ariadne plaitakis

consultant

About

Ariadne is an experienced regulatory expert with expertise in digital finance and payments regulation, financial inclusion, privacy/data protection, e-commerce, competition law, and consumer protection in US/ EU and emerging markets, with a background in the telecom, financial services, wine, IT, and payment scheme industries. Prior to her current position, Ariadne also worked in the wine industry on the business management/ export side and has also obtained significant experience in EU, UK and French competition/ antitrust/ distribution/ consumer law at Clifford Chance, where she worked as a Senior Associate in their London, Brussels and Paris offices. She is also currently an Adjunct Professor in competition law and business ethics at the University of Cergy- Pontoise, and has lectured in the past in competition law at University of Paris 1- Sorbonne. Ariadne is particularly passionate about finding the right balance between regulation, innovation and business.

Country

france

City

paris

Industry

international affairs

Skill

start ups, corporate governance, joint ventures, commercial litigation, mergers and acquisitions, corporate law, competition law, licensing, business strategy, legal advice, business development, cross border transactions, privacy law, project management, strategy, private equity, data privacy, mobile payments, mergers, financial regulation, e commerce, due diligence, payment systems, eu competition law, antitrust law, distribution law, consumer privacy, consumer protection, digital it, mobile commerce

Experience

consultant

cgap/ world bank group

2019-5 - Present · 7 yrs 5 mos

consulting associate

bankable frontier associates

2019-4 - Present · 7 yrs 6 mos

senior associate

bankable frontier associates

2017-3 - 2019-4 · 2 yrs 2 mos

adjunct professor

university of cergy pontoise

2012-1 - 2017-12 · 6 yrs

Course on Anti-trust and Compliance in the framework of a Master 2 in Business Law and Ethics

general counsel and head of regulatory

mondato

2008-1 - 2017-3 · 9 yrs 3 mos

* Advising on digital finance and commerce regulations in EU/ US and emerging markets, with emphasis on financial inclusion and emerging payments * drafting of articles and reports on regulatory compliance and issues in digital finance and commerce industry * regulatory compliance of website (IP, data and consumer protection) * editor in chief of Mondato Insight. Mondato is a subsidiary of HIP Consult.

general counsel and head of regulatory

hip consult inc.

2007-5 - 2017-3 · 9 yrs 11 mos

* As head of regulation, advising clients on payments, banking, financial services and telecommunications regulations in the context of digital finance and commerce * review of telecom/infrastructure agreements and regulation in emerging markets. As head of legal department, drafting & negotiation of corporate legal documents, including corporate governance and employee, service provider, IT and consulting project contracts * managing litigation/arbitration, HR and IP (including patent, trademarks and licences) issues * regulatory compliance of websites (IP, privacy, payment and consumer protection) * Compliance Officer for AML/ anti-corruption/OFAC, including training programme of employees * tax planning * business development/networking.

director

rapimo

2008-1 - 2011-1 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Set-up of JV in Ireland, research, creation and implementation of rules-engine for B2C e-commerce site facilitating transfer of money and airtime from developed countries to emerging markets; regulatory compliance of rules-engine and site (banking, AML, telecoms, data and consumer protection). Rapimo Ltd. was a subsidiary of HIP Consult.

solicitor

clifford chance llp

1999-2 - 2005-10 · 6 yrs 9 mos

Senior Associate in EU Competition law department. Areas of practice: French and EU legal advice concerning merger control, antitrust, consumer protection and distribution law, including market analysis, client relations, project management, oral presentations and drafting of legal articles.

lecturer

university of paris 1 pantheon sorbonne

2006-1 - 2008-1 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Lecturer in Antitrust Law, Master "Quantitative Techniques and Economic Expertise”

business development and export

boutari wineries s.a, greece

2005-1 - 2006-1 · 1 yr 1 mo

Oversaw integration of Domaine de Mayrac vineyard based in Limoux, France into the portfolio of Boutari vineyards; Business development, marketing and promotion of Boutari Greek wines in France.