Experience

Arch Law Australia

• Australia
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Group Principal

  • Aug 2020 - Present

  Perth, Western Australia, Australia



Assurian Consultants Pty Ltd

• Managing Director and Co-Founder

  • Dec 2018 - Jun 2020

  Australia Assurian is a Compliance, Ethics and Governance Consulting Firm which I co-founded.



Xangbo Global Markets Pte Ltd

• Singapore
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer

  • 2015 - 2018

  Singapore Xangbo is part of a Singapore regulated Fund and trades a range of agri, metals and energy commodities across multiple markets including Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Europe.



ANZ

• Australia
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Derivatives Regulation Senior Counsel

  • 2014 - 2015

  Singapore ANZ established a Project Team to manage the implementation of Dodd Frank, EMIR and other financial services regulation aimed at regulating OTC derivatives.



Chandler Corporation

• Head of Regulatory and Compliance

  • 2011 - 2013

  Singapore Chandler Corporation (now Clermont Group). CC is a private investment company (listed equity and large private equity portfolio (energy, health care and primary industries across Asia). Responsible for overall risk, compliance, and policy development regarding investments



Singapore Stock Exchange

• SGX Project Team Lead - Legal

  • 2010 - 2011

  Singapore Advising on the legal framework for clearing products under Dodd-Frank and EMIR. Formulation and drafting of SGX Rules and Policies.



NAB

• Australia
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head Of Legal

  • 2007 - 2010

  Perth, Australia I managed a Team of lawyers and documentation specialists covering all businesses across the State.



Trowers & Hamlins

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Lawyer (interim Head of Banking Team)

  • Jan 2006 - Jun 2006

  Sultanate of Oman 6 month Project focused on large scale infrastructure projects.



JPMorgan Chase & Co.

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Counsel

  • 2000 - 2002

  Hong Kong Debt and Equity Capital Markets Legal Group which principally covered North Asia. Transaction work covered DCM and ECM. Significant time involved in the Bank Merger between JPMorgan and Chase and its related regulatory, risk and compliance issues.



Merrill Lynch

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Counsel

  • 1996 - 2000

  Sydney and Singapore Established the legal function in Sydney for ML, covering a broad array of legal and compliance matters, then transferred to the Singapore Office, focusing on equity markets and compliance and regional matters.



Paine Webber

• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lawyer

  • 1993 - 1995

  London, United Kingdom Transaction specialist co-managing the legal and transaction management team covering DCM, ECM, sales and trading.



Gide Loyrette Nouel

• France
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Foreign Lawyer

  • Jan 1992 - Jun 1992

  Paris Area, France Foreign lawyer in the International Capital Markets Group. Gide at that time had a collaboration with Allen & Overy and Vinge (Sweden).



Herbert Smith Freehills

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lawyer

  • 1989 - 1992

  Perth, Australia Finance, Litigation and Property law groups