Biography

Natalia is an English qualified solicitor with over 10 years’ experience practicing in the UK and Bahrain.

She specialises in banking and regulatory matters and advises clients on the full spectrum of banking and finance matters including debt capital markets, trade finance, funds, conventional and Islamic finance, syndicated and bilateral lending, secondary market transactions, project finance and regulatory work. Natalia represents both lenders and borrowers including local and international banks, financial institutions, and multi-national corporate clients, both as lead international and/or local counsel.

Natalia is recognised by leading legal directory, Chambers Global, as an Associate to Watch, Bahrain 2022.

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Recent Experience

  • Citibank N.A., acting as lead local counsel in relation to the lead local counsel in relation to the sale of Citibank’s retail banking business in Bahrain to Ahli United Bank B.S.C.
  • Arab Banking Corporation, acting as lead local counsel in Bahrain in relation to issuance of convertible tier 1 capital securities of up to USD 390, 000,000 by Bank ABC.
  • Morgan Stanley & Co International Plc; Nomura International PLC and Citigroup Global Markets Limited, acting as lead local counsel in relation to collateralized Islamic repurchase transactions with GFH Financial Group B.S.C. a leading Islamic financial institutional in Bahrain in an aggregate amount of USD 100,000,000.
  • BitOasis and Direct Trading Technologies, acting as lead local counsel in relation to each of their application for a category 3 license for crypto asset services from the Central Bank of Bahrain.
  • Citigroup Global Markets Limited, acting as lead local counsel in relation to their role as the independent financial advisor to Ahli United Bank B.S.C in in connection with its acquisition by Kuwait Finance House K.S.C.

Language(s)

  • English
  • Hindi

Education

2018 – Postgraduate Certificate in Laws, University of London

2008 – Bachelor of Science (Hons) Management (Accounting & Finance), The University of Manchester

Admission

2013 – Solicitor in England and Wales