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FACULTY OFL AWPROFILESMSC IN LAW & FINANCECLASS OF 2018/19
MLF ProfileAClass of 2018/19KUDRAT AGRAWAL INDIAkudrat.agrawal@law.ox.ac.ukExeter CollegeHindiEDUCATIONNATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY, INDIA, BA LLB (HONS)(06/2018)Graduated 2nd in class; Best Student of the Year Medal;medals in corporate law and international trade law;editorial board; fellow, Centre for Constitutional Law;member, Recruitment Committee; teaching assistant,contract law and corporate law; preparation of policy brieffor Member of ParliamentINTRODUCTIONABOUT THE PROGRAMMEMLF candidates are anexceptionally talented and diversegroup of students. They arrivehaving graduated at or near thetop of their undergraduate class,often combined with several yearsof professional experience. They leavewith graduate level training in finance andeconomics, along with a sophisticatedunderstanding of the complextransactional and policy issues at theintersection of law and finance. This is theMLF's unique value proposition and thereason why our graduates go on tosuccessful, high impact careers in law,finance, policy, and academia.ince its inception in 2010, the MLF has gained an unparalleled reputation forcombining academic excellence with practical insights into the important andcomplex issues at the intersection of law and finance. The MLF is a one-yeartaught master’s programme delivered jointly by Oxford's Faculty of Law and SaïdBusiness School. As part of the curriculum, MLF students undertake graduate levelcourses in Financial Economics, Corporate Finance, and the Law and Economics ofCorporate Transactions. These core courses are then supplemented by courses fromthe Law Faculty and Saïd Business School’s deep stable of electives including Principlesof Financial Regulation, Corporate Finance Law, Entrepreneurial Finance, AssetManagement, Private Equity, and Mergers and Acquisitions. This in-depth exposureto cutting edge research and ideas in the fields of both law and finance makes MLFgraduates exceptionally well qualified to address the important challenges facingbusinesses, governments, law and regulators in the 21st century.SOxford's Faculty of Law was ranked 3rd in the world in the 2018 QS World UniversityRankings for law, and 2nd in the Guardian's UK University Guide 2018. The SaïdBusiness School's MBA programme was ranked 27th in the world and 3rd in the UK inthe Financial Times' Global MBA Ranking 2018.HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL, USA, HBX CORE(06/2016)Accounting; business analytics; economicsNATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF JURIDICAL SCIENCES, INDIA,DIPLOMA IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP ADMINISTRATIONAND BUSINESS LAWS (11/2015)RESEARCHER, CENTRE FOR CORPORATE LAW ANDGOVERNANCE, NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY, INDIAWorking on corporate governance and corporatesustainability issuesLEGAL INTERN, TRILEGAL, INDIAResearching debt restructuring and insolvency, IP matters,and takeover code; conducting due diligenceCOORDINATOR AND RESEARCHER, SUPREME COURTEMPIRICAL ANALYSIS PROJECT, NATIONAL LAWUNIVERSITY, INDIAAnalysing all judgments and orders of Supreme Court ofIndia (2010-15)CAREER AND RESEARCH INTERESTSM&A; private equity; corporate finance; corporategovernanceABDULLAH ALOBAID SAUDI ARABIAabdullah.alobaid@law.ox.ac.ukLinacre CollegeArabicEDUCATIONGEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER, USA, LLMSECURITIES AND FINANCIAL REGULATION (05/2016)Graduated with distinction; Dean’s ListISLAMIC UNIVERSITY OF MADINAH, SAUDI ARABIA, BAISLAMIC LAW (09/2010)Graduated with distinction and first-class honours; ranked2nd among graduatesJohn ArmourAcademic DirectorMSc in Law & FinanceEMPLOYMENTEMPLOYMENTASSOCIATE, AS&H IN COOPERATION WITH CLIFFORDCHANCE, SAUDI ARABIAAdvising international and local financial institutions