Stephanie Barclay is an Executive Administrative Assistant for VALE New York City. She is a graduate of Concordia University where she earned a BFA in Art History.

Graduated this May 2023 from Elon University in North Carolina with a BSBA in Finance.

Avneesh is a qualified solicitor and has spent over a decade in private practice at a number of leading insurance law firms in London. Prior to joining VALE, Avneesh was a Senior Associate at Clyde & Co where he advised the insurance market on various policy coverage matters and issues arising from financial institutions, professional indemnity, D&O and W&I policies as well as acting as monitoring counsel including on a number of high-profile cases. He has also spent a year on secondment at AIG in the Financial Lines claims team in London.

Alessandra holds a Master’s Degree in Law from Italy with a focus on employment law, alongside CIPD and paralegal qualifications completed in the UK. She has international HR experience across the UK, Europe, the US and Africa, working in fast-paced and complex organizations. After graduating, Alessandra spent five years living in Toronto, Canada, and later volunteered on community and human rights projects in Cape Town, South Africa. She is also currently completing a Life Coaching certification.

Salina Brindle is a Senior Vice President on the Contingent Risks and ATE team. Prior to joining VALE, she was a Vice President at the world’s largest litigation funder, Burford Capital. There she underwrote multi-million dollar investments involving large insolvencies, trusts disputes, claims against sovereign states and judgment enforcement. Salina trained and qualified with boutique insolvency firm Moon Beever (now Wedlake Bell), where she specialized in complex bankruptcies, recalcitrant directors and in obtaining injunctive relief, particularly freezing orders and search and seize orders. She has also done various stints at Ashurst, Baker & McKenzie (Bangkok) and Covington & Burling.

Salina obtained her first degree in Law from the University of Bristol and her Masters in International Business Law from University College London.

Frederik von Barnekow is the Chief Operating Officer of VALE and President of VALE International. Prior to joining VALE, Frederik was a partner and Head of M&A at RiskPoint. During his time at RiskPoint, in addition to underwriting duties, Frederik was responsible for carrier and team management as well as authoring and executing the M&A business plan. Before joining RiskPoint, Frederik practiced law in both Copenhagen and New York with a focus on M&A and corporate law. Frederik holds an LL.M. (Master of Laws) from UC Berkeley (California) and a Master of Laws from the University of Copenhagen.