Tap into expertise, insight and inspiration by joining us at Le Meridien Riyadh on Sunday 6 October This event is ideal for female professionals at every level. Please note this event is open to women-only , whilst our events in Doha and Dubai are open to all. For more information or if you have any questions regarding accessibility at the event, please contact a member of our events team.
Amy also retains an active position leading the Strategy and Research team which undertakes projects and initiatives to develop the financial services industry in the Island. Amy was born and educated in Jersey and subsequently went on to study at Durham University where she graduated with an honours degree in Natural Sciences. Previous to Jersey Finance, Amy worked for PwC in the Channel Islands where she specialised in the taxation of offshore funds and Jersey corporate vehicles and provided international structuring advice to a global client base.
An qualified as a lawyer in Belgium before moving to Dublin to work in the international business team of the law firm Matheson. In , she went to work for ATC Corporate Services in Luxembourg as a corporate lawyer and later as a business unit manager. An joined the Intertrust Hong Kong office in as a business unit director for the European and the private equity team. Her experience includes advising international and local clients on various corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, general corporate advice, formation of companies, initial public offering transactions, rights issue and real estate investment funds.
Her three roles included advising on day-to-day legal affairs, such as general corporate matters, debt collection, employment legal issues, finance and payment services, co-brand agreements, on-boarding Amex cards as a form of payment on multinational and local websites and advising on partnerships with local banks.
She was also in charge of supervising, ensuring and enforcing compliance with the corporate governance regulations. Lynda has been in Dubai for over 20 years and has developed a very strong sense of cultural differences, regional sensitivities and the importance of long-standing relationships built on trust in these markets.
