Experience

BTIG

• United States
• Financial Services
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Director, Investment Banking

  • Mar 2023 - Present



Barclays

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Group Corporate and Treasury Legal

  • Sep 2022 - Mar 2023

  Lead legal adviser to Barclays Group Treasury for global capital and MREL/TLAC issuance. Maintaining unsecured debt issuance programmes as current and fit for purpose to enable efficient access to market and swift execution of Treasury transactions. Managing the end-to-end legal processes for programmatic and stand-alone issuance of capital, MREL/TLAC and other funding, including maintenance of standard corporate disclosure; review of legal documentation; management of legal due diligence; liaison with Tax, Compliance, Corporate Secretariat, Investor Relations etc. Ad-hoc participation in bespoke projects, expected to include additional disclosure and securities issuance related work-streams, including ESG matters and subject matter expert advice on regulatory capital matters. Managing provision of external legal support where required. Show less



Renaissance Capital

• Cyprus
• Investment Banking
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Head of Transaction Management and Execution, Investment Banking

  • Aug 2019 - Aug 2022

  Overseeing clients and internal teams on optimisation of debt issuance and diverse cross-jurisdictional transactions. Recent successes include several $MM Eurobond issues and equity capital raises. Creating optimal legal structures and coordinating project teams across multiple departments.

• Vice President, Legal Department

  • Aug 2007 - Jul 2019

  As Vice President of the Legal Department I led and managed all pan-EMEA financial transactions, within a global legal team of seven. My work covered a number of areas, including:Financing: I structured and coordinated all financing transactions where Renaissance Capital acted as adviser, borrower or lender, from term sheets to closing and post-close documentation. Brokerage and Custody: I was the sole counsel to the main EU operating subsidiary of Renaissance Capital, which offers prime brokerage and custody services. Corporate / M&A: A substantial portion of my role comprised advice on corporate transactional matters such as approvals, directors’ liabilities and SHA-reserved matters.Corporate Governance: As Company Secretary of all Renaissance Capital UK-incorporated companies, I was responsible for strategy, tactics, results, proposals and updates to the Board and shareholder. Show less



ING

• Netherlands
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Legal Counsel

  • Jul 2006 - Jul 2007

  I was employed as Legal Counsel to the Payments and Cash Management, Operations and Lending units, working within a legal team of five, for a Russian subsidiary of ING (wholesale banking specialists). A mainstay of my practice was the review and drafting of all transactional documents, including account, overdraft and facility agreements, I also drove a number of new banking offerings, including the first Russian market cash-pooling products. I was proactive in ING’s business development and building of its client base. As a result of my work on strategy and drafting, ING secured the mandate from Euroclear to act as its Russian settlement agent. Show less



DeltaCredit Bank

• Russian Federation
• Banking
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lawyer

  • Apr 2005 - Jun 2006



PIR Bank OOO

• Moscow, Russian Federation

• Lawyer

  • Dec 2002 - Apr 2005