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Andrea T. Best advises clients on insurance regulatory compliance throughout the United States. She works with insurers, reinsurers, intermediaries, brokers, trade associations and others in the insurance market. Andrea actively monitors state insurance-related legislative and regulatory developments and works extensively with London, Bermuda and European insurance market participants regarding non-admitted insurance and reinsurance transactions in the United States, including regulatory advice on structuring insurtech, and on sharing economy and gig economy insurance programs in the United States. Andrea counsels managing general agents and other entities looking to establish operations in the United States. Andrea also assists insurance industry participants on structuring cross-border insurance and reinsurance transactions. Read full biography here: https://www.mwe.com/people/best-andrea-t/

Andrew Savage focuses his practice on international commercial and finance litigation and international arbitration. Over a period of more than 25 years he has a gained a wealth of experience across all sectors and industries, including finance, insolvency, energy, insurance (for policy holders), commodities, shipping, construction, IT and art theft. Much of his casework has involved dealing with issues of fraud and corruption and the need for global asset tracing and international enforcement. Visit our website for more: https://www.mwe.com/people/andrew-savage/

Aymen Mahmoud is the co-head of the London Transactions Group, and the London Finance, Restructuring and Special Situations Group and managing partner of the Firm’s London office. He focuses his practice on complex debt financing transactions for private equity funds and their portfolio companies, hedge funds, corporate borrowers and issuers and other financial institutions including banks, direct lenders, family offices and other alternative sophisticated capital. His experience includes acting in respect of direct lending, leveraged buyouts, domestic and cross-border syndicated senior, second lien and mezzanine lending, distressed debt trading, portfolio acquisitions and restructurings, emerging markets and other debt securities, including high-yield debt offerings. Aymen also has significant experience in connection with pre-EBITDA and recurring revenue financings. View more at: https://www.mwe.com/people/aymen-mahmoud/

Bella North focuses her practice on advising clients in the healthcare and life sciences sectors in the context of transactions (M&A, joint ventures and private equity) and regulatory (compliance and strategy). Bella is experienced in helping clients enter and navigate the UK healthcare and life sciences market, including those seeking to establish digital health platforms, develop cross-border telemedicine, and provide direct-to-consumer services. She also works closely with clients managing compliance issues in the context of healthcare services, clinical trials and investigations and health data. Bella brings experience in UK public sector healthcare, regularly advising providers on clinical governance and professional healthcare practice. Read full biography here: https://www.mwe.com/people/bella-north/

Chris Marshall advises clients on a range of corporate matters including acquisitions and disposals, corporate restructuring, joint ventures, corporate governance and shareholder agreements. He has experience in a variety of different industries and his clients have included large corporates, SME’s and high net worth individuals. Read full biography: https://www.mwe.com/people/marshall-chris/

Christopher Kandel

Christopher Kandel focuses his practice on leveraged, special situations and acquisition finance and restructuring matters under English and US law. He is considered one of the leading acquisition finance lawyers in London, with decades of experience in the London market. Chris has advised on a variety of landmark and notably innovative matters, including numerous European acquisition financings, a large number of take privates and bridge loans, the first super-senior revolver in Europe, the first pari passu secured bank/bond issue in Europe, the largest ever margin loan on unlisted shares, what was the largest (now second largest) LBO financing in Asia and the first Western-sponsor-style leveraged buyout financing in Russia. He was also singled out in the Financial Times 2016 European Innovative Lawyers report for his innovative work on the Pirelli take-private financing. Chris is often turned to because of his detailed knowledge of the differences between the mid market and large cap debt products and terms, as well as the changes required when European borrowers/transactions turn to the US leveraged finance market for liquidity. Read full biography: https://www.mwe.com/people/christopher-kandel/

