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Lorraine Poole

Lorraine Poole is a Senior Associate within Ganado Advocates’ banking and finance team, assisting clients with a range of transactions including secured financing, prime brokerage, repos, securities lending and derivatives. Lorraine provides bespoke advice on a range of specialised issues including inter alia close-out netting and collateral arrangements, and is involved in the issuance of the firm’s industry legal opinions to a number of organisations including the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA). She also regularly assists with corporate and other matters. In addition, Lorraine is a visiting lecturer and examiner at the Faculty of Laws, University of Malta. · Ganado Advocates

MaltaBanking & Finance, Capital MarketsEnglish, Maltese, Italian

About

Senior Associate in Ganado Advocates' banking and finance team advising on secured financing, prime brokerage, repos, securities lending and derivatives, and involved in issuance of the firm's industry legal opinions (including to ISDA). She also assists with corporate matters and is a visiting lecturer and examiner at the Faculty of Laws, University of Malta.

Practice areas

Banking & FinanceCapital MarketsCorporate / M&ADerivatives

Office

Expertise

Secured financingPrime brokerageRepurchase agreements (repos)Securities lendingDerivativesClose-out nettingCollateral arrangementsISDA legal opinionsCorporate transactionsLegal education / examination

Education

  • Diploma in Taxation, 2009 (MIT)
  • Magister Juris (European and Comparative Law), 2008 (Malta)
  • Doctor of Laws (LL.D), 2007 (Malta)
  • Diploma Notary Public, 2005 (Malta)
  • B.A. Law and English, 2004 (Malta)

Admissions

  • Admitted to the Maltese Bar, Superior Courts of Malta
  • Member of the International Bar Association

Languages

EnglishMalteseItalian