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MSC LAW AND FINANCE CLASS OF 2016/172
MLF candidates are an
exceptionally talented and diverse
group of students. They arrive
having graduated at or near the
top of their undergraduate class,
often combined with several years
of professional experience. They leave
with graduate level training in finance and
economics, along with a sophisticated
understanding of the complex
transactional and policy issues at the
intersection of law and finance. This is the
MLF's unique value proposition and the
reason why our graduates go on to
successful, high impact careers in law,
finance, policy, and academia.
Luca Enriques
Academic Director,
MSc in Law & Finance
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ince its inception in 2010, the MLF has gained an unparalleled reputation for
combining academic excellence with practical insights into the important and
complex issues at the intersection of law and finance. The MLF is a one-year
taught masters 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. These core courses are then supplemented by courses from
the Law Faculty and Saïd Business School’s deep stable of electives including Principles
of Financial Regulation, Corporate Finance Law, Entrepreneurial Finance, Asset
Management, Private Equity, and Mergers and Acquisitions. This in-depth exposure
to cutting edge research and ideas in the fields of both law and finance makes MLF
graduates exceptionally well qualified to address the important challenges facing
businesses, governments, law and regulators in the 21st century.
Oxford's Faculty of Law was ranked second in the world in 2016 QS World University
Rankings for law, and second in the Guardian's UK University Guide 2016. The Saïd
Business School's MBA programme was ranked 28th in the world and third in the UK
in the Financial Times' Global MBA Ranking 2016.
INTRODUCTION ABOUT THE PROGRAMME
MLF Profile
Class of 2016/17
CLASS SIZE
NATIONALITIES
41
26
STUDENTS
COMING
FROM WORK
44%
AGE RANGE
21–41 AVERAGE AGE 26

EMANUELE AMATO ITALY
emanuele.amato@law.ox.ac.uk
Italian, Spanish
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITÀ COMMERCIALE LUIGI BOCCONI, ITALY,
INTEGRATED MA IN LAW (06/2015)
Graduated cum laude; honours awarded for an
experimental thesis on the ‘Abuse of majority bondholders’
EMPLOYMENT
INTERN, STUDIO LEGALE CAPRINO, ITALY
Drafting opinions and contracts concerning syndicated
loans, securitisations, MAs, project financing, and pre-
bankruptcy agreements; advising clients on international
tax planning issues
PUBLICATIONS
Amato E. ‘The Abuse of Majority Power in the Relationship
between Bondholders – is the New Scenario Encompassed
by Assenagon v Irish Bank Founded on the Right Legal
Basis?' Bocconi Legal Papers (2015)
CAREER INTERESTS
Banking, financial markets, and structured finance;
corporate governance; private equity and venture capital;
corporate insolvency; MA; international tax planning
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
CEO of OSL Technology (02/2009 – 03/2011); founder
and CEO of Law-Tech Enterprises (09/2015 – Present)
SURYA KIRAN BANERJEE INDIA
surya.banerjee@law.ox.ac.uk
Hindi, Bengali
EDUCATION
HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL, USA, HBX CORE IN
BUSINESS FUNDAMENTALS (08/2015)
Pass with high honours
NATIONAL LAW SCHOOL OF INDIA UNIVERSITY, INDIA,
BA, LLB (HONS) (06/2011)
Top 10%; teaching assistant; journal editor; won national
legal essay competitions (2009; 2011); individual and
team awards, Willem C Vis moot
PQE: 4 years (2+2)
EMPLOYMENT
ASSOCIATE, CYRIL AMARCHAND MANGALDAS,
MUMBAI, INDIA
Acting for domestic and overseas clients on public and
private cross-border corporate and securities transactions,
with a focus on takeovers, court-controlled mergers,
private equity, restructuring, delistings, buy-backs, and
regulatory proceedings; supervising junior associates and
assisting managing partner with setting up governance
practice; co-authoring recommendations to regulators
leading to changes in corporate/securities law
PUBLICATIONS
Authored over fifteen articles at Cyril Amarchand
Mangaldas
CAREER INTERESTS
Corporate/MA/PE; banking; disputes; management
consulting; securities/financial regulation
Expected to qualify in England Wales 11/2016-
06/2017 (passed QLTS MCT with 88%); qualified in India;
GMAT: 780/800
NICHOLAS BENTLEY AUSTRALIA
nicholas.bentley@law.ox.ac.uk
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, LLB
(HONS), BBUS (DISTINCTION) (09/2014)
Graduated with first-class honours; first place in honours
thesis
EMPLOYMENT
SOLICITOR, HWL EBSWORTH, AUSTRALIA
Advising and appearing as advocate in financial services,
insolvency, and securities law litigation
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE, UTS BUSINESS SCHOOL,
AUSTRALIA
Undertaking research focusing on international business,
capital markets, and the digital divide
TIPSTAFF (ASSOCIATE) TO THE HON JUSTICE DAVIES,
SUPREME COURT OF NSW, AUSTRALIA
Legal research and judgment proofing in civil and criminal
cases, including banking and finance, insider trading, and
private international law disputes
PUBLICATIONS
Bentley N. 'War on Two Fronts: Does the Public and Private
Enforcement of Australia's Corporate Disclosure Laws
Need to be Harmonised?' Company Securities Law
Journal (2016)
Bentley N. 'Contracts for the Sale of Land: When Does
a Deposit Paid via Instalments Constitute a Penalty?'
