Assel Yegemberdiyeva

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Assel Yegemberdiyeva is an associate lawyer within the corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, and tax departments of EQA Avocats.

She is mainly involved in corporate law and supports businesses at all stages of their life cycle from formation and structuring through transfer. Assel has a particular focus on mergers and acquisitions and fundraising operations.

She also supports foreign investors in France, thanks to her Central Asian origins, Russian language skills and dual qualifications in French and Russian business law.

Experience

2019 – 2020: Astey, Moscow, lawyer
since 2022: EQA Avocats, Paris, lawyer

Education

Equivalent to Master 1 in International Public Law (Bakalavr), Kazakh Humanitarian and Legal University (KazGUU)
Bachelor Degree in Private Law, Poitiers University
Master Degree in French – Russian Business Law, Paris Nanterre University
Master Degree in French Business Law, Paris Nanterre University

Languages

  • French
  • Russian
  • Kazakh
  • English

Publications

Mémoire de recherche « La participation des salariés et des salariés actionnaires au sein des organes de gestion des sociétés par actions » ;
Mémoire de recherche « La notion de bonne foi dans les systèmes juridiques français et russe ». 

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EU General Court Rules for the First Time on Damages Claims After the Annulment of Sanctions

The General Court of the European Union (EU) recently delivered a judgment in a case concerning the non-contractual liability of the Union (GC, Pumpyanskiy v Council, T-369/24), brought by a citizen holding Russian and Swiss nationality following the adoption of restrictive measures against him—the individual concerned being listed in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No… Continue reading EU General Court Rules for the First Time on Damages Claims After the Annulment of Sanctions

A Judicial Storm Looms: How the Central Bank Can Challenge the Confiscation of Reserves in the EU

In one week, European Union leaders could approve proposals by the European Commission to “pledge as collateral” Russia’s immobilized sovereign reserves for a “reparations loan” to Ukraine. The vast majority of the Russian Central Bank’s (RCB) assets are located in Belgium (Euroclear), whose Prime Minister has repeatedly warned that transferring these assets for Ukraine’s benefit… Continue reading A Judicial Storm Looms: How the Central Bank Can Challenge the Confiscation of Reserves in the EU

Harmonisation and Clarification of the EU Sanctions Regime: Insertion of the Concepts of “Ownership” and “Control”

Pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 269/2014, concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, natural or legal persons designated in Annex I to that Regulation are subject to the freezing of all funds and economic resources belonging to them. It is also… Continue reading Harmonisation and Clarification of the EU Sanctions Regime: Insertion of the Concepts of “Ownership” and “Control”

Political communication on tax matters, first lesson: Present as exceptional what is meant to become structural.

Nearly fifteen years ago, the 2012 Finance Act introduced an apparently temporary tax, the Exceptional Contribution on High Incomes (CEHR), conceived “in a context of reducing public deficits and restoring our public finances,” intended “to request an exceptional effort from the wealthiest taxpayers.”¹