Darren Rogers focuses his practice on commercial real estate. His experience spans the full spectrum of corporate real estate transactions, with particular emphasis on real estate capital markets transactions, major City of London lettings, joint ventures, operational real estate, major HQ leasing and large-scale mixed-use development work. Darren advises real estate companies, fund managers, sovereign wealth funds and global real estate private equity firms through their most business-critical transactions. His commitment to his clients has earned him recognition in The Legal 500 UK for Commercial Property: Investment, where he is described as “ever-positive, ambitious and focused on client objectives”. Chambers UK also acknowledges Darren’s prowess in the Real Estate: £150 Million and Above category for 2024. He is described as “a well-organised and diligent lawyer who is always focused on the issues that matter to his clients” and “phenomenally well informed and commercial.” He is praised for being “great to work with” and “is excellent getting deals done.” Read full biography here: https://www.mwe.com/people/darren-rogers/

David is counsel, he advises clients on the full range of energy transactions in the mid- and downstream fields, including types of commodity trading matters, conventional, renewables and clean-tech projects, energy and infrastructure projects, regulation and waste, including waste-to-energy schemes. Having practised as an energy corporate, regulatory and projects lawyer since 1993, he also worked from the start of the renewables and physical commodities trading legal market, in the UK, throughout Europe, the United States and beyond. Visit our website for more: https://www.mwe.com/people/birchall-david/

Devina Rana focuses her practice on the full spectrum of real estate transactions, with a particular emphasis on commercial real estate. She has extensive experience in high-value investment acquisitions and disposals for UK and international clients, including institutional investors, developers, retail tenants and major corporate landlords. Having spent 11 months on secondment at leading UK bank, Devina also has significant knowledge of real estate finance. She has navigated the intricacies acting for both lender and borrowers. Devina is described as “technically very strong”, “very personable, knowledgeable” and as a provider of “clear, concise advice” in The Legal 500 UK. Read full biography here : https://www.mwe.com/people/devina-rana/

Edward Perkins focuses his practice on disputes arising from cross-border investments and financial transactions. Edward has worked with investors and property developers, venture capital funds, private equity funds and other financial institutions on a range of complex contentious mandates. Read full biography here: https://www.mwe.com/people/edward-perkins/

Eleanor advises clients on UK and international private equity investments and buy-out transactions, acting for institutions and management teams. Eleanor also advises corporate clients on cross-border merger and acquisition, joint venture, and restructuring matters.

Elisa De Carolis

Elisa De Carolis focuses her practice on complex corporate transactional mandates for private equity sponsors, venture capital funds and other private capital investors and corporates. She has a wealth of experience in mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, joint ventures, shareholder relations, reorganizations, investment agreements, leveraged buyouts and private equity transactions. She regularly advises clients in the technology, fashion & retail and healthcare industries, including startup companies, venture capital firms and PE houses. Read full biography here: https://www.mwe.com/people/decarolis-elisa/

Elisabeth Moseley

Elisabeth Moseley focuses on cross-border mergers and acquisitions in the oil & gas and mining sectors. She has extensive experience of advising on share and asset acquisitions and divestments, group reorganisations, corporate finance, private equity investments, production sharing arrangements, joint ventures, joint operating agreements and commercial contracts. Visit our website for more: https://www.mwe.com/people/moseley-elisabeth/

Fatema is an award-winning private equity partner whose practice focuses on providing strategic counsel to European and US private equity sponsors. She has pan-European cross sector experience on the full range of corporate matters, including leveraged buyouts, strategic mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, structured and minority equity investments, equity and debt restructurings, and management equity plans, as well as related advisory work. Fatema has received acknowledgement from numerous industry ranking guides: Chambers UK 2024 – Ranked for Private Equity: Buyouts: £500 million and above. Sources note, “Fatema is deeply knowledgeable and infinitely approachable.” “Fatema has very high capability and the ability to be creative and think outside of the box.” “Fatema’s ability is wide-ranging and she prioritises client relationships.” The Legal 500 UK 2024 – Fatema has been ranked as a “Leading Individual” for Private Equity: Transactions – Mid-Market Deals. Sources note, “Fatema is an outstanding PE lawyer. We particularly value Fatema’s ability to find creative solutions in complex situations, working with clients to find viable paths forward where one is not obvious —– this really sets her apart from others in the industry. We also appreciate how dedicated she is to her clients. Fatema is always on top of both the details and the bigger picture, even at short notice. Fatema is our go-to PE lawyer.” Fatema is distinguished by her work in promoting diversity in the legal profession. She has been included in the Class of 2021 at Law.com’s Women, Influence & Power in Law UK Awards as “Mentor of the Year” for which Fatema was the top “Outstanding Winner”. Fatema has also been actively involved in initiatives across the City, including her roles as co-founder of “Women in Law, London” (WILL) a network with over 2,000 members across London aiming to promote and engage the next generation of women leaders in law, an Events Committee member of the “City Women’s Network” (CWN), and advisory panel member of “Oxford Women in Law” (OWL). Read full biography here: https://www.mwe.com/people/fatema-orjela/