Australian Property Law Journal (2016)
CAREER INTERESTS
Commercial litigation; financial regulation; investment
banking; private equity
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BRIAN BODENSTEINER USA
brian.bodensteiner@law.ox.ac.uk
German
EDUCATION
HARVARD LAW SCHOOL, USA, JD (05/2016)
Graduated magna cum laude
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, USA, BA (06/2010)
Graduated summa cum laude
EMPLOYMENT
LEGAL INTERN, OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR’S LEGAL
COUNSEL, BOSTON, MA, USA
Researching legal matters confronting the Governor of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, with subjects including
administrative procedure, civil procedure, application of
tax credits, and health care laws
SUMMER ASSOCIATE, CRAVATH, SWAINE MOORE LLP,
NEW YORK, USA AND LONDON, UK
Performing research and diligence in the MA context
related to a negotiated acquisition and an unsolicited
takeover bid; participating in a consent solicitation process
to amend the terms of a bond issued by a company
undergoing an internal reorganisation
LEGAL INTERN, CLIFFORD CHANCE DEUTSCHLAND LLP,
MUNICH, GERMANY
Researching, drafting legal briefs and performing
document review for an international commercial
arbitration
CAREER INTERESTS
MA; securities; cross-border transactions
LÉO BUREAU-BLOUIN CANADA
leo.bureau-blouin@law.ox.ac.uk
French
EDUCATION
LAVAL UNIVERSITY, CANADA, LLB (06/2016)
Awarded Lieutenant Governor’s Youth Medal
UNIVERSITÉ PARIS II - PANTHÉON ASSAS, FRANCE,
EXCHANGE STUDENT (06/2016)
Studied French and European law
EMPLOYMENT
SUMMER STUDENT, WOODS LLP, CANADA
Conducting legal research on various corporate issues and
drafting legal memoranda
RESEARCH ASSISTANT, LAVAL UNIVERSITY, CANADA
Assisting professor in research on sustainable agriculture
regulation; contributing to papers, conferences, and
a multidisciplinary research project on sustainable
agriculture with international researchers
MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY AND
PARLIAMENTARY ASSISTANT TO THE PREMIER OF
QUEBEC, NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF QUEBEC, CANADA
Representing the interests and concerns of 60,000
citizens; adopting various legislations; advising the Premier
on youth policies
PRESIDENT, QUEBEC FEDERATION OF COLLEGE
STUDENTS, CANADA
Spokesperson; negotiating with provincial government
during a major social crisis
CAREER INTERESTS
Commercial litigation; corporate social responsibility;
taxation policies
EMILY CHAN AUSTRALIA
emily.chan@law.ox.ac.uk
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE, UK, BA IN LAW (06/2016)
Graduated top 5% of class; awarded Leonard Coling
Scholarship, Rebecca Flower Squire Scholarship, and
Exhibition Award; dissertation: ‘The International Court of
Justice’s development of erga omnes obligations: issues
of methodological legitimacy’; University of Cambridge
Faculty of Law Consultative Committee; University of
Cambridge Court of Discipline Panel; Sidney Sussex Law
Society President and Treasurer; International Officer
EMPLOYMENT
SUMMER VACATION SCHEME, DAVIS POLK
WARDWELL LLP, UK
Conducting legal research, due diligence, and contractual
drafting in the Corporate and Finance Departments;
clients include major banks and luxury car brands
SUMMER VACATION SCHEME, CLEARY GOTTLIEB STEEN
HAMILTON LLP, UK
Attending client meetings; analysing financial reports;
drafting documents in the areas of capital markets, MA,
and finance; clients include private investment firms
CAREER INTERESTS
Finance; MA; international law
Australian Student Prize and Melbourne National
Scholarship; Licentiate Diploma in Music for the Violin
(AMEB)
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JONATHAN CHAN CANADA
jonathan.chan@law.ox.ac.uk
French
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO, FACULTY OF LAW, CANADA,
JD (06/2014)
VICTORIA COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO,
CANADA, BA (HONS) IN HISTORY POLITICAL SCIENCE
(06/2011)
EMPLOYMENT
ASSOCIATE, GOODMANS LLP, CANADA
Working in MA, banking, and capital markets; helping
draft and negotiate share and asset purchase agreements;
preparing credit agreements and financial transaction
documents for syndicated loan facilities; preparing issuers’
corporate governance policies; drafting and revising
prospectuses; preparing legal memoranda for opinions and
corporate/securities matters
ARTICLING STUDENT, GOODMANS LLP, CANADA
Rotating through corporate, banking, bankruptcy, and
litigation seats; drafting continuous disclosure documents;
preparing disclosure schedules; preparing legal memoranda
for clients in takeover bid and insolvency contexts;
helping prepare pleadings and facta for litigation involving
pharmaceutical patents and commercial lending
STUDENT-AT-LAW, GOODMANS LLP, CANADA
Assisting with novel-structured finance issuances and debt
financing transactions
CAREER INTERESTS
Financial regulation; banking and finance; corporate
governance; MA; corporate/commercial law; public
policy
THEODOULOS CHARALAMBOUS CYPRUS
theodoulos.charalambous@law.ox.ac.uk
Greek
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE, UK, LLM (06/2016)
Graduated with first-class honours; A.G. Leventis
Foundation Scholarship
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE, INSTITUTE OF
CONTINUING EDUCATION, UK, ENGLISH LEGAL
METHODS SUMMER SCHOOL (07/2015)
ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI, GREECE, LLB
‘PTYCHION’ (07/2014)
Ranked first in class of 350; Dimitris Karantonis
Scholarship; Greece State Scholarship for outstanding
academic achievement (3 times); Cyprus State Scholarship
EMPLOYMENT
TRAINEE, PHOTOS TH. CHARALAMBOUS LLC, CYPRUS
Working in all major fields of law; representing clients;
appearing before district courts in proceedings and
hearings; litigation
PUBLICATIONS
Charalambous T. ‘The Contribution of Comparative Law to
the Current Attempt of Incorporation of Plea Bargaining
to Greek Criminal Procedure.' (in Greek) Poiniki Dikaiosyni
(2015)
CAREER INTERESTS
MA; corporate finance; financial regulation; consulting;
investment banking
Armed Services - Special Forces Division (2008-2010);
First Prize at the Second Annual Competition of Debates
in Cyprus (2008); Member of Cypriot Youth Parliament
(2002-2007)
HUANGQI CHEN CHINA
huangqi.chen@law.ox.ac.uk
Mandarin
EDUCATION
PEKING UNIVERSITY, CHINA, JURIS DOCTOR (US LAW)
JURIS MASTER (CHINESE LAW) (06/2012)
Dean’s Honour for US Criminal Law, Chinese Criminal Law,
and Jurisprudence
UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BEIJING,
CHINA, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ENGLISH (06/2007)
EMPLOYMENT
ATTORNEY, BLACK VEATCH, CHINA
Contract drafting, reviewing, negotiation, and translation;
ethics and compliance; risk management strategy
CAREER INTERESTS
Project finance; MA
Licensed lawyer in China; Campus Table Tennis Champion
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FLAVIO CIOTTI ITALY
flavio.ciotti@law.ox.ac.uk
Italian
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA, ITALY, JD
EQUIVALENT (12/2012)
Graduated summa cum laude
EMPLOYMENT
LAWYER, CLEARY GOTTLIEB STEEN HAMILTON, ITALY
Providing legal advice on corporate law, insolvency law,
and banking and financial regulations
LAWYER ON SECONDMENT, AMERICAN EXPRESS, ITALY
Providing legal advice on payment services, mainly
focusing on corporate and consumer credit cards;
contracts negotiation
LEGAL INTERN, BANK OF ITALY, ITALY
Providing legal advice on customer dispute
PUBLICATIONS
Ciotti F. 'Scheme of Arrangement: A New Tool for Debt
Restructuring?' Financial Community Hub (2015)
Ciotti F. 'Usury: The Doubts related to Default Interest.'
