High education / Experience

Educational Institutions, Degrees, Memberships

July, 2024 – September, 2024

Moscow digital school, sanctions compliance specialist, advanced training

September, 2017 – December, 2019

FGBOU VO ‘Russian State University of Justice’, Moscow, Master of Laws

September, 2014 – July, 2017

FGBOU VO ‘Russian State University of Justice’, Moscow, Bachelor of International Law

September, 2010 – July, 2014

Russian Academy of Justice at the Supreme Court and the Supreme Arbitration Court, Moscow, Jurisprudence

Foreign Languages

English

Professional Activity

Specialization

Consulting and legal due diligence:

• Developing and building structures for operational and holding activities abroad using foreign companies;
• Drafting legal opinions and memos on changes in corporate legislation in a number of foreign countries and on other specialized matters;
• Advising on the assessment of legal risks and sanctions risks when choosing various business operation models within the legal systems of foreign countries;
• Legal review of constitutive documents, shareholder agreements, corporate contracts, and letters of claims;

Company formation and legal support:

• Supporting company formations from choosing a jurisdiction to selecting a licence to renting an office to obtaining permits and visas, as well as other matters;
• Selecting the necessary licences enabling to conduct special or specific activities under the laws of the country of company incorporation;
• Making corporate documents and resolutions in accordance with internal procedures and upon request, which includes but is not limited to: making changes in the corporate structure, increasing the authorized capital, drafting resolutions;
• Drafting customized constitutive documents, shareholder agreements, contracts, and other corporate documents;
• Interacting with overseas registrars, tax authorities, notaries, and auditors;

Bank accounts abroad:

• Selecting financial institutions: assistance in choosing the appropriate financial institution (banks and EMIs) that meets the required criteria, selecting the type of account;
• Dealing with foreign banks and EMIs in relation to the opening and maintenance of accounts for legal entities and individuals;
• Supporting and analyzing documents, filling in forms required to open a settlement account;
• Assistance in passing a bank review of existing accounts and ensuring full AML and KYC compliance;
• Making or amending a business plan for account opening purposes;

Licensed activities:

• Supporting applications for a broker licence and other licences in various jurisdictions;
• Drafting legal opinions on cryptocurrency regulations in relation to both existing and new businesses;
• Facilitating and preparing roadmaps and strategies for licensable activities;

Projects completed

• Developing a detailed roadmap for establishing a travel agency in Hong Kong.
• Developing a step-by-step strategy for a startup to obtain a Virtual Assets Service Provider (VASP) licence in Hong Kong.
• Establishing a UAE branch of a large mining group of companies to expand its geography of operation: from selecting a free zone to developing a step-by-step action plan, to its implementation and full administration.
• Supporting the restoration of an incorrectly liquidated BVI company with undistributed Russian assets in the Virgin Islands High Court of Justice of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court: finding a local lawyer who represented the company, preparing a full package of documents for the application, gathering the necessary materials in support of the restoration.
• Legal support of a purchase and sale of a company’s shares as part of business restructuring (drafting a share purchase agreement, making standard option agreements).
• Obtaining a financial licence in Labuan to operate as a forex broker.
• Supporting the opening of a corporate account in Kazakhstan for a Russian non-profit.
• Administering a group of companies for a major fintech market player.
• Handling a company liquidation and subsequent revocation of a financial (forex) licence in Vanuatu.