andmultinational corporations on corporate and projectfinance transactions, including Islamic finance; reviewingand drafting legal opinions and financing documents;transactions management; advising in multi-billion-dollarfinancial litigations and arbitrationsCAREER AND RESEARCH INTERESTSBanking and finance; derivatives and structured finance;financial regulation; law and economicsJUAN PABLO AMAYA C OLOMBIAjuan.amayaprieto@law.ox.ac.ukWadham CollegeSpanish, MandarinEDUCATIONCLASS SIZE41STUDENTSCOMINGFROM WORKUNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES, COLOMBIA, LLB(03/2015)66%Awarded the Mejores Saber Pro distinction for scoring inthe top 3.5% of the students who took the Test on theQuality of Higher Education in ColombiaEMPLOYMENTASSOCIATE (CORPORATE AND LITIGATION), DLA PIPERMB, COLOMBIAAGE RANGENATIONALITIES24 22–35AVERAGE AGE26Advising on the prevention and resolution of disputesamong shareholders, managers, and other participants inColombian business corporationsJUDICIAL LAW CLERK, DIVISION OF PRIVATEENFORCEMENT, SUPERINTENDENCE OF COMPANIES,COLOMBIAConducting legal research; drafting judicial decisions;attending court hearingsPUBLICATIONSJ P Amaya, ‘The Improper Exercise of Majority Control:Shareholder Oppression and Corporate Dividend Policy inColombia’, Review of Private Law (2015)CAREER AND RESEARCH INTERESTSCorporate law and governance; capital markets;commercial litigationADDITIONAL INFORMATIONLectured on corporate law at different Colombianuniversities in undergraduate and graduate programmesJUDGE, DIVISION OF PRIVATE ENFORCEMENT,SUPERINTENDENCE OF COMPANIES, COLOMBIAPresiding over corporate disputesDisclaimer: This profile book has been compiled from the submissions of the individuals represented in the book, who are solely responsible for the accuracy of the informationthey have provided. While this information is believed to be accurate, it is made available without any responsibility on the part of the University of Oxford, which makes norepresentations about its veracity.2MSC LAW AND FINANCE CLASS OF DUATE/MASTER-SCIENCE-LAW-AND-FINANCE3
OSCAR BORGOGNO ITALYBoscar.borgogno@law.ox.ac.ukPembroke CollegeItalianEDUCATIONUNIVERSITY OF TURIN, ITALY, LLB AND LLM (DUAL)(10/2015)PRIYANKA BUTANI INDIAPUBLICATIONSO Borgogno, ‘On FinTech, Data Control and ConsumerEmpowerment’, Oxford Business Law Blog: Law andAutonomous Systems Series (2018)priyanka.butani@law.ox.ac.ukHarris Manchester CollegeHindi, FrenchEDUCATIONO Borgogno, ‘A Comparison of F/RAND Licensing betweenUS, EU and China: Towards a Private Ordering Solution?’,Mercato, Concorrenza, Regole (2018)GOVERNMENT LAW COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI,INDIA, LLB (06/2014)Summa cum laude; top 3% of class; School of GovernmentO Borgogno, ‘Why is the Canadian Banking System MoreExcellence Track; Studio Torta Prize for best Italian masterResilient than the US System?’, Osservatorio del Dirittothesis on IP and antitrustCivile e Commerciale (2017)EMPLOYMENTCAREER AND RESEARCH INTERESTSTRAINEE LAWYER, PIROLA PENNUTO ZEI & PARTNERS,Financial regulation; antitrust and regulation; law of centralITALYbanksAdvisory in commercial litigation matters; negotiating anddrafting M&A agreementsADDITIONAL INFORMATIONDue to complete PhD in market regulation at University ofTurin in 2020 (started October 2016); research fellow atTilburg Institute of Law, Technology and Society; awardedMenichella Scholarship by Central Bank of ItalyTATIANA BOTSKINA RUSSIAtatiana.botskina@law.ox.ac.ukPembroke CollegeRussianEDUCATIONRUSSIAN PRESIDENTIAL ACADEMY OF NATIONALECONOMY AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, RUSSIA, MSCGLOBAL FINANCE (07/2017)Graduated with distinctionBOCCONI UNIVERSITY, ITALY, EXCHANGE STUDENT(02/2017)LOMONOSOV MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY, RUSSIA,SPECIALIST IN LAW (07/2014)Graduated in top 5% of classEMPLOYMENTAdvising companies