Head Of Legal
CurrentLeading the legal department, coordinating the activities of lawyers, developing of KPI and motivation, optimizing the structure of the legal department and the workload of team.Budgeting, control and optimization of expensesSearch, interaction and control of external legal advisersAutomation of various areas of activity of the legal department (corporate affairs, contractual work, monitoring of tasks, various registers, etc.)Close and productive interaction with all divisions/departments of the company when developing, launching and implementing new projects, implementing/updating KYC/AML procedures, regulatory and financial reporting systems, etc.Full legal support for the activities of the group of companies, including:1. Structuring a group of companies, optimization of group taxation (about 80 legal entities worldwide: Cyprus, Nigeria, Kenya, Mauritius, Seychelles, China, India, UAE, CIS countries, etc.2. Implementation of contract life cycle management systems, drafting of various types of contracts (client contracts, intra-group contracts, contracts with various vendors)3. Obtaining licenses for various types of financial services (brokers, dealers, investment companies, virtual assets providers, payment services) in various jurisdictions (Cyprus, USA, Czech Republic, Mauritius, Seychelles, Vanuatu, Bermuda, Kenya, South Africa, Russia, Belarus, etc.), ensuring compliance of the company's internal business processes with licensing requirements, communication with local regulators and advisors in the process of obtaining (activating) a license4. Intellectual property law5. Data protection law6. Employment law7. Ensuring regulatory compliance of the group of companies8. Support in the process of opening accounts with banks, EMI, liquidity providers, etc.9. Conducting legal analysis and research on various legal matters, providing advice on different legal issues and drafting legal opinions, memoranda and other briefing documents
