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The content of the journal is overseen by an editorial board that meets 4 times a year to discuss content and determine which papers are accepted for publication. The board is drawn from a range of industry sectors and jurisdiction with considerable international knowledge. Pinsent Masons has kindly agreed to sponsor the Editorial Board meetings at their offices in Ropemaker Street, London enabling the Editorial Board to meet and review the papers submitted by In-house Counsel. Click here to visit Pinsent Masons The Editorial Board comprises: |
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Francesco Ferrini, Country Legal Officer, ABN AMRO BankBrian Swartz,SVP, Legal & Commercial, Aecon Group IncIan Dickson, General Counsel, African Minerals (UK) LimitedMatthew D. Roazen, Chief International Counsel, Alfa BankCarol Hui, Executive Director and General Counsel, Amey plcPaul Jordan, Group Solicitor, Bradford & BingleyAmid Adekunle, Advisor: Regulatory Affairs Management, Chevron TexacoVivienne King, Head of Legal, The Crown EstatePhoebus Athanassiou, Legal Counsel, European Central BankMauro di Gennaro, Chief Audit Executive & Compliance Officer, FIAT SpAJeffrey Carr, Vice President and General Counsel, FMC Technologies IncRichard Chaplin, Assistant General Counsel, The Hess CorporationReha Cirak, Managing Partner, InvestCo Corporate FinanceJean-Yves Trochon, Group Deputy General Counsel, LafargeMojca Stros, Senior Adviser for Regulatory and Legal Affairs, MobitelM. Fabiana Lacerca, Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer, Mylan IncMagnus Billing, General Counsel Governance & Compliance, OMX Nordic ExchangePeter Coleman, Director of Strategic Development, Pinsent MasonsKarim El Helaly, National and senior legal consultant, PWCFrancesca Yeomans, European Legal Counsel, Smith & NephewKatie Paterson, Head of Global Legal Services , Standard LifeJeremy Evans, In-house Counsel, StreamserveFrancesco Chiappetta, Head of Group Function General Counsel & Corporate and Legal Affairs, Telecom Italia S.p.A.Miroslav Uřičař, General legal Counsel, T-Mobile Czech Republic a. sRussell Boltwood, Vice President, Licensing & Intellectual Property, UTStarcomJonathan Jowett, Group Legal Director and Company Secretary, Wagon plcFrancesco Ferrini, Country Legal Officer, ABN AMRO BankFrancesco Ferrini is currently practising at ABN AMRO Bank, Milan branch, as Country Legal Officer. Born in Padua in 1968, he was admitted to bar in Italy in 1996. Between 1993 and 1997, he worked in Rome at Studio Adonnino Ascoli & Cavasola Scamoni. From 1998 to 1999 he worked in Washington, DC at the law firm Arnold & Porter, and from 1999 to 2000, he worked in Rome at Chiomenti Studio Legale. From 2000 to 2001, he worked in Milan at Studio Legale Macchi di Cellere e Gangemi. In 2001 he was part of the 20-lawyer team hired from Studio Legale Macchi di Cellere e Gangemi to open the Milan office of the law firm Jones Day where he worked until 2005. In 2005 joined ABN AMRO Bank, Milan branch, as Country Legal Officer. In 1993 he obtained his law degree at the University of Ferrara, Italy. In 1991-1992 he was Erasmus Scholar at the University of Leeds, UK. In 1998 he obtained his LL.M. degree at Wake Forest University School of Law, USA. Francesco Ferrini's current practice at ABN AMRO Bank focuses on contractual and regulatory domestic matters relating to financial transactions, including securitizations, syndicated lending, acquisition finance (domestic and cross-border), and corporate finance, including initial public offerings, corporate reorganisations and recapitalisations. Issues regarding public companies’ corporate governance in the banking sector are part of Francesco Ferrini's practice. He has often dealt with the Bank of Italy and with Consob on these matters. ABN AMRO Bank N.V. is leading international finacial institution and was established in Italy in 1974. The bank has around 130 professionals maintaining two ABN AMRO offices in Milan. ABN AMRO recently started a joint venture with Antonveneta (now called Antonveneta ABN AMRO Bank SpA) with branches in Milan, Rome, Bologna and Turin.
