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Brief
Senior Executive with academic degrees in Law and Business Administration, in-house and private practice
experience in legal, financial & management consulting and counseling services.
Professional Certifications: Lawyer; Bankruptcy Attorney; Asset Manager (Funds).
International Arbitration: Malaysian Institute of Arbitrators (MIArb Affiliate) 2011.
Working languages: Russian, English, Ukrainian
Professional History
Director
2016 – 2018
Employer: ASTREA PTY LTD (Australia)
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Director duties of an auxiliary finance services company.
Bankruptcy Attorney (Estate Administrator, Liquidator)
2009 – present
Employer: Professional Private Practice (Ukraine)
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Counseled creditors’ committees & debtors in the full range of insolvency matters, including
bankruptcy administration, receivership, debt collection, estate administration, fiduciary
procedures, liquidations, debt/equity swaps, bankruptcy employment issues;
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Administered reorganization planning and execution, debt restructuring, distressed financing and
acquisition, factoring, netting of settlements with third parties and state authorities, including tax,
superannuation and social security funds;
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Directed corporate liquidation of the distressed borrower’s estate, represented debtors and creditors
in court disputes on commercial, corporate, civil, labor claims, financial, banking and insurance
litigation, as well as criminal and administrative procedures on professional negligence, fraud,
embezzlement, concealment of assets, falsification, etc.
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Conducted internal audit and forensic accounting for corporate investigations on embezzlement
and other offenses to furnish evidence for administrative and criminal cases on bankruptcy fraud,
concealment of assets, falsifications, and conflicts of interest.
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Lawyer
2007 - present
Employer: Private Legal Practice (Ukraine)
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Counseled incorporation, debt/equity offering and capital market regulatory compliance; advocated
minor shareholder’s/investor’s rights before the Investment Protection State Committee of the
National Securities and Stock Market Commission of Ukraine;
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Advised on a variety of commercial agreements including advertising, marketing, agency, supply
contracts and outsourcing agreements, and IT, IPR and consumer protection related matters;
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Administered litigation and ADR cases on employee benefits schemes; terminations and severance;
redundancy; restrictive covenants; unfair dismissals; and corporate liquidation.
Lawyer (Registration L-02499, Dubai, UAE) April 2014 – October 2015
Employer: Ahmed Ibrahim Advocates & Legal Consultants
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Counseled cases on commercial litigation, arbitration disputes, white collar fraud and shareholders’
disputes, enforcement of court award & debt collection;
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Performed legal advisory on the full range of corporate transactions and arrangements, including:
M&A, foreign investments & corporate restructurings, JV and strategic alliances formation and
regulatory compliance execution;
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Provided expertise on commercial contracts and trade finance legal matters, licensing, certification
and IP rights protection issues.
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Director
2011 – 2014
Employer: Strebor FZC, Management Consultancy (Sharjah, UAE)
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Directed development of corporate regulative policies and implementation procedures for
assurance of corporate compliance within the legislative and industry standards frameworks;
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Counseled cases on company takeovers, ECM, derivative compliance, collateral arrangements &
settlements, corporate finance structuring, cross/dual listings transactions;
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Supervised advisory services for clients on multi-jurisdiction debt & equity transactions, PPIP/PFI
debt restructuring & reorganization.
Consultant
2006 - 2007
Employer: Private Entrepreneur, Business Consulting (Ukraine)
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Administered custom clearance, import/export permits and licensing, advised on international trade
regulations, due diligence on counter parties financial and operational risks;
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Executed project feasibility studies, market research and econometric analytics on prudent risk
framework of market exposure;
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Managed business plan development and financial modeling on foreign trade operations.
Economist
2005
Employer: PJSC "BANK CAMBIO", Custodian and Clearing Department (Ukraine)
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Performed clearing and custodian operations on listed and OTC securities, including
immobilization procedures, collection, inventory, and authenticity verification;
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Administered securities accounts during netting, settlements, dividends distribution, M&A, IPO,
reduction the par value, consolidation, conversion, recapitalization and reorganization procedures;
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Executed fiduciary operations and accounting: dematerialization, transfer, relocation, encumbrance
of assets and other restrictions on circulation;
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Conducted accounts reporting, market analytics, due diligence for compliance with anti-trust laws,
FATF and AML regulations, assisted financial crime and market conduct surveillance department.
Degrees and Qualifications
Collective Investment Schemes Management, Professional Certification
2015
State Commission for Securities and Stock Market
International Arbitration
2011
Malaysian Institute of Arbitrators (MIArb Affiliate)
Bankruptcy Attorney, Professional Certification
2009
Ministry of Justice of Ukraine
Lawyer (LL. B, LL.M, Jurisprudence)
2007
Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs
Economist-Manager (BBA, MBA, Business Administration)
2007
National Technical University “Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute”
Depository transactions specialist, Professional Certification
2004
State Commission for Securities and Stock Market
Institute of Stock Market Development of the National Economic University