUTE, INDIA, CERTIFICATE CYBER
LAW (02/2010)
STUDENTS
COMING
FROM WORK
Adler, G. Aspectos de la implantacíon de la Directiva
de Servicios en Austria, in Nogueira López, La Termita
Bolkestein, Mercado único vs. Derechos ciudadanos
(Thomson Reuters: 2012)
Oxford is different from any other law school.
Find out more about the best legal training in the world:
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CYNTHIA ANG S
INGAPORE
[email protected]
Mandarin, Cantonese
INTERN, INVESTMENT FUNDS, SIMMONS & SIMMONS
LLP, HONG KONG
EDUCATION
Preparing a presentation on regulatory development
surrounding mutual funds; drafting an investment funds
prospectus
MONASH UNIVERSITY, AUSTRALIA, LLB (HONS)
(06/2015)
Graduated with first-class honours; high distinction thesis:
‘The Design of Effective Resolution Regime for Banks and
its Implications on Shareholder Rights’
EMPLOYMENT
CLERK, BANKING AND LITIGATION, ALLEN & OVERY LLP,
HONG KONG
Drafting legal opinion on securities and futures ordinance
offences; researching on standards of arbitral tribunals;
summarising and collating a case manual on Hong Kong
insolvency laws
B
KANAD BAGCHI INDIA
[email protected]
Hindi, Bengali
INTERN, AMARCHAND & MANGALDAS & SURESH A
SHROFF & CO, INDIA
EDUCATION
Researching the confluence of IPR and competition law;
drafting briefs
UNIVERSITÄT DES SAARLANDES, GERMANY, LLM
EUROPEAN AND INTERNATIONAL LAW (10/2014)
CLERK, REAL ESTATE AND TAX, BAKER & MCKENZIE,
HONG KONG
Graduated ranked first; DAAD Scholarship; Deutschland
Stipendium
Presenting legal memorandum on share pledge clauses;
researching cross-border trade with China
KIIT UNIVERSITY, INDIA, BBA LLB (HONS) (04/2013)
INTERN, CORPORATE (FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP)
TEAM, FRESHFIELDS BRUCKHAUS DERINGER LLP, HONG
KONG
EMPLOYMENT
Graduated in top five per cent of the class; Student
Achiever Award; Founder’s Gold Medal Awards
Updating multi-jurisdictional know-how on recent
legislative changes regarding Living Wills in Asia
RESEARCH ASSISTANT TO PROF. DR. THOMAS
GIEGERICH, UNIVERSITÄT DES SAARLANDES, GERMANY
CAREER INTERESTS
Banking; cross-border transactions; derivatives and
structured finance; private equity; corporate insolvency ■
Preparing briefs; writing articles; taking tutorials
INTERN, OBSERVER RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INDIA
Examining public policy issues; analysing the Land
Acquisition Bill of 2011
RAFAEL ARSIE CONTIN B
RAZIL
[email protected]
Portuguese
LEGAL ASSISTANT, BRAZILIAN SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION, BRAZIL
EDUCATION
Drafting summary reports; legal research; preparing
materials to support decisions and policies
UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL, MASTER OF
LAWS (06/2015)
Graduated with Distinction; thesis: ‘Fiduciary Assignment
of Dividends as a Security Interest under Brazilian Law’
FUNDAÇÃO GETÚLIO VARGAS, BRAZIL, BACHELOR OF
LAWS (12/2009)
Graduated with Distinction in top five of the class
EMPLOYMENT
ASSOCIATE, MACHADO, MEYER, SENDACZ & OPICE
ADVOGADOS, BRAZIL
Negotiating and drafting legal/financial documents for
companies in regulated sectors; advising on financial and
regulatory matters relating to transportation and logistics
industry; conducting due diligence; M&A
PUBLICATIONS
Contin R (co-author). ‘Proxy voting: an out-of-place
idea?’ Mercado de Capitais Brasileiro II. Doutrina, Cases &
Materials (2014)
INTERN, CHAMBERS OF GEORGE A. REBELLO, INDIA
Working on shipping and maritime arbitrations; drafting
ship arrest petitions; attending court
PUBLICATIONS
Bagchi K. ‘A Fervent Call For An Immediate Sovereign
Debt Restructuring Plan for Greece.’ Briefing Paper (Jean
Monnet Saar, Europa-Institut, Universität des Saarlandes:
2015)
Bagchi K. ‘The Long Road Towards a Genuine Centre Bank
– ECB and Its OMT Program.’ Briefing Paper (Jean Monnet
Saar, Europa-Institut, Universität des Saarlandes: 2015)
Bagchi K. ‘Proposals on a Future European State
Bankruptcy Law.’ Saar Blueprint (Jean Monnet Saar,
Europa-Institut, Universität des Saarlandes: 2015)
CAREER INTERESTS
State bankruptcy; finance; competition law; arbitration ■
MIGUEL BAPTISTA P
ORTUGAL
[email protected]
Portuguese, German
Researching German anti-cartel cases and decisions to
compare with the Portuguese market
EDUCATION
SUMMER INTERN, DSL LAWYERS, CHINA
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF LISBON, PORTUGAL, LLB
(07/2015)
Contin R (co-author). ‘Brazilian Dry Ports and MP
612/2013: redefinition of the legal regime of the
services.’ Latin American Law & Business Report (2013)
Graduated with Distinction; Merit Scholarship; Professor
Manuel Gomes da Silva Prize for best student in Law of
Obligations; Transnational Law Curriculum Award
Drafting memos; assisting on civil and commercial matters
including intellectual property claims, banking operations,
and corporate transactions; examining cases about Golden
Visas; compiling a report on the main legal aspects of
labour relations in Macao
CAREER INTERESTS
Corporate law; insolvency; infrastructure projects;
securities; investment banking
LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL
SCIENCE, UK, SUMMER SCHOOL, ADVANCED
NEGOTIATION AND MEDIATION (07/2013)
CAREER INTERESTS
Consulting; dispute resolution; finance; insolvency;
taxation
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Member of the Brazilian Bar Association ■
Introduced to ADR; focused on the negotiation and
mediation of contracts and civil/commercial claims
EMPLOYMENT
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Participant student in the NATO Summit 2010 (Portugal);
co-founder of Associação Duarte Tarré ■
INTERN, PORTUGUESE ANTITRUST AUTHORITY,
PORTUGAL
JOHN BOYLE IRELAND
[email protected]
Irish, French
Lodging funds to clients’ accounts for trades; researching
market trends
EDUCATION
INTERN, ENERGY AND PPP DEPARTMENT, ARTHUR COX,
IRELAND
TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, IRELAND, LLB LAW AND
BUSINESS (06/2014)
Graduated with first-class honours; Erasmus year at
Université de Strasbourg (France); Dean of Students’ Roll
of Honour 2014; Entrance Exhibition Award 2010
EMPLOYMENT
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The MLF programme has built a fantastic reputation very quickly. We have been very impressed
with the students we have met from the programme, particularly with their level of commercial
awareness of the challenges facing legal practitioners.