Back to Top Brian Swartz,SVP, Legal & Commercial, Aecon Group Inc
Brian Swartz received his Bachelor of Laws Degree from Osgoode Hall Law School of York University in 1981. As Senior Vice President, Legal and Commercial, Brian has a broad portfolio of responsibilities at Aecon. He is Chair of the Aecon Project Review Committee, a member of the Aecon Executive Committee and a member of the Board of Directors of each of the wholly owned subsidiaries of Aecon Group Inc. Brian has executive responsibility for: strategic planning, legal, secretarial, procurement, risk and insurance, mergers and acquisitions, safety, labour relations and facilities services to the Aecon group of companies. Brian has been actively involved in the development of many major international infrastructure initiatives, including toll roads, power projects and airports. Brian has previously acted as counsel to the Province of Ontario advising on innovative approaches to service delivery, commercialization and outsourcing, and was a key member of the executive team that developed the Highway 407 Toll Road. Brian is a member of several professional organizations including the Canadian Surety Association, the Canadian Construction Association, and is Chair of the Executive of the Construction Law Section, Canadian Bar Association (Ontario) and a member of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Employers Council. He writes and speaks regularly on his areas of expertise. Aecon is Canada's largest publicly traded construction and infrastructure development company. (ARE/TSX) For almost 100 years Aecon has developed international expertise in design and engineering, project finance, construction and operations in all construction sectors (transportation, energy, buildings, including heavy civil, industrial, commercial and institutional buildings, airports and toll roads. Back to Top Ian Dickson, General Counsel, African Minerals (UK) LimitedIan Dickson is a qualified Barrister and spent five years in private practice before moving into industry in 1983. Since then Ian has held senior positions in the legal departments of a number of large multi-national companies, with a particular emphasis on IT and FMCG companies. He has also established and managed in-house legal functions in start-up high tech companies. He is currently the General Counsel for African Minerals (UK) Limited. Ian's geographic brief is worldwide and his work involves cross-border transactions (M&A, Joint Ventures, financing), regulatory compliance, commercial and corporate work, dispute resolution and employment law on an international basis. Ian is a graduate of the University of London and an accredited mediator with CEDR, the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution. African Minerals (UK) Limited is a mineral and diamond exploration and production company focused on the West African country of Sierra Leone. Since 1996, African Minerals has assembled the largest portfolio of mineral rights in Sierra Leone, covering approximately 41,236 km2. Since its admission to AIM in 2005, the Company's activities in Sierra Leone have evolved beyond diamond exploration and production. In addition to the iron ore projects at Tonkolili and Marampa, the Company has for the past two years been undertaking a country wide, multi-element analysis of stream and till sediments, primarily to determine sources of diamonds. As a result of this programme, the Company has located several sites which offer the potential for the discovery of base, precious and minor metals. Back to Top Matthew D. Roazen, Chief International Counsel, Alfa BankMatthew Roazen is Chief International Counsel for Alfa Bank. Qualified in the United States since 1993, he has spent the last ten years in Russia practicing law both in-house (for five years as General Counsel of a private investment company) and in private practice (specializing in M&A with two of the largest international firms operating in Russia). His responsibilities at Alfa include managing the legal aspects of all transnational financial and commercial transactions for the Bank as well as managing all of its international disputes. In addition to the Bank, Matthew also consults on legal affairs affecting the Bank's subsidiaries outside of Russia. Alfa Bank is the largest privately owned full-service financial institution in the Russian Federation, with subsidiary offices and companies organized and operating in Kazakhstan, Ukraine, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States. It is an award-winning market leader in equities, corporate finance, capital markets, corporate, retail and investment banking, asset management and market research. For more information, please see www.alfabank.com Back to Top Carol Hui, Executive Director and General Counsel, Amey plcCarol Hui is Executive Director and General Counsel for Amey plc. Qualified as a solicitor, she started her career as a corporate finance lawyer with Slaughter and May and then became Deputy General Counsel for BG plc, before taking up the post of Director of Legal Services at TDG plc. Carol participates in formulating Amey's strategy and policy and approving key projects and investments. She is also responsible for the Groups legal and secretariat affairs, contract and property services, insurance and risk management. Carol has extensive experience of mergers and acquisitions, international project finance, capital markets, PFI / PPP projects, corporate governance and regulatory compliance, crisis