Oxygen Empire

Highly professional support for businesses and private clients in the UAE and the Middle East

About us

more than

50

experts

Oxygen Empire is part of a group of companies with more than 50 experts qualified in international law, graduates of prestigious international universities.

5

practices

Corporate Law and M&A
IP & FinTech
Corporate and Administrative Support for Business
Services for HNWI in the UAE
Tax Consulting

20

countries

We provide highly professional legal, corporate and administrative support to businesses and private clients in the UAE and MENA countries

Management

Olga Sorokina

Managing Partner

Founder and CEO of Oxygen Empire, part of the O2 Consulting group.

Olga has over 20 years of experience in M&A with a focus on supporting complex cross-border transactions, and also leads complex tax and corporate structuring of international businesses, investments and acquisitions.

Olga's project experience includes the FMCG, retail, development, finance, TMT, media, manufacturing industries, mining industry, agriculture and IT.

Olga also oversees the work of the multi Family Office (another part of the O2 Consulting group), which advises private clients on tax, legal and administrative matters related to transactions with their personal assets

Personal ratings: Chambers & Partners, The Legal 500, Best Lawyers, Pravo-300, Kommersant.

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Management

Ignat Zapirov

Head of Dubai Office, LLM

Ignat has joined Oxygen Empire team in 2024 and previously occupied legal positions in Family Offices of HNWI and UHNWI and C-Level positions in commodities companies including the position of Executive Director with the leading producer of mineral fertilizers.

Ignat specializes in advising clients on finance and asset structuring, M&A and sanctions compliance.

Ignat has vast experience in advising HNWI and UHNWI, venture capital, private funds and trusts on various matters including M&A, business set up, relocation and redomiciliation. One of the unique streams of Ignat’s experience are deals with private jets and vessels.

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Our practices in the UAE and MENA

M&A, direct and venture investments, cross-border transactions and legal support for business

Intellectual Property and Services for Tech Companies

Corporate and administrative support for business

Services to HNWI

Tax consulting

Services & solutions

Structuring and restructuring of businesses, assets, investments, cash flows

Transaction support: M&A, VC and PE investments, joint ventures, project financing

Advise on corporate matters

Advising on commercial contracts, including on matters of cash and commodity flows

Redomiciliation to the UAE and implementation of new structures

Business and asset due diligence

Advising on free economic zones and mainland law

Creation and establishment of investment funds

Purchase or sale of assets and technologies

Regulatory requirements analysis

Sanctions compliance and risk analysis

IP Due Diligence / IP Check-up

Commercialization of IP / IP transactions: licensing, franchises, alienation of exclusive rights

Structuring IP ownership

Advising high-tech companies: IP, AI, free / open-source software

Turnkey IP risk analysis and remediation

Building internal company procedures for IP creation and management

IP registration and protection: patents, software, trademarks

Supporting the creation and operation of fintech projects

Obtaining IP-based special statuses, regimes, benefits

Advising digital platforms on regulatory matters, assessing regulatory risks and addressing them.

Development and implementation of the general IP strategy

Selection of jurisdiction for business registration

Employment contracts, recruitment support

Legalisation of documents at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and consular offices

Turnkey company setup: from preparation of a set of required documents, Compliance and KYC to liaison with registration authorities to complete the registration

Selection of business licences, advising clients on specifics of regulating business activities in the UAE and free economic zones

Coordination of office space rental and online registration on Ejari portal, organisation of flexi-desk (in some free economic zones)

Secretarial and administration services

Business accounting and tax

Resident visas for company managers and employees

Opening of bank accounts, support of financial transactions, representing clients in negotiations with banks

Preparation of personal tax returns, documents in respect of foreign accounts and companies for the Russian tax authorities

Unlocking assets - applying for an individual licence from the Belgian Treasury and OFAC, transferring unlocked funds to the UAE

Registration, liquidation, redomiciliation of personal holding companies (CICs) in all free economic zones and mainland territories

Opening of personal bank and brokerage accounts, support of financial transactions, , representing clients in negotiations with banks

Advising on personal taxation, currency legislation and tax structuring of personal assets

Migration issues, obtaining tax residency status in the UAE

Personal trusts and foundations in ADGM and other free zones

Residence permit - selection of the best solution to obtain residence permit and its implementation, reclassification of a residence permit when the basis for its obtaining changes

Development of family capital succession and inheritance plans, their customisation to the business, investment and asset plan

Support of transactions with personal assets of any complexity

Tax structuring of business, asset ownership, calculation of tax model and business, development of legal tools to burdeneliminate tax inefficiencies

Advising on compliance with the requirements of qualified free zone participants

Advising on VAT, taxation in free zones and VAT exempt zones

Tax structuring of holding companies in free zones and Mainland territory

Tax Due Diligence

Advice on transfer pricing issues

Advising on local (UAE and Middle East) and international tax issues

Advising on tax matters of export-import transactions

Advising IT companies on available tax incentives

Advising digital platforms on regulatory matters, assessing regulatory risks and addressing them.