PROJECT ASSISTANT, MCCANN FITZGERALD, IRELAND
PIERS PRICHARD-JONES, FRESHFIELDS BRUCKHAUS DERINGER LLP
FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATOR, OPERATIONAL FINANCE,
DAVY STOCKBROKERS, IRELAND
MSC LAW AND FINANCE CLASS OF 2015/16
Assisting in facilitating the wind down of a bank in the
Irish market and the transfer of its loan book to its foreign
parent company
Attending Commercial Court; preparing research memos;
drafting documents relating to the construction of a major
wind farm; advising on tenders for a new open-source
e-learning platform
INTERN, TAXATION DEPARTMENT, A&L GOODBODY,
IRELAND
Researching tax efficient structures for multinational
companies; completing tasks concerning international
mobility issues and the functioning of tax treaties
CAREER INTERESTS
Private equity; investment banking; finance; M&A;
commercial litigation ■
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JULIAN BROWN N
EW ZEALAND
[email protected]
EDUCATION
VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND,
LLB(HONS) (05/2008)
Graduated with first-class honours
VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND,
BCA ECONOMICS, MONEY AND FINANCE (05/2007)
EMPLOYMENT
ASSOCIATE, COMMERCIAL LITIGATION, ARBITRATION
AND TAXATION GROUPS, JOSEPH HAGE AARONSON
LLP, UK
Preparing cases and strategic advice for the resolution of
commercial and financial disputes
SOLICITOR, LITIGATION AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION
GROUP, CHAPMAN TRIPP, NEW ZEALAND
JACEK CZARNECKI P
OLAND
SOLICITOR, BANKING AND FINANCE GROUP, CHAPMAN
TRIPP, NEW ZEALAND
[email protected]
Polish
Advising on a broad range of debt and equity capital
raisings, loan and security documentation, public offer
documentation, lender, and investor due diligence
EDUCATION
WARSAW SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS, POLAND, PHD
ECONOMICS (PRESENT)
TUTOR, LAW FACULTY, VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF
WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND
Doctoral scholarship; thesis topic: law and economics of
digital currencies; simultaneously working as lawyer
Presenting weekly tutorials for compulsory Torts module
UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW, POLAND, MASTER OF LAW
(06/2014)
PQE: 7 years
Graduated with Distinction; numerous scholarships,
including Rector’s Scholarship for the Best Students and
the Ministry of Science Scholarship; President, Student
Society of Company Law 2012-13; won several academic
competitions; Erasmus year at Ghent University (Belgium);
completed courses organised by Universities of Florida
(USA), of Bonn, and of Münster (both Germany)
CAREER INTERESTS
International dispute resolution; taxation; corporate
finance; investment banking; private equity
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the High Court of
New Zealand (2008) ■
C
[email protected]
Hindi, Gujarati
EDUCATION
GUJARAT NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY, INDIA, BCOM LLB
(HONS) INTEGRATED (05/2015)
Ranked first in the class of 158
EMPLOYMENT
INTERN (THREE TIMES), SHARDUL AMARCHAND
MANGALDAS & CO, INDIA
INTERN, KHAITAN & CO, INDIA
Preparing opinions on a corporate restructuring, duties,
and liabilities of a Private Equity fund and its director
INTERN, VAISH ASSOCIATES ADVOCATES, INDIA
Developing document on the laws, licenses, permissions,
and process for establishing hospitals in three states of
India
CAREER INTERESTS
Investment banking; management consulting; M&A; asset
management; corporate law
Handling research on raising capital through debt and
equity from International funds for a client presentation;
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
performing due diligence in an acquisition; analysing the
Certified Mediator by Bridge Mediation, Italy and USA
law on takeovers, share sales, and employee stock options;
International Training Program; attended Columbia
creating a memorandum for labour law compliance
Summer Program on American Law ■
JUNIOR ASSOCIATE, NEW TECHNOLOGY PRACTICE,
WARDYNSKI & PARTNERS, POLAND
Drafting opinions; advising on payment solutions,
crowdfunding, electronic communications, R&D, and data
protection; legal support
TRAINEE, NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT, POLAND
Advising on real estate and banking law
JUDICIAL LAW CLERK, REGIONAL COURT OF WARSAWPRAGA, I CIVIL DIVISION, POLAND
Drafting judicial decisions
SUMMER INTERN, CHADBOURNE & PARKE LLP, POLAND
Legal research; working in the areas of commercial law,
energy law, and real estate law
CAREER INTERESTS
Financal regulation; fintech; banking; digital currency;
distributed ledgers ■
Legal research; drafting advice, pleadings, and
submissions; interviewing witnesses; appearing as junior
counsel in court hearings
VARUN CHAUHAN INDIA
EMPLOYMENT
D
DANIELA DELVALLE P
ANAMA
[email protected]
Spanish
EDUCATION
UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA SANTA MARÍA LA ANTIGUA,
PANAMA, LLB (12/2014)
Graduated with honours, summa cum laude
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, USA, BA FOREIGN AFFAIRS
(05/2012)
Graduated with Distinction
EMPLOYMENT
LEGAL ASSISTANT, ARIAS, ALEMAN & MORA LAW FIRM,
PANAMA
Legal research on corporate, commercial, and civil law;
assisting with registration and incorporation of companies;
preparing due diligence reports; revising and translating
corporate documents and contracts
CAREER INTERESTS
Corporate finance; M&A; securities regulations; private
equity ■
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, USA, BA ECONOMICS
(05/2012)
Graduated with Distinction
PETER DOELMAN C
ANADA
[email protected]
WEI LING CHOONG M
ALAYSIA
[email protected]
Mandarin, Cantonese, Malay
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND, UK, BAR
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING COURSE (06/2012)
Very Competent; member of the Honorable Society of
Lincoln’s Inn
UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND, UNITED
KINGDOM, ADR GROUP ACCREDITED MEDIATOR
(06/2012)
ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY, UK, LLB (06/2011)
Graduated with first-class honours; second in class;
Calcott Pryce Finals Prize; Calcott Pryce Subject Prizes
for Commerce and Risk and Introduction to Civil Law;
Aberystwyth University Levi Award; HELP University
College Scholarship Award
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EMPLOYMENT
LEGAL ASSOCIATE, FINANCE AND PROJECT, WONG
& PARTNERS, MEMBER FIRM OF BAKER & MCKENZIE
INTERNATIONAL, MALAYSIA
EDUCATION
MCGILL UNIVERSITY, CANADA, BA (MAJORS:
PHILOSOPHY AND POLITICAL SCIENCE; MINOR:
ECONOMICS) (10/2004)
Assisting in advising clients on syndicated banking
facilities, Islamic financing, acquisition financing, and
project financing; drafting financial transaction documents
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA, JD
(05/2010)
INTERN, ZUL RAFIQUE & PARTNERS, MALAYSIA
ASSOCIATE LAWYER, BURNET, DUCKWORTH & PALMER
LLP, CANADA
Researching laws relating to tort, personal injury,
company, and employment; drafting legal documents
CAREER INTERESTS
Banking and finance; private equity; financial regulation
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Member of the Bar of England and Wales; Advocate and
Solicitor, High Court of Malaya ■
EMPLOYMENT
STUDENT-AT-LAW, BURNET, DUCKWORTH & PALMER