management, restructurings and general corporate and commercial transactions. She was appointed by the Prime Minister to serve on the Review Body of Doctors and Dentists Remuneration. In April 2008, Carol received the European General Counsel of the Year Award from the International Law Office and the Association of Corporate Counsel. Amey plc is a major infrastructure services group, providing integrated services for both the public and private sectors in central and local government, the built environment, defence, education, rail and strategic highways markets. It is part of Ferrovial, a leading construction and infrastructure group with a turnover of 14.6 billion in 2007. For more information, visit www.amey.co.uk. Back to Top Paul Jordan, Group Solicitor, Bradford & BingleyPaul Jordan qualified as a solicitor in 1987, he has specialised in the financial services sector having been employed by finance companies, a building Society and since 1991 with Bradford & Bingley Plc. He headed up the Bradford & Bingley litigation department for a number of years and specialised in professional negligence litigation until taking responsibility for managing the Groups legal function seven years ago. Since that time he has been involved in managing panels , organising and managing corporate transactions and has headed various projects within the Group. Paul is a member of the Council of Mortgage Lenders advisory panel. Bradford & Bingley Plc is a FTSE 100 company and one of the leading providers of specialist mortgage products as well as providing savings and investment solutions through its extensive branch network throughout the UK. For more information visit www.bradford-bingley.co.uk
Back to Top Amid Adekunle, Advisor: Regulatory Affairs Management, Chevron TexacoPrince Amid Adekunle is one of the most seasoned Petroleum Geologist and Environmental Management Specialist in Nigeria, having spent over 26 years in Chevron Texaco. After graduating in 1975 at the North East Illinois University, Chicago, USA with a B.Sc. degree in Earth Science (Geology) Cum Lauda, he proceeded to the University of Texas for an advance drilling technology course in 1976 and from there to University of Akron, Ohio from 1978 – 1979 where he obtained the Masters of Arts/Science (Energy Management and Public Administration/Planning). Thereafter, he was employed by Heidelberg & Clarry Associates Inc, USA as Site Environmental Geologist in 1979. With this background he returned to Nigeria in 1980 to work for Gulf Oil Company Nigeria Limited as Reservoir Engineer. By 1983 he had been promoted to Senior Safety and Environmental Engineer, a post that entailed constant updating the Business Unit and Operations, focusing on Safety & Environmental issues that could impact exploration/operations. Prince Amid Adekunle is a pioneering staff of the prestigious Health and Safety Division of Chevron Texaco. As a highly responsible officer of the company, he had represented the company in various important committees, including: - Operation Sub-Committee - Drilling Sub-Committee - Environmental Sensitivity Index Mapping Committee, - Clean Nigeria Association (CNA) an Oil Spill Response Cooperative Committee - Safety and Environment Sub-Committee - Liaising with/coordinating with community within Chevron Texaco areas of operation, OMPADEC, NDDC. - Current chairman Nigerian Environmental Society (NES), Lagos Chapter He became the authority on Environment and Safety issues as they relate to Up-stream and Down-stream Oil and Gas Production and Utilization and so he was always representing Chevron-Texaco in all aspects of work in these areas. Indeed, he had on a number of occasions offered his expertise to other public interest outside the Chevron-Texaco. For example, he facilitated a number of Bills in the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Such Bills include: - The National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency Bill - The National Environmental Standards Enforcement and Regulatory Agency Bill - The Ecological Agency Bill, etc. Prince Amid Adekunle is a member of many professional bodies, namely: - Associate Member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) 1983 - Fellow of the Nigerian Environmental Society (FNES) 2000 - Member of the American Management Association, 1992 - Associate Member, American Institute of Mechanical Engineers (A.I.M.E.) - Member of the America Association of Petroleum (AAP) - WHO’S WHO Environmental Registry, California USA He has published a number of important papers in his areas of specialization (12 papers) which have earned him recognition both nationally and international. Actually, in recognition of his accomplishment, Prince Adekunle bagged the Nomination of the Executive Governor of Lagos State as a member of the Lekki Free Trade Zone Implementation Committee in 2005 and several positions and awards, which include: - Lagos State Government Award for contributions as a member of the Environmental Physical Planning Committee of the Lagos State Transition work Group in 1999. - Best Employee of the Year in 1999, in Ventura, California. - Man of the Year Award (2002) by the American Biographical Institute and Board of International Research - Chairman, Lagos State Chapter, Nigeria Environmental Society (NES), 2005 to date. Prince Adekunle serves his community at various capacities and he is a member of the prestigious Ikoyi Club, Oriwu Club, the Chairman of ‘THE GROUP” Shamsel-Deen Society of Nigeria Ikorodu, A member of the Planning