Assistant Vice President - Securities Legal

• Feb 2021 - Present

• Primary responsibility involves supporting front office (namely DCM/syndication, ECM, Equity, FIST) through drafting, reviewing, negotiating and executing of the legal documentation. • On a daily basis, manage Nikko Tokyo’s MTN trades including requesting ISINs, reviewing drafts prepared by Tokyo team, preparing execution versions, drafting relevant documents and supporting Tokyo team and MTN desk with queries. • Working on bonds/notes on a syndicated or non-syndicated basis, standalone or drawdowns from EMTN programmes, vanilla, structured or project bonds. • Independently and frequently leading EMTN programme updates and drawdowns. Responsible for identifying material issues while minimising legal risks. • Assisting Tokyo-originating repackaging trades, namely Takumi and Kiwami trades. Tasks include requesting ISINs, reviewing drafts prepared by external counsel, liaising with Tokyo and MTN desk. • Coordinate with New York team for issuances underwritten by New York office, confirmation of in-house legal opinions, comfort letter and swap confirmation for repack trades as required. • Support and coordinate the due diligence process with the front office for the structuring and development of capital markets transactions in London and overseas (New York, Tokyo and Frankfurt). • Ad hoc review of general commercial contracts and NDAs. Show less

Lawyer (Contract law)

• Jun 2020 - Feb 2021

• Working on a Deloitte led project for delivering Contract Management and Review Services to a global chemical and distributing company. Responsibilities include: • Review, redline and propose changes in the contract as per the approved Company guidelines for various contract types including Master Sales and Service Agreements, Distribution and Procurements Agreements, Confidentiality Agreements, Manufacturing and Packaging Agreements among others. • Liaise with Operations and Finance teams along with Line of Business Attorneys to draft custom language in the contract and negotiate with the counterparty. • Record deviations and escalations according to the guidelines and work with the Business to gather necessary approvals and execute contracts. Show less

FinTech Lawyer

• Nov 2019 - Mar 2020

• Contributed in facilitating cloud-based service for the issue and administration of financial instruments relating to Euro Medium Term Note Programmes. • Gained the working knowledge of GLML (General-purpose Legal Mark-up Language) technology for financial markets, which permits actual extraction of key data from legal documentation, allowing it to be passed to relevant intermediaries (paying agents, settlement teams and stock exchanges) in an automated and seamless way. • Produced hundreds of Final Terms relating to different Issuers with GLML mark-up and changed them into machine-readable to assist with automation. • Conducted delivery testing of financial instruments on the software and eliminated all systemic and technical errors. Show less

Lawyer/Project Supervisor (Capital Markets)

• Dec 2018 - Oct 2019

• Managed a team of 20 lawyers and paralegals on a large legal due diligence project for a key A&O client in the investment-banking sector. • Recognised as the best performer within the first month of joining and was subsequently promoted to Project Supervisor. The project covered over 15,000 capital markets programmes, including Eurobonds, US bonds, Insurance-linked bonds, Convertible and Exchangeable bonds, and Asset Backed Securities. • Presided over daily team meetings to delegate tasks, setting intermediary deadlines to achieve targets. • Performed daily and weekly quality control on the deals completed by the team and advised on any corrections or improvements. Took a leading role in answering team members’ queries and delivered solutions. • Worked in close collaboration with A&O partners, and senior legal team members. As well as attending weekly meetings, I was given responsibility to propose plans to achieve weekly targets. • Took responsibility for liaising daily with other A&O’s offices globally. Consulted with stakeholders regularly to ensure smooth functioning of reviews minimisation of risks and timely project delivery. • Responsible for providing progress reports to the clients directly, via email and attended weekly client meetings. Show less

Professional Support Lawyer (Financial Services)

• Aug 2018 - Nov 2018

• Reviewed and analysed legal documents provided by leading law firms relating to multinational corporations in the financial services and tobacco manufacturing industries using the web-based platform Relativity. • Analysed contracts, spreadsheets, orders and distribution logs, and other financial documents. Determined issues relating to documents, organised the documents accordingly and make judgments concerning the applicability of legal privilege. • Reviewed and analysed legal documents provided by leading law firms relating to multinational corporations in the financial services and tobacco manufacturing industries using the web-based platform Relativity. • Analysed contracts, spreadsheets, orders and distribution logs, and other financial documents. Determined issues relating to documents, organised the documents accordingly and make judgments concerning the applicability of legal privilege.

