Артем

ARTEM SHESTOPALOV
LAWYER (INTERNATIONAL LAW, FINANCES)

CAREER SUMMARY

Legal and financial advisory and consulting practice
04.2020 – 10.2025

Responsibilities:

• drafting and reviewing of various types of contracts and other legal documents in English, Ukrainian;
• creation, operation, liquidation of non-resident companies in various jurisdictions;
• creation of legal substance in Cyprus, Belize, etc.;
• cooperation with foreign lawyers, consultants, agents, auditors;
• cross-border tax planning, optimization of the business structures in order to reduce tax burden;
• development of business solutions for projects, holding structures using non-resident companies;
• opening of private and corporate accounts abroad (EU banks, EMI).
- conduction, verification, collection, reviewing of KYC & DD of business partners / clients;
- cooperation with corporate agents (Cyprus, Curacao, Belize, BVI, Seychelles, etc.);
- preparation of documents necessary for B2B gambling license obtaining and maintaining in Curacao;
- drafting of different internal policies.

VS Energy International
The group owns large industrial facilities, energy, hospitality and construction businesses

Positions:
09.2015 – 03.2020 – Head of Foreign Activity Department
11.2007 – 09.2015 – Legal advisor of Foreign Activity Department

Responsibilities:

• supervision and management of the non-resident sector of the group (50+ companies in various jurisdictions (offshores – Caribbean, Pacific; EU - Cyprus, the Netherlands; other – Hong Kong, UK, USA);
• creation, operation, liquidation of non-resident companies in various jurisdictions;
• creation of legal and real substance in Cyprus, UK, Belize, etc.;
• cooperation with foreign lawyers, consultants, agents, auditors;
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• structuring and support of transactions for the acquisition / sale of assets in Ukraine and abroad;
• structuring and support of transactions for the acquisition of real estate abroad (Cyprus, etc.);
• diversification of assets to protect against unfriendly actions in Ukraine and abroad;
• drafting of various types of contracts and other legal documents, legal opinions;
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• cross-border tax planning, optimization of the business structure in order to reduce tax burden;
• cooperation with foreign auditors (EU jurisdictions) during preparation of financial statements;
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• due diligence of companies and projects before entering;
• structuring of different projects where group is participating (worldwide);
• development of business solutions for projects, holding structures using non-resident companies;
• trading and securities operations with participation of non-resident companies;
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• opening of corporate accounts for non-resident companies abroad (EU banks, EMI);
• opening of corporate accounts for non-resident companies in Ukrainian banks;
• communication with client’s managers, completion of KYC procedures, preparation of documents and responses on compliance department requests;
• currency exchange with participation of dealing department, placement of deposits.
• cooperation with correspondent banks;
• opening of accounts for VIP clients in different foreign banks.

Printing and publishing group Mac House
Positions:
04.2006 – 11.2007 – Head of Legal Department
07.2005 – 04.2006 – Legal advisor

Joint Ukrainian-Romanian LLC Romstal Ukraine
Position: 01.2004 – 07.2005 – Assistant Director General for Legal Affairs

EDUCATION

2006 – 2009: Kyiv Taras Shevchenko National University, Institute of International Relations
Master of International Economics (Specialization in International Finances)

2001 – 2002: Kyiv Taras Shevchenko National University, Institute of International Relations
Specialist of International Law (Specialization in Private International Law)

1996 – 2001: Kyiv Taras Shevchenko National University, Institute of International Relations
Bachelor of International Law
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2005 - 2024 – participation in various seminars regarding Offshores, Banks, Taxes

LANGUAGES

Ukrainian, English – fluent, professional;
Romanian – fluent; Italian – middle level

CONTACTS
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Place of residence: Kyiv