Alexandra Veselova, Legal Advisor

Alexandra Veselova

Legal Advisor

GFM Investment Group L.L.C,

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Bachelor's degree, Business Law
Experience
6 years, 9 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :6 years, 9 Months

Legal Advisor at GFM Investment Group L.L.C,
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since February 2023

Providing legal and corporate services, mainly focused on investments and development real estate projects in the UAE, France, Monaco (direct subordination to the UBO). Responsibilities include:
-Drafting and negotiating complex commercial and corporate agreements and other legal documents (SPAs, SHAs, NDAs, lease agreements, services agreements, construction contracts, employment agreements and others);
-Carrying out transactions for the acquisition and sale of real estate assets in the UAE and Europe;
-Establishment of companies in the UAE and Europe, full business launch;
-Management of the companies in the UAE and Europe;
-Assessment of legal risks when acquiring company shares, real estate assets;
-Development of an optimal tax structure for doing business in Europe;
-Opening of the bank accounts and passing KYC/ AML procedures;
-Selection, organization and supervision of the external consultants and other staff’s work;
-Preparation internal reports and other documents as required.

Lawyer at Investment Fund
  • Russian Federation - Moscow
  • April 2022 to December 2022

Providing advice on various legal issues within the Family Office of Investment Fund;
-Drafting, reviewing and analysing agreements and other legal documents;
-Preparing summaries of contracts highlighting key risks;
-Full support of Real estate sale and purchase transactions;
-Legislative sanctions monitoring;
-Analysis and risk assessment for the business/owner due to sanctions;
-Coordinating and monitoring regulatory filings and rulings;
-Passing KYC/ AML procedures of the foreign banks and other services providers;
-Communication with foreign banks: legal support of money transfers, opening/close bank accounts;
-Cooperation with foreign consultants;
-Preparing internal reports and other documents as required.

Lawyer at Family Office (UHNWI)
  • Russian Federation - Moscow
  • March 2019 to March 2022

-Legal support of business and assets in Russia, France and Switzerland;
-Running services and providing advice on various legal issues within the Family Office;
-Advising on real estate transactions (sale/purchase, lease, construction contracts);
-Legal support of construction projects abroad (France, Switzerland);
-Coordination of the work of lawyers in different jurisdictions on different issues of personal property;
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Preparation of memorandums dealing with various issues of foreign legislation;
-Employment and migration law (labour agreements, optimisation of hiring of staff abroad, dismissal of staff including a court procedure in France, preparation of internal policy, consultations on different labour issues such as:
the payment of 13th salary, bonuses etc.);
-Family law;
-Interaction with internal departments on finance, management and
construction;
-Conducting and participating in negotiations with subcontractors, employees;
-Daily cooperation with foreign consultants, notaries.

Junior Lawyer at ASTEY Law,
  • Russian Federation - Moscow
  • October 2017 to March 2019

-Drafting of contracts and managing due diligence in real estate;
-Preparing projects and legal consultations for clients based on issues of: tax and family; real estate transactions; foreign exchange regulation;
-Analysing legal systems and creating summary documents and briefs for partners;
-Participating in establishment of legal entities in France;
-Preparing corporate documents and conducting business meeting with clients;
-Liaising with colleagues and attorneys from the French subsidiary office.

Intern Lawyer at ASTEY Law
  • Russian Federation - Moscow
  • March 2017 to May 2017

-Research of issues in French & Russian law based on requirements of ASTEY
partners to assist with their client consultations;
-Legal research regarding controlled foreign companies;
-Preparation of draft letters in Russian, English and French;
-Compilation of presentations;
-Translation of legal and commercial documents.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Business Law
  • at Russian Foreign Trade Academy
  • January 2017

Russian Foreign Trade Academy under the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation (VAVT), Moscow, Russia International Law and Legal Regulation of Commercial Activities.

Specialties & Skills

CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
FINANCE
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
LANGUAGES
DUE DILIGENCE
ATTENTION TO DETAIL
DRAFTING
ECONOMICS
CUSTOMER RELATIONS

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English
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French
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Russian
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