Hannah Doherty
Legal Director, London
Recent experience
Corporate
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Acting for the purchaser on its acquisition of a 50% shareholding in a company in the oil and gas sector with an interest in a production sharing contract in Iraq
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Acting for the sellers on the sale of a futures broking firm
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Acting for one of the joint venture partners on a joint venture relating to the exploration and exploitation of minerals in Zambia
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Acting for one of the joint venture partners on a joint venture relating to the establishment of an independent air cargo operation
Capital markets
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Acting for the lead manager on a series of global depositary receipt issues and foreign currency convertible bond issues by Indian companies
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Acting for a Channel Islands company on four zero coupon convertible bond issues raising a total of US$700m
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Acting for a credit insurer and standby servicer in the context of a EUR400m securitisation of receivables by an international metals trading company
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Acting for the lead manager in the context of a private placement by a provider of financial products offering customers a method of saving for their future in line with increased life expectancy
Regulation
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Advising a UK company on whether the nature of its activities required authorisation by the Financial Services Authority
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Advising a UK company on the implications of its online bulletin board in terms of authorisation and financial promotion requirements
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Advising a collective investment scheme investing in commercial property on the financial promotion implications of its fundraising activities
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Advising on change of control requirements in the context of joint ventures/ sales of shares in FSA authorised companies
Compliance
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Advising senior officers of a joint venture company on their potential personal liabilities under the Bribery Act 2010
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Advising an international oil and gas exploration and production company on the applicability of the Bribery Act 2010 to its non-UK operations
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Revising the global anti-corruption policy of a provider of marine support vessels and services and drafting anti-corruption provisions for inclusion in its contracts with third parties
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Advising a UK manufacturer on a sales promotion which involved the provision of free gifts