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Rhian Roberts

Capital Markets Counsel, London

Overview

Profession

Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales

Experience

Specialises in the structuring and documenting of complex OTC derivative transactions, including commodity and emissions-related derivatives, interest rate, currency and inflation-linked products, credit derivatives and equity derivatives. She has a particular interest in finance-linked derivatives and advises both hedge banks and borrowers in relation to the structuring of hedging solutions.  She also has a specialism in advising on regulatory capital, collateral and netting. Rhian acts for a range of entities, including investment banks, corporates, energy firms and investment managers and is a regular speaker on a wide range of topics.

Commodities and energy-related experience includes:

  • regular advice on trading documentation for all commodity asset classes, including metals leasing transactions, master netting arrangements, collateral and regulatory capital analysis
  • preparing standard form trading and custody documentation for LME metals for a leading investment bank
  • advising Barclays Bank PLC on metals hedging arrangements with Aser Recuperación del Zinc, S.L. in connection with the entry into of a €355,500,000 Senior Facilities Agreement
  • advice on commodity and freight hedging transactions in the context of acquisitions of commodity-producing firms, including forward sales and refining margin hedges
  • advising a leading investment bank on metals hedging arrangements in connection with a pre-export financing transaction
Professional Experience

2012 to date Counsel, Linklaters
2007 - 2012 Managing Associate, Derivatives and Structured Products Group, Linklaters
2004 - 2007 Associate, Derivatives and Structured Products Group, Linklaters
2002 - 2004 Associate, Finance Department, Baker & McKenzie, London
2000 - 2002 Trainee Solicitor, Baker & McKenzie, London and Hong Kong

Education

2002 - Admitted as a solicitor
2000 - Diploma in Legal Practice, BPP Law School
1999 - Common Professional Examination, The College of Law
1998 - University of Oxford, B.A. Modern History