LLP, CANADA
Drafting legal research memoranda; giving presentations
on legal matters; contributing to law firm publications;
assisting with corporate transactions
PQE: 4 years
CAREER INTERESTS
Legal practice; corporate law; M&A; corporate finance ■
Working on capital markets and M&A, including multijurisdictional acquisitions, corporate reorganisations, and
security holder disputes in addition to general corporate
matters, for clients primarily in the energy and transport
sectors or financial institutions; drafting and commenting
on prospectuses, underwriting agreements and purchase
agreements; negotiating deal terms; conducting and
overseeing due diligence reviews
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TOM DOPSTADT G
ERMANY
[email protected]
German
EDUCATION
MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY, NETHERLANDS, LLM
(12/2014)
Graduated with distinction; runner-up Best Team and Best
Pleader in International Maritime Law Arbitration Moot;
exchange to Bucerius Law School (Germany)
CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, HONG KONG,
VISITING STUDENT (12/2012)
MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY, NETHERLANDS, LLB
(12/2012)
Graduated with distinction; Honourable Mentions for
Best Individual Oralist and Best Team Orals in Willem C Vis
Moot Court; student representative and member of the
Faculty Council
CHARLES GHUYSEN F RANCE
INTERN, EY, GERMANY
[email protected]
French
Drafting memoranda on corporate and tax law;
researching interplay of IP and tax law
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY PARIS II PANTHÉON-ASSAS, FRANCE,
LLB, LLM, ADVANCED MASTER CORPORATE LAW
MAGISTÈRE-DJCE (06/2015)
PARALEGAL, WHITE & CASE LLP, GERMANY
Extensive assistance in ICC and DIS arbitration
proceedings; attending and supporting arbitration hearings
and cross-examinations
Graduated in top five per cent of the class
UNIVERSITY PARIS II PANTHÉON-ASSAS, FRANCE,
CERTIFICATE IN TAX LAW (06/2015)
ACADEMIC ASSISTANT TO THE DEAN, MAASTRICHT
UNIVERSITY, NETHERLANDS
Graduated magna cum laude
Drafting country reports (Germany and UK) on the free
movement of persons for the European Commission
UNIVERSITY PARIS II PANTHÉON-ASSAS, FRANCE,
DIPLOMA OF THE COLLEGE OF LAW (SPECIALISATIONS:
MICROECONOMICS, FINANCIAL ANALYSIS, LAW AND
ECONOMICS) (06/2013)
CAREER INTERESTS
Dispute resolution; finance; strategy consulting ■
Graduated cum laude
EMPLOYMENT
INTERN, TAX DEPARTMENT, SHEARMAN & STERLING LLP,
FRANCE
Preparing reports on corporate and tax law; advising
local and foreign corporate clients on matters related
to crossborder taxation and international tax planning;
drafting contracts and corporate documents
INTERN, CAPITAL MARKETS DEPARTMENT, HOGAN
LOVELLS (PARIS) LLP, FRANCE
Providing legal support to several securitisation
transactions; drafting prospectuses
CAREER INTERESTS
Corporate; M&A; taxation; corporate insolvency
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Admitted to the Paris Bar School ■
EMPLOYMENT
INTERN, GRANT THORNTON, GERMANY
JODIE GIBSON U
K
Assisting in the valuation of companies; identifying target
companies and investors for transactions; preparing pitch
presentations
[email protected]
Spanish, Catalan
EDUCATION
POMPEU FABRA UNIVERSITY, SPAIN, BARCELONA,
BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN LAW (06/2015)
RAFAL DOSTATNI P
OLAND
[email protected]
French
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW, POLAND, MASTER OF LAW
(06/2015)
First year completed at Jagiellonian University
EMPLOYMENT
CONSULTANT, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS TEAM,
DELOITTE, POLAND
Providing tax advisory services for the most renowned
domestic and international financial institutions;
participating in tax planning and optimisation projects;
preparing memos on restructuring processes (M&A);
drafting court petitions and pleadings; cooperating in tax
due diligence of corporate entities
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EDUCATION
LANCASTER UNIVERSITY, UK, LLB (HONS) EUROPEAN
LEGAL STUDIES (07/2015)
Graduated first in the class; FH Lawson Prize for Highest
Marks on an International Degree Scheme; Erasmus year
at Trier Universität (Germany), studying German law
EMPLOYMENT
SUMMER VACATION SCHEME, BANKING AND PENSIONS
DEPARTMENTS, LINKLATERS LLP, UK
Assisting in drafting and editing documents for corporate
transactions; writing case summaries for client updates
UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD, UK, DIPLOMA IN LEGAL
STUDIES (06/2014)
Preparing drafts of court petitions and support opinions
for business divisions of the Bank
Graduated with Distinction; College Prize
PUBLICATIONS
Dostatni R, Koczwara M. ‘Interests in cash pooling
structure are entirely tax deductible.’ Rzeczpospolita
(2015)
POMPEU FABRA UNIVERSITY, SPAIN, BARCELONA,
BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN ECONOMICS (06/2013)
Final overall grade of 9.08/10; ranked third
CAREER INTERESTS
Taxation; banking and finance; management consulting;
energy sector
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Project manager in a Polish prominent NGO Civic
Development Forum ■
ELIZABETH GEORGE U
SA
[email protected]
German
Final overall grade of 9.13/10; ranked first in class of 248;
INTERN, TAX DEPARTMENT, BANK PEKAO, POLAND
INTERN, CLIFFORD CHANCE LLP, LUXEMBOURG
Assisting in filing British funds with the Luxembourg
investment fund authority, including drafting the Articles
of Incorporation and other Agreements, and ensuring that
all funds complied with new EU Regulations
INTERN, CLIFFORD CHANCE LLP, CHINA
Researching PRC foreign investment scenarios; assisting
in corporate transactions; writing briefs regarding
new PRC anti-bribery developments for international
pharmaceutical clients
CAREER INTERESTS
Corporate law; international investment regulation;
financial regulation; investment funds ■
EMPLOYMENT
SUMMER INTERN, TAX LAW DEPARTMENT,
CUATRECASAS, GONÇALVES PEREIRA, SPAIN
Providing legal advice to international clients on tax
implications of acquisitions and investments in Spanish
companies; drafting memos relating to transactions with
related entities and participating inspection proceedings
and tax information requests
INTERN, CORPORATE LAW DEPARTMENT, GARRIGUES,
SPAIN
Researching litigation cases; assisting corporate
transactions; preparing legal advice for clients; drafting
memos, shareholder’s agreements and other legal
documents
CAREER INTERESTS
Corporate finance; consulting; investment banking;
international taxation ■
H
RICHARD HALPIN IRELAND
[email protected]
INTERN, ASSET MANAGEMENT, MATHESON, IRELAND
EDUCATION
Assisting in the interpretation and application of EU
directives and regulations; compiling legal and regulatory
reports for clients; devising step plans to guide clients
through complicated issues associated with establishing
new funds; completing further professional training
courses
TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, IRELAND, LLB (05/2014)
Graduated with first-class honours: Erasmus year at
University of Helsinki (Finland)
EMPLOYMENT
INTERN, CORPORATE FUNDS, A&L GOODBODY,
IRELAND
Compiling and maintaining an encyclopaedic record on
a developing EU directive; completing a programme of
professional development courses designed to increase
