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1st Aarthi Belani Attorney; Nonprofit Boards; Singer New York, New YorkLaw Practice Current Credit Suisse Previous Cleary Gottlieb Steen and Hamilton, NYU School of Law Institute for International Law and Justice, World Health Organization Education New York University School of Law 500+ connections Send a messageMore options www.linkedin.com/in/aarthib/ Contact Info Activity Aarthi Belani is now connected to Craig Carpenito, Partner,Co-Head of the White Collar and Investigations Group at Alston & Bird LLP, Yvonne Amos, Executive Assistant, Office of the Deputy General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer at AOL, and 7 other people. 13 minutes ago Aarthi Belani is now connected to Kevin Gough, Founding team, Google Enterprise. Led Google Apps, Search, & Chromebook marketing. Founder, SSB Bart Group. 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After finishing an academic fellowship at NYU School of Law's Institute for International Law and Justice, Aarthi joined the international law firm of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP. Primarily a strategic M&A lawyer, she also worked on financial institutions counseling, sovereign debt restructuring and project finance transactions. She is now in-house at Credit Suisse, in strategy M&A and advisory. She also served as a private equity compliance officer at CS and continues to manage certain bank-wide compliance issues for CS. Aarthi holds a J.D. and LLM from NYU School of Law, and a B.A. from Stanford University. Specialties: Alternative Investments, M&A (private), Financial Institutions, Sovereign Counseling/International Law, Project Finance, M&A (public), Intellectual Property, International Human Rights. Skills: project management; negotiation strategy; legal due diligence; research and writing; presentations, training, seminars. Experience Vice President (General Counsel) Credit Suisse July 2010 – Present (3 years 1 month)New York Cover strategy and corporate development, primarily Americas proprietary, strategic transactions (mergers and acquisitions, strategic alliances, joint ventures) and Asset Management Finance. For Europe/Middle East/Africa/Asia transactions, cover U.S. legal and regulatory issues (e.g., Volcker Rule and banking, SEC, sanctions, anti-corruption regulations, etc.). July 2010-June 2011, served as compliance officer for Credit Suisse Asset Management alternative investments businesses, including private equity fund-of-funds CFIG and joint ventures.Participated in internal investigations, launching of a Small Business Investment Corporation, resolution of sensitive issues. March-December 2009, provided legal and compliance coverage for joint ventures, DLJ Merchant Banking and CSFB private equity and venture capital funds. Associate Cleary Gottlieb Steen and Hamilton September 2005 – June 2010 (4 years 10 months)New York • Led and contributed to M&A (private), Sovereign Counseling/International Law, Project Finance, M&A (public), Intellectual Property, Alternative Investments, International Human Rights, and Microfinance transactions. • Selected Transactions list available. Sampling: - $4.03b steel industry acquisition, concurrent sale of tube operations, and entry into joint venture. - $2b sale of Bank of America’s Argentine banking business. - $1.5b restructuring of external debt of the Republic of Liberia under World Bank and IMF initiative. - $1.45b acquisition by Citibank of The BISYS Group and back-to-back sale of certain of its assets. - Merger of e-Prescribing Networks RxHub and SureScripts. • Skills: project management; negotiation strategy; negotiation; contract drafting; legal due diligence; legal analysis, research and writing; general counseling; supervision of local co-counsel, junior attorneys, paralegals; article research and writing; client presentations and seminars. • Participated in Firm Administration (Member, Diversity Committee, January 2008-June 2010; co-editor of press communications, March 2007-2008). (Open)2 projects Junior Fellow NYU School of Law Institute for International Law and Justice August 2003 – May 2005 (1 year 10 months) Academia. PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS • A. Belani, What Can We Learn from Public-Private Partnerships in Infrastructure?, Public-Private Investment Partnerships in Health Systems Strengthening, 909th Wilton Park Conference, Apr. 9-11, 2008. • A. Belani, The South African Constitutional Court’s Decision in TAC: A “Reasonable” Choice? http://www.nyuhr.org/docs/s04belani.pdf. • A. Belani, A Case Study in Human Rights Accountability: Haiti and the Inter-American Development Bank, Lessons Learned from Rights Based Approaches to Health, Emory University, Apr. 2005. Contributed to: • Antiterrorism & Security Laws in India http://www.nycbar.org/pdf. • Torture by Proxy: International & Domestic Law Applicable to “Extraordinary Renditions” http://www.nyuhr.org/docs/TortureByProxy.pdf. • Human Rights Standards Applicable to the U.S.'s Interrogation of Detainees http://www.abcny.org/pdf/HUMANRIGHTS.pdf. • The Right to Health http://www.who.int/entity/hhr/news/en/cartoon_health.pdf. Legal Intern World Health Organization May 2002 – August 2002 (4 months) Researched and wrote on national constitutional health rights cases and human rights implications of international patent protection. Contributed to two major publications and regular operations including human rights training for WHO personnel. Attended UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies meetings and XIVth International AIDS Conference in Barcelona, Spain. Established relationship between WHO Strategy Unit and NYU School of Law, resulting