Legal Business Partner

Contact

Europe, Remote

+381 62 938 5667

kamil@yegelev.com

LinkedIn

Profile

Legal Partner for IT business with 16 years of experience. Expert in Privacy and IP / IT Law. Held senior and lead positions at Yango (€3.2B, EMEA), Yandex (€22.7B, NASDAQ), Tolkachev & Partners (Deloitte). Provide strategic legal support, structure IP asset transactions and international product launches, develop scalable privacy frameworks.

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 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

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

Legal Team Lead

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

(Lead) Legal Counsel

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