Krista Bates was a legal practitioner who was first admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales in 2001.
She had been involved in the restructuring and strategy rollouts for commercial initiatives in multiple jurisdictions and had extensive experience in advising on corporate matters such as acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures, takeovers and corporate governance. Ms Bates also had extensive experience with insolvency matters.
She was a corporate partner at Lavan and spent time as head of the mining & resources group and head of the medical cannabis group. Prior to that, she was a senior consultant at Clifford Chance and a legal counsel & director of Fastjet which is listed on the London Stock Exchange.
Ms Bates passed away in November 2024.