Carrie Oswald

Experienced in house counsel with 10+ PQE. Strong corporate commercial / deals lawyer with experience in the US, APAC, Middle East and Spain. 

Restaurant Brands International Inc., Singapore

Legal Counsel, Director, April 2020 – Present

• Serve as lead regional legal counsel with respect to franchising-related matters for Burger King, Popeyes, Tim Hortons and Firehouse Subs brands in Asia Pacific (including China, Japan, Korea, Philippines and Singapore), the Middle East (including Turkey, the UAE, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar), Spain and Portugal
• Draft and negotiate long-term license agreements with master franchisees (containing bespoke incentive arrangements, parent guarantees and indemnities) and joint venture investment agreements, including with private equity funds and high-profile regional institutions as counterparties
• Responsible for overseeing US$350 million cross-jurisdictional dispute with long-standing business partner in ICC arbitration and coordinating with global leadership team to ensure stakeholder alignment
• Analyze and communicate risks associated with novel and complex legal and operational matters (e.g., robot hamburger assembly and impact of nascent insolvency laws on a distressed counterparty) 
• Advise finance, development, marketing and operations teams on anti-money laundering / anti-bribery and corruption requirements, advertising standards, whistle-blower complaints and commercial agreements, including demand and default notices and non-disclosure agreements 
• Manage outside legal counsel in multiple jurisdictions relating to commercial and regulatory matters
• Lead knowledge management initiatives relating to contract automation using ContractExpress

BP plc, Singapore

Legal Secondee (through Lawyers on Demand Limited), June 2019 – February 2020 

• Provided legal support to the oil supply and trading team for the Middle East and Asia Pacific with respect to operational and contract matters, including financing, offtake and storage contracts 

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Associate (Corporate & Securities and Securities Litigation), September 2012 – December 2018

• Served as outside legal counsel to venture capital investors and growth-stage companies with respect to capital raising, governance, commercial and employment matters
• Managed buy- and sell-side M&A transactions ranging from US$2 million to over US$350 million
• Represented public companies in connection with debt and equity offerings and U.S. SEC reporting
• Drafted, negotiated and advised clients with respect to stock and asset purchase agreements, shareholders’ agreements, preferred stock purchase agreements, note purchase agreements, convertible promissory notes, warrants, operating agreements, restrictive covenant agreements, indemnification agreements, restricted stock agreements, stock option grants, letters of intent and ancillary transaction documents 
• Represented financial institutions in arbitrations relating to customer complaints, employment disputes and regulatory investigations 

University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA                                                       

Juris Doctor, May 2012

• Dean’s Scholarship (merit-based scholarship awarded for excellence in academics and leadership)

University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA                                                                    

Bachelor of Arts: History and Religious Studies, magna cum laude, May 2009

University Honors College Full Tuition Scholarship