High education / Experience

Educational Institutions, Degrees, Memberships

March, 2023 – June, 2023

The London School of Economics and Political Science, MBA Essentials online certificate course

September, 2013 – June, 2016

FGBOU VO ‘Russian State University of Justice’, Bachelor of Laws

September, 2012 – June, 2016

University of London, LLB (Bachelor of Laws)

Foreign Languages

English (C2), Japanese (N4)

Professional Activity

Specialization

• Extensive practice of working with companies from various jurisdictions: incorporation, legal and administrative support, transfer-in from other service providers, change of legal form, liquidation, redomiciliation (continuation), and building economic substance in the country of incorporation;
• Supporting the opening of accounts at foreign banks and EMIs (corporate and personal accounts; settlement, savings, and investment accounts), assisting in passing regular compliance checks and preparing documentation for financial institutions;
• Advising on foreign law, corporate structuring (including share transfer, share buy-back, share redemption, and establishment of holding structures), licensed activities (providing oral advice, preparing legal opinions and roadmaps);
• Conducting due diligence on foreign companies;
• Legal review of documents (reviewing agreements made under foreign law, corporate documents of foreign companies, extracts and certificates issued by the authorities of foreign countries);
• Drafting non-standard articles of association, shareholder agreements, option agreements, and share purchase agreements;
• Asset protection, establishing and administering trusts and foundations, drafting trust deeds;
• Providing support for investment funds (including BVI Incubator Fund, Private Investment Fund, and Approved Fund; Cayman Private Fund and Registered Mutual Fund; Panamanian Private Investment Fund; Cyprus Alternative Investment Fund), obtaining investment management licences and other financial licences (including Securities Dealers Licence in Vanuatu and Seychelles);
• Assistance in obtaining payment service provider licences and developing KYC/AML documentation (Money Service Operator, Payment System Provider, Electronic Money Institution, Payment Institution);
• Supporting crypto projects (external advice, developing internal documentation, business plans, and roadmaps, supporting the registration under Sandbox regimes, supporting VASP licence applications);
• Developing training programmes, conducting both internal and client seminars;

Tutor’s Activity

European Center for Legal Studies. Subject: Legal System and Method, Law of Trusts (University of London – LLB programme)

February, 2019 – July, 2022

National Research University ‘Higher School of Economics’. Subject: Legal System and Method (University of London – LLB programme)

September, 2017 – June, 2018

FGBOU VO ‘Russian State University of Justice’. Subject: Legal System and Method (University of London – LLB programme)

September, 2016 – June, 2017

FGBOU VO ‘Russian State University of Justice’. Subject: Common Law Reasoning and Institutions (University of London – LLB programme)

Projects completed

• Company incorporation and maintenance in 30+ jurisdictions: Western Europe (Andorra, Cyprus, Gibraltar, Ireland, Liechtenstein, and the UK), Eastern Europe (Montenegro and Serbia), Middle East (UAE), South East Asia and Oceania (Hong Kong, Indonesia, New Zealand, and Singapore), USA and Canada, CIS countries (Kazakhstan), offshore zones (Bahamas, Belize, BVI, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Dominica, Isle of Man, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Panama, Seychelles, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Vanuatu).
• 20+ completed company redomiciliations (offshore to offshore; offshore to onshore), implementing turnkey projects and supporting redomiciliation of external companies as an independent consultant (jurisdictions: Belize, BVI, Cyprus, Mauritius, Seychelles, and the UAE).
• 30+ offshore company liquidations (including ones involving distribution of liquidation proceeds), providing support for tax-free liquidation and capital amnesty projects under the Russian Tax Code.
• 50+ company transfer-ins (including ones involving restoration of companies to good standing).
• Supporting the setting up of business in Cyprus for game designers (including trademark registration, relocation of employees, and opening of bank accounts) to enter the foreign market.
• Supporting the setting up of business in Singapore for Russian telecom companies.
• Supporting the setting up of business in the BVI and Hong Kong for Russian civil aviation.
• Structuring the activities of a large Russian sea freight carrier using foreign companies.
• Conducting due diligence on a UK company and structuring the acquisition of a medical equipment sales business in Russia.
• Conducting due diligence on Cyprus companies as part of property acquisition for a major Russian property developer.
• Advising on and assisting with the reissuing of documents on a Cyprus company share sale for a well-known Russian cosmetics manufacturer.
• Establishing and administering trusts in Cyprus and Seychelles for the protection of family assets (shares in foreign companies, securities portfolio and others).
• Company formation and subsequent application for a Securities Dealers Licence in Vanuatu and Seychelles.
• Supporting the inheritance of BVI company shares under a will.
• Registration of vessels (pleasure boats and commercial ships) under flags of different countries (including the BVI and Panama), advising on the choice of flag country, re-registration of vessels under the flag of another country.
• Preparing roadmaps for investment projects, payment service providers (including a BVI Money Service Operator Licence and a UAE Payment Service Provider Licence), forex brokers, crypto projects, corporate restructuring projects, and holding structure establishment projects (including ones involving companies in Hong Kong, Mauritius, Singapore, and South Korea).
• Developing AML documentation for a holder of the UAE Payment Service Provider Licence.
• Developing and implementing in-house and client educational projects.