and private clients on crossborder and domestic transactions including jointventures, venture capital investments, M&A, corporatereorganisations, debt restructuring, distressed assets, andsecured and unsecured lending and borrowingPARALEGAL, NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT, RUSSIADrafting legal documents with focus on banking andfinance transactions; conducting due diligence and legalresearch in the field of banking and finance regulationsCAREER AND RESEARCH INTERESTSVenture capital; security regulation; blockchain technology;legal technologyADDITIONAL INFORMATIONLegal manager at VentureFusion, crypto-securityecosystem for start-up creation and growthASSOCIATE, SAMETA LLC, RUSSIAGraduated with first class; top 10% of the cohortST XAVIER’S COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI, INDIA,BA ECONOMICS (08/2011)Graduated with first class; top 10% of the cohortEMPLOYMENTASSOCIATE (GENERAL CORPORATE), ASB & PARTNERS,INDIAAdvising private equity funds and large multinationalson investments, mergers, acquisitions, and takeovers;transaction lead with focus on drafting and enose CollegeSpanish, ItalianEDUCATIONESCUELA LIBRE DE DERECHO, MEXICO, ENERGY LAWDIPLOMA (07/2017)Merit ScholarshipESCUELA LIBRE DE DERECHO, MEXICO, REAL ESTATELAW DIPLOMA (12/2016)Merit ScholarshipESCUELA LIBRE DE DERECHO, MEXICO, LLB (03/2015)Graduated with best overall performance in class;five endowment awards per year; special honours inprofessional examinationEMPLOYMENTASSOCIATE, RITCH, MUELLER, HEATHER & NICOLAU,MEXICOÉTIENNE BRUNEAU CANADAEDUCATIONUNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA, CANADA, LLL (05/2018)Graduated magna cum laude; top 5% of class; Luc ADespins Prize in Bankruptcy and Insolvency; Dean’sHonour List 2016-18; awarded Three-Merit Scholarship;Research AwardCORNELL LAW SCHOOL, USA, STUDENT EXCHANGE(05/2017)Two CALI Excellence for the Future Awards for highestgrade in Foreign Direct Investments and Advanced Foreignand International Legal Research coursesLONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICALSCIENCE, UK, CORPORATE LAW AND GOVERNANCECERTIFICATE (07/2016)EMPLOYMENTSAMUEL C K CHAU HONG KONGRESEARCH ASSISTANT (LABOUR LAW AND CRIMINALLAW), UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA, CANADAsamuel.chau@law.ox.ac.ukBrasenose CollegeCantonese, MandarinResearching Supreme Court of Canada’s 2015 trilogyconstitutionalising the right to strike; analysing conditionsof pre-trial release and fundamental rights objections;researching implications in criminal law of recent SupremeCourt decisions for people living with HIVCAREER AND RESEARCH INTERESTSConsulting; investment banking; private equity;international financial regulation; M&A; capital markets;corporate insolvency and restructuringADDITIONAL INFORMATIONCanadian Securities Certification (CSC)EDUCATIONCITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, HONG KONG,POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN LAWS (07/2018)CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, HONG KONG, LLB(07/2017)Graduated with first-class honoursEMPLOYMENTMINI-PUPIL, PARKSIDE CHAMBERS, HONG KONGDrafting request for arbitration and skeleton argumentsVACATION SCHEME STUDENT, MAYER BROWN JSM,HONG KONGAssisting in acquisition by way of subscription of sharesand convertible bonds4MSC LAW AND FINANCE CLASS OF 2018/19ASSOCIATE, CYRIL AMARCHAND MANGALDAS, INDIAWorking in capital markets, financing, and generalcorporate practice areas; advising on public offerings, debtfinancings, bond offerings, M&A, and PE transactions;drafting prospectuses and transactional documentsTRAINEE ASSOCIATE, JURIS CORP, INDIAAssisting with PE transactions; corporate law advisory;property law advisoryCAREER AND RESEARCH INTERESTSCorporate law; M&A; private equity; consulting;investment bankingADDITIONAL INFORMATIONAdmitted to practise law in IndiaTONY HARPREET CENTURIÓN PAREDES