commercial awareness, drafting skills, professionalism, soft
skills, and researching
PRE-TRAINEE, BANKING, MATHESON, IRELAND
Managing an online system which records transactional
information of a number of clients (this had never been
stored online before); legal research; preparing booklets of
transaction documentation; drafting correspondence
CAREER INTERESTS
Intellectual property; taxation; finance; M&A; corporate
law ■
EASTER VACATION SCHEME, SLAUGHTER AND MAY, UK
Legal research; completing assigned student projects
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CHARLOTTE HORNBY U
K
[email protected]
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER, UNITED KINGDOM, LLB LAW
WITH A YEAR ABROAD (07/2015)
Graduated with first-class honours; Linklaters Prize for
the best performance in Company and Commercial law;
Eversheds LLP Prize for the best examination performance
in Commercial Law; 3 Verulam Buildings Prize for best
overall performance in Commercial Law; Erasmus year at
Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Spain), studying Spanish and
Catalan law
EMPLOYMENT
Drafting skeleton submissions; conducting legal research
and analysis
INTERN, FIMC LTD AT CMS CAMERON MCKENNA, UK
Conducting research on European financial institution
regulation for the RegZone publication, targeted at clients
working in banking and finance, insurance, asset funds, and
securities and derivatives; writing and publishing a report
on the Financial Conduct Authority’s price cap on highcost-short-term credit
CAREER INTERESTS
Commercial litigation; financial regulation; M&A; banking
and finance ■
MINI-PUPIL, 3 VERULAM BUILDINGS, UK
K
NIKLAS KATTER A
USTRIA
[email protected]
German, French
LEGAL INTERN, INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION, WILMER
CUTLER PICKERING HALE & DORR, UK
EDUCATION
Solving contractual dispute in investment management
and pharmaceutical industries
VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS,
AUSTRIA, LLM BUSINESS LAW (02/2015)
Member of Centre of Excellence
VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS,
AUSTRIA, LLB BUSINESS LAW (10/2012)
Graduated in top one per cent of the class; Dean’s List
2011
VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND
BUSINESS, AUSTRIA, BSC INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION (02/2015)
Graduated in top one per cent of the class
CHINEDU IHENETU-GEOFFREY N
IGERIA
I
[email protected]
French (basic)
EDUCATION
NIGERIAN LAW SCHOOL, NIGERIA, BARRISTER AT LAW
DEGREE (11/2013)
Graduated in top one per cent of 7000 students
LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY, NIGERIA, LLB (08/2012)
Best Graduating Student (first out of 389); seven
University Awards
EMPLOYMENT
ASSOCIATE, OLANIWUN AJAYI LP, NIGERIA
Advising on finance and infrastructure-related projects
INTERN, ROUQ AND COMPANY LEGAL ADVISORY
SERVICES, NIGERIA
Researching; preparing/reviewing legal documents;
advising on contractual risk
EMPLOYMENT
PQE: 3 years
PUBLICATIONS
Ihenetu-Geoffrey C. (foreword by Prof M Hunter). Power
of Advocacy - A Moot Guide for Global Law Students,
Boundless Concepts Nigeria Enterprises (2012)
J
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF COSTA RICA, COSTA RICA, COURSE,
BANKING ADMINISTRATION TECHNICIAN (03/2014)
Honourable Mention
UNIVERSIDAD LATINOAMERICANA DE CIENCIAS Y
TECNOLOGIA, COSTA RICA, SPECIALTY IN NOTARY AND
REGISTRATION LAW (10/2012)
Graduated magna cum laude probatus
UNIVERSITY OF COSTA RICA, COSTA RICA, JURIS
DOCTOR (12/2010)
Graduated with honours
Advising the largest German companies on financing their
China activies
SUMMER ANALYST, INVESTMENT BANKING, GREENHILL
& CO, GERMANY
Working on two private equity buy-side mandates with
deal value of more than EUR200m
CAREER INTERESTS
Finance; management consulting; legal practice
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Additional work experience in public sector (Consulate
General of Austria, NYC) and banking law (DLA Piper) ■
Working on digital transformation strategy for global
automotive company
Ihenetu-Geoffrey C, Oladipo K. ‘Bridging the
Infrastructure Gap: The Lekki- Ikoyi tolling debate.’ Made
in Africa 12 (2014)
NIKOLAOS KONTRAROS-TSIOKOS GREECE
Ihenetu-Geoffrey C & al. ‘Oil and Gas Regulation in
Nigeria: The Petroleum Industrial Bill 2012.’ UK Practical
Law Multi-Jurisdictional Guide 2014 Energy and Natural
Resources (2014)
[email protected]
Greek, French
process; assisting a trade union register its constitution’s
modifications
EDUCATION
LEGAL INTERN, IN-HOUSE LEGAL DEPARTMENTS OF
REGULATORY COMPLIANCE AND CRIMINAL DIVISION,
ALPHA BANK, GREECE
YORK, UK, LLB (06/2015)
CAREER INTERESTS
Finance; renewable energy; corporate advisory; private
equity; consulting
Graduated with first class honours; York Law School
Citizenship Award; Academic Representative of the Year
2014; Winner of Clifford Chance Mooting Competition
2012-2013
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators UK ■
EMPLOYMENT
ADRIAN JIMENEZ FALLAS C
OSTA RICA
[email protected]
Spanish
SUMMER ASSOCIATE, MANAGEMENT CONSULTING,
MCKINSEY & COMPANY, GERMANY/AUSTRIA
SUMMER ANALYST, CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT
BANKING, DEUTSCHE BANK, CHINA
LAWYER, LITIGATION AND ARBITRATION DEPARTMENT,
GOMEZ Y GALINDO ABOGADOS Y NOTARIOS, COSTA
RICA
LEGAL INTERN, MERGERS & AQUISITIONS DIVISION,
FORTSAKIS, DIAKOPOULOS, MYLONOGIANNIS &
ASSOCIATES LAW FIRM, GREECE
Examining whether upcoming policies for internal matters,
new retail products, and services complied with the
appropriate regulatory framework; filing criminal charges
for a case of embezzlement on behalf of the bank
CAREER INTERESTS
Financial regulation; corporate governance; mergers and
acquisitions; corporate finance; investment banking ■
Drafting parts of the legal due diligence report in
the context of a privatisation tender; drafting forms
necessary for a corporate client to participate in a tender
Providing advice to clients (mostly financial institutions)
regarding administrative, judicial, and arbitration
proceedings
INTERN, NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR THE
IMPROVEMENT OF JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, COSTA
RICA
Helping the Director of the Commission and the
respective Supreme Judges with the execution of certain
tasks related to projects or campaigns in connection to
the protection of refugees in Costa Rica, as part of a
program in which the Office of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees was involved
CAREER INTERESTS
Commercial and transnational lending; securitisation;
SENIOR LEGAL COUNSELLOR, REGIONAL LEGAL
M&A; consumer financial services; project finance; manage
DEPARTMENT, BAC CREDOMATIC NETWORK, COSTA RICA of legal risk; corporate governance
Providing advice to Group’s Board of Directors and
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Shareholders; managing legal risk for the Financial Group
(Corporate Governance, Litigations, Contracts, Regulatory Member of the Bar Association of Costa Rica ■
Compliance); coordinating legal process for M&A
transactions
EMPLOYMENT
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connection between living in Oxford and the study of law: the sense that there is
something amazing to be discovered.
