About
Paul Wilkes is a Financial Services and regulatory lawyer with over 15 years of experience, including 8 years as a partner leading the corporate team at offshore law firm Collas Crill LLP, where he oversaw more than 50 employees across five jurisdictions. His legal practice covered venture capital fund structuring, M&A, banking and finance, and financial services regulation. He holds an MBA from the University of Oxford, an LLB from the University of New South Wales, and a first-class honours degree in Physiotherapy from Sydney University.
Experience
- Osney CapitalPartnercurrent2021 — present
- Collas CrillConsultant2021 — 2026
- Collas CrillGroup Partner2011 — 2021
- Collas CrillSenior Associate2007 — 2011
- OgierAssociate2006 — 2007
- Mallesons Stephen JaquesGraduate Solicitor2005 — 2006
- Supreme Court of New South WalesAssociate2004
- Mallesons Stephen JaquesLaw Clerk2003 — 2004
- Mallesons Stephen JaquesSummer Clerk2002 — 2003
- Royal Prince Alfred HospitalPhysiotherapist1999 — 2002
Education
- University of OxfordMaster of Business Administration - MBA2018 — 2020
- College of Law, New South WalesGraduate Diploma of Legal Practice, Solicitor
- UNSWBachelor of Laws2001 — 2003
- University of SydneyBachelor of Applied Science (Physiotherapy)1995 — 1998
Skills & more
Corporate Law14Alternative Investments10Banking Law1Financial Services12Venture Capital1Legal Advice24Cross-border TransactionsInvestment Management1Investments11Corporate Governance11Fraud1Constitutional Law1
- Oxford Blockchain Strategy Programme — Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
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Same school
Also attended University of Oxford688
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockMichael MoritzFormer Partner at Sequoia Capital; Senior Adviser at Sequoia HeritageBrad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalDominic JacquessonInvestor at Index VenturesErin Price-WrightInvestor at Index VenturesJan HammerInvestor at Index Ventures
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Also attended UNSW171
Jeremy PhilipsInvestor at Spark CapitalSimon CantInvestor at Reinventure GroupLeah MitchellChief of Staff at Differential VenturesGrant AllenFounding GP, Schneider Electric Ventures at Giant Ventures Global LlpCharles WongCo-Founder & Managing Partner at TNBAuraDyson BoggInvestor at Mercuri.vc
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Also attended University of Sydney206
Clay RobbinsForward Deployed Partner at Slow VenturesClare McCartney BeerCOO & Managing Director at Burda Principal InvestmentsTony NystenPartner at OpenOceanNaomi GunasekaranDeputy Chief Financial Officer, Funds - Finance at Magnetar AI VenturesJethro CohenPrincipal at Square Peg CapitalOsh JayasuriyaInvestment Operations Manager at Square Peg Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Ogier1
Also worked at Mallesons Stephen Jaques13
Anne OwensMarketing Manager at Mayfair Equity PartnersTom McGinnGeneral Counsel at NorthzoneEvaLegal at NAPKwamena AffulFounding Partner at MicrotractionHilke SchmittGeneral Counsel at Hannover Finanz GmbHPeter RubinsteinNon Executive Director at DigitalX Fund Management
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