Financial Community Hub (2015)
CAREER INTERESTS
Corporate law; financial regulation; finance and private
equity
JEAN-PHILIPPE COIFFARD FRANCE
jean-philippe.coiffard@law.ox.ac.uk
French
EDUCATION
MAGISTÈRE JURISTE D’AFFAIRES - DJCE, UNIVERSITÉ
PARIS II PANTHÉON-ASSAS, FRANCE, LLB, LLM
(ADVANCED MASTER CORPORATE LAW) (06/2016)
Graduated in top 5% of class; master’s dissertation on
distressed LBOs
UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER, FRANCE, CERTIFICATE IN
TAX LAW (06/2016)
UNIVERSITÉ PARIS II PANTHÉON-ASSAS,
FRANCE, DIPLOMA OF THE COLLEGE OF LAW
(MICROECONOMICS; FINANCIAL ANALYSIS; LAW AND
ECONOMICS) (06/2014)
EMPLOYMENT
LEGAL INTERN, CORPORATE DEPARTMENT OF WEIL,
GOTSHAL MANGES LLP, FRANCE
Assisting partners in corporate law and private equity
deals; providing legal support for major takeover bids;
drafting legal opinions and memos
INTERN, TAX DEPARTMENT OF EVERSHEDS LLP, FRANCE
Drafting documents; conducting research on international
and intern tax matters
CAREER INTERESTS
Corporate law and finance; taxation; tax litigation
Admitted to the Paris Bar School
DEBADITYA DATTA INDIA
debaditya.datta@law.ox.ac.uk
Hindi, Bengali
EDUCATION
GUJARAT NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY, INDIA, BA LLB
(HONS) (06/2013)
Graduated in top 5% of class
EMPLOYMENT
ASSOCIATE, TRILEGAL, INDIA
MA: transactional, advisory, and disputes; private equity;
corporate disputes
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ROBIN DE VOGELAERE BELGIUM
robin.devogelaere@law.ox.ac.uk
Dutch, French
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF GHENT, BELGIUM, LLM (07/2016)
Graduated magna cum laude; thesis: ‘Implementing
Volcker, Vickers and Liikanen – Comparative analysis of
bank structure reforms'
UNIVERSITY OF GHENT, BELGIUM, BACHELOR OF LAWS
(07/2014)
EMPLOYMENT
SUMMER TRAINEE, STIBBE, BELGIUM
Practice group: corporate finance
SUMMER TRAINEE, CLIFFORD CHANCE, BELGIUM
Assisting in acquisitions and financing transactions
STUDENT ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF GHENT, BELGIUM
Researching in the field of company law
SUMMER TRAINEE, DLA PIPER, BELGIUM
Conducting research related to corporate law issues;
drafting legal documents
CAREER INTERESTS
MA; finance; restructuring; private equity
EDOUARD DE WECK SWITZERLAND
edouard.deweck@law.ox.ac.uk
French, German, Dutch
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG, SWITZERLAND, BACHELOR
OF LAW (06/2015)
With distinction
ETH ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, BSC MSC IN PHYSICS
(06/2009)
Specialisations in astrophysics; particle physics; probability
statistics
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE,
VISITING STUDENT (04/2007)
Including a research internship at CIBA/NUS
EMPLOYMENT
TEACHING ASSISTANT, PROF CHAPPUIS, LAW FACULTY,
UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG, SWITZERLAND
Legal research; preparing and presenting lectures in
contracts torts
FINANCIAL ANALYST, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL, SWITZERLAND
In charge of insider trading and market abuse
INSTITUTIONAL ADVISOR, COMPAGNIE BENJAMIN DE
ROTHSCHILD (GROUPE ROTHSCHILD), SWITZERLAND
Equity and debt risk management; conception and
structuring of portfolios; developing quantitative analysis
tools
TRAINEE, HARCOURT INVESTMENT CONSULTING
(VONTOBEL GROUP), SWITZERLAND
Application development; data management; risk research
PUBLICATIONS
de Weck E. ‘Eurozone Exit: A Legal Forward Guidance?’
Fribourg Law Review (2014)
CAREER INTERESTS
Intersections between law and finance; arbitration;
entrepreneurship
Certificate of proficiency for the Geneva Bar
ALFONSO DELGADO DE MOLINA RIUS SPAIN
alfonso.delgado@law.ox.ac.uk
Spanish, German, French
EDUCATION
KING’S COLLEGE LONDON, UK, LLB (06/2016)
Graduated with first-class honours; specialised in
corporate and commercial law
EMPLOYMENT
STUDENT ASSOCIATE, LEXISNEXIS, UK
Delivering weekly presentations to large groups of
students; providing one-to-one legal research training to
over 500 customers; organising a mooting competition
with over 100 participants and acting as a judge
VACATION SCHEME, FINANCE AND BANKING
DEPARTMENT, DENTONS, UK
Drafting advice notes on financial regulations for
clients in Dubai; analysing the Bank of England's recent
announcements and summarising them in the firm's
weekly report
INTERN, SANTANDER, UK
Developing an understanding of pitching strategies to
attract new banking clients; gaining exposure to business
lending practices and credit risk management
CAREER INTERESTS
Private equity; investment banking; corporate law
Selected to participated in the Saïd Business School’s
Finance Lab along with MBA and MFE students; the
programme involves over 160 hours of valuation and
modelling classes taught by leading industry professionals
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YAEL DROR ISRAEL
yael.dror@law.ox.ac.uk
Hebrew
EDUCATION
LAW SCHOOL, ONO ACADEMIC COLLEGE, KIRYAT ONO,
ISRAEL, LLB (06/2012)
Summa cum laude; graduated in top 5% of class;
graduated with distinction; Dean’s Award
BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY, LAW SCHOOL, GIVAT SHMUEL,
ISRAEL, LLM (06/2013)
Specialised in commercial and corporate law
EMPLOYMENT
ASSOCIATE, GLUSMAN CO, ISRAEL
Advising companies on various aspects of commercial
and corporate law and in all legal matters relating to
their business activities, including complex international
commercial transactions, MA, private investments,
compliance with local and foreign commercial and
corporate laws as well as regulations and tax issues
CAREER INTERESTS
Private equity; MA; finance; investment banking;
taxation; public policy; financial regulation; international
investment regulation
Admitted to the Israel Bar Association
DANIEL FRANCIS UK