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ELGIUM
L
[email protected]
French, Japanese (fair)
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES, BELGIUM, MASTER IN
SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC LAW (06/2015)
Graduated magna cum laude
UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES, BELGIUM, BACHELOR
OF LAWS (06/2013)
INTERN, LINKLATERS, UK/LUXEMBOURG
Conducting redaction of memoranda; providing of legal
advice to clients
INTERN, LINKLATERS, LUXEMBOURG
CAREER INTERESTS
Legal and financial services industry; investment banking;
private equity funds ■
EMPLOYMENT
ASSOCIATE, BANKING AND FINANCE, WALDER WYSS,
SWITZERLAND
MONIKA MECEVIC A
USTRALIA
EDUCATION
MURDOCH UNIVERSITY, AUSTRALIA, LLB (11/2012)
Graduated with first-class honours
MURDOCH UNIVERSITY, AUSTRALIA, BCOM
ACCOUNTING (11/2012)
EMPLOYMENT
companies; advising lenders on all aspects of secured
finance transactions including regulatory compliance;
assisting in the negotiation of key terms; drafted facility
documents and ancillary security documents; managing
transactions to financial close
CAREER INTERESTS
Cross-border corporate insolvency and disputes; financial
market regulation; corporate and risk management
advisory
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court
of Western Australia and the High Court of Australia ■
SOLICITOR, LITIGATION AND INSOLVENCY, HERBERT
SMITH FREEHILLS LLP, AUSTRALIA
EDUCATION
Auditing; providing tax advice
Graduated with first-class honours in both degrees; Joye
Prize for best performance in Economics; Dean’s list;
twelve other academic accolades
EMPLOYMENT
SOLICITOR, HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS, AUSTRALIA
Focusing on M&A, investment funds, and securities law
matters; advising global asset management clients on fund
formation, capital-raisings, and joint venture negotiations;
drafting transaction documents and due diligence reports;
preparing legal advices, notably on corporate governance,
contracts, and competition law issues
ECONOMICS TUTOR, UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY,
AUSTRALIA
Monitoring, researching, and analysing international
politics; meeting with government officials
PUBLICATIONS
Pfenninger M, Nueesch M. ‘Commentary on Articles
2, 6, 20-23, 30-31, Swiss Federal Act on Collective
Investment Schemes.’ Basler Kommentar zum
Kollektivanlagerecht (2015)
CAREER INTERESTS
Finance; investment funds; structured products
Providing general legal advice
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Passed the Bar in Switzerland (9/2011) ■
MARYANNE NWOSISI N
IGERIA
[email protected]
Yoruba, Ibo, Mandarin (fair)
LEGAL OFFICER, T. ALUKO & CO., NIGERIA
EDUCATION
Handling real estate development transactions and
perfection of title over land and interests in realty
NIGERIAN LAW SCHOOL, NIGERIA, BL (05/2011)
INTERN, ALPHA JURIS CHAMBERS, NIGERIA
Graduated magna cum laude; called to Nigerian Bar
UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN, NIGERIA, LLB (11/2009)
M&A; researching and preparing legal/transaction
documents; providing statutory and regulatory compliance
services
INTERN, KPMG, AUSTRALIA
INTERN, EMBASSY OF SWITZERLAND, SWEDEN
SECONDEE, DEUTSCHE BANK (SUISSE) SA,
SWITZERLAND
EMPLOYMENT
[email protected]
Internship for Bar admission; drafting legal documents and
memoranda
Advising on regulatory issues; project managing;
coordinating international financing transactions
ASSOCIATE, ADVISORY SERVICES GROUP, OLAJIDE
OYEWOLE LLP, NIGERIA
DENNIS MOK A
USTRALIA
TRAINEE, VOLKSWIRTSCHAFTSDEPARTEMENT (KT.
BERN); FRIEDLI & SCHNIDRIG; DISTRICT COURT OF
INTERLAKEN-OBERHASLI, SWITZERLAND
Nueesch M. ‘Compliance with Public Law Requirements in
the Buyer’s Jurisdiction as a Seller’s Obligation under Art.
35 CISG?’ Jusletter (2009)
Graduated magna cum laude; top of graduating class
Advising and acting on matters in relation to general
commercial disputes, priority disputes between creditors,
security enforcement, the appointment of insolvency
practitioners, and recovery options for insolvent
UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, LLB (HONS),
BCOM (HONS) ECONOMICS (12/2012)
Graduated summa cum laude; exchange to Lund University
(Sweden)
EMPLOYMENT
Researching green bonds issues and teaching of legal
methodology
MURDOCH UNIVERSITY, AUSTRALIA, POSTGRADUATE
CERTIFICATE IN CHINESE LAW (06/2012)
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITÄT BERN, SWITZERLAND, MASTER OF LAW
(JAN-09)
Graduated magna cum laude
STUDENT ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES,
BELGIUM
M
[email protected]
German, Swedish, French
UNIVERSITÄT BERN, SWITZERLAND, BACHELOR OF LAW
(02/2007)
Graduated cum laude; in top five per cent of the class
[email protected]
Bosnian
N
MARTINA NUEESCH S
WITZERLAND
Assisting with registration and incorporation of companies,
litigation, and preparation of court processes
PUBLICATIONS
Nwosisi M. ‘Jurisdiction in the Conflict of Laws: An
Overview.’ Lord Justice Magazine (2008)
CAREER INTERESTS
Finance; international arbitration; private equity; academia
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Associate member, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators UK ■
ASSOCIATE, MCPHERSON BARRISTERS AND
SOLICITORS, NIGERIA
Advising foreign corporations and funds on inbound
acquisitions, joint ventures,foreign direct investments,
litigation, and private equity; conducting due diligence
Teaching postgraduate and undergraduate economics
CAREER INTERESTS
M&A; ECM; competition law; investment banking; private
equity
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Admitted as a lawyer of the Supreme Court of New South
Wales and the High Court of Australia ■
SUMMER ANALYST, MACQUARIE GROUP, AUSTRALIA
Providing sell-side equity research; generating portfolio
strategy that combines fundamental stock and economic
analysis for institutional investment managers
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DANIEL O’BRIEN A
USTRALIA
O
[email protected]
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH, UK, LLB (HONS) LAW AND
ACCOUNTANCY (07/2014)
Graduated with first-class honours; Edinburgh Award; third
year abroad at McGill University (Canada)
EMPLOYMENT
VOLUNTEER, AMICUS, UK
Organising fundraising events; coordinating project
stakeholders; assisting in grant proposals for Amicus, a
charity helping people on death row in the USA
SUMMER VACATION SCHEME, CORPORATE TEAM,
DUNDAS & WILSON, UK
Carrying out corporate due diligence; reviewing M&A
documentation; organising company books; handling
Companies House documentation
R
TRISHNA RAO INDIA
[email protected]
Hindi, Telugu
EDUCATION
KIIT UNIVERSITY, INDIA, BA/LLB (06/2015)
Top of the class; Achievers Award; Merit Scholarship;
winner All India Justice B.R.Sawhny Moot Court
Competition; Diploma in Entrepreneurship, Administration,
and Business Law
INTERN, REAL ESTATE AND PROJECTS TEAMS, ALLENS,
AUSTRALIA
CAREER INTERESTS
Corporate law; public policy; taxation; IP ■
LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS, UK, SUMMER
SCHOOL (07/2012; 08/2013)
Grade A all courses (‘Introduction to Corporate Law and
Governance’, ‘Commercial Law’, ‘International Commercial
Litigation and Arbitration’)
INTERN, CONSTRUCTION ADVISORY DISPUTES TEAM,
PINSENT MASONS, UK
LEIDEN UNIVERSITY, NETHERLANDS, COLUMBIA
SUMMER PROGRAMME, AMERICAN LAW (07/2014)
Helping coordinate and prepare an adjudication, as well as
providing advice on its binding nature; providing input into
submissions; legal research
Portolano Cavallo Studio Legale Scholarship
EMPLOYMENT
INTERN, CENTRE FOR COMPETITION AND REGULATION,
INDIA
Legal research; paper: ‘Does Competition Law need to
adjust its enforcement mechanism with respect to High
Technology Industries?’
