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Yvette Allen is a member of the firm’s immigration and global mobility team. She advises businesses of all sizes from a variety of sectors on the full range of UK immigration permissions as well as global immigration matters for the EMEA region. This includes prevention of illegal working, Tier 2 and 5 of the points-based system, business visitors, EEA applications and preparations for Brexit, and other UK employment-related immigration categories. For more information, view Yvette’s bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/yvetteallen.

Nick Bolter, a partner in the intellectual property practice at Morgan Lewis, represents clients in the selection, prosecution, protection, and enforcement of trademarks, brands, and designs in the United Kingdom and across Europe. His clients include some of the world’s best-known brands in retail, luxury, and apparel, as well online retailers and technology and automotive companies. For more information, view Nick’s bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/nickbolter.

Carter Brod counsels corporations, governments, investment banks, and investors on international capital markets transactions in emerging and developed markets. Dual-qualified in the United States and England and Wales, Carter handles a broad range of securities matters, including offerings of investment grade and sub-investment grade corporate bonds, sovereign bonds, convertible bonds and high-yield notes, MTN programs, initial public offerings (IPOs) and other equity offerings, restructurings of outstanding debt securities, and advice to clients on securities law disclosure and compliance requirements. For more information, view Carter's bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/cbrod.

A partner in the structured transactions practice at Morgan Lewis, Lisa Cargill advises on a range of asset-backed securitization and structured finance matters. She acts for financial institutions, investment funds, and corporates on public and private transactions that cover a variety of asset classes across a number of jurisdictions (such as auto loans, trade receivables, equipment leases, insurance premium loans, residential mortgages, and corporate and consumer loans originated through marketplace lending platforms). For more information, view Lisa’s bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/lisacargill.

Jennifer Connolly

Jennifer is an associate in Morgan Lewis's London office who advises businesses on the full range of UK immigration permissions. This includes prevention of illegal working, Tier 2 of the points-based system, sponsor license applications, business visitors, and other UK employment-related immigration categories. Jennifer is a member of the Economic Migration Subcommittee of the Immigration Law Practitioners Association. For more information, view Jennifer's biography at www.morganlewis.com/bios/jconnolly.

Timothy Corbett

Tim is a partner in Morgan Lewis’s London office, he concentrates his practice on cross-border corporate transactions, including public and private equity and debt offerings, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and venture capital financings. Tim advises clients on related corporate matters, including governance, securities law compliance, and disclosure requirements and practices. He has experience with transactions in Russia, Germany, Switzerland, Greece, Sweden, the Netherlands, the United States, and the UK. His clients, located in Europe and the United States, include life sciences, technology, and media enterprises. For more information, view Tim's bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/tcorbett.

Ted Craig is a partner in the Private Investment Funds practice, and is based in the firm’s London office. He is a private funds lawyer with significant experience across fund formation, fund investments and fund transactions. Mr. Craig advises fund sponsors on the structuring and establishment of private funds and their related carried interest and co-investment programs. He also represents investors on private fund investments. In addition, he has particular experience advising on private fund transactions, including secondary transactions, fund restructurings, preferred equity solutions, co-investments and manager formation and spin-outs. Mr. Craig works on fund-related matters across all alternative asset classes, including private equity, private credit, venture capital, real estate and infrastructure.

Simon Currie, a partner in the investment management practice at Morgan Lewis, advises clients on securities and financial services regulatory issues in relation to the investment industry, with a particular focus on fund managers and private investment funds. Simon’s work includes counseling on the application of EU single-market directives, the UK Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, and the rules of the Financial Conduct Authority, including authorization applications, conduct of business issues, and general compliance issues. For more information, view Simon’s bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/simoncurrie.

Mark Geday, a partner in the corporate practice at Morgan Lewis, has more than 20 years of experience employing a range of innovative and market-defining transactions, including complex private and public matters involving parties with differing needs and goals, for clients spanning all areas of the private equity and asset management sector. Mark advises on myriad aspects of company law including mergers and acquisitions, disposals, restructurings, joint ventures, fundraisings and strategic stakes. For more information, view Mark's bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/markgeday.