M EXICOAdvising in structuring and negotiating infrastructure andreal estate projectsetienne.bruneau@law.ox.ac.ukLincoln CollegeFrenchtransaction documents; working on business developmentactivitiesASSOCIATE, CAMERON MCKENNA, MEXICOAdvising in structuring, negotiating, bidding, financing, anddeveloping infrastructure, real estate, and energy projectsPARALEGAL, WHITE & CASE, MEXICOAdvising on constitutional and administrative litigations,and arbitral, bankruptcy and reorganisation proceduresPUBLICATIONST H Centurión, ‘Challenges of the Real-EstateCrowdfunding in Mexico’, El Mundo del Abogado (2017)T H Centurión, ‘Real-Estate Investment Agreements’,El Mundo del Abogado (2016)T H Centurión, ‘The Resonance of Culture in a Democracy’,Pandecta (2013)CAREER AND RESEARCH INTERESTSReal estate law; financial regulation; project financeADDITIONAL INFORMATIONAssistant professor in Roman law class at Escuela Librede Derecho; co-founder and president of non-profitorganisationVACATION SCHEME STUDENT, DLA PIPER, HONG KONGDrafting spin-off listing application and legal opinions onrights issuePUBLICATIONSA Janssen and S Chau, ‘The Impact of the UNIDROITPrinciples of International Commercial Contracts onChinese Contract law: Past, Present and Future’, LDiMatteo and L Chen (eds.) Chinese Contract Law: Civiland Common Law Perspectives (Cambridge, 2018)CAREER AND RESEARCH INTERESTSCorporate finance; dispute resolution; international privatelawADDITIONAL INFORMATIONRepresented the university in the 12th Willem C Vis (East)International Arbitration Moot; first runner-up for the bestmemorandum for ADUATE/MASTER-SCIENCE-LAW-AND-FINANCE5
KRITTIKA CHAVALY I NDIAkrittika.chavaly@law.ox.ac.ukRegent’s Park CollegeTelugu, HindiEDUCATIONNATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF ADVANCED LEGAL STUDIES,INDIA, BA LLB (HONS) (05/2018)Graduated with first-class honours; editor of the StudentLaw Journal and editor-in-chief of the Environment, Lawand Society Journal; student coordinator of the Centre forCompetition in Law and PolicyEMPLOYMENTINTERN, SNG & PARTNERS, INDIABanking and finance division; drafting contracts; preparingbriefs for clients; researching foreign direct investmentINTERN, INDIAN COUNCIL FOR RESEARCH ININTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC RELATIONS, INDIASTEPHANIE DERRINGTON AUSTRALIAINTERN, JUSTICE C V NAGARJUNA REDDY, HIGH COURTOF JUDICATURE AT HYDERABAD, INDIAstephanie.derrington@law.ox.ac.ukSt Hugh’s CollegeLAWYER AND CLERK (DISPUTE RESOLUTION),MINTERELLISON, AUSTRALIAResearching criminal law and law of contract; studyingcourt proceedingsEDUCATIONActing for banks, private corporations, and domesticand international governments in high-profile litigations,arbitrations, and commercial disputesPUBLICATIONSM P Ram Mohan and K Chavaly, ‘The Supreme Courtof India and Inter-State Water Dispute: An Analysis ofJudgments on Mullaperiyar Dam’, Water Policy (2015)CAREER AND RESEARCH INTERESTSFinancial regulation; corporate finance; M&A; competitionlawADDITIONAL INFORMATIONCo-founder, Indian Union Debate Forum, a socialenterprise; represented university in national moot courtcompetitionsStudying the Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Agreementon Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property RightsAUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, AUSTRALIA,GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN LEGAL PRACTICE (06/2015)QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY,AUSTRALIA, LLB (06/2015)Graduated 1st in cohort of 253; Maria De Donantis Prizefor Corporate Law; The Honourable Michael Lavarch AOPrize for Constitutional Law; ranked 1st in torts, andlawyering and dispute resolutionEMPLOYMENTLAWYER (COMMERCIAL LITIGATION, RESTRUCTURINGAND INSOLVENCY), CLAYTON UTZ, AUSTRALIAActing for energy providers, mining companies, privatecorporations, and governments in high-profile litigationsand