Giulia Venanzoni

Giulia Venanzoni focuses her practice on corporate and financial services advising private equity funds, corporate borrowers and issuers and various financial institutions on a number of cross-border and domestic debt financing transactions. She has a wealth of knowledge of leveraged buyouts, direct lending, domestic and syndicated senior, second lien and mezzanine financings and restructurings. She previously gained experience in real estate finance, debt securities, securitization and general banking. Read full biography here: https://www.mwe.com/people/giulia-venanzoni/

Heloise Waudby advises clients on various matters of corporate law including mergers and acquisitions and corporate restructurings. She is experienced in the corporate and financial sector and in 2014, Heloise completed a secondment at a prominent private equity fund manager in London where she coordinated and implemented a series of portfolio realisations, allowing funds to be returned to investors. Read full biography here: https://www.mwe.com/people/waudby-heloise/

Jack Thorne focuses his practice on litigation and dispute resolution, advising across a broad range of domestic and international disputes, with a focus on commercial litigation and arbitration, finance litigation, and corporate insolvency. He has particular experience dealing with cross-border disputes arising out of corporate and financial transactions. Read full biography: https://www.mwe.com/people/jack-thorne/

James Dobias focuses his practice on a wide range of domestic and international corporate crime and investigations related matters, including bribery, corruption, money laundering, tax evasion, fraud, data breach and associated regulatory and compliance issues. He has experience assisting with and advising on internal investigations, Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) investigations, enquiries by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), anti-bribery and corruption compliance, whistleblowing, anti-money laundering (AML) issues and fraud investigations. Prior to joining McDermott, James trained and practiced as a senior associate at an international law firm, working on a range of investigations by the SFO, FCA, the US Department of Justice (DoJ) and a number of overseas agencies. James also spent over two years working at a major litigation funder, focusing on consumer class actions and group claims, gaining a deep understanding of the funding industry and economics, claimant-side strategy and the funnel from regulatory investigations to civil claims. Read full biography here: https://www.mwe.com/people/james-dobias/

Jason Zemmel focuses his practice on private equity and mergers and acquisitions matters with a particular focus on health and social care transactions. Jason has pan European experience advising a wide range of clients, including private equity sponsors, management teams, corporates, and advisers on corporate matters, including leveraged buyouts, mergers and acquisitions, disposals and management incentive programmes, together with related advisory work. Read full biography here: https://www.mwe.com/people/zemmel-jason/

John Burge focuses his practice on advising both lenders and borrowers on their leverage, special situations and investment grade transactions. He assists clients with transactions and negotiating and settling commitment, loan and associated documentation both in the UK and overseas. Alongside his leverage, special situations and investment grade practice, John frequently advises funders on new lending products, loans with unique features, loans of a high-risk nature and transactions which are the subject of litigation. Additionally, he is experienced in advising banks and funds on their key internal risk management exercises, including the finance aspects of litigation and restructuring loan portfolios. John has been recognised by a number of legal directories and is identified by The Legal 500 as being “incredibly responsive and highly personable. He demystifies complex topics and is pragmatic” Read full biography: https://www.mwe.com/people/john-burge/