Kate Habershon is a partner who advises corporations and funds on corporate taxation. Her focuses include tax and structuring issues related to international tax planning, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, private equity, executive compensation, internal group restructurings, capital markets and banking. She also advices on stamp taxes and VAT. For more information, view Kate's bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/khabershon.

Karl Horvath, of counsel in the structured transactions practice at Morgan Lewis, has a broad range of experience of structured finance transactions and advises on securitisations across a range of asset classes (including residential mortgages, commercial mortgages, whole businesses, consumer loans, renewable energy, and hire purchase agreements). Karl also advises on CLOs, warehouses and aircraft finance leases, as well as on numerous security structures involving financial collateral.For more information, view Karl’s bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/karlhorvath.

As labor and employment practice group leader in London, Matthew Howse represents clients in the financial services, media, legal, and insurance industries in High Court and employment tribunal litigation and in class actions, collective actions, and group litigation. His experience includes employment law as well as privacy and cybersecurity law. In addition to litigating both contentious and noncontentious issues, Matthew provides strategic employment law advice and counsels clients on the employment law aspects of transactions. For more information, view Karl’s bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/mhowse.

Bruce is head of the firm's international finance practice. He advises both lenders and borrowers on banking and finance transactions in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, including acquisition finance, leveraged finance, project finance, structured finance, trade finance, asset-backed lending, private placements and asset finance. Bruce also handles energy and infrastructure transactions, and workouts and restructurings. For more information, view Bruce's bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/brucejohnston.

Jennifer Josefson

Jennifer Josefson, a partner in the energy practice at Morgan Lewis, represents clients across the spectrum of energy industries, including oil, gas, liquefied natural gas, petrochemical, power, and renewables. Jennifer’s practice focuses on international, cross-border transactions and projects in Russia, Central Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. Jennifer regularly advises on M&A, joint ventures, joint operating agreements, power purchase agreements, concessions, production sharing agreements, farm-ins, supply, and service agreements. She also handles the commercial agreements regularly used by energy companies for revenue generation, raw materials and feedstock inputs and facilities operations and maintenance. For more information, view Jennifer’s bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/jenniferjosefson.

Theresa Kradjian

A partner at Morgan Lewis, Theresa focuses her practice on a broad range of mortgage-backed and asset-backed securitisation and structured finance transactions, with a particular concentration in covered bond transactions for US and UK issuers. Theresa works on both public and private offerings of securities in cross-border transactions, as well as repurchase transactions and securities lending arrangements. Her experience also includes the representation of financial institutions in connection with repurchase transactions and other financing transactions. For more information, view Theresa's biography at www.morganlewis.com/bios/tkradjian.

Robert Mailer, a partner in the investment management practice at Morgan Lewis, focuses on private investment fund formation and fundraising, representing managers and investors across a wide range of strategies, including growth, venture capital, infrastructure, debt, and buy-out. He has a particular focus on clients investing in new technologies such as artificial intelligence and fintech, and has substantial experience advising teams on spin outs and the establishment of new fund management companies, as well as on defaulting investor and on other ongoing and end-of-life funds issues. For more information, view Robert’s bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/robertmailer.

Paul Matthews, a partner in the structured transactions practice at Morgan Lewis, works with clients to meet their specific risk-management, funding, regulatory capital, and investment-driven objectives. Paul also focuses on applying and integrating derivatives and derivatives technology in structured finance transactions. For more information, view Paul’s bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/paulmatthews.

Jayne is a partner in the firm's London office whose corporate business transactions experience encompasses a number of corporate matters, including international public and private acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, joint ventures, and private equity transactions—with a particular focus on cross-border transactions. Jayne also advises clients on general corporate and commercial matters. For more information, view Jayne's biography at www.morganlewis.com/bios/jmcglynn.

Paul Mesquitta advises clients on complex commercial disputes in the English courts and in arbitration. He also provides insurance and reinsurance policy coverage advice to policyholders. For more information, view Paul’s bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/paulmesquitta.