arbitrationsPUBLICATIONSS Derrington, ‘It Might Be Yours There But It’s Not DownHere: Issues Arising under the PPSA in Cross-BorderTransactions’, Journal of Banking and Finance Law andPractice (2015)CAREER AND RESEARCH INTERESTSInternational litigation and arbitration; transport; sport;management; investment bankingADDITIONAL INFORMATIONAdmitted to High Court of Australia and Supreme Court ofQueensland (2015); elite athlete (track and field, formerlyartistic gymnastics)TOBIAS DRESSLER GERMANYMARINA DANIEL CYPRUSDmarina.daniel@law.ox.ac.ukBrasenose CollegeGreek, FrenchEDUCATIONUNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD, UK, LLB EUROPEAN ANDINTERNATIONAL (06/2017)First-class honours; one year study abroad at theUniversity of OttawaEMPLOYMENTTRAINEE, N MOUKTAROUDES & ASSOCIATES LLC,CYPRUSProviding legal advice on corporate and commerciallaw; preparing corporate restructuring and insolvencydocumentation; drafting transaction documents andpleadings; representing clients before courts andadministrative agenciesSTUDENT ADVISOR, COMMLAW LEGAL CLINIC,UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD, UKAdvising businesses on financing, intellectual propertyrights, and contractual issues; developing briefing notesfor student entrepreneursRESEARCH ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA,CANADAResearching the intersection of business and human rights;supporting the work of the UN Special Rapporteur onadequate housing concerning the resettlement of Syrianrefugees in CanadaCAREER AND RESEARCH INTERESTSPrivate equity; investment banking; asset management;M&A; corporate financeADDITIONAL INFORMATIONAdmitted to the Cyprus Bar Association (2018); OxfordRobert & Soulla Kyprianou ScholarshipIAN DAVIS SOUTH AFRICAian.davis@law.ox.ac.ukSt Peter’s CollegeEDUCATIONUNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA, LLB(12/2015)Graduated in top 5% of the classUNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA, BASOCIAL SCIENCE (12/2013)Graduated in top 5% of the classEMPLOYMENTASSOCIATE, BOWMANS, SOUTH AFRICACorporate, M&A, private equity, and equity capitalmarkets; national, multi-jurisdictional, and cross-bordertransactions; financial markets and securities regulation6MSC LAW AND FINANCE CLASS OF 2018/19PUBLICATIONSI Davis, ‘Should S 197 of the LRA Be Amended toAutomatically Protect Employees When Labour IntensiveServices are Outsourced or When a New Service Provideris Appointed?’, Industrial Law Journal (2016)CAREER AND RESEARCH INTERESTSInvestment banking; equity capital markets; M&A; privateequity; general finance; social impact investing; investmentbehaviour; capital raising and responsible investmentADDITIONAL INFORMATIONAdmitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa;volunteer at probono.org, South Africa; one of theyoungest contributors to the Industrial Law Journaltobias.dressler@law.ox.ac.ukLady Margaret HallGermanEDUCATIONHANSEATISCHES OBERLANDESGERICHT HAMBURG,GERMANY, SECOND STATE LEGAL EXAMINATION(02/2018)Graduated in top 2% nationwideBUCERIUS LAW SCHOOL, GERMANY, FIRST LEGAL STATEEXAMINATION AND LLB (10/2015)Semester abroad at Stellenbosch UniversityLEGAL TRAINEE, HIGHER REGIONAL COURT OFHAMBURG, GERMANYResearch and preparation of judgements in 11th Senatethat specialises in corporate lawLEGAL TRAINEE, FRESHFIELDS BRUCKHAUS DERINGERLLP, GERMANYCAREER AND RESEARCH INTERESTSCorporate law; M&AADDITIONAL INFORMATIONField hockey goalkeeper in first and second division inGermanyEMPLOYMENTASSOCIATE (RECHTSANWALT), FRESHFIELDSBRUCKHAUS DERINGER LLP, GERMANYCorporate and M&A with focus on private M&AJULIA CARNEVALLI DURIGAN B RAZILjulia.durigan@law.ox.ac.ukLincoln CollegePortuguese, SpanishEDUCATIONFUNDAÇÃO GETÚLIO VARGAS (FGV), BRAZIL, LLB(12/2010)Graduated with distinctionEMPLOYMENTHEAD OF LEGAL DEPARTMENT, STONE PAGAMENTOSSA, BRAZILLeading the legal advisory area, including strategicoperations, contracts, and