Helena is responsible for drafting and maintaining the firm's Banking and Finance precedents. She is experienced in:
- plain English drafting
- drafting banking and finance precedents such as loan and security agreements
- developing technology products to support processing of precedents and precedent databases (such as templates, macros and other automation tools).
Helena has also been part of the firm's PPSA team since the inception of the PPSA reform process. She has advised several major Australian banks, several foreign banks with Australian offices and a range of other corporate organisations on PPSA. Her experience includes:
- drafting standard documents
- preparing policies, procedures and systems
- providing advice on transitional issues
- providing general PPSA advice
- providing training and education.
Helena is a member of the Asia Pacific Loan Market Association (APLMA) Documentation & Legal Issues Committee which is responsible for drafting and maintaining the APLMA standard Australian Law primary and secondary documentation. She also regularly gives presentations on the PPSA (including lectures at the University of Sydney and the University of New South Wales).