Fee Earner (Immigration)

• Oct 2016 - Mar 2018

• Appeared in the Immigration Tribunal (First-Tier Tribunal) to represent clients, prepared witness statements and trial bundles for appeal hearings. • Interviewed clients, took instructions, and kept them updated on progress. Drafted grounds of appeal for First Tier and Upper Tribunal, Court of Appeal and Judicial Review applications. Corresponded with the Home Office, Government Legal Department, clients and experts, including counsels in order to progress client matters. • Appeared in the Immigration Tribunal (First-Tier Tribunal) to represent clients, prepared witness statements and trial bundles for appeal hearings. • Interviewed clients, took instructions, and kept them updated on progress. Drafted grounds of appeal for First Tier and Upper Tribunal, Court of Appeal and Judicial Review applications. Corresponded with the Home Office, Government Legal Department, clients and experts, including counsels in order to progress client matters.

Work Experience (Civil litigation & Immigration)

• Jun 2016 - Jul 2016

• Prepared wills and power of attorney documents and drafted grounds for reconsideration letters to the Home Office in Immigration cases. • Assisted senior solicitors with trial preparation for civil proceedings in the Birmingham County Court and attended court proceedings with counsel. Drafted witness statements for immigration and civil litigation matters. • Prepared wills and power of attorney documents and drafted grounds for reconsideration letters to the Home Office in Immigration cases. • Assisted senior solicitors with trial preparation for civil proceedings in the Birmingham County Court and attended court proceedings with counsel. Drafted witness statements for immigration and civil litigation matters.

In-house Legal Trainee (Real Estate Law)

• Apr 2014 - Dec 2014

• Assisted legal counsel by reviewing and amending a range of commercial contracts, including investment contracts and residential and commercial unit allotment contracts. • Wrote a synopsis of various judgments relating to Real Estate industry and assisted senior counsel in mediation proceedings with the Confederation of Real Estate Developers Association of India (CREDAI). Drafted legal notices, board resolutions and memorandum of understandings. • Assisted legal counsel by reviewing and amending a range of commercial contracts, including investment contracts and residential and commercial unit allotment contracts. • Wrote a synopsis of various judgments relating to Real Estate industry and assisted senior counsel in mediation proceedings with the Confederation of Real Estate Developers Association of India (CREDAI). Drafted legal notices, board resolutions and memorandum of understandings.

Paralegal/Intern (Corporate Law)

• Sep 2013 - Oct 2013

• Researched and synthesised company law judgments concerning oppression and mismanagement, transfer and issue of shares, provisions for holding board meetings through video conferencing, procedures for the appointment of alternate directors, issuance and allotment of shares and regulations pertaining to further allotment. • Researched case law relating to the annual returns of companies and their admissibility as a valid evidence of shareholding, writ maintainability in assessment order under Income Tax, 1961. • Assisted senior advocates in cases related to bankruptcy and winding up proceedings. Attended proceedings in the Company Law Tribunal acting for leading financial institutions and corporate entities. Published articles on various topics, for example on the effect of an arbitration clause on a company’s Articles of Association (see https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=a5711806-5139-4418-9de0-74378c09712d) Show less

Paralegal/Intern (Corporate Law)

• Feb 2013 - Apr 2013

• Worked on a range of contentious matters, both large and small, undertaking extensive research on matters such as liquidation, tax, real estate, environmental law and administrative law. Prepared notes on legal propositions and assisted in mediation proceedings in the New Delhi High Court. • Worked on a range of contentious matters, both large and small, undertaking extensive research on matters such as liquidation, tax, real estate, environmental law and administrative law. Prepared notes on legal propositions and assisted in mediation proceedings in the New Delhi High Court.

Paralegal/Intern (Corporate Law)

• Jul 2011 - Aug 2011

• Completed research on matters relating to Company Law, banking and competition regulations. Prepared briefs on the regulatory framework relating to foreign direct investment policy and venture capital funds. • Completed research on matters relating to Company Law, banking and competition regulations. Prepared briefs on the regulatory framework relating to foreign direct investment policy and venture capital funds.

Research Associate

• Apr 2010 - Jul 2010

Market Research Analyst

• Nov 2008 - Mar 2010