Kevin Cummings is the partner-in-charge of the Firm’s UK Tax Practice. Kevin is a senior, solutions-driven tax practitioner, having served as a tax partner from within both the legal sector and the Big Four – a hybrid background that enables Kevin to draw upon the strengths of both professions in delivering client advice. Read full biography here: https://www.mwe.com/people/kevin-cummings/

Kimberley Smith

Associate, Kimberley Smith focuses her practice on commercial litigation and arbitration. She has considerable experience in contractual dispute proceedings before the High Court, in particular in the energy, commodities and construction fields. View more at: https://www.mwe.com/people/kimberley-smith/

Ludovica Rabitti

Ludovica Rabitti focuses her practice on regulatory and corporate advisory matters, with a focus on EU and UK product compliance, trade and ESG. Ludovica has advised on high value private equity transactions and M&A deals in manufacturing, oil & gas, aviation and transport sectors. Ludovica also has strong background in privacy and data protection laws, having assisted companies develop their GDPR compliance, including data mapping and advising on international data transfers. Ludovica has an in-depth understanding of and experience in advising on various aspects of EU and UK environmental legislation, including REACH, CLP, RoHS and WEEE. She has been involved in coordinating global product recalls, challenging the European Chemicals Agency’s decisions before ECHA Board of Appeal and the European Union General Court, and facilitating resolution of data sharing disputes for the metals and mining industry under REACH. Ludovica regularly advises industrial and consumer product supply chains on the impact of Brexit, reviews import, export and storage requirements, and frequently communicates with the EU and UK regulators such as Member State national authorities (UK HSE, DEFRA, OPSS) on a variety of product compliance issues. Read full biography here: https://www.mwe.com/people/ludovica-rabitti/

Mark Fennessy is the co-head of the London Transactions Group, and the London Finance, Restructuring and Special Situations Group. He focuses his practice on contentious and non-contentious restructuring and insolvency matters. He has particular experience in multifaceted group collapses and global insolvency issues. He has been involved in a number of high-profile assignments for banks, funds and various strategic parties. Mark leads a team with unrivalled expertise in special situations, including in relation to assets facing significant and complex governance and financial challenges. View more at: https://www.mwe.com/people/mark-fennessy/

Partner Mark Fine focuses his practice on complex debt financing transactions for private equity houses, borrowers and lenders including direct lending, leveraged buyouts, domestic and cross-border syndicated lending, junior debt issuances, high yield offerings, special situations, distressed debt trading, portfolio acquisitions and restructurings. Mark has previously held the position of European General Counsel at Bain Capital Credit in London. View more at: https://www.mwe.com/people/mark-fine/

Associate Matthew Chen focuses his practice on UK and international private equity investments and buyout transactions, acting for institutions, private family offices, and portfolio companies. Matthew advises corporate clients on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and corporate reorganisations. He also advises start-up and growth stage companies on structuring and investment rounds. Matthew represents clients from a broad array of industries, including companies in the food and beverage, financial services, industrial gases, and chemicals sectors. View more at: https://www.mwe.com/people/chen-matthew/

Michael Darowski

Michael Darowski focuses his practice on international commercial and investment disputes resolved through arbitration. He handles cases under English and other governing laws, and under the rules of all of the main arbitral institutions. Michael has substantial experience of acting in national court proceedings in various jurisdictions relating to all aspects of the arbitration process. Michael has particular skill in advising clients in the natural resources, oil and gas, energy, food & beverage, financial, transportation and telecoms sectors. He has arbitrated disputes all around the world, but has a wealth of experience of disputes from the CIS and Central Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and the Far East. Michael’s client base is fully international, ranging from multinational corporations and financial institutions to wealthy private individuals. Read full biography here: https://www.mwe.com/people/michael-darowski/

Paul McGrath advises clients across a broad range of industry sectors in all areas of contentious and non-contentious UK employment law. His practice covers all aspects of UK employment legislation and day-to-day employment matters, including appointments and terminations, employment status and worker classification issues, employment policies, employee data privacy, disciplinary and grievance issues, and restructuring and redundancy exercises. Visit our website for more: https://www.mwe.com/people/mcgrath-paul/

