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Alexandra Bochnakova

@alexandrabochnakova

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Corporate and international attorney specializing in governance, compliance, M&A, and cross-border risk.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek senior in-house or counsel roles where I can lead corporate governance, compliance, and cross-border transactional work, mentor teams, and drive pragmatic legal solutions.

I am a corporate and international attorney with extensive experience advising multinational groups, financial institutions, and subsidiaries on corporate governance, compliance, and cross-border transactional matters.

I provide strategic legal advice across areas such as data protection and privacy, AML/FCPA, regulatory compliance, contracts, restructuring, and litigation, and have led complex M&A, debt and winding-down processes.

I have managed governance for large corporate groups, coordinated with boards and local counsel across jurisdictions, and designed and delivered legal trainings to in-house and network teams to improve practices and consistency.

I bring academic depth from advanced legal degrees, admissions in multiple jurisdictions, multilingual capabilities, and a track record of supervising external counsel and implementing legal solutions that support business and financial objectives.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Corporate and International Attorney

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FINCA Impact Finance LLC

Mar 2022 - Present (3 years 7 months)

Provide legal advice to 15+ FINCA subsidiaries on corporate, regulatory, AML/FCPA, data protection, and restructuring matters, and lead cross-network legal strategy, audits, and training to ensure compliance and support financial objectives.

Corporate Law Data Protection Contracts M&A Restructuring Compliance

Legal Expert (Freelance)

TELUS International

Apr 2025 - May 2025 (1 month)

Provided freelance legal expertise to train AI systems, developing legal training materials and guidance for AI compliance and data protection over a short engagement.

Data Protection Privacy)Compliance Contract Review Privacy

Head of Corporate Governance

Pierre Fabre Group

Aug 2020 - Oct 2021 (1 year 2 months)

Led corporate governance for the Group holding (~100 entities), advised on governance and compliance across jurisdictions, managed M&A and restructurings, and coordinated Board and AGM processes.

Corporate Governance Compliance M&A Restructuring Board Support Contract Drafting Corporate Finance

Partner

Law Offices of Alexandra Bochnakova

Nov 2009 - Aug 2020 (10 years 9 months)

Advised clients on corporate, commercial, insurance, restructuring, and dispute matters; drafted and negotiated national and international agreements and represented clients in French courts and proceedings.

Contract Drafting Corporate Law Restructuring Litigation Commercial Law Debt Recovery Legal Compliance

International Law Clerk

Holland & Knight

Jan 2020 - May 2020 (4 months)

Assisted partners on sanctions, export-control, AML and anti-bribery compliance matters for international clients, drafted legal analyses on EU/UK/US sanctions, and advised on transactional risks.

Sanctions Export Controls AML FCPA Legal Research Compliance Drafting

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Georgetown University Law Center

Master of Laws, International Business and Economic Law

Master of Laws (LL.M.) in International Business and Economic Law with a certificate in International Arbitration and Dispute Resolution.

University of Toulouse 1 Capitole

PhD, Comparative Law

PhD in Comparative Law focused on the influence of the French Civil Code on the legislation of Russia and Bulgaria (1804–2004); also holds a degree in Comparative Law.