A partner in the corporate practice at Morgan Lewis, Nick Moore focuses on mergers and acquisitions (M&A), investments, joint ventures, strategic advice and corporate restructurings. He has particular experience in the telecom, media and technology sectors. For more information, view Nick’s bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/nicholasmoore.

Frances Murphy, a partner in the antitrust practice at Morgan Lewis, focuses on competition law and antitrust matters. Frances currently serves as Managing Partner of the firm’s London office. Frances represents clients in complex, high value global cartel investigations, alleged abuse of dominance matters and civil proceedings for damages for breach of competition law/antitrust laws. She has experience defending investigations by the competition authorities, in particular by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the Financial Conduct Authority, and the European Commission and in leading actions in the Competition Authority Tribunal, the English Courts, and the European Courts. For more information, view Frances’s bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/francesmurphy.

Mike Pierides, a partner in the corporate business transactions practice at Morgan Lewis, advises on major outsourcings, strategic restructurings following divestments or acquisitions, and technology-specific transactions such as licensing and “as a service” arrangements. He is also active advising on new technologies such as blockchain and artificial intelligence. Mike has also worked at the intersection of financial services compliance and technology, advising clients on their related systems and compliance procedures. For more information, view Mike’s bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/mikepierides.

A partner in the finance practice at Morgan Lewis, Georgia Quenby advises clients globally on cross-border and international financing transactions, restructurings, and other special situations. Georgia works with clients structuring complex transactions on a solvent basis and in workouts. Her work spans a variety of industries and sectors, including real estate, retail, manufacturing, transportation, and oil and gas. She has experience acting for all classes of investors including banks, private investment funds, and the investee companies themselves, and often advises clients on strategic joint ventures. For more information, view Georgia’s bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/georgiaquenby.

Paul Ranson is a consultant who focuses on the regulatory and commercial needs of the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical devices sectors. Paul’s regulatory expertise covers both marketing authorisation-related matters and market access, pricing, and reimbursement issues. His commercial work is concentrated on transactions with a high degree of industry specificity including collaborations and outsourcing transactions. For more information, view Paul's biography at www.morganlewis.com/bios/pranson.

Oliver Rochman, a partner in the investment management practice at Morgan Lewis, advises global private investment managers investing funds across multiple strategies including venture and growth, private equity, private debt, funds of funds and impact. He has wide-ranging private investment fund experience, which includes fund restructurings, secondary transactions, and co-investments, as well as providing counsel on management operations, carried interest arrangements, and co-investment schemes. For more information, view Oliver’s bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/oliverrochman.

Omar Shah is a partner in Morgan Lewis's London office who represents clients in complex global cartel and anticorruption investigations and civil proceedings for damages for breach of antitrust laws, as well in merger control procedures and on antitrust matters, particularly those involving the intersection of competition law with media/communications regulation. His practice involves representing clients before UK, EU, and other competition authorities, courts, and tribunals and in commercial and regulatory litigation proceedings, including judicial reviews. For more information, view Omar's bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/omarshah.

Louise Skinner is a partner in Morgan Lewis's London office who provides sophisticated, strategic advice on all aspects of employment law, with particular focus on regulatory employment matters. Louise advises on issues including investigations, contractual disputes, whistleblowing, discrimination and restraint of trade. Louise has particular experience in financial services, life sciences and sports, media and entertainment sectors. For more information, view Louise's bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/louiseskinner.

Dasha Sobornova

Represents arrangers, investment managers, investors (including collateralised loan obligation (CLO) lenders) and corporate services providers in relation to CLO issuances and other complex finance transactions. Advises on securitisations, warehouse financing arrangements and follow-on refinancing and “reset” transactions throughout Europe. Extensive experience with EU Securitisation Regulation and UK Securitisation Regulation in the context of common and bespoke securitisation structures. Works with clients across the direct lending and portfolio finance markets in obtaining and deploying financing. Dasha advises arrangers, investment managers, investors (including CLO lenders) and corporate services providers on a range of structured finance work, with a particular focus on CLO transactions. She has an extensive knowledge of the EU Securitisation Regulation and the UK Securitisation Regulation, and acts as a transactional regulatory advisor in the context of all types of securitisation structures. To learn more about Ms. Sobornova, please visit her full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/dasha-sobornova

An associate in the corporate business transactions practice at Morgan Lewis, Benjamin Stein represents public and private companies in a variety of corporate transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity and debt financings and SEC registered securities offerings. He also counsels public companies with respect to securities disclosure issues, corporate governance matters, NYSE and NASDAQ compliance issues and reporting obligations under the Exchange Act. Ben also has experience representing both companies and underwriters in a variety of capital markets transactions. For more information, view Benjamin’s bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/benjaminstein.