Peter Lu is Global Head of the Firm’s China Practice. He advises clients on their most strategic mandates, with a particular focus on corporate matters, complex restructurings and strategic litigation. Across these three core areas, Peter advises clients on cross-border M&A, joint ventures, directors’ duties, governance matters, complex restructurings, disputes, crisis management and more. He advises private, public and state-owned enterprises across a number of industries, including healthcare, financial services, media, infrastructure, consumer, energy, transportation and professional services. Peter is acknowledged for the time he takes in getting to know his clients’ legal and commercial objectives, his skillful negotiation, his ability to see the “big picture” and his solution-driven approach. Legal 500 comments: “Peter is a first class lawyer and deal maker, crossing both China and the West … He anticipates moves, offers pragmatic solutions to complex problems with excellent around the clock client care.” Peter has taught M&A, governance and litigation courses at Peking University, Tsinghua University, Oxford University, Nottingham University, Vrije University Amsterdam and China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC). He has also been invited to testify on the issues of UK-China trade, and most recently, the NSI Act, before the UK Parliament. Read full biography: https://www.mwe.com/people/peter-lu/

Priya is a counsel, her practice includes a broad range of structured finance transactions advising on debt capital markets, securitisations and debt restructurings. She represents issuers, trustees, noteholders, borrowers, servicers and corporate service providers as well as specialising in acting for corporate trust clients on high yields, securitisations, MTN programmes and cross border defaults. Priya is also chair of the Women’s Corporate Trust Network – a global network of women working in the corporate trust and agency industry. Priya has a particular focus on emerging markets and impact finance work advising on India related finance and capital markets work. Priya also has extensive experience on cross border impact finance transactions. She advised on the Educate Girls social impact bond, the ‘Utkrisht’ development impact bond, the British Asian Trust Quality Education impact bond as well as a recent social impact bond in relation to the PAUSE programme in Derbyshire, UK. View more at: https://www.mwe.com/people/priya-taneja/

Raminta Dereskeviciute

Raminta Dereskeviciute focuses her practice on product compliance, trade regulation (sanctions and export controls) and ESG. She has significant experience in advising on EU and UK chemical legislation (REACH), product safety and liability rules and frequently represents clients before the European Chemicals Agency Board of Appeal. Raminta also advises businesses on the implications Brexit has in relation to a range of regulatory compliance issues. Raminta counsels clients on the EU and the UK sanctions regimes and export controls, including in higher risk jurisdictions such as Russia and Iran. Her experience covers the review and design of compliance programs, including giving training to client teams on controlled goods, prohibited jurisdictions, persons and activities. Raminta assists companies in liaising with regulators when assessing whether their activities are in breach of EU or UK sanctions regimes, or whether authorisations / licenses from the national authorities are appropriate. Raminta has participated as a chair and speaker on sanctions related panels at the Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime. Read full biography here: https://www.mwe.com/people/raminta-dereskeviciute/

Partner Ranajoy Basu focuses his practice on structured finance with key experience in debt capital markets transactions. He has a broad range of experience in international capital markets advising a wide range of participants, including arrangers, originators, servicers and trustees, in connection with the securitisation of a wide variety of assets in numerous jurisdictions, including emerging markets transactions. Ranajoy has a particular focus on emerging markets transactions, and is recognised as an industry leader by both, Legal 500 and Chambers. He joins as the Head of the Firm’s India practice. He regularly advises on a broad range of capital markets and complex structured finance transactions including external foreign currency convertible bonds (FCCBs) and qualified institutional placements (QIPs) relating to India. He has advised banks on some of the largest corporate debt defaults and restructuring in India. Ranajoy is recognised as one of the World’s leading lawyers in cross-border social impact finance structures, including social and development impact bonds, renewable energy and “green” structured finance transactions. Ranajoy has advised on some of the most innovative financial inclusion structures around the world, including the Educate Girls Social Impact Bond, which aims to improve the education of children in India, and the recent ground-breaking Utkrisht Bond, which is aimed at reducing maternal and infant mortality. Ranajoy continues to advise foundations, governments, NGOs, impact funds and financial institutions on structuring social impact finance solutions. He recently advised on the ground breaking International Finance Facility for Education, which is the largest funding mechanism targeting education programmes around the world. Ranajoy is recognised as a pioneer in impact investment. His work has included the market leading ‘Educate Girls’ bond which was the first development impact bond of its kind. His clients have ranged from GAVI, UNICEF, World Bank, IFC, to governments, financial institutions, funds, charitable institutions, NGOs and microfinance institutions around the world. He has been involved on ground breaking work for Wattpad, Theirworld and The Global Business Coalition for Education. View more at: https://www.mwe.com/people/ranajoy-basu/