daniel.francis@law.ox.ac.uk
EDUCATION
BPP UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL, UK, LPC (06/2016)
Awarded the Pro Bono Centre Prize for outstanding
contribution as the founding student director of the BPP
Liverpool Employment Law Telephone Advice Line
UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL, UK, LLB (06/2015)
Graduated with first-class honours; awarded the Law
School prize for highest marked paper in banking law;
finalist of the Mooting Competition
EMPLOYMENT
VACATION SCHEME, DLA PIPER, UK
Drafting and amending contracts, leases, and mediation
statements; researching and updating firm know-how
articles on litigation law
VACATION SCHEME, DWF, UK
Preparing legal research on company law, trial bundles, and
a pitch presentation
STUDENT ADVISER, LIVERPOOL LAW CLINIC, UK
Running files on cases relating to financial regulation,
intellectual property, and human rights law; legal research;
interviewing and drafting letters to clients; presenting on
the clinic’s work
CAREER INTERESTS
MA; financial regulation; corporate law
Founding student ambassador of the University of
Liverpool Aspiring Solicitors Society
JAMES GALLAGHER IRELAND
james.gallagher@law.ox.ac.uk
EDUCATION
HARVARD LAW SCHOOL, USA, LLM (05/2016)
Awarded the Dean’s Scholar Prize in International Finance
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, IRELAND, BBL
(05/2015)
First in course and first-class honours every year; received
an entrance scholarship and retained it every year; one-
year exchange at UNSW
EMPLOYMENT
RESEARCH ASSISTANT, HARVARD UNIVERSITY, USA
Hedge fund law and policy, Professor Holger Spamann and
Manish Mital of Halcyon Capital Management
RESEARCH ASSISTANT, HARVARD UNIVERSITY, USA
Student loan bankruptcy law, Professor James Greiner
SUMMER INTERN, ZURICH INSURANCE, WASHINGTON
DC, USA
Department of Government and Industry Affairs
LAW TUTOR, UNSW, AUSTRALIA
Teaching contract and criminal law to an indigenous
Australian student
CAREER INTERESTS
International finance; financial regulation; hedge funds;
private equity; investment banking; corporate law
Leinster Society of Chartered Accountants Award - 1st
Prize; climbed Mount Kilimanjaro; led a volunteering
trip to Fiji; head of the UCD Ad Astra Scholars’ Council
2014/2015
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JING GAO CHINA
jing.gao@law.ox.ac.uk
Mandarin
EDUCATION
RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA, CHINA, MASTERS IN
WORLD ECONOMICS (06/2002)
PEOPLE’S PUBLIC SECURITY UNIVERSITY OF
CHINA, CHINA, BACHELOR IN ADMINISTRATION
MANAGEMENT (06/2002)
PEOPLE’S PUBLIC SECURITY UNIVERSITY OF CHINA,
CHINA, LLB (06/1997)
EMPLOYMENT
DIVISION HEAD, PBC, CHINA
Anti-money laundering
PRINCIPAL STAFF, INTELLIGENCE SERVICE OF DOMESTIC
SECURITY BUREAU, MPS, CHINA
Establishing, implementing, and improving the
administrative system (including research and analysis)
STAFF MEMBER, HOUSEHOLD REGISTER MANAGEMENT,
NANJING PSB, CHINA
Managing Nanjing’s resident population; conducting data
statistics and analysis
PUBLICATIONS
Gao J. ‘Anti-money Laundering Information Sharing on
the International Comparison and Reference.’ Studies of
International Finance (2013)
Gao J. ‘Monitoring Studies of Anti-money Laundering
Capital.’ China Finance (2013)
Gao J. ‘AML/CFT Regulations Compilation.’ China Finance
(2013)
Gao J. ‘Money Laundering Risk and Supervising Measures
of Micro-credit Company.’ China Finance (2011)
CAREER INTERESTS
Financial regulation
Financial regulation research award from the Government
of China: first prize, 2013
TAKAHIRO HASEGAWA JAPAN
takahiro.hasegawa@law.ox.ac.uk
Japanese
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, SCHOOL OF LAW, JAPAN, JD
(03/2010)
Graduated cum laude
UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, SCHOOL OF LAW, JAPAN, LLB
(03/2008)
EMPLOYMENT
ASSOCIATE, ANDERSON MORI TOMOTSUNE, JAPAN
Offerings of debt securities and various other corporate
transactions; general company law and corporate
governance matters; commercial litigation
PUBLICATIONS
Hasegawa T. (co-author) ‘A New Class Action System
in Japan; A New Class Action System in Japan (New Act
Enacted and Promulgated in 12/2013); Update - A New
Class Action System in Japan (effective from 10/2016).’
Anderson Mori Tomotsune Law Bulletin (2012, 2014,
2016, respectively)
Hasegawa T. (co-author) ‘QA: Strategies for Corporate
Law Practice in Asia and Emerging Countries.’ (2013)
Hasegawa T. (co-author) ‘Document Retention: An
International Review.’ (Japanese Law Chapter) (2013)
CAREER INTERESTS
MA; corporate finance in capital markets; venture capital;
private equity; corporate and commercial law; corporate
governance; commercial litigation
Attorney-at-law, Japan (qualified in 2011)
JI-SOO KIM FRANCE
ji-soo.kim@law.ox.ac.uk
French, Korean, German
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITÉ PARIS II PANTHÉON-ASSAS, FRANCE,
MASTER IN BUSINESS LAW AND MBA IN LAW AND
MANAGEMENT (07/2015)
Graduated cum laude
UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD, UK, DIPLOMA IN LEGAL
STUDIES (07/2014)
Graduated with distinction and Merton College Prize
UNIVERSITÉ PARIS II PANTHÉON-ASSAS, FRANCE,
MASTER IN ENGLISH LAW (07/2014)
EMPLOYMENT
INTERN, GENERAL PRACTISE GROUP, SULLIVAN
CROMWELL LLP, FRANCE
Advising large companies on corporate transactions and
financial instrument structures
INTERN, CORPORATE/MA DEPARTMENT, PWC SOCIÉTÉ
D’AVOCATS (PWC GROUP), FRANCE
Advising on corporate law issues including MA, corporate
governance, and private equity
PUBLICATIONS
Gaudemet A, Kim J S. ‘La protection juridique des «
whistleblowers » aux Etats-Unis et en Europe.’ Lexbase -
Revue Hebdo Droit des Affaires (2015)
Brabant L P, Kim J S, Parini P, Thomas B. ‘Le rachat de ses
propres titres par une société: une nouvelle donne fiscale.’