Leonidas Theodosiou

Leonidas Theodosiou advises on competition law and litigation. He is highly recommended by leading directories. Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, Leo spent several years practicing with a Magic Circle law firm, resident in Brussels. Leo is one of few lawyers globally who are fully qualified to practice law in the United Kingdom, European Union, and United States. For more information, view Leonidas' biography at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/leonidastheodosiouLeonidas

Emma Walsh, an associate in the antitrust practice at Morgan Lewis, focuses her practice on EU and UK competition law and antitrust. Emma represents clients on a variety of behavioural antitrust investigations and competition disputes before the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT), the European Commission, the High Court and the Court of Appeal. Emma’s experience is diverse, having worked on behalf of a variety of distinguished clients from a wide range of industries including healthcare, life sciences, and retail. For more information, view Emma’s bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/emmawalsh.

Chris Warren-Smith

Deputy Chair of Morgan Lewis’s white collar and corporate investigations practice, Chris Warren-Smith represents clients in investigations and disputes, including corporate investigations, commercial and international litigation, arbitration and dispute resolution, and regulatory enforcement proceedings. As a member of the firm’s global crisis management team, he has worked on many high-profile issues and crises that have arisen over the years. For more information, view Chris’s bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/chriswarrensmith.

Pulina Whitaker

A partner at Morgan Lewis, Pulina focuses her practice on a variety of labor and employment matters, including transactional employment law in sales and acquisitions; acting for corporations and multinationals in defense of claims for unfair dismissal, discrimination claims related to sex, race, religion, age, and disability, and breach of contract claims; European data privacy and antibribery issues; whistleblower hotlines for European-based companies and compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley Act requirements; and other international investigations and compliance matters. Pulina has experience advising on commercial outsourcing and corporate reorganizations, specifically negotiating warranty and indemnity provisions and disclosures in transactional documentation. She also advises on reorganizations regarding information and consultation obligations in the United Kingdom and across other European jurisdictions. Pulina’s practice spans internationally, with matters involving the coordination of redundancy programs and restructuring exercises across European jurisdictions and international employee consultation requirements. She also provides advice regarding European data privacy and antibribery issues in connection with FCPA investigations, the Bribery Act, and export control arrangements. For more information, view Pulina's biography at www.morganlewis.com/bios/pwhitaker.

A partner at Morgan Lewis, Tomasz Woźniak advises public and private companies and private equity sponsors on mergers and acquisitions (M&A), private equity, joint ventures, and strategic transactions. He has experience across sectors including financial services, energy, and consumer products. Additionally, Tom worked in Moscow for several years and has advised on numerous transactions across Eastern Europe. For more information, view Tom’s bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/tomaszwozniak.

Iain is a partner in the corporate business transactions team in London. With a focus on mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and capital markets, Iain counsels clients on a range of corporate finance issues. He handles private and public M&A transactions in both the United Kingdom and internationally, and advises clients on initial public offerings (IPOs) and secondary fundraising. Iain also provides clients with regular guidance on securities law and governance issues, with an emphasis on the London Stock Exchange’s AIM market for smaller, growing companies. For more information, view Iain's bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/iwright.

William Yonge is a partner in the firm’s London office who specializes in UK and European financial services regulatory advice in the private investment funds and financial institutions sectors. Clients include hedge, private equity, and other fund managers, and banks, broker-dealers, corporate finance firms, institutional investors, insurers, other financial institutions, and market associations. William frequently handles regulatory matters that arise during fund formations, mergers and acquisitions, and investment management business creations, and advises on agreements with customers and service providers. For more information, view William's bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/wyonge.