EUROPEAN COMMISSION/ WORLDBANK - 2015 - 2016

Key expert in multi-disciplinary project aiming at the establishment of a gas balancing, gas capacity wholesale gas market platform as blueprint for intended gas offerings at EPIAS (Turkish Energy Exchange). The project involved a comparative analysis of regulatory regimes in the EU and recommendations to the Turkish Ministry of Energy on options for establishing a liberalised gas market.

 

SWISS GAS TRADER  - 2015

Advice on setting up a commodity trading desk from scratch with international licence applications, compliance regulations, strategic options for business set-up. Advice on competition proceedings at European Commission and strategic options. Advice on sanction policies in the energy industries and contractual arrangements.

 

SWISS COMMODITY TRADER - 2015 - 2016

Legal analysis on exit scenarios for multiple capacity bookings at various borders. Continuous advice on strategic options.

Design of Compliance system for international trading operation on compliance in various jurisdictions for wholesale and retail services.

 

EUROPEAN COMMISSION - 2015 - 2016

Assistance in the consultation process of electricity market and settlement rules in the Republic of Cyprus.

 

CENTRAL EUROPEAN PLATFORM PROVIDER - 2014

Business strategy and probable organisational restructuring in view of regulatory overhaul of physical commodity market.

 

INTERNATIONAL COMMODITIES TRADER -  2013 - 2014

Compliance gap analysis in relation to MIFID, EMIR and REMIT. Main delivery in this project was the qualification of an entire commodity trading portfolio in view of applicable regulation and strategic advice to the Board of Directors on options for the group policy looking forward.                   

 

PRISMA EUROPEAN CAPACITY PLATFORM -  2013

Legal analysis of new regulation applying to platform offerings and corporate strategy for product launch on Prisma in view of planned and existent auctions. Strategic advice to the Managing Director on group policy looking forward.          

 

EU GAS PIPELINE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT -  2012

Due diligence and legal advising on applicable EU and national regimes for pipeline project. This regulatory project included advice on various gas transportation regimes in various countries covered by the Nabucco pipeline.

 

ALPIQ AG -  2010 - 2011

Re-design of contractual portfolio in the context of shifting the business to a new trading entity, this project involved the analysis of two distant contractual portfolios, including the underlying transportation and capacity arrangements for multiple countries. Delivery included assistance in

re-negotiation of the contractual arrangements.

 

MARKET EXPERT IN ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS - 2008 - 2009

Several interventions as expert in arbitration proceedings in the Romanian and Hungarian power markets.

 

BANK OF TOKYO - 2007

Due diligence for a buy-in into a Belgian commodity trader on behalf of a Japanese investment bank.

 

MEDIATOR IN TRADING CONFLICTS - 2006

Including in conflicts triggered by the gas supply disruption in January 2006.

 

BP GAS MARKETING - 2006

Advice on restructuring and streamlining of corporate structures and policy strategies for oil trading company in Europe.

 

GAZPROM - 2006

Corporate due diligence for an off-shore LNG terminal, gas storage building in USA.

 

GLENCORE - 2005-2006

Antitrust and regulatory audits of coal agreements for major coal trader.