Due Diligence Regulatory Compliance
Resume:
OCHADA, CATHERINE IHOTU
No. **, Association Street
Off Alpha Beach Road, Lekki, Lagos
Email: **********@*****.***
Tel: 080********
Summary
Diligent Legal adviser, Skilled at reviewing complex agreements, correspondences and legal documents. Well versed in regulations, laws and standard procedures, and able to translate into forward- thinking business practices. Resourceful, meticulous, and proactive with strong communication and problem-solving abilities.
Highlight
● Contract review ● Regulatory Compliance
● Due Diligence
● Procurement
●MS office proficient
● Excellent Managerial skills
● Data Base Management ●Highly Ethical
● Risk Champion ●Team Player
● Data Protection
Experience
Jubilee-Life Mortgage Bank Plc Nov’ 2021 to date
Plot 730 Adeola Hopewell, VI
Position: Head, Legal
• Responsible for overseeing the activities of the legal department, supervise the legal officers/interns, providing guidance, support and strategic direction.
• Identifying potential legal and Compliance Risk and developing strategies to mitigate them effectively.
• Developing, implementing and enforcing the Bank’s policies and procedures to ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
• Draft, review negotiate and finalize all relevant legal documents required for Bank Lending.
• Conduct Legal Due Diligence on proposed transactions.
• Review credit transactions and Loan documentation to ensure that the Bank’s interest is adequately covered.
• Initiate and monitor perfection of security for facilities availed by the Bank.
• Oversee internal investigations and manage disputes including coordinating with external counsel when necessary.
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• Staying up to date with changes in laws and regulations relevant to the Banks operations and advice stakeholders accordingly.
• Building and maintaining effective relationships with regulatory authorities, external counsel and other relevant stakeholders
• Manage all aspect of Litigation Portfolio of the Bank.
• Draft/ review contract documents/ agreement to ensure that clauses that are detrimental to the Bank’s interest are expunged.
• Prepare/vet all tenancies and lease agreement entered by the Bank.
• Provide advisory support in the purchase of properties on behalf of the Bank.
• Manage and save cost for the Bank by projecting and advising on matters that the Bank can resolve without recourse to litigation or other expensive alternative dispute resolution mechanism.
• Manage the expenditure of the Legal department and save cost for the Bank
• Lead and manage team mates to achieve the goals of the Bank
• Company Secretary to RPDC Limited (A sister Company of Jubilee-Life Mortgage Bank Plc)
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Pensions Alliance Limited, Ajose Adeogun, VI April 2019 to Oct’ 2021
Position Held: Legal Officer/Alternate to Company Secretary and Legal Adviser Responsibilities: -
• Drafting and vetting of simple and complex contracts/ agreements
• Maintaining and obtaining contracts, guarantee, indemnities and security documents and ensuring proper records are obtained and kept.
• Address contract-specific matters on behalf of the business
• Advised management on internal and external legal issues
• Negotiate business and staff contracts.
• Reviewed varied documents including policies and customer contracts.
• Having meetings with potential suppliers asking them searching questions.
• Monitoring damage replacement and warranty claims.
• Managing existing Vendor and Supplier relationships.
• Ensuring that all goods and services comply with the Company’s social sustainability policy.
• Preparing, collation and binding of Board papers.
• Providing effective support for the management of the Company Secretarial functions.
• Conducting internal and external investigations to outline legal issues affecting the Company.
• Rendering accurate legal opinion and high standard of commercial practice.
• Rendering returns at CAC, submit forms and other statutory notices to CAC for filing and obtaining certified true copies.
• Ensuring proper documentation/ record keeping of all matters.
• Updating the list of litigation cases regularly and provides monthly reports.
• Coordinating with external legal Counsels in handling legal issues
• Daily monitoring and reporting of industry related news/updates.
• Providing excellent corporate governance guidance to the Board.
• Risk Champion for the Legal and Company Secretarial department. 4
• Compliance Officer for the Nigerian Code on Corporate Governance 2018 and PenCom Code on Corporate Governance.
Banwo & Ighodalo, Awolowo Road, Ikoyi July 2015 to October 2018 Position held: Associate
Responsibilities: -
• Drafting and reviewing simple and complex contracts/ agreements for several clients.
• Providing extensive legal due diligence which encompasses, amongst others, regulatory compliance, risk management and viability of the transaction to be undertaken of the target company.
• Review, draft and Negotiate Project Agreement relating to IP issues, including Patent Licenses, Software Licensing, SLA, Data Hosting Agreement, Software Development Agreement and NDA.
• Provide IP counselling support to talents developing new products and services.
• Serve as an Advisor on IP protection and commercialization strategy for several clientele
• Manage Reponses to IP disputes and infringement Allegations including engaging and supervising External litigation counsel
• In-depth knowledge of financial market laws and regulations.
• Conducting comprehensive risk assessment and corporate due diligence for merger and acquisition transitions.
• Providing support in capital market activities and in financial reporting.
• Providing legal advisory services taking cognizance of the relevant regulatory enactments, policies and bodies.
• Evaluating, structuring and restructuring, private equity investments and debt financing transactions.
• Providing company secretarial services to several clients.
• Ensured accurate documentation, drafting, reviewing and endorsement of legal documents throughout a transaction.
• Extending support in corporate finance transactions and private equity fund formation
• Keeping up to date with national and international current affairs, laws and policies with a view to providing monthly industry relevant regulatory updates to assist with compliance.
• Incorporation of entities as well as interfacing with regulators in order to obtain the relevant post incorporation permits and approvals.
• Handling a wide range of transactional issues and maintaining legal files 5
• Power point presentation on legal conundrums.
• Notable experience in the automobile industry includes: Advising Dangote and Peugeot on a complex transaction leading to a joint venture for the production of Peugeot Vehicles in Nigeria
Mike Igbokwe SAN & Co, Dolphin Estate, Ikoyi January 2015 – May 2015 Position held: Associate
Responsibilities: -
• Conducted legal research and case analysis prior to court cases.
• Ensured accurate documentation, drafting and filing of court processes. 6
• Court Appearances and legal representation.
• Conducted client interview.
• Due Diligence and Compliance
Federal High Court, Lagos: October 2014- December
2014 Research Assistant to Hon Justice R.N Ofili-Ajumogobia As the Research assistant to Justice Ajumogobia, I was responsible for legal research and assisting the Judge with excellently researched materials for preparing judgements and Rulings.
Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCT, Abuja: Nov 2013- Oct 2014 Legal Services Secretariat
Position Held: NYSC Associate
Responsibilities: -
• Conducted legal research and case analysis prior to court cases.
• Ensured accurate documentation; drafting, filing of legal files.
• Court Appearances and legal representation.
• Drafting court Processes.
• Provided Legal Advisory Services
Education
• First Baptist Day Secondary School, 2005
• University of Jos (Second Class Upper Division), 2012
• Nigerian law School (Second Class Upper Division), 2013 Membership of professional bodies
• Member, Nigerian Bar Association (NBA)
References
Available on request
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