Alla Kholmanskikh

PhD-qualified Legal & Operational Executive with a BA in Law and over 20 years of experience across regulated financial services and private wealth environments. Currently balancing dual roles as a part-time in-house legal counsel managing day-to-day operations for a single-family office and a part-time legal and compliance adviser to financial institutions. Proven track record combining high-level cross-border legal drafting with hands-on treasury management, third-party provider coordination, and comprehensive family office infrastructure administration.

In-House Legal Counsel and Operations - Keiser Beratung (UK) LTD - London

(2014-01)

Single-Family Office

• Formulate and maintain multi-jurisdictional statutory corporate records, and draft comprehensive documentation for directors' and shareholders' resolutions across portfolio entities.
• Serve as the primary corporate contact and coordinator for external legal advisers, asset managers, corporate service providers, administrators, consultants, and international banks.
• Manage, verify, and execute secure corporate and private payment orders within the family office framework.
• Take full ownership of daily corporate office administration and operational task tracking.
• Conduct cross-border legal research, historical verification, and structural provenance reviews for high-value fine art acquisitions and investments, while overseeing international shipping and specialized insurance frameworks.

Legal and Compliance Adviser - Key to Markets - London

(2019-01)

ECN Forex Broker

• Draft and structure core legal infrastructure required for regulated ECN brokerages, including Client Agreements, Introducer Agreements, and Copy Trading frameworks.
• Perform forensic enhanced due diligence on high-risk accounts, analyse international corporate structures, validate source of funds and source of wealth, conduct screening against PEPs, sanctions and adverse media watchlists.
• Investigate and resolve complex trading disputes, process data protection rights requests (GDPR).
• Liaise directly with banks and payment processors regarding compliance inquiries, transactional audits, and chargebacks.

Compliance Advisor - Direct Capital Solutions - Jersey

(2011-01 - 2013-12)

Consultancy company

• Served as Corporate Secretary, preparing key documents for the board meetings (minutes, director consents, resignations, board resolutions, sole shareholder decisions etc.) while maintaining statutory records.
• Drafted project documentation and commercial legal deliverables such as Shareholder Agreements, Heads of Terms, Non-Disclosure Agreements, and Option Agreements.
• Designed and built an end-to-end AML program compliant with the Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC) standards, achieving full regulatory approval.
• Executed client due diligence (CDD) reviews and corporate compliance file management.

Equities Business Manager - ING Bank (Eurasia) - Moscow

(2007-01 - 2008-12)

• Established the core operational infrastructure and legal frameworks supporting the launch of fully fledged equity trading operations.
• Served as the central cross-functional coordinator across Bank departments to deliver new financial products and resolve funding issues.
• Developed internal operational procedures and manuals, ensuring alignment with local regulatory requirements and Group risk management policies.

Chief Operating Officer - FIM Financial Services - Moscow

(2005-01 - 2007-12)

• Built and led middle- and back-office teams supporting high-volume brokerage operations.
• Oversaw relationships with securities regulators, banks, auditors, and the parent company based in Helsinki, Finland.
• Managed the internal corporate HR function, talent recruitment, and employment contract workflows.

Head of Back-Office - Hermitage Capital Management Ltd - Moscow

(1998-01 - 2003-12)

• Coordinated transaction settlement and liaised directly with fund administrators.
• Maintained portfolio management systems and corporate legal record archives.
• Monitored legislative and regulatory changes affecting local operations and corporate governance.

BA - Law - Lomonosov Moscow State University (1998-01 - 2002-12)

PhD - History - Lomonosov Moscow State University (1995-01 - 1998-12)

BA - History - Lomonosov Moscow State University (1990-01 - 1995-12)