Group Head Legal Counsel

• Sep 2023 - Present

- Developing and leading the corporate legal strategy to protect and promote the group’s interests. - Providing strategic and legal advice to the board of directors and board committees of the group. - Handling, drafting and negotiating commercial agreements. - Providing business-oriented legal counselling and guidance on a range of operational, commercial, corporate, labour and compliance issues. - Supporting the day-to-day operations of various group departments. - Overseeing the delivery of legal services and resources to accomplish corporate goals, strategies, and priorities. - Maintaining corporate interactions with the relevant local and state governmental bodies, legislatures, and the community at large. - Creating scalable processes for handling and organizing legal functions around the globe. Show less

Senior Legal Counsel

• May 2022 - Sep 2023

- Drafting/ reviewal/ analysis of internal policies/procedures in accordance with, and in conformity to, existing and prospective legal requirements and business needs.- Drafting/ reviewal/ negotiation of agreements with third-parties.- Provision of legal advice (indicatively, in relation to Employment Law, CySEC Laws/ Directives/ Circulars), aimed at the effective management and mitigation of legal exposure.- Performance of legal research.- Provision of advice to the management team with respect to prospective legal implications of policies and procedures.-Active participation in the group’s global expansion efforts (involved in regulatory license applications, preparation of policies, procedures and manuals, acting as the main point of contact/responding to regulatory requests). Show less

Legal Counsel

• Nov 2020 - May 2022

- Drafting/ reviewal/ analysis of internal policies/procedures in accordance with, and in conformity to, existing and prospective legal requirements and business needs.- Drafting/ reviewal/ negotiation of agreements with third-parties.- Provision of legal advice (indicatively, in relation to Employment Law, CySEC Laws/ Directives/ Circulars), aimed at the effective management and mitigation of legal exposure.- Performance of legal research.- Provision of advice to the management team with respect to prospective legal implications of policies and procedures. Show less

Supervisory Senior Associate Financial Advisor

• Jan 2019 - Nov 2020

-Provision of advice in accordance with CySEC Laws/ Directives/ Circulars to a global portfolio of clients (both natural persons and investment firms).- Undertaking (which, inter alia, includes the drafting of tailor-made business plans/ manuals in accordance to local Laws/ Regulations, provision of turn-key consulting services (in consideration of each client's needs and in accordance to the intended business structuring/ proposed activities)) of applications with respect to the acquisition/ establishment of investment firms/ PSPs/ EMIs at a global level (indicatively, Cyprus (CySEC, CBC), United Kingdom (FCA), Seychelles (FSA), Mauritius (FSC), Vanuatu (VFSC), Curacao, South Africa (FSCA)).-Ad-hoc engagement in applications for the establishment of Tied Agents/ Branches of investments firms in European Union jurisdictions, extensions of licenses of investment firms. Show less

Associate Financial Advisor

• Sep 2017 - Jan 2019

Advocate

• Oct 2016 - Sep 2017

- Drafting of legal opinions (indicatively, in relation to Employment Law, Companies Law, Anti-Money Laundering Law matters). - Drafting of agreements. - Regular appearances before all levels of the District Court. - Performance of factual investigation and legal research for various legal issues. - Drafting of pleadings. - Drafting of legal opinions (indicatively, in relation to Employment Law, Companies Law, Anti-Money Laundering Law matters). - Drafting of agreements. - Regular appearances before all levels of the District Court. - Performance of factual investigation and legal research for various legal issues. - Drafting of pleadings.

Trainee Advocate

• Sep 2015 - Sep 2016

- Performance of factual investigation and legal research for various legal issues. - Drafting of pleadings. - Regular appearances before all levels of the District Court. -Attendance to court hearings (shadowing the advocates of the firm). -Attendance to client meetings. - Performance of factual investigation and legal research for various legal issues. - Drafting of pleadings. - Regular appearances before all levels of the District Court. -Attendance to court hearings (shadowing the advocates of the firm). -Attendance to client meetings.