Evgeniia Konechnykh
Evgeniia Konechnykh
Senior Counsel
An experienced Legal Professional from Russia having more than 20 years’ experience with a distinguished background as an Advocate, Lawyer and a Litigator.
Evgeniia is a part of Moscow Collegium of Advocates Edinstvo-Solidarnost and a registered DIFC/ADGM WILLS draftsman.
As an Attorney at Law, she has handled appx. 80 cases annually in Russia, demonstrating proficiency across diverse legal domains such as civil, corporate, tax, real estate, and family law. Proficient in conducting legal document review, due-diligence, and preparing procedural documents for courts. Known for being proactive, detail-oriented, and solution-focused. Committed to achieving optimal results for clients.
Her expertise covers not only litigation & arbitration but also non-contentious issues like:
- Provided legal due diligence for suppling petroleum products.
- Provided AML/ KYC/ Compliance.
- Drafted compliance policies for AML/CFT, Anti-Bribery, Anti-Corruption, Sanctions.
- Provided legal expertise for international money transactions from Russia to UAE.
- Drafted, reviewed, analysed and negotiated contracts (commodity contracts, confidentiality agreements, licensing agreements, etc).
- Provided legal support for delivery of products by evaluating LOIs, NDAs, and other documents, under Incoterms (e.g. FOB, CIF, EXW).
- Conducted import/export agreements with Agents, Escrows and Service companies.
- Managed contracts and legal documents necessary to conduct business in UAE.
- Provided legal consulting according to UAE commercial, corporate, civil and labor law.
- Interacted with government authorities and negotiated with counterparts.
- Provided comprehensive legal advice on Client’s rights and obligations.
- Conducted legal research, changes in legal updates, and analysis of new and/or revised laws and regulations.
- Drafted legal opinions, agreements, and other legal documents.
- Registered companies, branch offices, and consulted on activities and licensing in Dubai Mainland and in Free Zones.
- Managed legal cases and provided support for a petroleum holding involved in procurement, storage and sale of petroleum.
- Provided legal counsel to executives and handled complex matters with the Board of Directors.
- Pleaded complex court cases in Commercial and Bankruptcy law, Property law, Contract law, Banking law (loan, syndicated loan, etc.), Tax law, Civil law (lease, supply, FMCG).
- Collaborated with management and in-house lawyers to devise efficient defense strategies. Drafted and solidified commercial contracts, agreements and amendments, letters of advice and other legal documents to ensure the client’s full legal rights.
- Provided legal support for an antimony-mining holding.
- Registered new companies and conducted M&A deals.
- Drafted contracts and legal documents to ensure company legal rights.
- Provided legal advice to internal clients.
- Collaborated with the distribution partners from China.
- Handled mining licenses, records and renewals.
- Conducted pre-trial work (drafted claims, worked with bailiffs to collect debts and performed other administrative work).
- Closely followed alterations in legislation.
- Provided legal support in a concession agreement for reconstruction and modernization of a water supply system in Sochi, as part of the preparations for the Winter Olympic Games in 2014.
- Performed legal risk analysis on agreements for the construction of an Olympic facility of federal significance.
- Filed amendments into statutory forms (memorandum of association) for legal entities.
- Participated in shareholders annual general meetings and extraordinary general meetings.
- Provided legal support for a water supply holding company.
- Researched the judicial practice with respect to the regulatory framework.
- Collaborated with the Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service agency regarding regulation of water heating prices.
- Provided regular legal advice to Shareholders and Executive Management.
- Conducted major litigation and arbitration proceedings (commercial court) in contract law, air law and customer protection law.