interface with regulatoryagenciesSENIOR ASSOCIATE, PINHEIRO NETO ADVOGADOS,BRAZILCorporate team with emphasis in banking, financial, andforeign exchange areas; structured transactions; insuranceand reinsurance areas; M&A; private equity; capital marketprojectsTRAINEE, PINHEIRO NETO ADVOGADOS, BRAZILCorporate team with emphasis on M&A and private equityPUBLICATIONSJ Durigan, ‘Citigroup and US Bancorp Agree Elavon Exit’,Latin Lawyer (2016)J Durigan, ‘Vale Sale’, Latin Lawyer (2013)J Durigan, ‘US Pharma Mylan Gains Brazil Assets throughIndian Buy’, Latin Lawyer (2013)CAREER AND RESEARCH INTERESTSFinancial system; electronic payments industry; paymentschemes; regulated entities; M&A; capital marketADDITIONAL INFORMATIONGlobal Culture Transfer (Corvinus University of Budapest),promoting economic, political, and cultural events; due tocomplete master’s degree at FGV in July TE/MASTER-SCIENCE-LAW-AND-FINANCE7
MEERA EL-FARHAN JORDANEmeera.el-farhan@law.ox.ac.ukSt Hugh’s CollegeEDUCATIONUNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW SCHOOL, USA, JD(05/2014)Graduated cum laude; awarded Dean’s Scholarship;Wolverine ScholarUNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, USA, BSE INDUSTRIAL ANDOPERATIONS ENGINEERING (05/2011)Graduated summa cum laudeUNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, USA, BSE ECONOMICS(05/2011)Graduated with high distinctionEMPLOYMENTANDREA FERNANDEZ DE CORDOVA PESANTEZ E CUADORTraining at the financial stability, banking supervision, riskmanagement, and legal consultations departments, x.ac.ukExeter CollegeSpanishASSOCIATE, LATHAM & WATKINS LLP, USAEDUCATIONPractice areas included private and public M&A and othercorporate and security mattersUNIVERSIDAD SAN FRANCISCO DE QUITO, ECUADOR,LLB (12/2015)Valedictorian; Chancellor’s ListRESEARCH ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, USATULANE UNIVERSITY, USA, BA POLITICAL ECONOMYAND BA INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (DUAL)(12/2010)Researching; writing support on a variety of publicationsCAREER AND RESEARCH INTERESTSM&A; leveraged finance; investment banking; privateequity; financial regulation; corporate financeGraduated cum laude; Dean’s List; awarded Brandt DixonScholarship and Founders ScholarshipEMPLOYMENTADDITIONAL INFORMATIONLicensed to practise law in New York and the District ofColumbiaJUNIOR ASSOCIATE, ATTORNEYS AT LAW (GONZALOCORDOVA), ECUADORTRAINEE, CENTRAL BANK OF JORDAN, JORDANManaging the legal portfolio of several commercialcompanies and banks; drafting contracts, M&A processes,and economics reportsMARWAN EL-SAYEGH CANADAmarwan.el-sayegh@law.ox.ac.ukWadham CollegeFrenchEDUCATIONUNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA, CANADA, LICENCATE IN LAW(05/2017)Top 5% of class; awarded Merit Scholarship; graduatedmagna cum laude; Admission ScholarshipFEDUCATIONFIA BUSINESS SCHOOL, BRAZIL, POSTGRADUATEDIPLOMA IN CORPORATE FINANCE AND INVESTMENTBANKING (12/2016)FUNDAÇÃO GETÚLIO VARGAS, BRAZIL, RESEARCH MALAW AND DEVELOPMENT (12/2012)Mario Henrique Simonsen Scholarship; FundaçãoCarlos Chagas Scholarship; exchange programme withUniversiteit van TilburgUNIVERSIDADE PRESBITERIANA MACKENZIE, BRAZIL,LLB (07/2010)Graduated in top 5% of class; exchange programme withUniversidad de SalamancaEMPLOYMENTASSOCIATE, SABZ ADVOGADOS, BRAZILLegal advisory in project finance, infrastructuretransactions, expression of interest projects, publicconcessions, public-private partnerships, and public assetsM&AMSC LAW AND FINANCE CLASS OF 2018/19LEGAL ASSISTANT, ATTORNEY GENERAL’S MEDIATIONCENTRE, ECUADORProviding legal support; drafting mediation requests andmediation settlementCAREER AND RESEARCH INTERESTSM&A; corporate finance; banking regulationADDITIONAL INFORMATIONParticipating as a panellist in angel investor conferencesdiscussing suitable legal structures for start-ups; providingfree mentorship for Ecuadorian start-ups in