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Male, 32 years, born on 20 January 1994

Moscow, willing to relocate, prepared for business trips

Legal Counsel / Lawyer

Specializations:
  • Legal counsel
  • Lawyer

Employment type: full time

Work experience 11 years 7 months

December 2020currently
5 years 6 months
Uptopy

Great Britain

Financial Sector... Show more

Head of Legal
• Developed legal structure and documentation for the platform transforming recurring revenue into up-front capital for companies in EU with recurring revenue streams; • Handled corporate structure processes (incorporation, share issue, transfer, split, shareholder resolutions, etc.); • Performed legal research of factoring, invoice financing and future receivables financing regulation in EU and US; • Drafted various contracts and agreements (Future Receivables Sale and Purchase Agreement, Assessment Agreement, various types of Service Agreement, Software Development Agreements, Advisor Agreements, Referral Agreements, Loan Agreements, Website Policies, Term Sheet, etc.); • Performed contract review and negotiation across a spectrum of legal subjects (commercial, corporate, labor, IP, etc.); • Identified possible legal issues and provided strategic legal advice to founders and senior management; • Applied for EIS/SEIS in the UK; • Structured IP of the company; • Handled opening of bank accounts in EU; • Covered AML/KYC and GDPR compliance processes; • Provided risk assessment and suggestions to enhance business value while mitigating risks; • Issued legal memorandums on various matters; • Covered investment relations and fundraising process; • Drafted Term Sheets with investors and advisors; • Coordinated relationship with consultants, advisors, service providers, partners and investors.
September 2019November 2020
1 year 3 months
Zichain

Estonia

Financial Sector... Show more

Legal Counsel
• Maintained the process of obtaining crypto and financial licenses in EU; • Developed and implemented AML/CTF policies and procedures; • Worked out referral/lead generation documentation; • Drafted a massive of legal contracts and agreements (corporate, IP, labor, business, investment); • Performed legal research on different topics in existing and emerging markets; • Carried out full legal coverage of activities of the company in various fields; • Handled current accounts opening and merchant acquiring services; • Coordinated chargeback issues and prepared position for representment and arbitration; • Covered all compliance-related issues; • Covered investment relations and fundraising processes (SPAs, Convertible Loan Agreements, Options, Cooperation Agreements); • Evaluated different risk factors regarding business decisions and operations, and offered proactive advice on possible legal issues; • Structured IP of the company; • Covered corporate structure matters (increase of share capital, adding and removal of directors, share transfers, amendments to company's AoA; preparing of respective minutes; drafting PoAs); • Developed documentation for specific financial products (Crypto Indexes); • Covered OTC transactions (crypto-fiat, fiat-crypto); • Communicated with European financial institutions and regulators; • Coordinated and managed the sale of the company. From December 2019 to August 2020 worked as Legal Counsel in Golden Bridge (P2P Lending Platform operating in European Union) - a side-project developed together with Zichain founders. Duties and Responsibilities: • Handled incorporation and corporate structure processes; • Investigated legislative requirement for p2p lending business in EU; • Developed legal structure and drafted documentation (Terms and Conditions, Privacy Policy, Cookies Policy etc.) for p2p lending platform; • Ensured compliance with all regulatory requirements (AML, GDPR, license requirements); • Covered investment relations and fundraising process; • Documented relations with investors, vendors, service providers and advisors; • Initiated and coordinated the process of obtaining a financial license in Estonia; • Communicated with European financial institutions and regulators.
April 2018August 2019
1 year 5 months
UOS Network

