Clifford Chance

• Andrew has advised Central Banks and the legal department of the International Monetary Fund, including on the proposed Sovereign Debt Restructuring Mechanism
• Andrew advised the International Monetary Fund on its 2009/2010 Gold Sales Programme
• assisting governments in relation to legislation in the context of Highly Indebted Poor Countries
• acting on the inaugural longevity swap using the Life Metrics index
• acting on all hybrid capital raisings for the Standard Life group, including the associated consent solicitations required in connection with Standard Life's demutualisation
• acting for all the main financial institution providers of regulatory capital to members of the Society of Lloyds
• acting on structured longevity risk transfer transactions for life companies

Andrew has also taken the lead role on:

• sales programmes of sovereign assets, including London Club, Paris Club and trade debt claims
• a variety of debt conversion transactions (including conversion funds) involving external bank debt in a variety of Central European, African and Latin American countries
• securitisation of trade debts, a variety of other assets and the establishment of multi seller conduit programmes
• corporate debt re-profilings (including conversion of debt techniques)
• advising on a broad range of financial work including project finance, corporate finance, financial regulation, trade finance, straight lending, lending funded (or risk ameliorated) through credit linked notes, asset based and secured financing techniques