Experience

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  Allen & overy

  Jan 2004 - Sept 2008

  Associate - international capital markets (icm)

  Solicitor (England and Wales)Rechtsanwalt (Germany)Avocat a la Cour (Luxembourg) - until 2013

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  Deutsche asset management

  Sept 2008 - Sept 2010

  Product structurer - structured products & securitisation / legal structuring

  Responsible for the structuring, launch and management of swap-based structured products via a Luxembourg regulated securitisation vehicle in various EU jurisdictions. This included the drafting and negotiation of contracts with service providers, ensuring the regulatory compliance of the issuing company and liaising with regulators, which led to many improvements of overall corporate processes.

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  Deutsche bank

  Oct 2010 - May 2016

  Product structurer - funds & etcs / regulatory change management

  db-X / Fund structuring and ETCs | Senior structurer & Regulatory- Structuring, launching and managing systematic, rules-based UCITS funds;- Structuring and creating an ETC platform;- Drafting and negotiating contracts and offering documents for UCITS fund and ETC platforms;- Leading project for the implementation of regulatory changes in relation to UCITS, AIFMD, EMIR & FATCA;

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  Dws group

  Jun 2016 - May 2024

  Senior legal structurer

  Director in the Legal Structuring team focusing on product regulation, product development and the delivery of strategic projects.Responsibilities included:- advising and developing structures for UCITS funds, Alternative Investment Funds (eg. loan-originating AIFs) and European Long Term Investment Funds (ELTIFs);- advising on digital and crypto-assets in general (e.g. MiCAR, eWpG) and their eligibility for financial products in various jurisdictions;- developing and implementing a global product governance framework;- transferring UK legal entities and businesses as part of DWS' IPO; - managing the sale of the UK Life insurance business for Deutsche Asset Management. Show less

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  Rbc bluebay asset management

  Sept 2024 - now

  Product developer for ucits and alternative & hedge fund strategies