Anna Clarkson
Head of Legal - Emea @MUFG Pension & Market Services
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WORK HISTORY
Head of Legal - Emea @MUFG Pension & Market Services
Head of Legal for the EMEA Retirement Solutions business, responsible for leading the legal function and overseeing all commercial, client, regulatory and supplier contracting across the region. As a member of the Senior Leadership Team and the Risk Committee, I provide strategic legal insight, support product governance, and help shape operational and commercial decision making.I lead the drafting, negotiation and execution of all key contracts for the business and partner closely with Strategy on new opportunities, internal restructuring and financing initiatives. I also play a central role in driving operational efficiency, including the development of a global document management system and broader legal operations improvements in collaboration with external consultants.In 2025, I completed a three month secondment to Melbourne to support and stabilise the local legal team. During this time, I negotiated the business’s largest client contract, implemented regulatory changes across contract suites, and worked closely with the Australian Executive Leadership Team to increase legal’s strategic impact.Passionate about modernising legal services, I focus on building scalable legal processes, improving contract lifecycle management, and enhancing the value the legal function delivers across global teams.
EDUCATION
University of Leicester
Bachelor of Laws (LLB), Law
BPP Law School
LPC
SKILLS
ABOUT ANNA CLARKSON
Senior finance lawyer with extensive experience in top tier private practice and in house roles.Part of the finance/ structured finance practices at Fieldfisher and Reed Smith, advising on all aspects of real estate finance and structured finance, with a focus on loan servicing, regulated legal title holders, facility agency and security trustee work.Head of Legal at the banking and asset services division at Link Asset Services. Managed a team responsible for advising the business on all finance BAU work, commercial and IT contracts and specific projects, including IP, GDPR, pensions administration and M&A. Worked as part of the strategy team and risk committee, analysing and advising the board on new products and the entry into new jurisdictions.
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