Rob Marshall leads the cross-border executive compensation and benefits practice at McDermott. For over 25 years he has advised public and private companies and their senior executives on executive compensation and equity plan issues on a global basis. Rob has implemented cross-border compensation and HR programs in more than 140 countries. He regularly advises companies on the treatment of these programs in corporate transactions ranging from mergers and acquisition, spin-offs and divestitures, as well as the tax treatment of cross-border employees participating in these programs and integration issues post-closing. Read full biography: https://www.mwe.com/people/rob-marshall/

Romilly Holland

Romilly Holland focuses her practice on international commercial and investment arbitration and has significant experience in arbitrations before the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) and the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), as well as before ad hoc tribunals. She has particular experience in the energy and telecommunications sectors and in disputes arising out of investments in emerging markets. In addition to acting as counsel, Romilly has regularly been appointed as secretary to the arbitral tribunal in international commercial arbitration proceedings. View more at: https://www.mwe.com/people/romilly-holland/

Sarah Gabbai focuses her practice on corporate tax and has a wealth of experience advising clients across a full range of UK and international tax matters. Her areas of specialty include tax structuring and advisory matters for multinational technology, health care and life sciences groups, as well as tax aspects of private equity transactions, M&A, leveraged finance, group reorganizations, private funds, debt capital markets and debt restructurings. Visit our website for more: https://www.mwe.com/people/gabbai-sarah/

Sebastien Bonneau

Sebastien Bonneau focuses his practice on a unique blend of merger and acquisitions (M&A), private equity, joint ventures, real estate, and energy. He has particular experience in advising clients in the fast-growing data centre and digital infrastructure sector, having been active in this area since 2006. As a UK and France dual-qualified lawyer with more than two decades of experience, he brings hands-on knowledge of both jurisdictions and is well versed in handling transactions for clients based there. In addition to advising clients within the data centre and digital infrastructure industry, he also advises entrepreneurs on their global development through growth and innovation, strategic M&A, fundraisings, and strategic partnerships with blue chips.

Shah Jahan Khandokar

Shah Jahan Khandokar focuses his practice on project development and has extensive experience in energy and infrastructure projects across the full energy value chain. He has broad experience in a range of energy subsectors including conventional power, renewables, hydrogen, oil and gas, LNG, and trading. Shah Jahan has a focus on international energy projects in emerging and frontier markets (in particular, Central and South Asia, MENA and sub-Saharan Africa), with experience advising foreign investors/sponsors, lenders, and host governments. His experience includes acting in LNG and pipeline projects, and both conventional and renewable power projects, including several first-in-country projects. His clients include multilateral organisations, power developers, international oil companies, mining companies and trading houses.

Sharon Lamb focuses her practice on transactional and regulatory advice in the health and life sciences sector and is Head of McDermott’s UK Healthcare Practice Group. Sharon advises on global transactional mandates, including mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures in health services, pharma and life sciences, digital health and health technologies. Sharon also provides strategic, regulatory and commercial support to UK and international clients on UK health and life sciences with a focus on health services, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, digital health and health data. Visit our website for more: https://www.mwe.com/people/lamb-sharon/

