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Standard Chartered’s presence in Nigeria dates back to the early 1960’s where it had major stakes in various iterations of Standard Chartered Nigeria, and the First Bank of Nigeria, but...
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The highly accomplished and industry leading legal team at Standard Chartered Bank East Africa is led by Patricia Nyokabi Mbugua, regional head of legal, global banking and commercial banking. The...
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One of Asia’s most prominent banking and finance institutions, Standard Chartered Bank’s myriad of activities in the region require efficient, accurate and tailored legal advice to mitigate any challenges it...
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Described by regional CEO Sunil Kaushal as ‘instrumental to our continued success in building sustainable business growth across the region’, Standard Chartered’s Middle East legal team is a true partner...
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The Standard Chartered legal team in Ireland, which focuses solely on aviation finance, operates as a flat structure with three senior legal counsel based in Ireland who report into the...
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Standard Chartered’s Africa legal team has responsibility for 15 jurisdictions and offers transactional support across the region, including in jurisdictions where the bank has no on-the-ground lawyers. The team forms...
As an emerging markets bank with the vast majority of its client base located in Asia and Africa, Standard Chartered has to contend with market dynamics and risks that are not typical of a UK-based lender. While Africa represents a huge market for the bank, the bulk of its central legal operations are run from the UK and led by group general counsel David Fein.
The team has made a big impact on the global banking sector by pursuing a tough stance on compliance and ethical conduct, a move that echoes new chief executive Bill Winters’ recent crackdown on “above the law” banker behaviour. The UK team supplements a number of legal teams based in Africa. Of these Africa-based counsel, Johannesburg-based Kerin Wood, head of legal and compliance for South Africa and the Southern Africa region, taking a large share of nominators’ credit.
The wider UK team features a number of highly praised lawyers, including head of sanctions compliance Steve Munro, global head of group regulatory affairs Jean Moorhouse and group legal counsel for dispute resolution Jennifer Choi. The actions of the legal team have helped Standard Chartered live up to its brand promise: “Here for good”.
