Highlights:I am a highly organized and motivated lawyer with experience in multiple jurisdictions. My legal career began in Belarus in 2009, where I worked on M&A transactions across various industries, including IT, entertainment, and retail. After receiving a Fulbright Scholarship, I pursued an LL.M. at Fordham University and transitioned to a role as Legal Counsel at Apifiny Inc., a blockchain startup. My responsibilities included corporate governance, contract negotiation, privacy policy development, and preparing the company for a SPAC reverse merger. Currently, I am a Legal and Compliance Manager at Fresh2 Technology Inc., where I successfully supported the company in becoming publicly traded on NASDAQ. I am qualified to practice law in Belarus and licensed in New York.

Skills:Mergers and Acquisitions, Contracts, Project Management, Regulatory Compliance, Corporate governance, Intellectual Property, Cryptocurrency & Payments

Goal:As a licensed attorney currently pursuing an MBA at Monroe College in New York, my career goal is to secure a position as a legal counsel or compliance officer within the FinTech or Finance industry. I am passionate about leveraging my legal expertise and business acumen to navigate complex regulatory environments and ensure compliance with financial laws and regulations. My background uniquely positions me to contribute to innovative financial services companies, where I can support strategic growth while maintaining robust legal and ethical standards. I am particularly interested in roles that allow me to engage with emerging technologies and contribute to the evolving landscape of financial regulation.

Membership:New York Bar Admission

Honor:• Featured as Associate-to-Watch in Chambers and Partners Europe in 2018 and 2019; • Recognized as Expert Consultant in M&A by International Financial Law Review - IFLR 1000 in 2018, 2019 and 2020; • Recipient of Fulbright Scholarship; • Recipient of Edmund S. Muskie Internship Scholarship

Legal and Compliance Counsel 02/2023 - current
Fresh2 Technology Inc, New York, NY United States
Industry: Ecommerce
• Handle all corporate governance matters and liaise with the Board of Directors, act as Corporate Secretary; assist with purchase of companies and establishment of subsidiaries in different jurisdictions; drafted and implemented equity incentive option plan, option agreements; • Evaluate legal risks and providing legal advice in the areas related to business-to-business ecommerce platform; • Manage new product developments and regulatory risk controls; create and maintain templates; develop guidelines, file trademark applications.
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Legal Counsel 06/2019 - 09/2022
Apifiny Inc, New York, NY United States
Industry: Financial services
Supported legal and compliance efforts to launch innovative financial products, including a hybrid exchange (Apifiny HEX/Apifiny Connect), and a global payments network (Roxe.io) that leverage innovative blockchain technology. Provided legal advice and guidance to all business units in areas related to DeFi and payments regulations, consumer protection, digital asset/blockchain regulations, commercial law, licensing, privacy, and corporate governance matters.
• Evaluated legal risks and provided legal advice in the areas related to new product offerings, mobile/web app, and general platform management within complex, multi-jurisdictional legal and regulatory frameworks; • Create, manage, and update all company policies, incorporating subject matter expertise from outside departments where necessary and enforcing annual review and approval from key stakeholders. • Managed IP Portfolio (trademarks, patents, copyrights), prepared the license agreements; • Worked on a cross-board M&A transactions, conducted legal due diligence of the target companies, drafted key deal documents and advised senior management on benefits and potential risks associated with transactions. Worked on a SPAC merger transaction, S4 filing with SEC. • Drafted documents and applied for registration with FCA in UK for crypto asset activities, payment license in EU. • Drafted business plans, policies and procedures, and complex commercial agreements including: strategic partnership agreements, user agreements, software licensing agreements, and other agreements necessary to support a digital asset exchange’s eco-system.--
Attorney, Manager of Corporate Group 05/2012 - 10/2019
SYSOUEV, BONDAR AND PARTNERS SBH LAW OFFICE, Minsk, Belarus
Industry: Law Firm
• Led Corporate Practice Team of 4 junior associates. • Represented clients on domestic and cross-border M&A transactions, conducted legal due diligence of targets companies, negotiated transaction terms, drafted transaction documents; managed delivery of antitrust authority and other government approvals and execution of other closing conditions. • Managed financing projects; prepared and negotiated loan agreements, pledge agreements, guarantee, subordination and share retention agreements, other security documents.
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Lawyer 02/2009 - 04/2019
BUSINESS CONSULT LAW FIRM, Minsk, Belarus
Industry: Law Firm
Supported registration and liquidation of companies; advised and prepared memoranda on issues of commercial law; assisted debt recovery; prepared claims, appeals, settlement agreements.
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Belarusian State University 09/2005 - 06/2010
Minsk, , Belarus
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major:Degree in Science of Law
I earned a degree in Science of Law from Belarusian State University, Faculty of Law, in Minsk, Belarus, with a concentration in Commercial Law in June 2010. This rigorous program provided me with a strong foundation in legal principles of civil law system and specialized training in commercial law. My studies encompassed various aspects of corporate governance, contract law, and dispute resolution.

Resume_Alena Selivanava