Head of Legal / Lawyer

Individual contributor, report to AlfaBank Ukraine legal office head. Main activities and responsibilities: Alfa Digital activity (fullcycle electronic business & channels development, incl. various digital products and related IP, marketing, currency control, financial monitoring, tax, information security issues) complete legal support, both methodology (contracts, internal regulations) and ongoing activity. Achievements: prominent improvement of legal support provided to digital activity of the bank in terms of quality and speed, critical help in launching new products and decreasing costs.

Reported to Head of Legal. Main activities and responsibilities: management of the unit’s activity and external lawyers` work coordination; complete legal support of retail, SMB and PB activity (sales and products development, currency control, financial monitoring, compliance, taxes, marketing, cooperation with partners/agents/notaries, bad debts, services/works/sale/purchase operations, IP issues etc.), both methodology (contracts, internal regulations) and ongoing activity; participation in Group`s projects (development and structuring crossborder transactions of different levels of complexity, analysis and implementation of various Group`s initiatives, incl. those related to foreign law/regulatory requirements); respective interaction with banking associations, press, NBU and other state bodies on the above; half a year was combining the position with Head of Corporate Affairs and Special Legal Projects functions. Achievements: building up strong and effective legal team from scratch, redesigning organisational structure and related processes allowed to improve in a great measure quality and speed of legal support provided to retail, SME and PB business lines using less resources; complete modernization/simplification of retail/SMB/PB legal framework; effective legal support to CRO on loans restructuring and collection; successful FATCA implementation legal support; one of the first on the market credit portfolio risks and rewards crossborder transfer.

Was taken to the position by Head of CEE Legal of UniCredit Group and reported directly to the latter, was working in close cooperation with holding and subholding companies located in Italy and Austria. Main activities and responsibilities: management of the unit’s activity and external lawyers` work coordination; pivotal point for all corporate law issues (M&A, capital increase, corporate governance, external finance, subloans etc.) and all Group`s projects (crossborder transactions, various Group`s initiatives etc.), complete legal support of the affiliated companies; advising local top management and Group`s representatives on other legal matters related to different areas of law on their request; respective interaction with NBU, SEC, AMCU, state registrar and other state bodies on the above; reporting to Head of CEE Legal on local Legal Department’s activity as well as providing appropriate clarifications on certain points; performing functions of Chairman of Revision (Audit) Commission of UniCredit Leasing Ukraine (with functions similar to Supervisory Board). Achievements: adjust of the bank`s activity in accordance with new Joint Stock Companies Law requirements and performing one of the first on the market capital increase under this law, further UniCredit merger project initial stage completion (incl. merger plan development and external legal advisers engagement); noticeable input in supporting various complex projects, incl. those related to the Group (such as launching assets management company owned by subholding, performing IP corporate spinoff transaction, supporting number of external finance, crossborder restructuring and syndicated lending deals); material improvement of corporate governance as well as communication with Legal, M&A and Shareholding teams of the Group.

Since 04/2009 Head of Legal (Retail Board member, reported to CEO); Since 01/2008 Senior Lawyer (reported to Head of Legal). Main activities and responsibilities: management of the department’s activity and external lawyers` work coordination; complete legal support of retail bank (products, sales, risks, operations, financial monitoring, compliance, IT, facilities and HR areas (incl. business itself, marketing, IP/trademarks issues, rent/services/works/sale/purchase operations, bad debts, cooperation with partners/agents/notaries etc.)), both methodology (contracts, internal regulations) and ongoing activity; resolving tax issues related to both retail and corporate banks; respective interaction with NBU and other state bodies on the above. Achievements: successful implementation of ING retail banking model in Ukraine (incl. first on the market banking adhesion agreement, franchising scheme and innovative IT products); effective cooperation with Financial Dept. concerning tax planning and related risks mitigation; successful legal support of further retail banking activity termination.

Since 03/2007 Deputy Head of Legal (reported to Head of Legal); Since 02/2006 Head of Banking Activity Legal Support (reported to Head of Legal). Main activities and responsibilities: management of the unit’s/department’s activity; resolving various legal issues related to business and nonbusiness areas (incl. sales and products development, currency control, taxes, cooperation with partners/agents/notaries, interbank transactions, banking secrecy, IP, rent/services/works issues, participation in lawmaking process etc.), both methodology and ongoing activity; respective interaction with banking associations, NBU and other state bodies on the above; providing legal support to the affiliated companies of the bank. Achievements: successful resolving of various legal issues, incl. tax sphere; successful legal support of banking products implementation and their further modification.

Reported to CEO. Main activities and responsibilities: complete legal support of the bank and its affiliated companies being the only lawyer for the whole group. Achievements: successful legal support of the bank’s activity as well as activity of its affiliated companies, minimization of related legal risks.

Reported to Head of Banking Activity Legal Support. Main activities and responsibilities: resolving various legal issues related to business and nonbusiness areas (incl. sales and products development, currency control, taxes, cooperation with partners/agents/notaries, interbank transactions, banking secrecy, IP, rent/services/works issues etc.), both methodology and ongoing activity. Achievements: becoming strong legal professional; successful resolving of various legal issues, incl. tax sphere; successful legal support of banking products implementation and their further modification.

Reported to Deputy Chief Accountant on Legal Issues. Main activities and responsibilities: advising employees of Accounting Department on legal issues concerning banking and tax legislation, contract law, drafting internal regulations and legal clarifications for branches. Achievements: receiving essential legal experience; noticeable input in resolving tax issues.

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