Option Finance (2015)
CAREER INTERESTS
MA; capital markets
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THEODORA KOUTENTAKI GREECE
theodora.koutentaki@law.ox.ac.uk
Greek, French
EDUCATION
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF GREECE, GREECE (MINOR:
FINANCE) (06/2016)
Graduated summa cum laude; Stavros Niarchos Award;
ACG and SNF Scholarships
NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS,
GREECE, LLB (09/2014)
Graduated summa cum laude; top 3% of class; coordinator
of the 3rd Best Team in Skadden Arps FDI International
Arbitration Moot 2014; Award by the Dean; State
Foundation Scholarships; Erasmus year at University of
Sheffield studying English law
EMPLOYMENT
TRAINEE, POTAMITISVEKRIS, GREECE
Drafting corporate resolutions and reviewing agreements
in project finance PPP; conducting due diligence for MA;
assisting in execution of debt and equity financings;
reviewing prospectus for Greek bank’s equity issue;
preparing legal opinion for cross-border sale
INTERN, KEFALOGIANNIS MARAZAKIS LAW FIRM,
GREECE
Conducting legal research; drafting memos; assisting in
court proceedings
INTERN AT MP OFFICE, HELLENIC PARLIAMENT, GREECE
Preparing explanatory statements and reports
CAREER INTERESTS
Corporate finance; structured finance; MA; private
equity; investment banking
YASH KUMAR AUSTRALIA
yash.kumar@law.ox.ac.uk
Hindi, Sindhi
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA,
BCOMM LLB (HONS) (12/2015)
Graduated with distinction in Commerce (Finance Major)
and first-class honours in Law; Dean’s Award for First Place
in Surveillance, Security, and Democracy and Law of the
Sea; exchange to McGill University (Canada)
EMPLOYMENT
LAW GRADUATE, CORRS CHAMBERS WESTGARTH,
AUSTRALIA
Rotation in property team; drafting transaction
documents; conducting due diligence in MA and
property transactions; drafting risk analysis reports for
government projects and preparing legal advice
FINANCE AND ECONOMICS TUTOR, UNSW BUSINESS
SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES,
AUSTRALIA
Teaching economic analysis and portfolio management
RESEARCH INTERN, CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL
FINANCE AND REGULATION, AUSTRALIA
Legal research in the areas of superannuation, competition,
and banking
PUBLICATIONS
Kumar Y. ‘Can a Principled Negotiations Framework Explain
the Participants’ Strategies and Outcomes in the 1884-
1885 Berlin Conference?’ UNSWLJ Student Series 16-02
(2016)
CAREER INTERESTS
Corporate advisory; MA; private equity; real estate;
restructuring
SKANDA KUMBLE AUSTRALIA
skanda.kumble@law.ox.ac.uk
EDUCATION
MONASH UNIVERSITY, AUSTRALIA, BCOM, LLB (HONS)
(06/2013)
Graduated with first-class honours; selected for Monash
Law School Academic High Achievers’ Programme; Dean’s
Commendation List
EMPLOYMENT
SOLICITOR, KING WOOD MALLESONS, AUSTRALIA
Advising on banking and finance and MA transactions,
with a focus on corporate, property, and acquisition
finance transactions; drafting facility agreements and
security documents; undertaking due diligence and general
transaction management
WINTER CLERK, ASHURST, AUSTRALIA
Drafting documents for a share sale transaction;
undertaking various legal research tasks
SUMMER INTERN, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
BANKING GROUP, AUSTRALIA
Group strategy and MA; assisting with preparation of the
information memorandum for a divestment; participating
in the strategic review of a group business
SUMMER ANALYST, GOLDMAN SACHS, AUSTRALIA
MA (industrials); preparing company profiles and
undertaking market research; preparing an industrial
services precedent transaction spreadsheet
CAREER INTERESTS
Corporate law; investment banking; management
consulting; private equity

SHINJI KUSUDA JAPAN
shinji.kusuda@law.ox.ac.uk
Japanese
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, JAPAN, MASTER OF ARTS AND
SCIENCES
Graduated with the highest grade in course
KEIO UNIVERSITY, JAPAN, BA IN POLICY MANAGEMENT
Awarded scholarship; graduated in top 5%
EMPLOYMENT
ASSOCIATE, O’MELVENY MYERS, JAPAN
Focusing on MA, business trial, and litigation; advising
on joint venture; drafting transaction documents and
due diligence reports; preparing legal advices, notably on
contracts issues
TRAINEE, THE SUPREME COURT OF JAPAN - THE LEGAL
TRAINING AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE, JAPAN
Assisting an attorney and a judge in their offices
ASSOCIATE, NOMURA HOLDINGS INC, INVESTMENT
BANKING DIVISION MA GROUP, JAPAN
ASSOCIATE, LEHMAN BROTHERS INC, INVESTMENT
BANKING DIVISION MA GROUP, JAPAN
Focusing on MA; analysing financial statements;
valuation of companies; identifying target companies and
investors for transactions; preparing pitch presentations;
structuring and executing MA
CAREER INTERESTS
MA; business trial; litigation
Working on pro bono matters including support for
international scholarship programmes as a director of the
International Scholarship Foundation
XENIA LAPIN AUSTRIA
xenia.lapin@stx.ox.ac.uk
German, Czech, Russian
EDUCATION
GOETHE UNIVERSITY FRANKFURT, GERMANY, TRAINING
COURSE (09/2016)
Banking and capital market
LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL
SCIENCE, UK, SUMMER SCHOOL (08/2016)
Financial law; financial regulation; financial markets
UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA, AUSTRIA, MAG IUR (06/2015)
'Best of the Best' 16th out of 759, 2014; specialisation:
banking and insurance law; Erasmus Charles University
Prague: doctoral candidate
EMPLOYMENT
LEGISLATIVE ASSOCIATE, FINANCIAL MARKET
AUTHORITY, AUSTRIA
Drafting regulations and policy positions; contributing
to the department’s annual/quarterly reports and
development of national and European regulatory
initiatives
LEGAL ASSOCIATE, STARLINGER MAYER ATTORNEY
GMBH, AUSTRIA
Legal advice about MA, competition, and energy law
LEGAL ASSOCIATE, NOERR S.R.O., CZECH REPUBLIC
Legal advice about insolvency proceedings, due diligence,
labour, and corporate litigation
INTERNSHIP, RÖDL PARTNER OOO, RUSSIAN
FEDERATION
Foundation of companies; assisting in arbitration
proceedings; drafting legal opinions about IP law and
business plans
CAREER INTERESTS
Banking and finance; financial regulation; hedge funds;
derivatives; HFT; corporate finance; competition law
KAL LEUNG CANADA
kal.leung@law.ox.ac.uk
French, Cantonese
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON, UK, LLB (06/2016)
Graduated with first-class honours
LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL
SCIENCE, UK, SUMMER SCHOOL (COMMERCIAL LAW)
(07/2015)
Grade A; top equal grade on the course
EMPLOYMENT
