Diana Mayaveram

Diana is a senior corporate and commercial lawyer with over 15 years of experience. During this time, she has worked at City and international firms such as Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Shearman and Sterling, and more recently at State Street Corporation. She has extensive experience in the financial services sector, advising on commercial and corporate matters. Diana can offer guidance on various matters, including service agreements, commercial conflicts, outsourcing and delegation arrangements, shareholder agreements, and banking and security documentation.

More about Diana

Diana has expertise in supporting financial services businesses to manage their legal risks. She has experience in drafting policies and procedures, negotiating client contracts and reviewing outsourcing and delegation arrangements, including engaging with clients and regulators to obtain required consent. She has worked on commercial agreements, banking documents, policies and procedures relating to the fund administration and treasury business.

Recent work

• Drafting and negotiating client service agreements, commercial terms, banking documents, policies and procedures.
• Advising the business in connection with the planned restructuring of business operations including delegations to subsidiaries and outsourcing to third parties. Obtaining relevant client and regulatory consents. Negotiating amendments to client agreements.
• Providing advice in connection with the establishment of a new branch of an international commercial bank. Liaising with the regulator to obtain the required consents and licences. Drafting terms and conditions for the branch.
• Coordinating the due diligence process and reviewing the sale and purchase documents in connection with corporate projects including acquisitions, mergers and disposals.