SPEAKER

Celine

Carter-Smith

Head of Innovation - Global Finance

A&OS

Celine leads a team responsible for driving innovation in the legal function at A&O, working with senior stakeholders to promote the strategic use of alternative resourcing, legal technology and process enhancement.

With a focus on practice transformation and process improvement for A&O’s global banking and tax practices, Celine works with the firm’s management teams as well as our lawyers and clients across the network to support business growth and ensure that A&O continues to deliver the most advanced, efficient and client-focused legal service.

Celine is a senior lawyer with over 10 years’ experience in the banking and finance space, with expertise in cross-border and multi-jurisdictional loan financing transactions and large-scale legal and regulatory projects, advising clients across multiple geographies and sectors. Celine remains a solicitor of the courts of England and Wales and combines legal expertise, a deep knowledge of the firm’s innovation offering and legal transformation capabilities, to drive the firm's strategic vision of delivering innovative, client-focused solutions, fostering a culture of collaboration, creativity, and continuous improvement.