Victoria

VICTORIA INTERNATIONAL LAWYER
(CORPORATE FINANCE & CRYPTO LAW)
DERKACH
Previous Positions
Senior Lawyer
SOTFX LTD. | Feb 2021 - up to now

https://sotfx.com
Opening corporate bank and merchant accounts for FX exchange
activity;
Legal providing with card acquiring and E-commerce projects in
accordance with Visa/ MC policies;
Incorporation of legal entities in different jurisdictions;
Legal advising and obtaining financial licenses (including FX exchange
and online investment education) in different jurisdictions;
Execution of financial transactions in cryptocurrency and supervision
of compliance in accordance with international legal rules;
Development and implementation of internal AML/ KYC policies in
accordance with international regulations eg. FATF;
Guidance with the Policy of a new clients onboarding on the subject of
the presence in the International sanctions lists, eg. OFAC;
Compilation of a blacklist of non-cooperative jurisdictions and
subsequent monitoring of legislation amendments;
Professional Summary Consulting the clients with legal issues regarding crypto assets.
Development of internal principles and guidelines for financial
International corporate and banking law;
monitoring on the subject of AML/ CFT violations.

Legal support of high-risk business activities
including crypto assets;
International Corporate Lawyer

EXMO EXCHANGE LTD. | Aug 2019- July 2020
Incorporation companies in different
London, UK
jurisdictions;

Compliance DD/ EDD and KYC procedures; https://exmo.com/en

Opening bank accounts for crypto exchange operations;
AML prevention regulations;
Subsequent maintenance of bank accounts and cooperation within
the KYC data exchange procedure;
International tax planning. Obtaining crypto licenses and registration in regulative authorities;
Establishment and management of legal entities in different
jurisdictions to support and implement internal development projects;
Preparation and submission of tax returns to the Tax Authorities for
crypto exchange activity;
Consultation on international tax planning in accordance with tax data
Education exchange treaties;
Kyiv National Economic University Guidance in the conduct of KYC/ DD and EDD procedures in
named after V. Hetman Law Institute accordance with new international legislation updates;
Preparing responses to law enforcement inquiries;
https://kneu.edu.ua/en/ Drafting the contracts, agreements and legal documents following
applicable regulations;
• Bachelor degree of Law 2012 – 2016; Conducting DD investigations of counterparties;
Consulting in structuring financial transactions in accordance with
• Master degree of international AML/ CFT legislation;
International Economic Law 2016 – 2018 Coordination with the Finance Department, external attorneys,
intermediaries of legal services provision, accountants and auditors;
Advising on current legislative updates that affected company
interests.
 Junior Lawyer
Contact Info Cliff Legal Services | Nov 2017 to Aug 2019
Phone Number: [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section) Moscow, Russia

E-mail Address: https://eng.cliff.ru
[open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section)
Registration of overseas legal entities (Cyprus, UK, Seychelles, BVI, Belize
[open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section)
and etc.);
derkach-9040b2155/ Advising on statutory documents;
Opening bank accounts for high-risk business activities;
98 Agnes-Gerlach-Ring, Nuremberg 90455, Supporting with E-commerce cases;
Germany Preparing corporate documents for applying to the bank in accordance
with the compliance AML policies and EED;
Consulting of IT business and acquiring;
Supporting with the submission of financial reporting and audit
Language skills: procedure in accordance with IFRS;
Russian - Native Advising on duties and fees in the Companies register;
Advising on the legal procedure of liquidation entities;
Ukrainian - Native
Obtaining official documents and extracts from Registers and other
English - Upper Intermediate
State authorities in different jurisdictions;
German - Pre-Intermediate
Cooperation with different providers and intermediates of legal services;

Paralegal
Supplement
COURT OF APPEAL | Sept 2017- Nov 2017
information: Kyiv, Ukraine
Personal qualities:
http://www.apcourtkiev.gov.ua
Possibility to work independently
as well as team working; Drafting courts decisions with references to the legal rules;
Assistance the judge in preparation for the court session;
Attention to the details;
Addition of completed courts decisions into The Electronic system of
Analytical thinking;
The State register of court decisions;
Initiative and self-motivated;
Procuring of payment state fees in accordance with the current civil
Willingness to learn and
legislation;
professional growing up;
Researching of case materials;
Ability to handle pressure and
Communication with the parties of the litigation;
meet deadlines;
Preparation of procedural documents accompanying the case;
Flexible to overtimes and irregular
Assistance in court sessions during the criminal proceeding of the
schedule;
Criminal Chamber.
Result- and client-orientated.

References Legal Asistant
Serhii Zhdanov AAG "ACTIO"/ ACTIO LAW FIRM | May 2016 to Sept 2016
CEO Kyiv, Ukraine
EXMO EXCHANGE LTD.
http://actio.company/uk
E-mail Address: [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section)

Elena Bulgakova Drafting legal documents and commercial contracts;
Head of Banking Department Preparation of procedural documents for the inquiries of attorney to
CLIFF LEGAL SERVICES state authorities;
Preparation of documents for the participation of a lawyer in the clime
E-mail Address: [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section) proceeding or other investigative action;
Preparation and conduct of special investigative actions;
Representation interest of the clients in state tax authorities;
Translation of legal documents;
Documentation maintenance;
Technical support and assistance in carrying out investigative actions;
Assistance to a barrister with performing other professional duties.