Переводчик Пелипенко Наталья Николаевна

I started learning foreign languages (English and German) at school in a small Russian city - Belgorod. In 1999, I graduated with honors from this specialized school with in-depth study of foreign languages, obtaining a diploma of education and qualification as a technical translator of foreign English literature. Then I moved to Moscow to continue my language and law studies at the MGIMO- University (www.mgimo.ru), one of the best universities in Russia and in the world. Here I took an intensive and successful course not only in General English, but also in legal English (legal concepts and categories in English). I was trained by the country's best linguists and translators who worked for international organizations such as the UN. During my studies, I worked as an English tutor and legal assistant (paralegal). After receiving a bachelor's degree and a specialist in law with knowledge of English (2005, 2006, respectively), I started a career in law and worked in various legal positions until 2009. The main focus of my work were civil law, litigation, judicial procedures, debt collection from unscrupulous debtors, in-house lawyers responsibilities. Then I started working in the URALSIB Financial Corporation (Bank) (one of the top-ranked financial institutions in Russia and in the world, as for 2009) (www.uralsib.ru), in the department of financial operations and international cooperation. My duties included analysis and preparation legal opinion on the English loan, Credit (syndicated loan) agreements, security documents with the foreign banks (Credit Suisse, KfW, BayernLB, VTB Austria, etc.), credit-export agencies (EDC). Moreover, analyzed legal issues concerning concluding ISDA- agreements with Meryll Lynch and Morgan Standley, avoidance of double taxation, peculiarities of English corporate law and also I supervised the documentation process of the Cyprus company activities. Simultaneously, while working in URALSIB (2009-2010), I finished specialized retraining courses in law (civil, corporate, arbitration procedures), practical seminars about application of English law by Russian companies to improve my understanding of legal concepts and categories in English contractual law. I also took a practical seminar in Cyprus companiesꞌ taxation So, during that time the main focus in my work was English contractual and corporate law, Events of Default in loan/credit agreements, pledge of goods, subsidiary collateral docs, issues of double taxation avoidance, peculiarities of Cyprus companies’ activities Then I decided to change my legal career and started working in innovative sphere in public institutions dealing with launching new technological projects in Russia and abroad. My main focus was to improve my managerial skills in this field and use my language skills not only in legal sphere, but in project management, financial and marketing themes. I got in touch with start-ups, investors, financial and governmental institutions, big Russian and foreign companies which were willing to start their tech projects scouting for funds, opportunities and partners. I held hundreds of negotiations and interviews, examined a bulk of financial, legal, marketing documentation and it was really a tremendous and very useful experience. After 8 years working in innovative sphere, I decided to start my own business, concerning rendering services for tech companies and startups. But now I do understand that I am lack of knowledge in some business definitions and want to enhance my knowledge in finance, accounting, marketing, entrepreneurship, and at the same time to update and summarize all my previous experience to use it correctly and in due course in my own business. That’s why I did my best in taking free online courses at the Quantic school. Your format of learning surely draw my attention, because I can take all the necessary courses anywhere: at home, at work, while business trips and on my vacation. I don’t have to leave my family and work, can handle my everyday routine and get education at the same time.