Estonia

IT, System Integration, Internet... Show more

Head of Legal
• Developed international legal structure for the business of the company; • Managed corporate structure matters; • Coordinated and prepared company for private sale round and ICO (IEO) on top-15 exchanges; • Handled opening of European bank accounts; • Supported day-to-day business activities of the company; • Developed and drafted various types of legal documents and agreements (Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, Advisory, PR, Service, Referral, Lead Generation, Loan Agreements, SAFT, SAFE, Call Option and other types of contracts, deeds, and MoU); • Structured relationship between shareholders and investors; • Drafted specific documentation for the blockchain-based social network; • Handled IP-related matters (including open source software licensing); • Investigated fundamental characteristics of different types of tokens (security, utility, payment) and stablecoins, and analyzed foreign regulators’ positions in determining the nature of tokens and other digital assets (Switzerland, Germany, Malta, Estonia, USA, Canada and others); • Coordinated and communicated with regulators, international partners, contractors, service providers and investors. From April 2018 to August 2018 worked as Legal Counsel in KICKICO (Blockchain-based Fundraising Platform incorporated in Singapore) - a project developed by UOS Network founders. Duties and Responsibilities: • Handled corporate and business deals of the company; • Developed the model of internal due diligence procedures for the admission of various international projects to the platform; • Performed due diligence of various international digital projects and made a final decision on listing on the platform; • Analyzed government regulation of cryptocurrencies and ICOs in different countries; • Analyzed legal framework of regulatory sandboxes in different countries (Singapore, Malta, Canada); • Drafted and negotiated legal documents and agreements (Project Author’s License Agreements, Service Agreements, NDAs); • Handled pre-trial dispute resolution with clients of the company (Letter before legal action, Letter of demand, Notice of breach of contract etc.); • Drafted a number of researches and articles dedicated to blockchain and cryptocurrency matters; • Participated in conferences dedicated to the regulation of cryptocurrencies in Russia and across the world; • Communicated with partners, contractors, clients and vendors; • Coordinated the process of separation of assets and liabilities of the company.
September 2015April 2018
2 years 8 months
Credit Suisse

Moscow, www.credit-suisse.com

Financial Sector... Show more

Lawyer
• Organized and managed client onboarding and due diligence procedures in Investment Banking department of Credit Suisse Bank and Credit Suisse Broker based in Moscow; • Handled a full cycle due diligence procedure of Russian and foreign corporate clients; • Performed Sanction and AML analysis of clients; • Covered compliance-related and risk assessment matters; • Drafted and negotiated agreements with Russian and foreign corporate clients (ISDA/RISDA MA, FX MA, GMRA, SPA, Deposit and Bank Account Agreements, Overdraft, various types of transaction confirmations and others); • Supported day-to-day trading activity of the bank and broker; • Handled FATCA/CRS related procedures; • Served as a project manager for certain corporate clients (derivatives trading, deposits, bank accounts); • Served as primary contact for Fixed Income Department and Equities Sales and Trading Department personnel on different legal matters; • Successfully passed internal audit from London office and materially upgraded an audit grade (from C- to B+); • Provided support to the sales team in pre- and post-trade communication with clients; Communicated with clients and London, Zurich, New York, Mumbai and other offices on legal and compliance matters.
October 2014July 2015
10 months
Makarov Law Office

Moscow

Business Services... Show more

Paralegal
• Developed and prepared various legal documents and agreements (civil law, litigation); • Consulted clients on various legal issues; • Drafted judicial reviews, memorandums on legal matters and reviews on changes in legislation; • Participated in court hearings; • Interacted with public and judicial authorities; • Communicated with clients on business questions.

Skills

Skill proficiency levels
Банковское право
Гражданское право
Международное частное право
Лидерские качества
Договорная работа
Деловая переписка
Корпоративное право
Юридическая поддержка
Ценные бумаги
Инвестиции
Внутренний контроль
Фондовый рынок
Business English
Information Technology
Start-up project
Investment Banking
Corporate Law
International business structuring
FinTech
Contract Compliance Management
Contracts Negotiation
International Private Law
Blockchain
Cryptocurrency

Higher education

2015
Higher education

Languages

Russian — Native

English — C2 — Proficiency

French — A2 — Elementary

Tests, examinations

2018
Квалификационный аттестат ЦБ (ФСФР) 1.0
Центральный Банк Российской Федерации, Брокерская деятельность, дилерская деятельность, деятельность по управлению ценными бумагами и деятельность форекс-дилера
2011
Сертификат "КонсультантПлюс" № 887-1998
КонсультантПлюс, Юриспруденция
2011
Сертификат "Гарант" № 177028
Гарант, Юриспруденция

Citizenship, travel time to work

Citizenship: Russia

Permission to work: Russia

Desired travel time to work: Doesn't matter