INTERN, CORPORATE TEAM, AMARCHAND &
MANGALDAS & SURESH A. SHROFF & CO., INDIA
Preparing legal documents; paper: ‘Comparative Analysis
of Corporate Restructuring under the Indian Companies
Act, 1956 and 2013’
INTERN, CORPORATE LEGAL CELL, ITC, INDIA
Researching IP rights
INTERN, CONSULTING GROUP, INTELLECAP, INDIA
Assessing Indian financial market for IFC
CAREER INTERESTS
Finance; corporate law; M&A ■
ANTRIA PANTELIDOU C
YPRUS
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS, GREECE, DIPLOMA LAW AND
ECONOMICS (06/2015)
UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS, CYPRUS, LLB (06/2014)
Graduated first in class with first-class honours; House of
Representatives Prize
EMPLOYMENT
RESEARCH ASSISTANT, LAW FACULTY, UNIVERSITY OF
CYPRUS, CYPRUS
Legal research; helping professor integrate e-learning tools
TRAINEE, NICOLAOU & SAVVIDES LLC, CYPRUS
Working in all major fields of law; representing clients;
appearing before District Courts in proceedings and
hearings; litigation
INTERN, PHILIP ROSS SOLICITORS, UK
Assisting with all areas of commercial and residential
property; participating in due diligence
SUMMER INTERN, HARRIS KYRIAKIDES LLC, CYPRUS
Researching; drafting legal documents
S
ZLIL SALOMON ISRAEL
[email protected]
Hebrew
LECTURER, LAW FACULTY, HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL
EDUCATION
Preparing and delivering lectures and personal tutorials;
Top Honour Lecturer (first out of Faculty’s 110 teachers)
HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM, ISRAEL, LLM
(HONS) (11/2014)
PUBLICATIONS
Hatzimihail N, Pantelidou A. ‘Cyprus National Report in
Aurelia Colombi Ciacchi et al. (eds), Immoral Contracts in
Europe.’ (Common Core of European Private Law Series,
CUP: 2015)
Graduated with Distinction; specialised in commercial and
corporate law
HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM, ISRAEL, LLB
(HONS) (08/2013)
CAREER INTERESTS
Competition law; antitrust; finance; M&A; risk
management
Graduated with Distinction; Dean’s Award; member of
Mishpatim Law Review editorial board
CENTRE FOR TRANSNATIONAL LEGAL STUDIES,
GEORGETOWN LAW, UK, EXCHANGE (12/2011)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Member of Cyprus Bar Association (08/2015), passed
bar exams ranked second; certificate course in E-shop
Development (06/2015) ■
Certificate in transnational law
EMPLOYMENT
ASSOCIATE, S. HOWOWITZ & CO., ISRAEL
Advising on handling profound revisions in the regulation
of natural resources laws for high-profile corporations;
handling litigation of construction and infrastructure
projects; representing clients in tender proceedings
IZABELA PRAGER P
OLAND
EDUCATION
MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR COMPARATIVE AND
INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE LAW, GERMANY, VISITING
RESEARCHER (06/2015)
COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL, USA, VISITING SCHOLAR
(03/2015)
UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW, POLAND, PHD LAW (BEGAN
10/2013)
UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW, POLAND, MA LAW
(06/2013)
Graduated summa cum laude, in the top ten of a class of
800; Scholarship of Polish Minister of Science and Higher
Education for Outstanding Academic Achievement (three
times); exchange to Université Panthéon-Assas (France)
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EMPLOYMENT
ASSOCIATE, JSLEGAL, POLAND
Supporting academic staff; setting and marking
assessments
PUBLICATIONS
Benshalom I, Salomon Z. ‘Taxation of Natural Resources in
Israel.’ 45(1) Mishpatim Law Review (2015)
CAREER INTERESTS
Finance; commercial and administrative litigation;
competition law; energy and natural resources; public
policy
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Admitted to the Israel Bar Association ■
Advising on different stages of PE and VC transactions;
advising on corporate governance matters
PUBLICATIONS
I Prager. ‘A Bridge Too Far, or Does the European Union
Need a Binding Say on Pay?’ Polish Yearbook of Law and
Economics Vol. 5 (2015)
CAREER INTERESTS
Corporate governance; capital markets; M&A; shareholder
activism
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Third Prize in Best Master’s Thesis Competition by Wolters
Kluwer/Commercial Law Review; co-prepared a report
on development prospects for VC funds market in Poland
for PARP; also holds BA in Cultural Studies (Mediterranean
Civilisation) ■
© STEVE ALLEN
[email protected]
French, Polish
TEACHING ASSISTANT, LAW FACULTY, HEBREW
UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM, ISRAEL
© TIMOTHY ENDICOTT
P
[email protected]
Greek
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ERU
MORITZ SEILER S
WITZERLAND
[email protected]
Spanish, Cantonese
INTERN, TAX / CORPORATE AFFAIRS, EDELNOR/EDEGEL,
PERU
[email protected]
German
JUNIOR ASSOCIATE, TAX AND BANKING DEPARTMENTS,
HOMBURGER AG, SWITZERLAND
EDUCATION
Preparing financial reports; aiding restructuring of
company operations
EDUCATION
Traineeship for Bar exam
UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, LICENTIATUS
IURIS (10/2010)
INTERN, ARBITRATION DEPARTMENT, WILMER CUTLER
PICKERING HALE & DORR LLP, UK
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL PERÚ, PERU,
LLB (07/2012)
Graduated summa cum laude, top student of faculty;
Academic Excellence Stimuli Scholarship; Academic
Excellence Prize; thesis: ‘The usefulness of ‘law and
economics’ as an explanatory tool of the particularities of
the Peruvian local tax system’
EMPLOYMENT
TAX ADVISOR, EDELNOR, PERU
Executing cross-border investment and divestment
operations; advising on business conduct and strategies
in energy sector; evaluating transaction documents,
including SPAs
TAX ASSISTANT, EDELNOR, PERU
Conducting due diligence; implementing transfer pricing
policies; international training programme
INTERN, CIVIL LAW AND REAL ESTATE, ESTUDIO
ECHECOPAR (BAKER & MCKENZIE INTERNATIONAL),
PERU
Advising on real estate investment and contract law;
managing arbitration and litigations
PUBLICATIONS
Sam Chec F. ‘System: State | Freedom | Information’ in Law
goes to the cinema (2013)
CAREER INTERESTS
M&A; finance; private equity; business taxation
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Lima Bar member; DerechoPUCP Law Review Board
member; teaching roles at PUCP and UP ■
EDUCATION
KAMMERGERICHT BERLIN, GERMANY, SECOND LEGAL
STATE EXAMINATION (08/2014)
RUPRECHTS-KARLS-UNIVERSITY HEIDELBERG,
GERMANY, FIRST LEGAL STATE EXAMINATION
(01/2012)
Rechtsanwalt-Göring-Scholar; Scholarship of the German
National Academic Foundation
RESEARCH ASSISTANT, PROF. SETHE, CHAIR FOR
BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LAW, UNIVERSITY OF
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND
Sethe R, Seiler M. ‘Commentary of articles 732 – 735 of
the Code of Obligations (statutory provisions regarding
reduction of share capital).’ Kurzkommentar OR (2014)
Writing articles; preparing lectures; giving tutorials
EDUCATION
INTERN, HOGAN LOVELLS INTERNATIONAL LLP,
GERMANY
Drafting legal opinion on recognition and enforcement of
arbitral awards in Germany
PUBLICATIONS
Schild M. ‘Development of construction contracts in
Germany and Switzerland’ (in German). Vertragstypen in
Europa (2011)
Schild M. ‘Investment law in Ecuador’ (in German). GTAI
GmbH (2010)
EMPLOYMENT
CAREER INTERESTS
Consulting; finance; restructuring
Drafting amendment for Code of Procedure of the
Parliament (adopted)
Sethe R, Seiler M. ‘Dokumentation und Rechenschaft im
geplanten FIDLEG.’ Law & Economics, Festschrift für Peter
Nobel zum 70 Geburtstag (2015)
Conducting arbitration
State Scholarship; Scholarship of the German National
Academic Foundation
TRAINEE, 1ST COMMITTEE OF PARLIAMENT, GERMANY
Writing appeals in tax matters; advising HNWI on tax and
wealth planning; M&A
INTERN, SHEARMAN & STERLING LLP, GERMANY
Schild M. ‘Commercial agents in Ecuador’ (in German).
