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LILIT BEGLARYAN
Senior Legal Counsel | Corporate, Commercial & Litigation
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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Senior Legal Counsel and advocate (Ukraine) with 9+ years of legal practice, including 4+ years in the legal
department of an international product investment group operating in the EU, Indonesia and Ukraine. Advise senior
management on risk mitigation, corporate governance and group structuring; manage the group’s corporate structure,
intercompany loans and dividend distribution. Structured and negotiated an $8 million phased-financing agreement
with a Hong Kong-based company. Former Managing Partner of a law firm: led a team of 10+ lawyers and took the
firm from loss-making to profitable within one year.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior Legal Counsel April 2022 – Present
Product investment company (name under NDA) · Estonia / Indonesia · Legal department of 5 lawyers
Manage the corporate structure of the group in the EU, Indonesia and Ukraine (parent and subsidiary entities),
including intercompany loans, dividend distribution and related tax implications.
Support the full cycle of civil, commercial and cross-border contracts in Ukrainian, Russian, English and Bahasa —
drafting, review, negotiation and signing: NDAs, NCAs, marketing, advertising, services, sponsorship, partnership
and specialized agreements.
Work with EU law as the applicable law and with dispute resolution in London arbitration.
Provide legal support for foreign investments in real estate development in Indonesia: expertise on foreign
investment legislation and coordination of local law firms.

Key results:
1. Structured and negotiated an $8 million phased-financing agreement with a major Hong Kong-based
company; supervised the preparation of the documents by other lawyers.
2. Prevented the blocking of transactions worth $1 million by financial monitoring authorities.
3. Facilitated the purchase of a counterparty’s assets worth $830,000 without risks to the client.

Advocate August 2021 – Present
Independent Legal Practice · Ukraine
Parallel with Managing Partner role (2021–2025)
Represented business and private clients in courts, the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine, and state authorities.
Managed pre-trial claims work and representation in commercial, civil, and administrative disputes; prepared
procedural documents.
Provided legal advice on corporate, contractual, and regulatory matters.

Key results:
1. Preparation of a full due diligence and compliance for an IT company.
2. Recovery of UAH 1 million from a major construction company.
3. Victory in a dispute against a monopoly in the energy sector (the client gained access to energy resources).
4. Development of a legal business model for a Ukrainian clothing brand.

Managing Partner September 2021 – February 2025
Law Firm “Privilege” · Ukraine
Led business support and foreign investment protection practices; managed processes and personnel.
Managed a team of 10+ lawyers of various specializations (international, civil, corporate) and advocates.
Delivered comprehensive legal support for residents and non-residents: corporate audit, compliance, contractual
relations, and due diligence.

Management results within one year: took the firm from loss-making to profitable; process-driven approach
(+22% productivity, +37% service quality); motivation system (+30% profit); project codification (−25% time on
routine tasks).

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Expert (part-time) September 2022 – January 2023
National Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship under the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Armenia
Prepared strategic partnership agreements between the Center and private initiatives and organizations.
Advised foreign investors on company incorporation, corporate structure and taxation.

Earlier career

Senior Lawyer · Law Firm “Privilege” August 2020 – August 2021
Supported investment protection projects and clients’ business and cross-border trade activities; represented clients
in courts and before state authorities; handled registration and re-registration of business entities.

Lawyer · Law Association “Privilege” April 2018 – August 2020
Prepared procedural documents (statements of claim, appeals, cassation complaints) and analyzed Supreme Court
practice; represented clients before state authorities and in court hearings in minor disputes; advised on civil,
commercial and administrative law.

Junior Lawyer · LLC “Legal Group Astsones” April 2017 – April 2018
Represented individuals in courts and conducted claims work; drafted civil contracts and other legal documents;
provided oral and written consultations.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Corporate & investment structuring: company incorporation and re-registration, charter documents, corporate audits,
advising foreign investors on corporate structure and taxation, structuring investments in foreign development projects
(Indonesia, Estonia, Armenia, Ukraine).
Contracts & cross-border trade: full-cycle contract support (drafting, review, negotiation, signing, legalization) for
commercial and specialized service contracts, NDA, NCA, MOU and partnership agreements.
Legal due diligence: counterparties, businesses, assets and real estate ahead of major transactions (business
purchase, merger, investment, land acquisition).
Compliance & regulatory: financial monitoring (AML/CFT), counterparty due diligence (KYC), internal policy
development, legislative monitoring.
Litigation & dispute resolution: commercial, civil and administrative courts of all instances; sectoral disputes with
construction companies and gas distribution system operators; procedural documents; amicable settlements.
Government relations: protection of business and officials in dealings with law enforcement agencies; support during
tax audits; work with local self-government bodies.
Legal operations & team management: managing a team of 10+ lawyers; process management, codification and
templating of projects; KPI and motivation systems.

EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS

Master of Laws, 2018 — Odesa I. I. Mechnikov National University
Bachelor of Laws, 2017 — Odesa I. I. Mechnikov National University
Advocate’s Certificate of Ukraine No. 004526 — issued 19 August 2021

LANGUAGES

Ukrainian — Native
English — Upper-Intermediate (B2), preparation and analysis of legal documentation
Russian — Native
Armenian — Fluent

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