Alexander is our head of Asia sanctions. He specialises in white-collar defence, investigations, sanctions and international arbitration.
Alexander has substantial experience advising companies across Asia and, particularly, Japanese corporations, with respect to all aspects of compliance—establishing compliance policies and procedures, conducting due diligence and compliance clearance on new projects and investments, and conducting internal and regulatory investigations related to potential violations (eg, of the US sanctions or the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act).
He speaks English, French, Japanese, Russian and Ukrainian.
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Sanctions and corporate:
- Advising major telecommunications providers across Asia with respect to ZTE- and Huawei-related issues, including compliance, contractual protections and potential disputes.
- Conducting an investigation and reporting to the OFAC on a potential US sanctions violation and related compliance system build-up for a multinational client.
- Advising Mitsui & Co., Ltd. on the establishment, together with Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC), of investment consortium Japan Arctic LNG B.V., and subsequent acquisition by Japan Arctic LNG B.V. of a 10% participating interest in Arctic LNG 2 LLC.
- Advising JBIC on the JPY 65+ billion “Samurai Bond” offering by Gazprom to Japanese institutional investors.
- Assisting multiple Japanese and Asian companies in establishing and/or upgrading sanctions compliance policies and procedures with respect to the US, EU, UN and Japan sanctions regimes.
- Conducting negotiations and drafted documentation for a consortium of Japanese investors related to the development of the Khabarovsk airport complex.
Compliance/FCPA:
- Conducting a number of sensitive internal compliance and ethics investigations for clients in Japan, India and Korea covering allegations of accounting misconduct, bribery, internal violations, harassment and product liability.
- Advising on a US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigation of a major Russian company and its subsidiary in Uzbekistan.
- Advising a number of major Japanese and Asian companies and financial institutions on establishing and/or enhancing their domestic and global compliance system, including internal rules, policies, procedures, hotlines, and trainings.
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Education
- New York University, US (LLM)
- University of Toronto, Canada (LLM)
- Central European University, Budapest, Hungary (LLM)
- Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Professional qualifications
- Law Society of England & Wales
- New York State, US
- Russian Federation
- Registered as a Gaikokuho-Jimu-Bengoshi with the Daini Tokyo Bar Association
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