GTAI GmbH (2010)
Advising on US and EU financial sanctions against Russia
and Iran and on business practice
ASSOCIATE, TAX DEPARTMENT, HOMBURGER AG,
SWITZERLAND
[email protected]
Hindi
UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, CÉRTIFICAT DE
DROIT TRANSNATIONAL (06/2009)
TRAINEE, FRESHFIELDS BRUCKHAUS DERINGER LLP,
GERMANY/USA
EMPLOYMENT
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Qualified attorney in Germany; participant, Petersburg
Dialogue (2014) ■
NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY, INDIA, DIPLOMA
COMPETITION POLICY AND LAW (10/2014)
Graduated with Distinction; ranked first
KIIT UNIVERSITY, INDIA, BBA LLB (HONS) (09/2012)
Chancellors’ Gold Medal; Nanibala Memorial Gold Medal
EMPLOYMENT
TEACHING ASSOCIATE, LAL BAHADUR SHASTRI
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ADMINISTRATION, INDIA
Developing procedural and substantive law case studies;
preparing modules
LEGISLATIVE AIDE, PRS, PARLIAMENT OF INDIA, INDIA
Working on bills including Debt Securities Bill, Competition
Amendment Bill and Banking Amendment Bill
[email protected]
EDUCATION
Graduated with first-class honours; Victoria Excellence
Scholarship; Dean’s List (four consecutive years)
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VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND,
BCOM ECONOMICS AND FINANCE (06/2015)
EMPLOYMENT
SUMMER CLERK, LEGAL ASSISTANT, CHAPMAN TRIPP,
NEW ZEALAND
Advising on issues arising under NZ’s Financial Markets
Conduct Act 2013; reviewing documents for their
compliance with NZ securities legislation; drafting trust
deeds and governing documents
MSC LAW AND FINANCE CLASS OF 2015/16
CAREER INTERESTS
Taxation; finance; consulting ■
TRAINEE, ALLIANCE LEGAL, INDIA
Drafting legal documents
TRAINEE, TRILEGAL, INDIA
Preparing due diligence; paper: ‘Mergers under the current
Competition regime in India’
PUBLICATIONS
Singh N. ‘Regulating M&A in Pharmaceutical Sector.’
Administrator Journal (2015)
Banerjea D, Singh N. ‘Statutory Powers of the Executive
Magistrates in India.’ LBSNAA (2015)
Singh N. ‘Tax Implications in India for Cross-Border M&A.’
Manupatra CAPJ (2015)
CAREER INTERESTS
Competition law; finance
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Passed Bar Examination; qualified advocate in India; Louis
Dreyfus Weidenfeld Scholarship for MLF ■
WILLIAM STEEL N
EW ZEALAND
VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND,
LLB (HONS) (10/2014)
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PUBLICATIONS
Seiler M, Fischer D. ‘“Bonus Bonds” for Bankers: A New
Type of Debt-Based Remuneration in the Financial
Industry.’ European Company and Financial Law Review
(forthcoming)
NIDHI SINGH INDIA
MARTIN SCHILD G
ERMANY
[email protected]
German, Russian, Spanish, French
Graduated with summa cum laude; top two per cent of
the class
SUMMER RESEARCH SCHOLAR, NEW ZEALAND
INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF COMPETITION AND
REGULATION, NEW ZEALAND
Producing two reports on the effects of the NZ
government’s policy of allowing low value goods
purchased from offshore online retailers to enter NZ duty
and tax free
PUBLICATIONS
Steel W. ‘Judicial Specialisation in a Generalist Jurisdiction:
Is Commercial Specialisation Within the High Court
Justified?’ Victoria University of Wellington Law Review
(2015)
Steel W. ‘Drowning Publisher’s ‘Baby’ in Judicial
Bathwaters.’ Competition and Regulation Times (2013)
CAREER INTERESTS
Investment banking; finance; consulting; legal practice ■
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SHAN-YING SUK T
AIWAN
[email protected]
Mandarin
LEGAL ADVISOR, NTU LEGAL SERVICE, NATIONAL
TAIWAN UNIVERSITY, TAIWAN
EDUCATION
Providing free legal counsel on civil, criminal and
administrative disputes; advising on procedure and legal
document drafting
NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY, TAIWAN, BL (HONS)
(06/2014)
National Taiwan University Presidential Award (twice);
22nd Li-Mo Pragmatic Law Foundation Scholarship
Excellence Award; Best Written Overall Submission in 11th
ELSA Moot Court Competition Asian-Pacific Round
EMPLOYMENT
RESEARCH ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF EXETER, TAIWAN
Researching clearing and settlement in the Taiwanese
securities market; assisting in drafting paper
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CAREER INTERESTS
Corporate law; finance; securities and exchange law;
academia
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Organising committee and Chair of Discussion Forum in
the Asian Law Students’ Association 2012 Taipei Study
Workshop; NTU College of Law Student Ambassador and
Law Student Orientation Committee ■
LAW CLERK, KING & WOOD MALLESONS, AUSTRALIA
Working on M&A, competition law, and real estate
SOLICITOR, KING & WOOD MALLESONS, AUSTRALIA
Providing regulatory advice; preparing agreements;
conducting due diligence for public company M&A;
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Member of Brussels Bar ■
[email protected]
Dutch
bringing together contributors; assessing sales, pro-bono
contracts, and donation agreements
EDUCATION
CUSTOMER SERVICE, TRIODOS BANK, NETHERLANDS
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE UTRECHT, NETHERLANDS, BA
(HONS) (MAJORS: LAW AND ECONOMICS; MINOR:
STATISTICS) (07/2014)
ECONOMICS WRITER AND TUTOR, LEADING EDGE
ECONOMICS, AUSTRALIA
Contributing to economics textbooks and other
publications; teaching economics in small classes and
larger conference style workshops
Graduated magna cum laude; thesis: ‘The dual economic
effects of Research Joint Ventures in the European Union:
Are they dealt with effectively?’; secretary, Career
Conference Team 2014; member, university PR team
(three years)
PUBLICATIONS
Thomas R. ‘Case Update’ at Law Council of Australia
Superannuation Lawyers’ Conference (2015)
CAROLL SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, BOSTON
COLLEGE, USA, EXCHANGE (05/2014)
CAREER INTERESTS
Financial regulation; financial services; legal practice;
consulting; academia
Took courses in Econometrics, Business and Public Policy
EMPLOYMENT
BEN HIGSON, HOGAN LOVELLS INTERNATIONAL LLP
ECONOMICS TEACHER, SSL LEIDEN, NETHERLANDS
Preparing students for final exams
CAREER INTERESTS
Consultancy; M&A; international organisations; health
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Participated in summer school on European Health, Austria ■
Co-producing funding proposals; reviewing innovative
mVAM project through setting terms of reference and
CALVIN YANG S
INGAPORE
[email protected]
Mandarin, Cantonese
EDUCATION
Graduated with first-class honours
Legal and financial professionals have never been more sought after. Graduates of the MLF, with
their first class understanding of legal and financial principles, will be very well equipped to play
their part in the global economy.