in, annually, two funded intern positions for NYU law students. Assistant to U.S. Delegate United Nations Sub-Commission for Human Rights May 1998 – August 2002 (4 years 4 months) Wrote speeches, drafted resolutions, and conducted extensive research on human trafficking and individual cases of civil and political rights violations. Collaborated with other delegates on human rights initiatives. Publications The Right to Health, World Health Organization (2002)(Link) World Health Organization January 1, 2002 Educational materials on the international right to health. (Open)11 authors, including: Aarthi Belani Attorney; Nonprofit Boards; Singer Helena Nygren-Krug Jenny Cook Mohamed Aouamri Human Rights Standards Applicable to the United States’ Interrogation of Detainees(Link) Association of the Bar of the City of New York Committee on International Human Rights and Committee on Military Affairs January 1, 2004 Joint effort of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York’s Committees on International Human Rights and Military Affairs and Justice, undertaken to consider allegations – reported in the press and by human rights and humanitarian organizations conducting their own investigations – that individuals detained by the United States at its military and intelligence facilities in connection...more 3 authors Aarthi Belani Attorney; Nonprofit Boards; Singer New York City Bar Committee on International Human Rights New York City Bar Committee on Military Affairs and Justice Torture by Proxy: International and Domestic Law Applicable to “Extraordinary Renditions”(Link) Association of the Bar of the City of New York & Center for Human Rights and Global Justice January 1, 2004 Joint Report of the International Human Rights Committee of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York and the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice at New York University School of Law analyzes the legal standards applicable to the practice of Extraordinary Rendition. 3 authors Aarthi Belani Attorney; Nonprofit Boards; Singer International Human Rights Committee of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York Center for Human Rights and Global Justice at NYU School of Law Kale Salad with Cashew Cream Dressing(Link) MindBodyGreen January 3, 2013 Kale salad recipe that was a highlight of a guest chef stint of mine. Projects What Can We Learn from Public-Private Partnerships in Infrastructure? April 2008 – April 2008 This paper focuses specifically on project finance and the lessons that can be derived from international experience with project finance: how to harness the private sector, how to structure financing, and how to mitigate risk. I begin with some case examples, then provide a typology of the spectrum of public-private partnership (PPP) models from least to greatest private sector involvement,...more 2 team members Aarthi Belani Attorney; Nonprofit Boards; Singer Wilton Park Malaria Elimination in Zanzibar: A Feasibility Assessment(Link) October 2009 – October 2009 Over the past several years, the islands of Zanzibar have made dramatic progress in reducing the burden of malaria, driving the parasite prevalence down from historic levels of more than 70% to less than 1.5% currently. As a result of this success, the Zanzibar Malaria Control Program (ZMCP) finds itself at a crossroads: it can seek to maintain and marginally improve its current control...more 4 team members Aarthi Belani Attorney; Nonprofit Boards; Singer Clinton HIV/AIDS Initiative Karolinska Institute UCSF Global Health Group Languages Spanish (proficient) Skills & Expertise Most endorsed for... 21International Law 11Legal Writing 7Due Diligence 6Legal Research 5Human Rights 5Intellectual Property 5Mergers 4Corporate Law 3International... 2Research Aarthi also knows about... 2Non-profits 2Public Policy 2Policy 1International Human... 1Corporate Governance Writing Policy Analysis Public International Law Negotiation Education New York University School of Law JD, LLM, Law, International Law 2001 – 2005 Scholarships: Junior Fellow, Institute for International Law & Justice; Robert McKay Scholar; Thurgood Marshall Fellow (awarded by New York City Bar Association). Activities and Societies: Journal of International Law & Politics, Article & Note Editor 2002-’04; Volunteer, Legal Access Network for South Asians (LANSA) 2004; South Asian Law Students Association, 2001-’04. Stanford University BA, International Relations, Ethics, Health 1997 – 2001 • Scholarships: National Merit Scholar, President’s Scholar (top 2% research award), and Toyota Community Scholar. Activities and Societies: • Study Abroad: Institute for International Mediation and Conflict Resolution, The Hague, The Netherlands, July-August 2000. • Music: Talisman A Cappella. • Government: Student Member, Advisory Panel for Investment Responsibility. Additional Info Interests Yoga; Soul, R&B, jazz, and world music singer, 1987-present; have performed at the Blue Note, BAM Café, Joe’s Pub, Le Poisson Rouge, Caffe Vivaldi, Roseland, TEDx, television pilot. Honors & Awards Junior Fellow, Institute for International Law and Justice. Robert McKay Scholar. Thurgood Marshall Fellow. National Merit Scholar. President’s Scholar. Toyota Community Scholar. Organizations Credit Suisse Philanthropy Committee Captain of “Special Projects”; Bidoun magazine, Board of Directors, June 2012-present; New York Lawyers for the Public Interest Pro Bono Advisory Council, September 2005-present; Keep A Child Alive, Board of Directors, 2005-2009; New York City Bar Association, Committee on International Human Rights, September 2003-June 2008. Recommendations Peter, would you like to recommend Aarthi? Recommend Aarthi