High education / Experience

Educational Institutions, Degrees, Memberships

In 2024, I joined the GSL team as a lawyer. During my years at GSL, I have researched numerous regulatory sources from dozens of jurisdictions and drafted hundreds of business transaction documents, specifically under English law. Besides, I have prepared more than 50 legal opinions on various legal issues in the EU, UAE, China, Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Indonesia, India, Thailand, and Egypt

Since 2017, I have worked in the legal department of a major international bank, where I was involved in contract work and developing legal strategies to protect the bank's interests in litigation. My experience representing the bank is still useful to me now. I know how to listen to and understand the positions of the parties, which allows me to successfully represent the clients in various transactions and find effective solutions for businesses and individuals

My legal career began in 2016 when I was an assistant in the Saint Petersburg Prosecutor's Office. My understanding of the work of supervisory authorities from the inside now allows me to foresee the application of a particular regulation by the authorities and assess whether the regulation or provision will work as we plan with the client

September, 2018 – June, 2020

Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (Moscow). Master of Laws, major in “Civil law, family law and private international law" (with honours)

September, 2013 – June, 2017

Saint Petersburg State University. Bachelor of Law

Foreign Languages

English

Professional Activity

Specialization

• Conducting analytical research, preparing legal opinions on tax, civil, corporate, and IP laws of the Russian Federation and foreign jurisdictions;
• Drafting contracts and other business transaction documents, specifically under English law;
• Assessment of tax risks and tax burdens for personal and corporate taxes in foreign jurisdictions and the Russian Federation;
• Preparation of tax advice on the laws and regulations of English law countries, the Russian Federation, and CIS countries, and specifically taking into account double taxation agreements;
• Academic knowledge in the field of controlled foreign companies (CFC);

Projects completed

• Analysis of tax systems of more than 30 jurisdictions, including: European countries (France, Montenegro, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Cyprus, Malta, Spain); CIS countries (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Uzbekistan); Persian Gulf countries (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Qatar); Asia-Pacific region (China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Thailand); and other regions (British Virgin Islands, Seychelles, Saint Kitts and Nevis).
• Legal opinion on IP regulation and taxation of IT services in Saudi Arabia in cross-border transactions.
• Legal opinion on currency restrictions and tax consequences of the sale and purchase of shares in a BVI company from an unfriendly non-resident to an LLC.
• Legal opinion on the contestability of a transaction involving the transfer of shares in an ADGM company by a Hong Kong company to its beneficiaries prior to liquidation proceedings.
• Analysis of the VAT and income tax burden on an Indonesian company engaged in maritime transport business.
• Legal opinion on the assessment of cryptocurrency trading transactions on crypto exchanges from the perspective of Russian laws, as well as for the purposes of financing a UAE company.
• Legal opinion on the legal risks that an IT company may face due to entering into a tripartite agreement for VAT purposes.
• Drafting of agreements and documents for a transaction under English law.
• Legal opinion on GST taxation of advertising services in India.
• Analysis of the tax consequences of a transaction for the sale of shares in a Cyprus company (more than 50% of assets of which consist of real estate in Montenegro) to a buyer having different statuses.
• Legal opinion on issues relating to the transfer of ownership of shares in a St. Kitts and Nevis LLC company.
• Analysis of the tax consequences of various options for transferring shares in a BVI company to Russian beneficiaries, and specifically upon redomiciliation of the BVI company to a SAR in the Russian Federation.
• Legal opinion on the tax consequences in France and the Russian Federation of the sale of real estate in France.
• Analysis of WHT taxation of derivative financial instruments in the Russian Federation.
• Legal opinion on tax issues relating to the ownership of real estate in Cyprus.