Experience

Macquarie Group

• Australia
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Director, Legal

  • Jul 2017 - Present

• Senior Manager / Senior Lawyer

  • Jan 2016 - Present

  Commodities and Financial Markets lawyer covering energy trading matters and structured deals.



Reed Smith LLP

• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate

  • Sep 2014 - Dec 2015

  Associate in Energy and Natural Resources department of US law firm, Reed Smith, based in the London office. Associate in Energy and Natural Resources department of US law firm, Reed Smith, based in the London office.



McDermott Will & Emery

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate

  • Jul 2011 - Sep 2014

  Associate in the US law firm, based in its London office. Worked in the firm’s energy practice, covering energy, physical commodities and derivatives transactions and projects. Represented banks, hedge funds, energy and commodity companies and corporate institutions, focusing on a variety of transactional, regulatory, commercial, energy, renewable energy, emissions, commodities, projects and project finance matters. Associate in the US law firm, based in its London office. Worked in the firm’s energy practice, covering energy, physical commodities and derivatives transactions and projects. Represented banks, hedge funds, energy and commodity companies and corporate institutions, focusing on a variety of transactional, regulatory, commercial, energy, renewable energy, emissions, commodities, projects and project finance matters.



RWE

• Germany
• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• Secondee Legal Counsel

  • Sep 2012 - Dec 2012

  Secondment in the legal team of the trading and origination limb of large utility company advising on renewable power matters. Secondment in the legal team of the trading and origination limb of large utility company advising on renewable power matters.



Gunvor International

• Geneva Area, Switzerland

• Secondee Legal Counsel

  • Sep 2011 - Nov 2011

  Secondment in the legal team at the global commodity trading company, based in Geneva, advising on coal and LNG shipping and trading matters. Secondment in the legal team at the global commodity trading company, based in Geneva, advising on coal and LNG shipping and trading matters.



Baker McKenzie

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Secondee Attorney

  • Aug 2010 - Jul 2011

  One year secondment working at the US law firm in their Chicago practice’s Climate Change and Renewable Energy team, concentrating on renewable energy projects, carbon projects and REDD projects. Also advised in relation to corporate, banking and finance, energy trading, US regulatory and environmental matters. One year secondment working at the US law firm in their Chicago practice’s Climate Change and Renewable Energy team, concentrating on renewable energy projects, carbon projects and REDD projects. Also advised in relation to corporate, banking and finance, energy trading, US regulatory and environmental matters.



Merrill Lynch

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Legal Counsel

  • Aug 2006 - Jul 2011

  Worked for five years as in-house lawyer in top tier US investment bank’s legal team, supporting the commodities trading floor and origination group in London. The commodities business covered a broad range of physical products including physical power and gas, metals, emissions, physical oil and coal, as well as financially settled derivative products, and was also active in participating in energy and commodity related projects worldwide. Worked for five years as in-house lawyer in top tier US investment bank’s legal team, supporting the commodities trading floor and origination group in London. The commodities business covered a broad range of physical products including physical power and gas, metals, emissions, physical oil and coal, as well as financially settled derivative products, and was also active in participating in energy and commodity related projects worldwide.