Assistant General Counsel - M&A
Philip Morris International
Switzerland
Strategic legal advisor helping Fortune 100 companies navigate complex legal matters to succeed and thrive. 20 years+ of legal work experience, dual-qualified and admitted to practice law in England and Wales, and Russia.
Senior lawyer with substantial in-house (including General Counsel) and private practice legal experience. All-rounded global legal professional with significant experience in corporate, M&A, including integration, venture, contract, sales, enterprise SaaS transactions, licensing, data privacy, inc. GDPR, and financing. Able to provide the critically important bridge between the requirements of working for a US/EU-based multi-national and dealing with the local customs and practices in EMEA and outside. Very passionate about talent development and public speaking/executive presence.
Successfully negotiated and closed several large M&A transactions, including a USD 16 bln. deal, and numerous USD multi-million investments and JVs/partnerships that involved substantive competition/antitrust law considerations.
Expertise in: equity and asset deals, deal structuring, corporate governance, negotiating agreements, public and private M&A, strategic and private equity deals, leveraged buyouts, complex due diligence, compliance, KYC, AML, legal processes digitisation, legal advice, sales and services contracts, SaaS, contract negotiation, asset management, data privacy, business strategy, synergies realisation, portfolio management and legal problem solving.
CIPP/E certified (Certified Information Privacy Professional).
Specialties: complex negotiations, multi-jurisdictional environment, work under pressure, new markets and solutions.