Alexey Kononov

Russian State University of Justice (bachelor's degree, specialization in Civil Law), State Institute of Economics, Finance, Law and Technology (master's degree, specialization in Civil Law).

Alexey specializes in issues related to the regulation of crypto assets, developing optimal operating schemes and minimizing business risks in this area, ensuring business compliance with privacy laws, and has experience in supporting projects in the field of conversational and generative artificial intelligence.

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Alexey's experience includes supporting international crypto projects, including a large crypto holding company consisting of 18 legal entities with a presence in all significant crypto jurisdictions, as well as other clients providing services in the field of crypto assets.

Alexey has experience in analyzing, optimizing and mitigating risks in the ongoing processes of personal data processing in the activities of both Russian and foreign clients, developing the necessary policies and other documents, preparing memorandums and opinions on problematic issues, including the cross-border transfer and localization of personal data.

Prior to joining the Versus.UAE team, Alexey had experience in legal consulting at iLegal, part of the iFree group of companies, with a total of about 700 employees, combining Conversational AI, Fintech, Foodtech, Telecom, E-commerce, GameDev projects.