Siddhartha Sivaramakrishnan

Siddhartha Sivaramakrishnan represents multinational companies and investors on cross-border business transactions, including M&A, investments, financings and regulatory and compliance matters. He also counsels on US and UK capital markets and public company matters. He has deep experience across APAC and EMEA advising corporations, shareholders and financial sponsors on effective legal and commercial solutions that propel success. Siddhartha has particular sector expertise in energy and renewables, healthcare and life sciences, financial services and technology and data protection. Read full biography: https://www.mwe.com/people/siddhartha-sivaramakrishnan/

Partner Simon Airey focuses his practice on global, cross-border and internal investigations, financial and regulatory crime, bribery and corruption, money laundering, tax and fraud inquiries, data breaches, dawn raids, asset tracing, international enforcement and corporate compliance issues. He has conducted a wide range of investigations and corporate defence assignments in different sectors, including construction, defence, financial services, gambling, oil and gas, logistics, pharmaceuticals and telecommunications. Simon represents both companies and individuals in criminal and regulatory proceedings and in associated litigation. Simon advises a large number of multinational groups on their global compliance programs and assists clients with corporate risk assessments and pre- and post- M&A due diligence. He conducts tailored training for boards and senior management and has lectured around the world on a range of topics including the UK Bribery Act and the UK Criminal Finances Act. He advises a number of organisations on the corporate criminal offence of failing to prevent the facilitation of tax evasion and served on the UK Law Society committee which devised related guidance for the legal profession. In addition to leading various major tax, fraud and bribery investigations, Simon has recently defended multi-party litigation in relation to a significant data breach in the UK, dealt with an FCA investigation relating to a global payment services provider and represented a high-profile individual in relation to a multi-million pound D&O insurance dispute in the context of a US DoJ prosecution. He has also advised a foreign government in relation to various tax and transparency issues and represented over 50 financial institutions served with data production orders by HM Revenue & Customs in the UK. View more at: www.mwe.com/people/simon-airey/

Partner Sunay Radia focuses his practice on financial restructuring transactions, including high yield bond and LBO workouts, refinancings, consensual and nonconsensual restructurings, enforcements and distressed asset sales. He has advised on a number of complex cross border matters for creditors (including direct lenders and distressed debt funds) and sponsors. Sunay also has a wealth of experience in origination banking and finance matters, including acquisition finance and real estate finance transactions. He has advised various direct lending credit funds on the provision of facilities throughout the capital structure (including senior, unitranche, mezzanine and second-lien) to various global corporates and sponsors which ideally positions him to advise on bond and loan restructurings, workouts and enforcements. Sunay is also a frequent contributor to International Corporate Rescue. View more at: www.mwe.com/people/sunay-radia/

Usman Khan is a partner in the Firm’s London Finance, Restructuring and Special Situations Group. Usman focuses his practice on domestic and cross-border general banking and finance matters, with a particular emphasis on real estate finance. He acts for lenders, private equity sponsors, credit funds, sovereign wealth funds and other real estate investors in all aspects of real estate finance, including senior and mezzanine investment, hotel financing, development financings, repo and loan-on-loan financings and Shariah-compliant financings. Read full biography: https://www.mwe.com/people/usman-khan/

Vlad Maly has a broad corporate practice, representing clients on general corporate matters, capital markets and derivatives transactions in the context of cross-border financings and acquisition strategies in the context of public M&A. With his extensive knowledge in the equity derivatives field but broad corporate background, he delivers to clients cross-disciplinary advice covering wide range of products, including equity-linked capital market transactions, structured repurchase transactions and various monetization and hedging strategies involving listed and unlisted shares and LP interests, forward purchases, total return swaps, public and private convertible debt, back-leverage transactions and other hybrid instruments. Vlad assists private equity firms, investment banks, corporates, sovereign wealth funds, asset managers and family offices with acquisitions and disposals of investments, non-traditional finance structures and portfolio risk transfers.

William Merry focuses his practice on a range of domestic and international corporate crime and investigations-related matters. He has experience in resolving anti-bribery and corruption, anti-money laundering, fraud and sanctions matters in both contentious and non-contentious contexts. Read full biography: https://www.mwe.com/people/william-merry/