About
About Asteriscus
Asteriscus is the advisory practice of Abbey Tobin – a dual-qualified lawyer with twenty years in private practice and in-house. It focuses on strategic contracting solutions and fractional advisory support, including transformation support and contract framework design.
“I help businesses and their leaders make clear, principled decisions at the intersection of strategy, risk and people.”
Experience
01
Contract frameworks and documentation
Design of global terms with country and product schedules beneath them, for a banking group operating across multiple jurisdictionsDiscovery and remediation of contract estates for trading and manufacturing groups, with playbooks and process guidesClause libraries, preferred positions, authority matrices02
Legal operations, automation and AI
Build of an in-house contract automation platform for a banking groupOperating model redesign of legal teamsRollout of AI-enabled processes and client portals for legal servicesProof of concept for structured data capture from complex financing documents03
Data, governance and risk
Facilitation of data sovereignty and data-sharing standards across jurisdictionsData health checks, governance support and privacy policies for startups, fintechs and regulated entitiesImplementation of legal risk frameworks for a global bankPolicy frameworks rolled out across a global bank’s operating hubsAI use and disclosure policies for startups and regulated businesses04
Regulatory programmes and market entry
Lead for a multi-year groupwide regulatory remediation programmeDirect engagement with regulators on draft rules and transformation readinessAdvising on market entry, licensing and regulatory support for fintechs and international brands