and Strategy Committee of the Independent Campaign Group (ICG) for 2003 elections in Lagos State, Founder and Leader of “Mandate Group”, a caucus in the Alliance for Democracy; etc. In 2007 Amid contested for Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for the Lagos East Senatorial District under the platform of Democratic Peoples Alliance, (DPA) and came third. This inspite of his busy schedule, combining work with active campaign. Chevron is one of the largest integrated energy companies in the world. Headquartered in San Ramon, California, we conduct business in approximately 180 countries, and are engaged in every aspect of the oil and natural gas industry, including exploration and production, refining, marketing and transportation, chemicals manufacturing and sales, geothermal and power generation. Company Roots The company traces its earliest roots to an 1879 oil discovery at Pico Canyon, north of Los Angeles, a find that led to the formation of the Pacific Coast Oil Co., which later evolved into the Standard Oil Co. of California and, later, Chevron Corp. Another major root in the genealogical chart is the 1901 formation of The Texas Fuel Co. in Beaumont, Texas. It later became known as The Texas Co. and, eventually, Texaco Inc. In 2001, these entities merged to form ChevronTexaco. The name was changed to Chevron in 2005 to convey a clearer, stronger and more unified presence in the global marketplace. The acquisition of Unocal Corporation in 2005 strengthened Chevron's position as a global energy leader, enhancing assets in key basins around the world. Global Scope Our diverse and highly skilled global work force stands at approximately 56,000 employees (excluding about 6,600 service station employees). As a company and as individuals, we continue to take great pride in a commitment to community partnerships, social responsibility and environmental excellence. In 2006, Chevron produced 2.67 million barrels of oil-equivalent per day, with approximately 70 percent of the volume occurring outside the United States and in more than 20 different countries. Total reserves added during the year equated to 101 percent of production for the period. With a global refining capacity of more than 2 million barrels of oil per day at year-end 2006, Chevron also has a marketing network that supports approximately 25,800 retail outlets - including those of affiliate companies - in nearly 75 countries. We have interests in 15 power-generating facilities in the United States and Asia. Energy Technologies With a keen eye on the future, Chevron develops and commercializes advanced energy technologies, including core hydrocarbon technologies, a global digital infrastructure and information technology. Our business development portfolio includes biofuels, hydrogen infrastructure, advanced battery systems, nano-materials and renewable energy. Back to Top Vivienne King, Head of Legal, The Crown EstateBack to Top Phoebus Athanassiou, Legal Counsel, European Central BankPhoebus Athanassiou, Legal Counsel at the European Central Bank, specialises in Community financial law since 2001. Before joining the ECB he was involved in the transposition into Cypriot law of the acquis in the areas of banking, securities and insurance regulation. He has published papers on Community and national capital markets and securities regulation and on institutional issues with a relevance to the ECB. The ECB is the central bank of the euro, Europe's single currency. It follows from Articles 105(1) and (2) TEC that the primary objective of the ESCB (of which the ECB is both the core and an integral part) is to maintain price stability in the euro area, comprising the 15 EU Member States which have adopted the single currency since 1999, and its basic tasks comprise the definition and implementation of the Eurosystem's monetary policy, the conduct of foreign-exchange operations, the holding and management of the official foreign reserves of the participating Member States and the promotion of the smooth operation of payment systems. Moreover, according to Article 105(5)TEC, the ESCB contributes to the smooth conduct of policies pursued by the competent authorities relating to the prudential supervision of credit institutions and the stability of the financial system. In the performance of its activities the ESCB is to act in accordance with the principle of an open market economy with free competition, favouring an efficient allocation of resources. Back to Top Mauro di Gennaro, Chief Audit Executive & Compliance Officer, FIAT SpAMauro Di Gennaro joined Price Waterhouse in 1987 as Assistant Auditor and was subsequently promoted to Senior Manager. In 1994, he became Head of Internal Audit at Stet S.p.A. In 1997, he joined Telecom Italia, where he held several positions, including Head of International Operations and Head of International Internal Auditing. In 2002, he was appointed Head of Internal Audit at the RAS Group. On January 1st, 2004 he joined Fiat S.p.A. as Chief Audit Executive and Compliance Officer.He is Vice President of IIA – Italy Chapter and President of European Confederation of Institutes of Internal Auditing. (ECIIA). Fiat Group is known as one of the automobile industry’s founders but, in a century of history, Fiat has also meant more than this. In fact, it has focused its attention on the production of all forms of people and goods mobility: from automobiles to trucks, from agricultural to commercial vehicles, from naval engines to aeronautical and space shuttles.