SUMMER STUDENT, BANKING STANDARDS BOARD, UK
Compiling research briefs on banks and building societies;
assisting with the implementation of a database system
SUMMER VACATION SCHEME, DLA PIPER LLP, UK
Assisting in revising and editing due diligence reports;
researching African OHADA legislation enacted in French
INTERN, BERWIN LEIGHTON PAISNER LLP, UK
Reviewing proposed amendments of lease renewals;
researching the A1 Retail ‘Use Class’ of planning
permissions
INTERN, EDELMANN CO LAW OFFICES, CANADA
Researching National Documentation Packages; reviewing
factums for refugee appeals
PUBLICATIONS
Leung K. ‘English Security Interests and European Financial
Collateral.’ Lawyr.it (2016)
CAREER INTERESTS
Corporate law; finance; financial regulation; real estate
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CHRISTINE HIU SHUEN LO HONG KONG
hiu.lo@law.ox.ac.uk
Cantonese, Mandarin
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, HONG KONG,
POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN LAWS (05/2016)
UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, HONG KONG, LLB
(05/2015)
First-class honours
UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, HONG KONG, BACHELOR
OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (05/2013)
First-class honours
EMPLOYMENT
RESEARCH ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG,
HONG KONG
Researching on corporate governance and comparing
practices across jurisdictions
MINI-PUPIL, TEMPLE CHAMBERS, HONG KONG
Performing legal research with a particular focus on
company law; drafting skeleton to oppose winding-up
petition
INTERN, CLEARY GOTTLIEB STEEN HAMILTON, HONG
KONG
Drafting responses to enquiries from the HKEx and
company announcements regarding material transactions;
reviewing and commenting on listed companies’ financial
reports
INTERN, FINANCIAL REGULATIONS EMPLOYMENT
GROUP, LINKLATERS, HONG KONG
Preparing updates on Securities and Futures Ordinance and
related rules; reviewing questionnaires regarding licensing
requirement for investment activities in Indonesia
CAREER INTERESTS
Corporate law; insolvency and restructuring;
securitisation; investment banking; litigation
TIM LÖPER GERMANY
tim.loper@law.ox.ac.uk
German
EDUCATION
OBERLANDESGERICHTFRANKFURT AM MAIN,
GERMANY, SECOND LEGAL STATE EXAMINATION
(01/2016)
UNIVERSITY OFBAYREUTH, GERMANY, JD (04/2015)
UNIVERSITY OFBAYREUTH, GERMANY, FIRST LEGAL
STATE EXAMINATION (07/2013)
Graduated in top 1% of the class; joint degree in
economics; tutor for corporate and commercial law; state
scholarship
EMPLOYMENT
ASSOCIATE, MILBANK, TWEED, HADLEY MCCLOY LLP,
GERMANY
Specialising in banking leveraged finance
TRAINEE, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, MILBANK, TWEED,
HADLEY MCCLOY LLP, UK/GERMANY
TRAINEE, TAX DEPARTMENT, LINKLATERS LLP, GERMANY
LEGAL ASSISTANT, TAX DEPARTMENT, CLEARY GOTTLIEB
STEEN HAMILTON LLP, GERMANY
PUBLICATIONS
Löper T. 'The Legal Framework of High Frequency Trading
in Germany: A Legal and Economic Analysis of the High
Frequency Trading Act.' Shaker Verlag (German) (2015)
Berberich B, Löper T. 'The Inadmissibility of Evidence.'
(German) Life Law (2014)
CAREER INTERESTS
Acquisition finance; corporate finance; financial regulation;
debt/equity capital markets; taxation
Qualified attorney in Germany

WILBERT LUNA MEXICO
wilbert.lunaarellanes@law.ox.ac.uk
Spanish
EDUCATION
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, USA, LLM (05/2016)
Fulbright Scholar; thesis (honours): ‘The procedure
of reference to the OECD in terms of the Code of
Liberalization of Capital Movements’
TECNOLOGICO DE MONTERREY, MEXICO, LLB (HONS)
(12/2008)
EMPLOYMENT
DEPUTY DIRECTOR, TREASURY DEPARTMENT, MEXICO
Negotiating the OECD’s ‘Standard for Automatic Exchange
of Financial Account Information’; representative before
the Financial Action Task Force; World Bank speaker
ASSOCIATE, IBAÑEZ PARKMAN AND ASSOCIATES,
MEXICO
Providing legal advice to infrastructure developers
ASSOCIATE, PROYECTOS ESTRATEGICOS INTEGRALES,
MEXICO
Drafting versions of the Mexican Federal Rules for Public-
Private Partnerships; researching for the legal defence
team of a former President of Mexico in an American
Federal District Court
DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF LEGAL ANALYSIS, ANTITRUST
COMMISSION, MEXICO
Conducting cartel investigations; selected to receive
training by the Brazilian Government
CAREER INTERESTS
Central banking; consulting; compliance; technology and
inclusion; financial regulation; Switzerland, Luxembourg,
Middle East, or Asia; international capital flows
Chevening Scholar
ANDREW LUNARDI AUSTRALIA
andrew.lunardi@law.ox.ac.uk
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, JD
(07/2016)
Graduated with second-class honours division A; awarded
the Allan Myers Scholarship
UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, BCOM
(12/2012)
Graduated with first-class honours in the top 5% of the
cohort; achieved the top score for multiple subjects
EMPLOYMENT
HEAD TEACHER, UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE,
AUSTRALIA
Teaching students in the following subjects: finance
1, introductory personal finance, and introductory
macroeconomics; coordinating all other teachers in
marking, teaching, and administrative issues
LEGAL INTERN, ENFORCEMENT DIVISION, AUSTRALIAN
COMPETITION AND CONSUMER COMMISSION (ACCC),
AUSTRALIA
Commencing investigations into alleged contraventions of
competition legislation by large private insurers
LEGAL INTERN IN BANKING AND FINANCE, GILBERT +
TOBIN LAWYERS, AUSTRALIA
Assisting in the drafting and execution of facility
agreements
LEGAL INTERN IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, ALLENS
LINKLATERS, AUSTRALIA
Assisting in research for major patent litigation for large
pharmaceutical companies
CAREER INTERESTS
Corporate finance; equity trading, financial regulation, and
law
ROMAN MAZHOROV RUSSIA
roman.mazhorov@law.ox.ac.uk
Russian
EDUCATION
MOSCOW STATE INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL
RELATIONS (UNIVERSITY) MFA RUSSIA, RUSSIA,
BACHELOR OF LAW (07/2015)
Summa cum laude; graduated in top 5% of class
EMPLOYMENT
TRAINEE LAWYER, LINKLATERS CIS, RUSSIA
FP practice; assisting in drafting and editing documents
for finance transactions; legal research; lender and
borrower due diligence
INTERN, FEDERAL AGENCY FOR STATE PROPERTY
MANAGEMENT, RUSSIA
Department of Industrial Complex Management; legal
research on major transactions; drafting positions on real
and personal estate transactions; analysing constitutional
documents
INTERN, EY, RUSSIA
Tax Legal Department; legal research (e.g. VAT
