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| CITIC CLSA
| China CITIC Bank International
| Citi
| Citibank India - Global Markets
| Citibank India
| Citigroup Latin America
In Latin America, Citi has held a leading position in the financial services industry since 1904, when it started operations in Panama. Citi has the largest footprint of any financial...
The Latin American in-house legal team at Citigroup is led by the highly experienced Mariel Creo who serves as managing director for investment banking and capital markets origination legal and...
| Citibank Portugal
With a remit that extends to all of the country transactions and regulatory implementation for Citibank in Portugal, the legal team of the company is led by Isabel Charraz in...
| Citibank Europe – Sucursal em Portugal
Citibank in Portugal has been established for over 33 years, hosting corporate and investment banking, a markets business and Sagres, a special purpose entity that undertakes securitisation transactions, in particular...
| Citibank
Süreyya Uğurses, the country legal counsel, company secretary and assistant general manager, who has over 20 years’ experience in the banking and finance sector, leads the legal team of four...
| Citibank Turkey
Having over 200 million customer accounts and operating in more than 100 countries, Citibank is one of the leading global financial institutions in the world. It started doing business in...
| Citibank del Peru
With a presence in Peru for almost 100 years, the financial activities of Citibank del Peru are supported by a legal team consisting of four highly experienced in-house lawyers who...
| Citigroup
Those unfamiliar with Islamic finance would be unlikely to name Citigroup a key player in the industry, but since 1981 the bank has been at the forefront of developing Shari’ah...
| CitiBanamex
The commercially minded and talented in-house team at Citibanamex provided guidance on the recently signed US$15m financing agreement with Microemprendedor Assistance Council, (CAMESA), to provide financing for CAMESA’s microfinance and...
| Citibanamex
The legal team at Citibanamex, one of Mexico’s largest banks, has been involved in some very large deals that has given them recognition both within the bank and throughout the...
| Citi Greece
Citi’s Greek legal team is made of industry professionals highly skilled in institutional banking, particularly within the global shipping industry, private banking, global markets and corporate investment banking. Citi Greece...
| Citi
Having had a presence in the country since the early 20th century, the Colombian activities of international bank Citi are supported by a strongly recommended in-house legal team. From their...
| Citibank Canada
The Canadian franchise of Citigroup has roots in Canada dating back 100 years. In Canada, the global bank operates multiple entities including schedule II and schedule III banks that service...
| CITIC Capital Holdings
CITIC Capital is one of the top 10 biggest financial groups in Hong Kong and in order to ensure its business is conducted smoothly and compliantly, a highly praised legal...
| Citi
Kate Fewings, regional head of legal for global financial giant Citi in the Asia Pacific region, leads a team of approximately 220 lawyers in the Citi Asia Pacific legal team...
| Citibank Colombia
The Citibank Colombia legal team has been through significant change and accomplished much in the last year and continues to demonstrate its strength. Led expertly by general counsel Francisco Baquerizo...
| CITIC Capital Holdings
Since its founding in 2002, CITIC Capital Holdings (“CITIC Capital”) has become a major name in the global alternative investment management and advisory sector. Specialising in private equity, real estate,...
| China CITIC Bank
Particularly lauded for its excellent record in litigations, the China CITIC Bank legal function is also well-respected for its generally high level of expertise and extremely proficient core of senior...
Fauzia Kehar, director and cluster legal head for Gulf and Pakistan, manages a long standing team of seven lawyers as direct reports and two as matrix reports, all of whom...
| CITIC Capital Holdings
CITIC Capital Holdings (CITIC Capital) is an alternative investment management and advisory company. Yong Kai Wong is the managing director, head of special projects and co-general counsel at the company...
| Citi
In common with their contemporaries in the financial services sector across Europe, Citi’s Ireland-based in-house lawyers have been dealing with an ever-increasing set of regulatory requirements of late, with this...
| Citi El Salvador
Following Citi’s 2016 divestiture and consumer business sale, the bank’s stellar legal function in Central America has implemented leaner and more efficient processes in order to serve internal and external...
| Citibank India
Citibank India is an Indian private sector bank headquartered in Mumbai and is a subsidiary of Citigroup, a multinational financial services corporation. As one of the premier financial institutions in...
| Citibank Argentina
The March 2017 sale of Citi’s consumer business in Argentina had a big impact on the company’s legal team in the country. Explaining the effect of the function’s reduction in...
| Citibank
Citibank in Egypt has undergone major changes to its business strategy over the past few years. The parent company decided to take the major step of ending its retail banking...