Back to Top Jeffrey Carr, Vice President and General Counsel, FMC Technologies IncFMC Technologies is a $3.8B global supplier of highly engineered and high performance products, services and solutions for the energy, airport and food processing industries. We have 11,000 employees in 33 manufacturing facilities in 19 countries. For more information, please see our website at www.fmctechnologies.com Back to Top Richard Chaplin, Assistant General Counsel, The Hess CorporationRichard Chaplin is a qualified Barrister, called to the General Counsel of the Bar of England and Wales in February 1992. Richard has been a Barrister in independent practise, and since becoming employed in house Counsel Richard has provided commercial and corporate advice to my current and previous employers for the following areas: Latin America, North America, Europe (including Russia), Africa, North Africa, Indian sub-continent and Asia. Richard is now employed as Assistant General Counsel at Hess Limited, a subsidiary of Hess Corporation, currently ranked 88th in the Fortune 500 www.hess.com Richard has extensive international commercial experience in corporate, contractual and compliance matters. At Hess he is responsible for giving all legal advice to Hess business interests in Libya and Egypt, as well as anti-trust and compliance issues in Europe. He creates and or negotiate all forms of contracts with governments and partners including: production licenses; joint ventures; asset sales and purchases; upstream and downstream contracts and those for the design, fabrication, engineering and installation of structures; and all gas and oil sales and transmission agreements in the regions for which he is responsible. He manages external, local legal advisors for these areas. He liaises with all business units, including insurance, treasury, compliance, commercial and trading. He has recently returned from a four year transfer to Houston, Texas where he was sole lawyer for the Hess Equatorial Guinean company; which included the drafting of a $1.5billion contract for the design, fabrication, procurement, installation and commissioning of two oil rigs. He has a Law Degree; a Masters Degree from Cambridge University; a Post Graduate Diploma in EU Competition Law (University of London) and is currently studying for admission to the Charted Institute of Arbitrators. The Hess Corporation is a leading global independent energy company, engaged in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas, as well as in refining and in marketing refined petroleum products, natural gas, and electricity. Exploration and production currently represents nearly 70% of capital employed and over 95% of annual capital expenditures. The Company has operations in the United States, United Kingdom, Norway, Denmark, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Azerbaijan, Thailand, Egypt, Libya, Russia and Indonesia, and is increasing reserves outside the mature regions of the United States and North Sea. The Company operates approximately 1,250 HESS retail facilities from Massachusetts to Florida. It has the HOVENSA refinery in the United States Virgin Islands, a joint venture between a subsidiary of Hess Corporation and a subsidiary of Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA), which is one of the largest crude oil refineries in the world. Refined petroleum products, as well as natural gas and electricity, are marketed to customers throughout the East Coast of the United States. Back to Top Reha Cirak, Managing Partner, InvestCo Corporate FinanceReha Cirak started his career in one of the international audit firms followed by several corporate finance houses after his graduation from Bilkent University, School of Management, Turkey. In 2005, Reha established his own company, InvestCo and has been serving national and international clients since then. He is also the founder president of the Investor Relations Association of Turkey which is founded in 2007. Reha holds a MBA degree in Accounting and Finance and he is qualified as a Certified Public Accountant. InvestCo provides national and international clients distinctive advisory services related to mergers, acquisitions, IPOs, investor relations and corporate taxation. For more information please visit www.investcoturkey.com Back to Top Jean-Yves Trochon, Group Deputy General Counsel, LafargeJean-Yves Trochon is Group Deputy General Counsel at Lafarge. Before joining Lafarge, he worked previously mainly as in house counsel for 20 years within Lagardère, Bouygues and European Aeronautics, Defense and Space Company (EADS). He has published articles and two books on Mergers and Acquisitions (EFE, 1998) and Companies faced with Globalisation (Bruylant, 2006) Lafarge is a world leader in construction materials operating in 80 countries Back to Top Mojca Stros, Senior Adviser for Regulatory and Legal Affairs, MobitelMojca Stros joined Mobitel in 1997 as head of Legal Department and was appointed senior adviser for regulatory affairs in 