Matt Hansen

Experience

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  Buchalter Nemer

  May 1986 - Aug 1986

  Summer Paralegal

  I received training from the firm's corporate and real estate teams. I learned the fine art of manually black-lining legal documents.

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  PepsiCo

  May 1987 - Aug 1987

  Summer Sales Intern

  As part of the summer training program at PepsiCo's headquarters, I was trained in back-office sales management, volume distribution tracking, and logistics. A portion of my time was spent in the field learning the basics of sales from the "ground up".

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  Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP

  Sept 1989 - Jan 1992

  Paralegal and Attorney Recruiting

  As a litigation paralegal, I was part of the insurance defense team assigned to a multi-phase Federal trial that arose out of the San Juan Dupont Plaza Hotel fire, and I created a library of expert testimony and case law. As a part of the attorney recruiting department, I coordinated the firm's interview process and summer associate program.

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  Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP

  Sept 1994 - Dec 1997

  Associate

  As a litigation associate, my areas of concentration included corporate defense, insurance coverage, contracts, and product liability. I negotiated settlement agreements, drafted contracts, conducted due diligence, performed research, and participated in pre-trial discovery.

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  Hawkins Delafield & Wood LLP

  Jan 1998 - Sept 1998

  Associate

  I was a public finance associate at this firm, and was involved with municipal and state bond issuance and energy generation transactions. My experience included drafting and reviewing agreements, corporate documents and offering memoranda, and I coordinated multiple deal closings and conducted due diligence.

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  Baker & McKenzie

  Oct 1998 - Dec 2001

  Associate

  I was part of the team that established the firm's Bahrain office and developed the practice. As an associate I was involved in banking, financial and project finance transactions, and represented international and regional banks and other financial institutions in syndicated and bilateral lending.

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  Bahrain Middle East Bank B.S.C. (BMB)

  Feb 2002 - Jul 2003

  Legal Counsel

  As the bank's sole in-house lawyer, I advised management on all legal matters and documentation. Part of my responsibilities included being involved in the administration of the bank’s private equity portfolio. In addition, I negotiated and reviewed all contracts entered into by the bank.

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  The Family Office Company BSC (c)

  Apr 2004 - Feb 2013

  Chief Legal Counsel

  I was one of the founding partners of this firm, which was the first multi-family office in the Middle East. As the firm's first Chief Legal Counsel, I was responsible for setting up the legal and compliance department, and was in charge of approving all contracts and legal documentation related to the business. I managed the establishment and launch of all investment vehicles, including designing the legal structure and drafting the offering documentation. I served as the firm's Corporate Secretary and its Money Laundering Reporting Officer. Show less

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  Peak Consultancy W.L.L.

  Mar 2013 - now

  Founder

  I am managing an independent legal consulting company that provides advisory, contractual, and logistical support to regional and international financial institutions, construction businesses, oil and gas firms, and other companies doing business in the Middle East. I served as the Corporate Secretary for one client, a licensed Bahrain investment bank, for five years.