International Public Record Due Diligence: How to Navigate Jurisdictional Differences

Pushkala Sivaramakrishnan

Pushkala Sivaramakrishnan is the Vice President of Product Management, International Services at Cogency Global (UK) Limited. She has extensive experience in global corporate services, having worked in Europe, Asia and the United States. She was instrumental in Cogency’s expansion in the United Kingdom and managed the company’s operations in the region for nearly a decade.

Ms. Sivaramakrishnan specializes in international corporate formation, corporate governance, subsidiary management and corporate compliance for various business entities around the globe. At Cogency Global, she is now responsible for assisting clients in bringing their business to the UK or expanding their business from the UK to the rest of the world. She takes keen interest in understanding the complexity of doing business in various jurisdictions given the regulatory framework and the corporate landscape, particularly in Europe.

Pia Angelikis, Esq.

Pia Angelikis, Esq., is the VP of Government Relations and Legal Research at Cogency Global Inc. She has over 20 years of experience with premiere service companies in the UCC and corporate services industry, managing large teams of expert lawyers and paralegals conducting legal research for public filing requirements for multistate mergers, conversions and acquisitions, tracking and analyzing UCC Article 9 and business entity legislation in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, and providing thought leadership. Prior to her career in the UCC and corporate services industry, Ms. Angelikis litigated for 5 years in the areas of insurance defense and employment law. She wrote the winning brief resulting in the 9th Circuit published opinion, In re Complaint of Ross Island Sand & Gravel, 226 F.3d 1015 (9th Cir. 2000). Ms. Angelikis holds a JD from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law and is licensed to practice law in California.