2001. After graduating in Law at the University of Ljubljana, Mojca Štros achieved bar status and held a successful practise in the district court of Ljubljana. Mobitel is a Slovenian mobile telecommunications operator spreading the use of mobile telecommunications in Slovenia with state-of-the-art technology and service solutions, many of which are the result of the company in-house development. Through its operation the company aims to provide the most cutting-edge technologies and services to mobile telecommunications users at friendly prices and to continually introduce global novelties. Satisfaction of the users is reflected in the large number of Mobitel network users and their commitment among other things. Mobitel is the leading mobile operator in a country with one of the highest penetration rates in Europe. Mobitel provides the most up-to-date services to its users and offers advanced generations of mobile telecommunications GSM 900/1800, GPRS, WLAN and UMTS. Back to Top M. Fabiana Lacerca, Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer, Mylan IncMS. M. Fabiana Lacerca is Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of Mylan, Inc. She joined the company in September 2007. Ms. Lacerca has had more than 14 years of experience working for leading American companies such as Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Microsoft, Merck and AT&T. She has counseled and litigated in the field of international business transactions and international environment law. She has extensive experience in the pharmaceutical industry in leadership roles in charge of legal and compliance teams. She has counseled and represented clients in a broad range of questions, including strategic business initiatives ensuring compliance with laws and regulations, and corporate policy. Ms. Lacerca has provided legal support and strategic advice on opportunities and trends in law particularly within the government sector as well as with major and strategic corporate accounts. She has established policies and oversight on key areas of compliance affecting internationals markets and she has been able to positively impact the perception of compliance creating compliance training programs and relevant standard operating procedures. Ms. Lacerca is well recognized in the industry and is very frequently requested as a speaker and participant in forums. At Mylan she is leading the effort to develop a best-in-class compliance program that focuses on compliance with laws and regulations governing the businesses globally and creating a culture of compliance that positively impacts the business. Ms. Lacerca was invited to join the Gioja Research Institute while she was a student researching on environmental law. She was recipient of 1992 UCLA’s tuition waiver based on merit and recognition, and she represented UCLA in the Roscoe Foundation National Essay Contest submitting a paper on Global Warning. Ms. Lacerca received her bachelor of law degree in 1989 from the Universidad de Buenos Aires. She obtained her LLM degree from UCLA in June 1993, obtaining the highest grade awarded on her thesis. Mylan Pharmaceuticals an A U.S. generic industry pioneer, has remained committed to providing customers with an extensive line of high quality, affordable pharmaceuticals since 1961. With the acquisition of Merck Generics, Mylan added Genpharm, a top five player in the Canadian market. Together, along with UDL Laboratories and Mylan Technologies, Mylan is poised to expand its established North American presence Back to Top Magnus Billing, General Counsel Governance & Compliance, OMX Nordic Exchange
Magnus Billing is Chief Counsel Europe of the NASDAQ OMX Group. He was prior to the merger with NASDAQ the General Counsel of OMX. He has been with NASDAQ OMX since 2001 and he has had the legal responsibility for the mergers between OMX, Helsinki Stock Exchange, Copenhagen Stock Exchange, Iceland Stock Exchange and Icelandic CSD, Vilnius Stock Exchange, Tallinn Stock Exchange and Riga Stock Exchange. OMX Nordic Exchange, a part of NASDAQ OMX Group Inc., serves as a central gateway to the Nordic and Baltic financial markets, promoting greater interest, opportunity and investment in the whole region. The Nordic Exchange offers ease of access to more than 80 percent of the exchange trading in the Nordic and Baltic countries. A model of efficiency and integration over national borders, the Nordic Exchange benefits companies, members and investors alike. Listed companies receive greater exposure. Members enjoy more efficient member access. Investors can easily choose among more investment alternatives. All this, in turn, generates more trading, boosts liquidity and enhances corporate transparency to sustain a dynamic and globally attractive marketplace. Harmonization is achieved by sharing the same trading system, providing common listing and index structures, enabling efficient cross-border trading and settlement, offering cross-membership and providing one market source of information.