Citi’s Central America (CA) legal team is structured with general counsels and support staff at a country level that report into the CA regional team located in Miami. Citi has general counsels in most CA countries. These local counsel are key members of the Citi Latin America legal department – together we are CA lawyers.
CA lawyers for many years have delivered the highest quality advice and guidance to our business partners, including beyond purely legal issues. CA lawyers advise in all legal aspects that may affect the local Citi operations that can range from regulatory matters, to labour matters, transactional work, litigation, corporate governance, or reputational risk, among others. CA lawyers actively participate in structuring deals and revenue generation. In addition, CA lawyers have a leading role in the most senior forums in the region as the function is fully embedded into the bank’s operations.
CA lawyers have an average of more than ten years at Citi, are well-known industry leaders within their jurisdictions and well respected within Citi. Our regional lawyers are bi-cultural and trained in local and US laws, and are experienced in working through the complexities of a global bank, including properly managing local and US regulations. CA lawyers are at the forefront of the relationship with regulators to discuss trends or issues of concern that could affect Citi or Citi’s clients.
We worked with top clients in infrastructure deals such as the Tocumen Airport and financing energy companies in Panama, and cable providers in Costa Rica, among others. In addition, we assisted governments in some of their most critical financing needs such as the sovereign bond in Guatemala, El Salvador and Costa Rica.
The strategy for Central America – which is consistent with our overall strategy – is to be the best for our clients. Citi has been present in Central America for decades and has been a valuable contributor to the development and financing of significantly important projects. We have been actively working with clients from the private sector, multinationals, and governments, assisting them with the best in-class financing solutions and introducing them to Citi’s global platforms so that we can support them with their needs. While countries in Central America have been presenting several challenges from the economic and political perspective, Citi is well positioned to assist in developing opportunities for our clients. From the legal perspective, we have a very talented and experienced team where most of our lawyers have been with the bank for more than ten years. This puts us in an unparalleled position where we can combine our understanding of the local legal regimes together with sophisticated financial solutions that top banks of Citi’s calibre can offer. Our team regularly assist our clients and their in-house lawyers in understanding structures and documentation that financial markets use. We also enjoy very good relationships with banking regulators in most countries and we participate in industry meetings and forums to share on our experiences and where applicable support on regulatory or other market initiatives.
The legal department base its core values in the following guiding principles:
Diversity: Diversity is a fundamental principle for the legal department since the inception of the regional office in Miami in 2001. We are strong believers that a diverse team facilitates integration and an inclusive approach consistent with Citi’s values. In CA’s legal department, 80% of the general counsels are females.
Talent: It is at the core of CA legal’s value to have the best team and one of our main priorities is to focus on the personal and professional development of our lawyers. The legal department is constantly conducting trainings to lawyers and bankers on topics such as cross border transactions, blockchain, Bitcoin, and some of its challenges. We have created tailor-made programmes to develop our lawyers, such as specialised training for high performers, a mentoring programme, and mobility opportunities. These initiatives have not only resulted in a better integration between our local and regional teams but also resulted in a significant motivator for our talent. In addition, the CA general counsel is a member and active participant of the global legal talent development committee that is in charge to develop the talent strategy around the globe.
Consistency and continuity: Because most of our lawyers have ten or more years in the bank and their vast experience in the region help improve and strengthen relationships with Citi’s critical stakeholders. CA’s general counsels and senior regional lawyers have been recognised as the best industry lawyers by reputable publications.
Culture leaders: CA has seasoned general counsels and senior lawyers that have been trained and developed within Citi’s highest ethical standards and values. We act as a trusted partner to our clients while protecting the interests of the firm. We challenge our internal partners and work collaboratively with them to ensure that Citi is protected from legal, financial, and reputation risks. In CA legal, we have a high participation in social responsibility and inclusion. Our lawyers are committed to ‘be the best’ by contributing to the communities in which we live and work. We embrace pro bono work and have developed a pro bono programme in the regional offices in Miami and in the countries throughout CA, where over 75% of our attorneys participate.
Team players and networking: As part of our commitment to ‘be the best’ for our clients, we are establishing an in-house counsel network with the lawyers of our top clients in each country. Recently, we provided a training on innovating legal aspects to our top clients in Panama, where CA lawyers and a top US law firm participated. Organising these meetings provides Citi with an opportunity to show our clients the high quality of our lawyers and to promote Citi’s brand. This also allows our team to understand the needs of our clients and promote a collaborative environment for quicker and more balanced resolutions in future negotiations, enhancing the client experience.
Managing director, Asia Pacific general counsel and co-general counsel legacy franchises
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