frieda levycky

* During my sabbatical, I volunteered my legal and project management skills to act as general counsel for the global organization: mothers2mothers. The role has predominantly focused on: * Implementing a focused corporate governance strategy for m2m in South Africa (head office) and across the African region (10 existing countries and 3 future countries) * Drafting a detailed Corporate Governance Policy applicable to each entity in the African Region * Restructuring the local entities to ensure compliance with local corporate and NGO laws and regulations * Liaising with the UK and US teams on various IP and Board related matters * and * Advising on ABC issues and addressing various employment and consultancy matters.

M&A transactions lawyer advising on a variety of international cross border mergers and acquisitions (both public and private), joint ventures, capital fundraisings and related corporate, commercial and regulatory matters.

M&A and Commercial transactions lawyer with broad experience in the ASEAN region, Middle East and Africa region and Europe and Black Sea region in particular in acquisitions and disposals of companies and assets, joint venture agreements, establishment of fund structures and a variety of commercial contracts including offtakes, throughputs, tolling, warehouse leases and transportation contracts.