Back to Top Peter Coleman, Director of Strategic Development, Pinsent MasonsPeter Coleman is the firm's Director of Strategic Development and works with the Board to devise, agree and implement our UK and international business development strategy. He is responsible for growing our reputation, our market share and ultimately our long term, sustainable turnover. A lawyer by profession, Peter is a former In House Counsel to several companies including Safeway plc and Grand Metropolitan. In 1994 he also set up and ran two very successful management consultancy firms, advising FTSE companies on the internal restructuring of legal department and selection and effective management of their law firms. Since 1999, Peter has gained unrivalled experience in managing large legal brands, both in the UK and internationally, and is particularly well known in the industry for his award winning approach to client relationship management; an approach which is born out of his 20+ years experience as a buyer of legal services. Now a committed marketer, Peter nonetheless retains his practising certificate and his allegiance to his first career. Indeed, during his years at Grand Met, he led the legal aspects of a number of headline deals the last being the sale of the Berni licensed retail estate to Scottish & Newcastle for close to £700 million. Education Qualified Career Director of Legal Affairs Grant Metropolitan Estates 1985-1994 Business Development Director Europe & Asia Co-Global DLA Piper (formerly Dibb Lupton Alsop) 1999-2006 Pinsent Masons has one of the largest and most experienced data protection and privacy teams in the country. We assist with the UK, European and Global information and data activities of a number of major UK and overseas data controllers providing them with a wide range of advice in achieving compliance and dealing with data related disputes. Our specialist team provides a unique legal and consultancy service which includes undertaking audits of marketing, processing and storage protocols for customer and employee data, advising on the design of compliant databases, the procurement of compliant IT systems, drafting of notices, responding to subject access requests and to complaints. Further, the team is unique in providing a comprehensive range of ISEB accredited courses. We have trained hundreds of ISEB (Information Systems Examinations Board) candidates and more than 90% of those candidates have passed the exam achieving an average score of more than 66%.See our latest exam statistics. We also offer flexible on-site training and a comprehensive audit services. We offer ongoing support through a regular newsletter and a helpline service which is used by all sectors of the industry, commerce and central and local government. The team includes Dr Chris Pounder and Rosemary Jay, former legal advisor to the Information Commissioner. Both are recognised internationally as leadings experts in the field of data protection and privacy law. Recent Experience: Back to Top Karim El Helaly, National and senior legal consultant, PWC
Karim El Helaly is an Egyptian national and senior legal consultant at PwC. His main fields of specialization are corporate commercial, intellectual property, and technology transfer with a particular focus on technology-based industries. His scope of work involves counseling, licensing, enforcement and management of IP assets. Karim completed his general certificate of education in Science from the University of London in 1990. In 1995 he received his L.L.B. from the University of Cairo, faculty of Law, and admitted to the Egyptian Bar in since 1995. In 1998, Karim obtained his L.L.M with specialization in IP and technology at Franklin Pierce Law Center, Concord, NH, USA. His work involves the strengthening of the legal and regulatory framework for intellectual property and to promote IP-public awareness. Mr. El Helaly is a certified mediator for commercial and intellectual property disputes and is an active member of the Licensing Executive Society USA-Canada (“LES”), the International Association for the protection of Intellectual Property (“AIPPI”), and is an associate member of the American Bar Association for the division of Intellectual Property, Franchise and Law practice management.
PricewaterhouseCoopers is a leading global professional services organisation. Back to Top Francesca Yeomans, European Legal Counsel, Smith & NephewFrancesca Yeomans is the UK Legal Manager for Smith & Nephew Plc. She qualified as a solicitor in 1989 and has been with Smith & Nephew in various legal roles, since 1997. She is responsible for providing legal advice for all group companies in the UK and with particular emphasis on commercial, contractual, compliance matters and property. She manages the UK in-house legal function and is also responsible for managing the external legal advisors in the UK. Smith & Nephew Plc is a FTSE 100 medical devices company. The company is divided into 4 global business units; Orthopaedic Reconstruction, Orthopaedic Trauma & Clinical Therapies, Endoscopy and Advanced Wound Management. Smith & Nephew operates in 33 countries and employs over 8,000 people. Smith & Nephew is committed to developing advanced medical devices that help healthcare professionals treat patients more effectively and patients get back to their lives faster. To find our more go to: www.smith-nephew.com
