Kai is a German lawyer with expertise in Banking and Finance, Corporate Law, M&A, Asset Management, Energy and Litigation. He serves as the Head of Legal of our German office. Kai completed his law studies in Baku, Azerbaijan and at Georg-August-Universität in Göttingen and Frankfurt am Main, Germany and has since built a distinguished career in Germany’s legal, energy and financial sectors. He brings extensive expertise in the areas such as banking, finance, securities law, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, financial crime/compliance/sanctions, energy law and litigation/arbitration. He gained experiences at leading international law firms such as Mayer Brown LLP and has held key leadership roles, including Head of Legal/Compliance at VTB Bank (Europe) and Director at Barclays. As an Inhouse Counsel at former RWE Dea AG (currently Harbor Energy) he gained experiences in the energy sector by coordinating international Oil and Gas projects in Egypt, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Poland and Ukraine and was responsible for drafting and negotiating of international Oil & Gas contracts.

As a former AML Officer, Compliance Officer, MaRisk Officer and Data Protection Officer of an international bank he supports clients with their Anti Money Laundering, Compliance, Sanctions and Data protection law matters and prepares corresponding applications to the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, the German Bundesbank and represents clients in connection with the Data Protection law matters. With his experience as Head of Legal he is your competent advisor and represents clients both out of court and in court with the aim of finding a commercially reasonable solutions for you.

Kai has many years of experience in advising on all aspects of banking supervisory law. His advice in banking supervisory law covers in particular the following topics:

• Legal advice to foreign banks and the special regulatory requirements
• Preparation and support of licensing procedures according to the German Banking Act (KWG)
• Legal support in the implementation of passporting procedures
• Legal support in bearer control procedures
• Legal advice on the implementation of regulatory requirements, in particular in the areas of WpHG, MaRisk, MaComp or BAIT
• Capital and liquidity requirements
• Conflict resolution in and out of court
• Compliance requirements / establishment of CMS
• Support in communication and clarification of issues with the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority and other supervisory authorities
• Support in the creation of internal working guidelines, processes and manuals (e.g. AML / Compliance)

Kai supports clients with the establishment of subsidiaries and representative offices of companies in Germany. He acts as interim external Money Laundering Officer and Compliance Officer for clients. He advices senior management, as well units and departments of financial institutions on banking regulatory, AML and compliance matters.

Kai speaks German, English, Russian, Azeri, Turkish and Farsi.