United Kingdom
Senior legal and compliance professional with 25 years of legal practice, bringing a strong track record in executing complex legal, compliance, and managerial mandates. Demonstrated ability to adapt quickly, deliver high-quality results, and uphold the highest ethical and business standards. Extensive experience across diverse industries, supported by a solid understanding of compliance, risk management, corporate governance, finance, human resources, and commercial operations. Proven success in leading diverse, multicultural teams and developing legal and compliance talent. Extensive practical experience with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, UK Bribery Act, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and ABPI/PMCPA/IFPMA Codes of Practice (pharmaceuticals). Designed and implemented codes of conduct, anti-bribery and corruption (ABC) and anti-money laundering (AML) policies and procedures; contributed to enterprise risk management and fraud prevention initiatives; and delivered compliance training across organizations. Professional interests include corporate forensics, fraud prevention and detection, anti-corruption and financial investigations, disputes, and AML. Expert knowledge of Russian, English, and Australian law, with working familiarity with U.S. law, the Commonwealth of Independent States, and major offshore jurisdictions. Core specialties include general corporate and commercial law, private equity, intellectual property, financial services, venture capital, M&A, asset management, family offices, offshore companies and trusts, compliance and risk management, and corporate governance. International professional experience, having worked and lived in Russia, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Netherlands, Cyprus, Hungary, Bulgaria, Dubai, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan. Strong background advising technology and internet-based businesses, including fintech, ridesharing platforms, SaaS, online payments, streaming services, e-commerce, online marketplaces, and software and game development. Satisfied the academic and practical legal training requirements for admission as a lawyer to the Supreme Court of New South Wales (Australia).
AL LEGAL is a private practice focusing on provision of full legal support and advice to venture capital investors, startup technology companies and medium-sized businesses. Advising on a broad range of corporate and commercial matters, shareholders', subscription and share purchase agreements, on registration, licensing and assignment of intellectual property rights and software, data protection and privacy, user agreements, taxation and litigation.
LHCM provides professional, technology-driven investment and trading services, offering access to global markets. Provided independent board oversight, strategic guidance, and governance supervision while monitoring risk, performance, and executive decision-making.
GBXP is an FCA licenced electronic money institution focused on cross-border payments. GBXP offers personal accounts, business accounts, prepaid cards to individuals and companies. Provided independent oversight and strategic guidance. Monitored organisational performance, governance, and risk management. Contributed to long-term strategy, financial oversight, and corporate governance. Ensured compliance with regulatory and fiduciary responsibilities. Served as Authorising Officer for the organisation’s sponsor licence with UK Visas and Immigration, overseeing immigration compliance, Sponsor Management System governance, and Certificates of Sponsorship allocation.
Velexa develops a B2B2C investing platform (Velexa Investing SaaS) offering global market access across all major asset classes and currencies that enables financial and non-financial institutions to deliver embedded wealth management solutions. Responsible for full legal support of its business operations.
EXANTE is a wealthtech company that provides centralised trading solutions and B2B financial infrastructure that helps create value through technology. It's proprietary trading platform enables direct market access to a wide range of financial instruments including stocks, ETFs, bonds, futures, options from a single multi-currency account. My responsibilities included: • Leading, supervising and conducting the structuring of commercial and technology transactions and the preparation and review of a variety of complex commercial, financial services, technology development, and strategic agreements, in support of the regulated and unregulated business operations (provision of financial services and technology trading solutions). • Building and leading a legal team to further develop the commercial and technology transactions practice area. • Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a variety of agreements, with an emphasis on financial services and technology transactions. • Providing accurate, timely, and practical advice on matters pertaining to product and software development. • Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams and subject matter experts with respect to procurement and commercial negotiation, intellectual property, privacy, cybersecurity, and related compliance matters. • Supporting continuous improvement of operations by identifying and implementing new processes, templates, playbooks, and training materials, and collaborating with internal business clients to develop and implement a variety of company-wide policies, processes, and guidelines. • Staying current on emerging legal and regulatory trends in all global markets where EXANTE operates. • Working together with senior members of EXANTE management on project-based legal assignments and initiatives, including product development and strategic partner relationships. • Developing and implementing process improvement initiatives to improve efficiency of legal and business activities.