Back to Top Katie Paterson, Head of Global Legal Services , Standard LifeKatie Paterson heads up the Global Legal Services team at the Standard Life group. Qualifying as a corporate solicitor in 1994, she then worked for one of Scotland's largest corporate firms before joining The Standard Life Assurance Company in 1998. She has worked in a number of areas and projects within the Standard Life group and in recent years has developed a team to support Standard Life's overseas operations in Europe and Asia. Katie graduated from Glasgow University with an honours degree in Public International Law. The Standard Life Group is a leading life and pensions provider and accumulates and invests assets through its asset management and life and pensions subsidiaries in UK, Ireland, Canada and Hong Kong, its branches in Germany (including Austria) and Ireland and its joint ventures in India and China. It also operates a Bank and a Healthcare company." Back to Top Jeremy Evans, In-house Counsel, StreamserveJeremy Evans has spent 25 years working in different sectors: broadcasting and entertainment; telecommunications; and IT services: BBC Worldwide –the commercial arm of the BBC. Part of the Legal team for 12 years, spending his last four years as Head of Contracts supporting all the different commercial activities (programme licensing overseas, book, magazine and video publishing and some of the early multimedia projects). Left in 1995. British Telecommunications – worked in its commercial division in the late 90’s, providing legal and commercial support to its Global Satellite Services business unit working on a number of international projects and was involved in the launch of various web-hosting and other multimedia services. Siemens Business Services – the IT and BPO outsourcing and managed services arm of Siemens plc in the UK. Was Deputy Head and Governance Manager in the Commercial Management and Governance Group. Worked on several major PFI/PPP projects, including the BPO outsourcing of National Savings and Investments and the IT outsourcing of the Welsh Assembly. Also worked on the outsourcing of the back-office functions of one of the major high street banks. Additionally, responsible for the rollout of legal compliance and legal training programmes across SBS and within Siemens plc Northgate Information Solutions - in 2003, joined Northgate as Group Head of Legal and Commercial, with responsibility for the management of legal services across the Company, including “cradle to grave” contract management, legal advice, legal compliance and major corporate projects (M&A, group re-organisation, etc.). Northgate is a FTSE 250 company and a leading IT Solutions and Services provider, with its key markets being (1) HR, payroll & pensions services to both public and private sector clients (including the SME market); (2) applications and services to police forces and other emergency services; and (3) applications and managed and hosted services to central and local government, education market and utilities. Jeremy left Northgate in June 2007 and is now developing his own commercial/legal consultancy business. He is currently working on a number of projects and assignments for Streamserve Limited, an IT company that specialises in providing business communication management tools for corporate bodies and public sector organisations. He is also involved with a number of forthcoming conferences on M&A and legal compliance. StreamServe a leading provider of Dynamic Enterprise Publishing solutions, enables world-class organizations to streamline, consolidate, customize, and deliver customer-centric documents in any format, through any channel. StreamServe’s document processing solutions enable organizations to deepen brand-awareness, while providing marketers with flexible, efficient channels for customer communication and targeted offers that lead to cross-sell and up-sell opportunities. StreamServe customers realize additional revenue gains and business process efficiencies as a result of StreamServe’s open architecture design which enables companies to leverage existing enterprise systems and integrate seamlessly with archival systems. Headquartered in Burlington, MA, USA with 15 offices worldwide, StreamServe has more than 4,600 customers in 130 countries, including Agis Insurance, BMW France, Plantronics, and Siemens Financial.
Back to Top Francesco Chiappetta, Head of Group Function General Counsel & Corporate and Legal Affairs, Telecom Italia S.p.A.Francesco Chiappetta Born in Rome, Italy, on 13 September 1960. Married with one child. Since 22 January 2007 he became Head of Group Function General Counsel & Corporate and Legal Affairs. He began his career in 1983 at Consob, Italy’s stock market and corporate regulatory body. Over the next ten years he held a number of positions at this organization, including Chief of the Regulations Office. From 1989 to 2002 he worked in academia, holding courses and lectures at leading Italian universities including “La Sapienza” in Rome, ”Università di Roma Tre” and the “Luigi Bocconi” university of Milan. Mr Chiappetta has published widely on company law and the equities market. Between 1998 and July 2001 he worked as Assistant General Manager for Assonime, with responsibility for company law and the equities market. In August 2001 he joined the Pirelli & C. Group as Head of Legal and Corporate Affairs, a position he filled until joining the Telecom Italia Group. Since 25 November 2005 he became Head of Corporate and Legal Affairs and he was appointed Telecom Italia S.p.A. General Counsel on 1 August 2002. Mr Chiappetta is the Secretary to the Telecom Italia Board of Directors. Telecom Italia Group is the Italy's leading provider of advanced telecommunications, the Group operates in fixed-line and mobile telecommunications, internet, media, and in office and systems solutions. Telecom Italia is a top player in Europe through its Broadband Project, and in South America through TIM Brasil.
Back to Top Miroslav Uřičař, General legal Counsel, T-Mobile Czech Republic a. sMiroslav Uřičař graduated from the Faculty of Law at Charles University in Prague. He worked as Legal Counsel in the corporate sector, e.g. in OKD a.s. Since 1999, he has been working at T-Mobile Czech Republic a.s. where he is currently the head of the Legal and Regulatory Department, holding the post of General Legal Counsel. He is also responsible for Corporate Affairs and participates in international projects within T-Mobile International. He specializes in administrative law and in regulatory issues related to network industries, especially the electronic communications industry, including aspects involving competition law issues.
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