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Linklaters

Linklaters is a global law firm focused on bringing legal certainty in a changing world.

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Global Cybersecurity, Data Privacy and Corporate Counsel | Lawyer | Public Speaker

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Senior Staff Engineer and AI Architect at CreateiQ | Director at Proteus Technologies Ltd.

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Driving transformational change in legal and procurement. Background includes Magic Circle law, Big Four consulting, co-founder of a legal ops consultancy and oneNDA: a 100,000+ download industry standardisation initiative. Leveraging tech, outsourcing, and operational best practices to drive efficiency, reduce costs, and elevate legal and procurement. Follow and connect with me to learn more about the latest in legal and procurement innovation!

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MBA graduate of the Institute for Management Development (IMD). Actively interested in finance, technology and entrepreneurship. Focus on early-stage company performance (operational, financial, strategy) and valuation methodologies. Excited by connecting with early stage teams and ventures. Co-founder at venture-backed Intelligent Financial Technologies (IFT) (Y Combinator S20), building digital payments infrastructure in Pakistan. Previously an associate in the Banking and Finance Practice (Global Loans and Financial Structuring) at Linklaters, London. Worked across a spectrum of debt finance solutions for both borrowers and lenders (real estate and leveraged finance), as well as advising on regulatory compliance in connection with FCA and PRA requirements. University of Durham (United Kingdom) graduate with an L.L.B (first class honours) and Legal Practitioners Course from the University of Law, Moorgate.

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Associate at Ropes & Gray LLP

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Principal at Ohana Real Estate Investors

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Energy and infrastructure associate working in the Projects team at Watson Farley & Williams in London, with a focus on project finance in the renewables and conventional power sectors (standalone and portfolio), and infrastructure development and acquisition work. Industry experience includes a 6 month client secondment with INEOS.

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With years of experience in various finance roles within Loreal and other MNCs, I have developed a strong expertise in financial analysis, financial accounting, and financial reporting, credit controlling and business transformation. I am passionate about optimizing financial performance, ensuring compliance, drive financial excellence and strategic decision-making, and fostering collaboration among cross-functional teams. My goal is to contribute to company's success by providing insightful and actionable financial insights and solutions that support the company's growth and innovation.

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Chrissy Hill has acted as a trusted advisor for some great names with even greater vision: Sir Tony Blair, Konstantin Lomashuk, Dr Gavin Wood, Barclays and Linklaters. Originally from Charleston, SC, she moved to London in 2002 and over the past three decades has gained broad exposure across the global legal, regulatory, investment banking, charity, not for profit, blockchain, AI, robotics and adjacent tech sectors. Chrissy is an award-winning innovation champion and tackles non-traditional, pioneering roles. Her experience includes: - Supporting a visible world leader for almost a decade as the Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel as well as Board Secretary and member of multiple committees of two different entities; - Steering the leading technical contributor to Polkadot (which was founded by the computer scientist who coined the term “Web 3.0” in 2014 and a co-founder of Ethereum) through legal, operational and regulatory challenges in the emerging technology space as Chief Legal Officer & interim Chief Operating Officer of Parity Technologies; - Serving as a critical friend on the Advisory Board for two Web3 visionaries founding businesses focussed on ethical commodities and digital asset business support; - Setting the standard in the then groundbreaking area of advisory compliance pre-, during and post- financial crisis by guiding evolving commercial teams (such as FIG, Equities, and M&A) at Barclays Capital, particularly post-Lehman acquisition; and - Working as an equity & debt markets lawyer on IPOs (at the time the largest and second largest IPOs on the LSE) and high-yield debt deals (winning a number of awards for best bond deals) in developing global markets. Chrissy has a track record of enabling businesses to transform in a dynamic yet controlled manner - scaling up and down. She is an empathetic, effective leader and teammate with experience managing large teams from all support functions (finance, IT, operations, HR, communications, legal and compliance). One of her central values is promoting merit, innovation and inclusion. She believes “diversity of thought” is central to innovation and seeks to model these values through thought leadership and adeptly setting enduring, inclusive business solutions. Most importantly, Chrissy is the proud mom of 2 exceptional redheaded girls.

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