Head of Legal
Hapic Ltd
Cyprus
I am highly experienced at representing global organisations in general lending, asset and trade finance, project/ad hoc initiative finance, risk management, and real estate funding. I enable organisations to gain credibility in syndicated environments and rapidly gain the ability to expand internationally. Throughout my career, I have advanced through ranks to serve as Senior Lawyer who provides subject matter expertise on all transactions. I am deeply understanding of different jurisdictions and cultures with success in gaining consensus despite initial trepidation or lack of understanding. I am instrumental to launch and execution of a banking organization’s strategy.
Areas of Expertise:
Financial Sanctions • Global Compliance • Transactional Risk Assessment • Management Advisement • Memoranda & Legal Opinion Drafting • External Legal Counsel Relations • Internal Regulations • Syndicated Financing • Loan Structuring • Transactional Liability • International Business • Corporate Banking • Team Leadership • Training & Coaching • New Business Growth • Client Services & Solutions • People Development • Governance • Financial Market Analysis
Key Achievements:
– Demonstrating multilingual proficiency in English, German, Spanish, Russian, and Greek and vast knowledge of international currency including the Russian Ruble (RUB), US Dollar (USD), and Euro (EUR)
– Introducing corporations or firms on structure syndicated loans to improve bank standings among syndicates such as Citibank, ING, UniCredit and Raiffeisen