differentindustriesStudent-at-law in multi-service business law firmphilipp.fidler@law.ox.ac.ukSt Cross CollegeGermanSTUDENT-AT-LAW, ANDRÉ R DORAIS BARRISTER &SOLICITORS, CANADAUNIVERSITY OF VIENNA, AUSTRIA, DR IUR (06/2013)RESEARCH ASSOCIATE, SUPREME COURT OF JUSTICE,AUSTRIAStudies completed with distinction; dissertation awardedwith two prizesPreparing research for judgesSTUDENT-AT-LAW, FASKEN LLP, CANADAEDUCATIONStudent-at-law in small-size business law firmCAREER AND RESEARCH INTERESTSFinance; asset management; business lawUNIVERSITY OF VIENNA, AUSTRIA, MAG IUR (01/2011)‘Best of the Best’ Award for one the best performances atthe Faculty of Law (2009-11); studies completed withranking position 6 out of 548 ranked students (category‘all diploma examinations’)TRAINEE, CROCCE CAETANO FREGNI ADVOGADOS,BRAZILEMPLOYMENTASSISTANT PROFESSOR (POST DOC), VIENNAUNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS, AUSTRIALegal advisory in administrative impropriety, public bids,and contracts for political parties, public entities, andpoliticiansSpecialising in corporate law and corporate financeCONCILIATORY ADVISOR, SPECIAL CIVIL COURT, BRAZILPublic service presiding and conducting conciliatoryhearings to solve legal conflictsPUBLICATIONSN Fazano Novaes and K Luiz Zanchim, ‘Infrastructure andAgribusiness: Modelling Structured Projects’, CorporateLaw and Agribusiness (2016)CAREER AND RESEARCH INTERESTSProjects and infrastructure; public policy; investmentbanking; structured finance; developmentADDITIONAL INFORMATIONAdmitted to the Brazilian Bar AssociationGLEGAL ADVISOR, AUSTRIAN TAKEOVER COMMISSION,AUSTRIAFocusing on M&A; preparing legal advices; drafting decisionsPUBLICATIONSP Fidler, ‘Private Enforcement: Legal Theory and LegalReality in Capital Markets and Competition Law’,Juristische Blätter (2018)CAREER AND RESEARCH INTERESTSBanking and corporate finance; debt; equity; M&A;corporate insolvency and restructuring law; takeover lawADDITIONAL INFORMATIONMember of the editorial staff of Journal for FinancialMarkets LawPHILIP GAVIN IRELANDphilip.gavin@law.ox.ac.ukOriel CollegeGermanEDUCATIONTRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, IRELAND, LLMINTERNATIONAL AND BUSINESS LAW (05/2018)TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, IRELAND, LLB (LINGGERMAN) (05/2017)UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, IRELAND, PROFESSIONALDIPLOMA IN FINANCIAL ADVICE (LOANS ANDREGULATIONS) (09/2014)EMPLOYMENTASSISTANT LECTURER, DUBLIN INSTITUTE OFTECHNOLOGY, IRELANDLecturing undergraduates on the German language; settingwritten examinations; conducting oral examinations;reforming and teaching a course on German politics, law, andsociety; advising the language department on new degreeprogrammes relating to German law and legal translation8Drafting a legal report for the UNHCR on legal challengesfacing refugees in Mexico; preparing social impactevaluations for international and Mexican corporationsPHILIPP FIDLER A USTRIAEMPLOYMENTNATÁLIA FAZANO NOVAES B RAZIL, ITALYnatalia.novaes@law.ox.ac.ukHertford CollegePortuguese, SpanishRESEARCH ASSISTANT, IMPACTO SOCIAL CONSULTORES,ECUADORCUSTOMER ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE, KBC BANK IRELAND,IRELANDAdvising existing bank clients on queries; assistingpotential customers in applying for suitable financialproducts; identifying and managing operational risks andadherence with regulatory reporting requirementsCREDIT CONTROL AGENT, CERTUS IRELAND, IRELANDAssisting customers that were in arrears or pre-arrears;formulating mortgage repayment schedules; processingloan restructure applications under Central Bank guidelinesPUBLICATIONSP Gavin, ‘Linguistic Relativity and the ComparativeFormulation of Criminal Sanction’, TCD Law StudentColloquium (2018)CAREER AND RESEARCH INTERESTSAcademia; financial regulation; in-house bank counsel;corporate, mortgage, and international trade law; S/POSTGRADUATE/MASTER-SCIENCE-LAW-AND-FINANCE9