exemptions for financial services; court practice); drafting
memos
PARALEGAL, VNESHPROMBANK LTD, RUSSIA;
Drafting litigation documents; monitoring enforcement
proceedings
CAREER INTERESTS
MA; private equity; venture capital; consulting
Former member of the MGIMO business incubator;
graduated with distinction from the Academy of Lawyers
in VC and the Academy of Analytics in VC (educational
courses provided by Lomonosov MSU)
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CARLA MEZA CHILE
carla.meza@law.ox.ac.uk
Spanish, Italian
EDUCATION
UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE, CHILE, GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN
TAX PLANNING MANAGEMENT (01/2015)
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE,
CHILE, GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN CORPORATIONS AND
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE (12/2013)
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE, CHILE,
LLB (07/2012)
Graduated in the top 5% of the class; International
Student Exchange Programme at the Università degli Studi
di Bologna
EMPLOYMENT
TAX LAWYER, KPMG, CHILE
Advising companies on domestic and international
taxation; analysing tax effects of financial transactions;
planning and implementing inbound and outbound
investment projects, corporate restructuring, and cross-
border operations
RESEARCHER, CENTRO DE GOBIERNO CORPORATIVO
DE LA PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE,
CHILE
Researching on corporate governance; organising and
participating in seminars and lectures
TAX POLICY ADVISOR, MINISTRY OF FINANCE, CHILE
Working on bills related to tax and capital markets;
congress discussion; negotiation of International
Conventions
CAREER INTERESTS
Financial regulation; taxation; corporate governance; public
policy
Admitted to the Chilean Bar (2013)
AENEAS NALBANTIS GERMANY
aeneas.nalbantis@law.ox.ac.uk
German, Portuguese
EDUCATION
OBERLANDESGERICHT FRANKFURT AM MAIN,
GERMANY, SECOND LEGAL STATE EXAMINATION
(03/2014)
JUSTUS-LIEBIG UNIVERSITY GIESSEN, GERMANY, FIRST
LEGAL STATE EXAMINATION (07/2011)
Graduated with recognition from the Minister of Justice of
the State of Hesse; one-year visiting student at UFRGS in
Porto Alegre, Brazil
EMPLOYMENT
JUNIOR IN-HOUSE COUNSEL (DOCTORAL STUDENT),
DAIMLER AG, GERMANY
Drafting and negotiating contracts; advising on
procurement, RD, and IT projects
TRAINEE, PERMANENT MISSION OF GERMANY TO THE
UN, USA
Drafting internal and external documents; representing
Germany in sessions of UN bodies; communicating with
embassies and UN bodies
RESEARCH ASSISTANT, HENGELER MUELLER, GERMANY
Conducting research and drafting legal documents in the
fields of banking, capital markets, and insolvency law
PUBLICATIONS
Benicke C, Nalbantis A. ‘Commentary on Paragraphs 286–
288 of the German Civil Code’ Hans-Theodor Soergel
(Begr), Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch mit Einführungsgesetz
und Nebengesetzen (2014)
CAREER INTERESTS
Finance; insolvency law; banking law; financial regulation;
academia
SUKANYA NATRAJAN INDIA
sukanya.natrajan@law.ox.ac.uk
Hindi, Tamil
EDUCATION
ILS LAW COLLEGE, PUNE, INDIA, BSL LLB (06/2016)
Graduated with first-class honours; top 10% of the cohort
DIPLOMA IN CORPORATE LAWS (03/2014)
DIPLOMA IN COMPETITION LAW AND INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY RIGHTS, INDIA (07/2013)
EMPLOYMENT
INTERN, AZB PARTNERS, INDIA
Preparation of due diligence reports for an IPO; research
on corporate and commercial laws
INTERN, AMARCHAND MANGALDAS SURESH A
SHROFF CO, INDIA
Project Finance Department; preparing report on FEMA
regulations for Compulsorily Convertible Debentures
issued to a non-resident entity; research paper titled
‘Enforcement of Arbitral Awards in India’
INTERN, KOCHHAR CO, INDIA
General Corporate and Competition Laws Department;
research on effect of competition laws on mergers and
amalgamations; preparation of due diligence reports
INTERN, FEDERATION OF INDIAN CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, INDIA
Restructured the online course offered by FICCI on
intellectual property rights and competition laws
CAREER INTERESTS
Private equity; MA; corporate law; corporate finance
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MEHMET SELIM ONENGUT TURKEY
mehmet.onengut@law.ox.ac.uk
French, Turkish
EDUCATION
GALATASARAY UNIVERSITY, TURKEY, MASTER OF LAW
OF ECONOMICS (06/2014)
Valedictorian
KOC UNIVERSITY, TURKEY, LLB (06/2010)
Dean’s Honour Roll
EMPLOYMENT
CORPORATE ATTORNEY, EY, TURKEY
Working on MA and project finance as well as corporate
secretarial tasks
CORPORATE ATTORNEY, IZ LAW FIRM, TURKEY
Working as an associate in the Project Finance Department
ASSOCIATE, LEGAL COUNSEL, TAV AIRPORTS HOLDING
COMPANY, TURKEY
Working on IPO, corporate secretarial tasks, and MA
LEGAL INTERN, YARSUVAT LAW FIRM, TURKEY
Working as legal intern of the Corporate Law Department
PUBLICATIONS
Onengut M S. ‘The Liability of Board Members in Joint
Stock Companies.’ Istanbul Bar Association (2016)
Onengut M S. ‘Shareholder Relations and Liabilities in Joint
Stock Companies.’ Iz Law Firm’s Newsletter (2015)
Onengut M S. ‘The Concept of Initial Public Offering and
its Process in Capital Markets Law.’ Thesis - Book (2014)
CAREER INTERESTS
MA; corporate law; joint stock companies; joint ventures;
hostile takeovers and defensive mechanisms
ANGGARARA PRATIWI INDONESIA
anggarara.pratiwi@law.ox.ac.uk
Indonesian
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA, INDONESIA, SARJANA
HUKUM (07/2012)
Graduated cum laude; top 7% of class; student union
EMPLOYMENT
ASSOCIATE (BANKING FINANCE), ASSEGAF HAMZAH
PARTNERS, INDONESIA
Legal research and client presentation for advisory
purposes; preparing, reviewing, and negotiating terms
of transaction documents; conducting and supervising
legal due diligence for MA, financing transactions, and
registration statement filings; working on national banking
regulatory reform project
LEGAL INTERN, RAJAH TANN SINGAPORE LLP,
SINGAPORE
Providing legal assistance for Singapore clients through
the Indonesian foreign counsel desk; observing a pro bono
case under the Singapore Criminal Procedure Law and
Penal Code
LEGAL INTERN, SOEMADIPRADJA TAHER ADVOCATES,
INDONESIA
Legal advisory including research and preparation of legal
memorandum
CAREER INTERESTS
Banking finance; financial technology; financial
regulation; investment banking; private equity
AUTRI SAHA INDIA
autri.saha@law.ox.ac.uk
Bengali, Hindi
EDUCATION
WEST BENGAL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF JURIDICAL
