David H.

Deputy General Counsel @Uk Debt Management Office

Provide strategic and operational legal advice to the DMO across a range of legal practice areas including debt capital markets, money markets, derivatives, financial markets regulations, lending, fund management, commercial contracts, property, intellectual property, employment, disputes and public law matters. Issues of foreign law, public international law matters and legislative drafting also periodically arise.Advise on the DMO/HMT and CRND’s activities, including debt management, cash management, fundmanagement and lending activities, as well as on strategic and innovative projects.Advise on, documenting and negotiating the DMO’s debt issuance programme (including gilt auctions, tenders and syndications), trading agreements (including GMRA and, occasionally, ISDA) and arrangements for registrar services, paying agency services, settlement services, retail and wholesale brokerage services, central counterparty services, other financial market infrastructure providers and other service providers.Monitor legal and regulatory developments, changes in best practice and other market shifts to identify potential areas of relevance or impact for the DMO and help position the DMO to stay ahead in a dynamic environment.Advise on public law matters including the legislative basis of DMO, PWLB and CRND activities.Provide legal support and advice in relation to any other matters as they may arise (e.g, commercialagreements with suppliers, regulatory matters, disputes, premises).Contribute to the further development of the Legal Team’s activities, knowhow and documentation, including tech solutions, the Digital Gilt Instrument (DIGIT) pilot and AI.Assist in the procurement, instruction and management of external legal advisers.