Women in Law Awards 2021 BANKING & FINANCE UNITED KINGDOM - 12 - I know from experience that a more personalised approach allows the buy-side to launch their products more seamlessly and the sellside to better understand, often delicate intricacies of the buy-side processes, hence be more accommodating. I believe that by finding synergies between various organisations (with often conflicting priorities) and by fostering better communication, I can achieve extraordinary results for my clients.” Edyta believes that people are the true force behind the success of any venture and organisation. Her relationship driven and people-oriented approach to what can be an impersonal business of trading derivatives is what makes FIT Legal Solutions a truly unique consultancy business. “Bringing people together and finding the common ground is what I have tried, tested and perfected over the past decade. To me, FIT consulting means providing fit for purpose specialist solutions and industry best practices to counterparty trading arrangements in the most cost-effective way. FIT Legal Solutions is not a law firm, it’s a business delivery consulting company.” Although Edyta has always worked in the financial services and banking industry as in-house legal counsel, the services her company offers go beyond legal advice and are designed to deliver commercially viable solutions. FIT Legal Solutions offers a unique holistic perspective – a combination of a hedge fund / asset management insight and the understanding of the oftencomplex sell-side processes. “Negotiating trading agreements is our sweet spot”, says Edyta. FIT Legal Solutions specialises in negotiation and review of a broad range of trading agreements – ISDA, Prime Brokerage, Custody, Repo, Futures & Options, Clearing documentation and many more. Edyta is a subject matter expert in negotiating complex trading arrangements and has experience across a wide range of products and investment strategies. From peer benchmarking, reviewing your existing ISDAs to ensure they’re still “FIT for purpose”, preparing internal policies, templates and checklists, to managing fund launches and on-boarding with broker counterparties. To avoid any potential conflicts of interest, FIT Legal Solutions only represents the buy-side in any bilateral training documentation negotiations. FIT’s sell-side clients, however, can benefit from a range of consulting services. From sharing the buy-side’s perspective on in-house templates, reviewing the negotiation “playbooks”, to bespoke training sessions on how to negotiate with the buy-side. Edyta has great managerial experience and has also been consulting on developing and building in-house legal teams. FIT Legal Solutions is also experienced in providing “health and risk checks” of service providers terms to ensure alignment with internal policies of the asset allocators and institutional investors. Edyta regularly delivers bespoke training sessions on product launch processes and buy-side / sell-side interaction. “I’ve built FIT Legal Solutions with people in mind and a vision to make complex derivatives documentation negotiations quicker and more efficient. Unravelling some of the most common mistakes, myths and pitfalls, helping my clients understand the intricacies of this niche and sharing my industry knowledge is FIT’s ongoing mission.” DERIVATIVES LAB With FIT Legal Solutions becoming a great success in under 2 years, Edyta has built up more courage to unleash her entrepreneurial spirit and launched a new business venture called Derivatives Lab. “Derivatives Lab is what I wish I had access to when I was starting my career! I remember feeling completely stuck, not understanding the industry jargon, relaying on a self-made list of investment banking abbreviations and an 800-page long book on how to master the ISDA “I’ve built FIT Legal Solutions with people in mind and a vision to make complex derivatives documentation negotiations quicker and more efficient. Unravelling some of the most common mistakes, myths and pitfalls, helping my clients understand the intricacies of this niche and sharing my industry knowledge is FIT’s ongoing mission.” “I’m on a mission to positively disrupt the buy-side / sell-side collaboration by providing FIT for purpose specialist solutions and industry best practices in the most cost-effective way. FIT is not a law firm, it’s a business delivery consulting company.”
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