SCIENCES, INDIA, BA, LLB (HONS) (05/2012)
Top 5%; Gold Medal in Indirect Tax; editorial board
member
PQE: 3 (2+1) years
EMPLOYMENT
ASSOCIATE, CYRIL AMARCHAND MANGALDAS,
MUMBAI, INDIA
General corporate specialising in public MA; advising
on tender offers, delistings, regulatory filings, and
restructuring; representing Indian and overseas clients
before the securities market regulator; drafting
transaction and tender offer documents; supervising
juniors in conducting due diligence; assisting in negotiation
of key terms and managing closing of transactions;
seconding to the private client practice and advising on
estate and succession planning, setting up trusts, and
drafting trust documentation
PUBLICATIONS
Authored eight articles at Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas on
general corporate and securities laws
CAREER INTERESTS
Corporate; MA; securities regulation; banking finance;
management consulting
Expect to qualify as a solicitor in England and Wales by
06/2017 (passed QLTS-Part I in 07/2016); admitted to
practice law in India
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KATE SURALA CZECH REPUBLIC
kate.surala@law.ox.ac.uk
Czech, German
EDUCATION
MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY, NETHERLANDS, MA IN
EUROPEAN PUBLIC AFFAIRS (08/2016)
Awarded the Limburg University Fund Scholarship;
member of the Committee Board in the European Law
School Programme
AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, AUSTRALIA,
EXCHANGE PROGRAMME IN LAW (07/2015)
Distinction
MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY, NETHERLANDS, LLB IN
EUROPEAN LAW SCHOOL (08/2015)
Graduated cum laude; Honours Programme; best team in
the European contract law negotiations
EMPLOYMENT
LEGAL TRAINEE, RISK MANAGEMENT, NORDEA BANK
SA, LUXEMBOURG
Driving an in-house initiative implementing data
protection legislation; drafting memoranda on bank
secrecy, outsourcing, and MiFID I and II in multiple
jurisdictions
TEACHING FELLOW, FACULTY OF LAW, MAASTRICHT
UNIVERSITY, NETHERLANDS
International and European law; comparative contract law
LEGAL INTERN, EMBASSY OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC,
AUSTRALIA
PUBLICATIONS
Surala K. 'CJEU Ruling Ultra Vires: A Ticking Bomb between
the CJEU and the Czech Constitutional Court?' Maastricht
Centre for European Law (2014)
CAREER INTERESTS
Banking finance; MA; corporate law; intellectual
property
DECHANG WANG CHINA
dechang.wang@law.ox.ac.uk
Mandarin
EDUCATION
PEKING UNIVERSITY, CHINA, MA IN INTERNATIONAL
ECONOMIC LAW (07/2011)
Dean’s List (2009-2010)
INNER MONGOLIA UNIVERSITY, CHINA, BA IN LAW
(07/2008)
First Prize of the Inner Mongolia University Scholarship
(2005); Scholarship for Outstanding Student Cadre
(2006-2007)
EMPLOYMENT
SENIOR MANAGER OF MARKETING AND INVESTMENT,
CHINA DEVELOPMENT BANK, CHINA
Formulating and reviewing in-house regulations such as
syndicated loans, trusts, and securitisation; organised
syndicated loans; heading negotiations with
local governments, financing platforms, and state-
owned banks; drafting and reviewing syndicated loan
documentation; issuing inter-bank WMPs; providing trust
loans to SM sized enterprises
CAREER INTERESTS
Banking and finance; asset management; litigation;
financial regulation
Outstanding employee of CDB (2013); Certification of
China Banking Professional (2012); PKU Debate Team
member (2010); passed the Bar in China; First Prize of the
National Youth Speech Contest of China (2005); captain
and coach of the Law School Debate Team; champion and
all-round debater of the IMU Debate Contest (2005-
2006)
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The MLF programme has built a fantastic reputation very quickly. We have been very impressed
with the students we have met from the programme, particularly with their level of commercial
awareness of the challenges facing legal practitioners.
PIERS PRICHARD-JONES, FRESHFIELDS BRUCKHAUS DERINGER LLP

EVA ZAHRADNIKOVA CZECH REPUBLIC
eva.zahradnikova@law.ox.ac.uk
French, Czech, Slovak
EDUCATION
QUEEN MARY, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON, UK, LLB
(06/2015)
First-class honours; Drapers’ Company Prize for Work
of Outstanding Academic Merit; Student Union’s
Contribution Award
EMPLOYMENT
INTERN, ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL SECTION,
EMBASSY OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC IN PARIS, FRANCE
Conducting research into diverse product and geographic
markets; assessing economic policies; preparing reports
INTERN, PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT AND INVESTMENT
RESEARCH, STANHOPE CAPITAL LLP, UK
Reviewing investment proposals and financial statements;
valuation methodologies: DCF, comparables (trading,
transactions) and LBO; merchant banking training (MA,
direct investment, divestment, exit case studies);
portfolio, strategy, and performance benchmark analysis
of PE funds
INTERN, GLOBAL TRADE FINANCE, LEGAL
COMPLIANCE, SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING
CORPORATION EUROPE, UK
Analysing credit facilities and syndicated loans; focusing
on natural resources and commodity transactions in the
African market
CAREER INTERESTS
Finance: private equity, hedge funds; management
consulting; legal practice
Merton Lawyers’ BCL Scholarship; Oxford Saïd Finance
Lab – class representative
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ADVISORY BOARD 2016–17
Robin Brooks, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright LLP
Mark Campbell, Partner, Clifford Chance LLP
Jeremy Cross, Partner – Cadwalader, Wickersham Taft LLP
Ben Davey, Chief Strategy Officer, Investment Bank, Barclays
Robin Dicker QC, Barrister, 3–4 South Square
Geoff Fuller, Partner, Allen Overy LLP
Stephen Gillespie, Partner, Gibson, Dunn Crutcher LLP
Chris Hale, Senior Partner, Travers Smith LLP
Ben Higson, Partner, Hogan Lovells International LLP
Alec Innes, Managing Director, Global Fixed Income, Currencies Commodities, Bank of Montreal
George Karafotias, Partner, Shearman Sterling LLP
Peter Kiernan, Senior Adviser, OMERS Private Equity (Europe) and Non-Executive Director, Tungsten Corporation PLC,
Listrac Holdings Limited and London First
Paul Lewis, Partner, Linklaters LLP
Chris Saul, Former Senior Partner (retired), Slaughter and May
Nick Segal, Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Roland Turnill, Partner, Slaughter and May
Anthony Whittaker, Managing Director, UK/Australasian DCM + Solutions, Natixis
Simon Witty, Partner, Davis Polk Wardwell London LLP
MSC LAW FINANCE
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