Answering questions regarding loans, investments,
accounts, and Triodos’ sustainable mission; working with
other departments to streamline processes and improve
accessibility
INTERN ANALYST, FOOD SECURITY, UN WORLD FOOD
PROGRAMME, ITALY
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Admitted to the Supreme Court of New South Wales
(10/2012) ■
UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL, UK, LLB (06/2015)
MSC LAW AND FINANCE CLASS OF 2015/16
CAREER INTERESTS
Finance; capital markets; private equity; M&A
MIREILLE VAN DONGEN N
ETHERLANDS
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Assisting in cross-border transactions and acquisitions
Focus on banking and finance, ECM/DCM, and private/
public M&A
Graduated with first-class honours
Providing financial services regulatory advice on
superannuation (pensions), life and general insurance,
funds management, and consumer credit; secondments to
wealth management businesses
SUMMER ASSOCIATE, CLEARY GOTTLIEB STEEN &
HAMILTON LLP, BELGIUM
ASSOCIATE, BANKING, FINANCE AND CORPORATE
PRACTICE GROUP, CLIFFORD CHANCE LLP, BELGIUM
EDUCATION
ASSOCIATE, ALLENS, AUSTRALIA
CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, CITY OF AALST, BELGIUM
BUCERIUS LAW SCHOOL, GERMANY, EXCHANGE
PROGRAMME INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE
BUSINESS LAW (12/2013)
EMPLOYMENT
UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, LLB (06/2011)
EMPLOYMENT
Assisting in acquisitions and financing transactions
Elected 2012 (youngest member); chairman of Council
Financial and Legal Affairs subcommittee; member of
executive board AGSA (subsidiary in charge of large urban
projects)
Graduated magna cum laude; third of the class
pro-bono secondment to the National Children’s and Youth
Law Centre
Faculty of Economics and Business Scholarship; ranked
second in Intermediate Macroeconomics, Capital &
Growth, and Labour Economics; ranked third in Monetary
Economics
SUMMER TRAINEE, CLIFFORD CHANCE LLP, BELGIUM
Graduated summa cum laude, first of the class; second
prize ING Thesis Awards 2014; thesis topic: financial
transaction tax
UNIVERSITY OF GHENT, BELGIUM, LLB (07/2012)
ROSIE THOMAS A
USTRALIA
UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, BEC (11/2008)
EDUCATION
Average grade: A
Drafting and translating official documents on issues such
as the Trade in Services Agreement; assisting in events;
receiving foreign government officials and scholars
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[email protected]
Dutch, French
UNIVERSITY OF GHENT, BELGIUM, LLM (07/2014)
INTERN, DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL AND CROSSSTRAIT LEGAL AFFAIRS, MINISTRY OF JUSTICE, TAIWAN
[email protected]
WOUTER VAN DER VEKEN B
ELGIUM
VACATION SCHEME, PROJECT FINANCE AND
COMMERCIAL LITIGATION DEPARTMENTS, HERBERT
SMITH FREEHILLS LLP, UK
Working on the financing of renewable energy projects
in Africa, including Tanzania, in the Project Finance
department; assisting in the rights issue litigation of a
major bank in the Commercial Litigation department
EMPLOYMENT
ARMOURED VEHICLE COMMANDER, SINGAPORE
VACATION SCHEME, ASSET FINANCE AND DEBT CAPITAL ARMED FORCES, SINGAPORE
MARKETS DEPARTMENTS, CLIFFORD CHANCE LLP, UK
Serving in an armoured infantry regiment
Working on several aircraft financing deals in the Project
Finance department; preparing documents in relation to
CAREER INTERESTS
the issuance of mortgage-backed securities in the Debt
M&A; private equity; investment banking ■
Capital Markets department
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JAKUB ZIVANSKY C
ZECH REPUBLIC
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[email protected]
Czech, French
EDUCATION
CHARLES UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC,
MASTER OF LAW AND JURISPRUDENCE (06/2015)
Graduated with Distinction; received merit based
scholarships
UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS, PRAGUE, CZECH
REPUBLIC, BC FINANCE (06/2013)
Graduated with Distinction; received merit based
scholarships; attended Global Business Leadership
Programme, University of Texas
UNIVERSITY OF LONDON, UK, DIPLOMA IN COMMON
LAW (06/2012)
Graduated with Distinction
EMPLOYMENT
JUNIOR LAWYER/TRAINEE, ALLEN & OVERY LLP, CZECH
REPUBLIC/UK
Advising on financing, on international capital markets
transactions involving debt and structured finance
instruments, and on cross-border syndicated corporate
loans
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MSC LAW AND FINANCE CLASS OF 2015/16
INTERN, ALLEN & OVERY LLP, CZECH REPUBLIC
Assisting with corporate and financing transactions
including EMTN, international covered bond programmes,
and aircraft leases
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INTERN, HAVEL, HOLASEK & PARTNERS, CZECH
REPUBLIC
Drafting legal documents
RESEARCH INTERN, PARLIAMENTARY INSTITUTE, CZECH
REPUBLIC
Preparing legal analyses; co-authoring a publication on
public relations in parliaments
PUBLICATIONS
Zivansky J, Vybiral P. ‘Financial Assistance after
Recodification.’ Rekodifikace & praxe (2014)
Zivansky J, ‘In Rem Security Interests in Syndicated Loan
Finance.’ Diploma Thesis (2015)
CAREER INTERESTS
Capital markets; private equity; international finance;
investment banking; M&A ■
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ADVISORY BOARD
Robin Brooks, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright LLP
Mark Campbell, Partner, Clifford Chance LLP
Jeremy Cross, Head of London and European Finance, King & Wood Mallesons
Frédérique Dahan, Lead Counsel, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Ben Davey, Chief Strategy Officer, Investment Bank, Barclays
Robin Dicker QC, Barrister, 3–4 South Square
Geoff Fuller, Partner, Allen & Overy LLP
Stephen Gillespie, Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Chris Hale, Senior Partner, Travers Smith LLP
Ben Higson, Partner, Hogan Lovells International LLP
Alec Innes, Managing Director & Head of Relationship Solutions, Commercial Banking, Lloyds Banking Group
George Karafotias, Partner, Shearman & Sterling LLP
Peter Kiernan, Senior Adviser, Canaccord Genuity Limited
Helen Lamprell, Corporate & External Affairs Director, Vodafone UK
Paul Lewis, Partner, Linklaters LLP
Chris Saul, Senior Partner, Slaughter and May
Nick Segal, Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Roland Turnill, Partner, Slaughter and May
Anthony Whittaker, Managing Director, UK/Australasian DCM + Solutions, Natixis
Simon Witty, Partner, Davis Polk & Wardwell London LLP
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Diploma in Legal Studies
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DPhil in Criminology
DPhil in Socio-Legal Studies
MSt in International Human Rights
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