New York City Metropolitan Area
Senior legal executive advising boards, executive leadership, and investment banking teams on capital markets transactions, enterprise risk, global governance, and regulatory strategy.I bring a hybrid background spanning: • AmLaw 10 cross-border M&A (Sullivan & Cromwell) • Institutional governance at a global financing organization • Venture and growth-stage company advisory • In-house capital markets leadership within a regulated U.S. investment bankMy practice sits at the intersection of strategy, regulation, and reputation, supporting decision-makers in complex, high-visibility environments. I have advised: • Public and private company boards • Investment banking leadership • Sovereign governments and multilateral institutions • Venture-backed founders and growth companies Core focus areas include:• Securities law & capital markets • M&A & strategic transactions • Enterprise risk & reputational management • Governance & fiduciary advisory • Sanctions & global compliance • Data privacy (GDPR / CCPA) • Cross-border structuring Fluent in English, Italian, Russian Admitted in New York and California.
Deeply experienced in structuring and negotiating complex cross-border M&A transactions across public and private markets. Senior legal partner to capital markets leadership at a regulated investment banking institution. - Advise on securities law, SEC and FINRA compliance, underwriting risk, and transaction structuring - Counsel bankers on public offerings, follow-ons, private placements and equity transactions - Provide enterprise risk and reputational analysis for high-visibility engagements - Oversee regulatory exposure frameworks and risk mitigation practices - Advise on employment law matters including executive employment agreements, restrictive covenants, compensation structures, and workforce risk analysis
Served as strategic legal advisor to venture-backed companies across gaming, esports, AR/VR, blockchain/NFT, technology, and digital media sectors. - Advised founders, boards, and investors on capital formation, governance, and complex transactions across domestic and cross-border markets. - Led M&A transactions and venture financings (equity, convertible notes, debt) - Structured early- and growth-stage companies from formation through scale - Negotiated enterprise SaaS, licensing, IP, and commercial technology agreements - Built governance and equity incentive frameworks - Advised on SEC compliance, state securities laws, GDPR, and CCPA - Structured and negotiated entertainment and content licensing transactions across film, television, gaming, and digital platforms
International financing institution deploying ~$4B annually across 140+ countries. Counsel to the Board & Executive Management - Senior legal advisor to the Board, Committees, and executive leadership on governance, regulatory exposure, and institutional risk. - Advised on global governance frameworks, sanctions compliance, regulatory matters, investigations, and ethics infrastructure - Structured and negotiated complex cross-border agreements with sovereign governments, UN agencies, multilateral development banks, NGOs, and pharmaceutical partners - Managed legal, financial, and reputational risk across politically sensitive jurisdictions - Supported policy development and financing initiatives at the institutional level
Selected to serve as institutional lead for Azerbaijan and Romania portfolios (~US$50M). - Acted as ambassadorial representative to ministers and senior government officials - Directed multidisciplinary teams across public health, finance, and monitoring - Negotiated funding agreements and performance-based frameworks - Oversaw allocation and governance of significant international funding
Advised multinational public and private companies on complex cross-border M&A, joint ventures, capital markets transactions, and governance matters. - Led negotiation and execution of strategic acquisitions, divestitures, and joint ventures across regulated and multi-jurisdictional environments - Advised boards and senior management on fiduciary duties, transaction strategy, shareholder matters, and defense considerations - Drafted and negotiated definitive transaction agreements and related financing arrangements - Managed cross-functional deal teams and coordinated specialists across tax, antitrust, IP, employment, and regulatory disciplines - Prepared and reviewed SEC disclosure and transactional filings (14A, TO, 14D-9, 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, S-3, S-4, 424(b)(2)) Representative matters included transactions involving Goldman Sachs, UBS, Fiat, Charles Schwab, Amgen, and General Dynamics.