RANJINI GOGOI INDIAranjini.gogoi@law.ox.ac.ukExeter CollegeAssamese, HindiEDUCATIONNALSAR UNIVERSITY OF LAW, INDIA, BA LLB (HONS)(04/2016)EMPLOYMENTASSOCIATE, LUTHRA & LUTHRA LAW OFFICES, INDIACorporate structuring and regulatory team; providingstructuring and regulatory advice particularly on issues ofcompany law and securities law, including listed companymergers and takeovers, delisting, insider trading, andfraudulent and unfair trade practicesINTERN, JUSTICE RAJIV SHAKDHER, DELHI HIGH COURT,INDIAINTERN, AZB & PARTNERS, INDIAConducting legal research on oppression, mismanagement,and schemes of arrangement under the Companies Act;drafting disclosure documents for public companiesJMAX JACOBS G ERMANYmax.jacobs@law.ox.ac.ukBrasenose CollegeFrench, GermanEDUCATIONSAARLAND UNIVERSITY, GERMANY, PHD LAW(07/2016)PUBLICATIONSR Gogoi, ‘Puts and Calls in India: Enforceability under theEarlier Regime and the Current’, Journal of Corporate LawStudies (2015)Magna cum laude; Full ScholarshipSAARLAND UNIVERSITY, GERMANY, FIRST LEGAL STATEEXAMINATION (09/2014)CAREER AND RESEARCH INTERESTSCorporate law and policy; securities law; corporate finance;derivatives; financial and securities regulationGraduated with distinctionUNIVERSITÉ LILLE 2, FRANCE, MASTER DROITINTERNATIONAL (07/2012)ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONAdmitted to practice law in India; honourable mention forindividual oralist, Willem C Vis International ArbitrationMoot 2016; editorial board, Journal of Corporate Affairsand Corporate CrimesMention très bien, awarded Warwick Certificate EnglishLaw (distinction) in second yearEMPLOYMENTLAW CLERK, FEDERAL CONSTITUTIONAL COURT,GERMANYDrafting opinions on constitutional complaintsSECOND STATE EXAM, HIGHER REGIONAL COURT OFSAARLAND, GERMANYAssisting senior judges, a public prosecutor, and thedirector of the regional parliamentRESEARCH ASSOCIATE, SAARLAND UNIVERSITY,GERMANYPUBLICATIONSM Jacobs, ‘Europäischer Emissionshandel, ErneuerbareEnergien-Gesetz und das Recht der Umweltbeihilfen’,Nomos Verlag (2016)CAREER AND RESEARCH INTERESTSPublic policy; regulationADDITIONAL INFORMATIONDAAD Scholar 2018-19PAUL HEWAT SOUTH AFRICA, FRANCEHpaul.hewat@law.ox.ac.ukSt Anne’s CollegeEDUCATIONUNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA, LLB(12/2017)Dean’s Merit List (2017)UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA, BBUSSCECONOMICS WITH LAW (ECONOMICS HONOURS)(12/2015)Dean’s Merit List (2012-13); Class Medal for experimentsin economics (2015)EMPLOYMENTCANDIDATE ATTORNEY, BOWMAN GILFILLAN, SOUTHAFRICASix months in competition law; researching; draftingstrategic legal advice; conducting price-fixinginvestigationsINTERN, LEGAL RESOURCES CENTRE, SOUTH AFRICAResearching and drafting memos on public interest casesin environmental law and social housingTUTOR, SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS, UNIVERSITY OF CAPETOWN, SOUTH AFRICATutoring first-year students in microeconomicsCAREER AND RESEARCH INTERESTSImpact investing; M&A; private equity; social justice; lawand economicsKYUI KANEMITSU J APANyui.kanemitsu@law.ox.ac.ukBrasenose CollegeJapaneseEDUCATIONUNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, JAPAN, JD (03/2013)UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, JAPAN, LLB (03/2011)Awarded excellent in primary field of lawEMPLOYMENTASSOCIATE, MORI HAMADA & MATSUMOTO, JAPANDrafting disclosure documents of and advising onestablishments, offerings, and everyday operationof foreign investment trusts and REITs; advising oncomposition
complex issues at the intersection of law and finance. The MLF is a one-year taught master's programme delivered jointly by Oxford's Faculty of Law and Saïd Business School. As part of the curriculum, MLF students undertake graduate level courses in Financial Economics, Corporate Finance, and the Law and Economics of Corporate Transactions.
