Legal Business Partner, CLO
Contact
Europe, Remote
+381 62 938 5667
kamil@yegelev.com
LinkedIn
Profile
Legal partner for IT business. IP & IT Lawyer with 16 years of experience. Held lead positions at Yango (€3.2B, EMEA), Yandex (€22.7B, NASDAQ), Tolkachev (Deloitte). Privacy professional and GDPR expert (IAPP CIPM, CIPP/E). Helping IT businesses with privacy compliance, international product launches, IP registration, transactions, due diligence, and strategic legal support.
Achievements
- €150M in GDPR fines prevented
- €1.1M defended in courts
- 30+ international product launches
- €3.2B in M&A and assets transactions
- 40+ of trademarks and software registered
Skills
strategic legal support
IP & IT law
IP due diligence
privacy & GDPR compliance
startup legal support
international market launches
IP assets transactions
trademark registration
copyright
software registration
commercial contracts
license agreements
MSA, SLA, DPA, EULA, TOS
risk management
legal management
Languages
English: B2-C1
Russian: Native
Serbian, Spanish: A2
Qualification
Harvard Law School, CopyrightX, 2024
IAPP CIPM, 2023
IAPP CIPP/E, 2021
Russian New University (RosNOU), Civil Law Specialist (JD / LLM), 2010
Professional Experience
Managing Partner, Lawyer – IP, IT, Privacy
Yegelev Consulting (Privacy and IP legal support for tech business across EMEA)
Jan 2023 - present
- Completed privacy audits (GDPR, CCPA, PDPL, 152-FZ) for six (6) international IT companies, preventing fines
- Prepared a health-tech startup for an investment round, with IP Due Diligence and IP assets registration
- Supported two (2) U.S.-based AI startups, B2B and B2C, in entering the EU market
- Provided full legal support to an e-comm startup from incorporation and IP asset registration through to a major M&A transaction
- Managed privacy-related risks for an EU lead generator operating in the U.S. market
- Prepared the launch of a recommendation platform by completing a full legal audit and developing core documentation
- Provided a DPO support for a ride-tech company
- Ensured compliance with GDPR + HIPAA for an U.S. health-tech startup operation in Spain
Head of Privacy Legal and Litigation
Yango (Ride-tech and foodtech, €3.2B, 20+ countries, comparable to Uber)
Mar 2020 - Dec 2022
- Built and led a legal team for data privacy matters across EMEA
- Led legal support for international B2B fintech and IP (white-label) projects
- Reduced time-to-market by 75%, developing a global data protection framework
- Trained 100+ employees and managers on data privacy compliance
Senior Legal Counsel – IP, IT, Privacy
Yandex (So-called “Russian Google”, €22.7B, NASDAQ, 20K+ employees)
Jan 2016 - Mar 2020
- Provided legal support for 30+ B2C services, incl. international launches.
- Supported 3 major M&As, leading privacy due diligence and integration.
- Guided 4 group companies through regulatory audits without penalties.
- Defended the company's interests in courts, totaling €1.1 million.
Senior Lawyer
Tolkachev / Deloitte (Legal boutique, part of Deloitte)
Apr 2013 - Jan 2016
- Won 20+ complex court cases.
- Structured 4 M&A transactions with major companies.
- Registered dozens of trademarks, software and data bases within IP offices.
- Mentored 4 junior lawyers
Looking for a role
- Legal Business Partner
- Of Counsel (IP, IT, Privacy)
- DPO