Evelyna Kayl
Partner - Corporate Services & Private Clients
Evelina is a corporate services and private clients expert at White Circle.
She specialises in advising leading companies and private clients on a full range of legal and corporate matters in the UAE.
Prior to joining White Circle, Evelina worked in private practice in New York City and practiced civil litigation primarily in the judicial districts of New York City and Brooklyn.
Selected experience and clients
UAE Corporate Administration & Compliance
General experience includes:
- Overseeing end-to-end company administration in the UAE, from formation, corporate bank account opening, and tax/VAT registration to employee onboarding, visa processing, setup of individual and group medical insurance, WPS, DEWS and other statutory registrations, through to liquidation and tax de-registration;
- Ensuring ongoing accounting support and timely tax report submissions as well as support of a company audits;
- Providing UAE regulatory compliance and supporting clients during AML and other regulatory inspections;
Selected experience:
- Handled the structuring of a multi-jurisdictional corporate group with respect to the UAE segment;
UHNWIs in challenging PEP / SIP statuses, including affiliation with certain companies, in major KYC-databases
Family office in the UAE in connection with the establishment of a trust in ADGM to hold various personal assets
Private client in connection with the structuring of a foundation in the UAE in compliance with FATCA, 26 U.S. Code §679 attribution rules
Top manager in connection with structuring personal assets in the UAE taking into account the peculiarities of local marital and inheritance law including preparation of a prenuptial agreement, a will and other instruments of asset protection and control
New York
New York Law Office in connection with civil and commercial litigation support, including preparation of all types of motions, pleadings, and discovery requests, including but not limited to summonses, complaints, motions to dismiss and strike, answers, interrogatories, subpoenas, motions to quash, affidavits, affirmations in support of motions, motions for summary judgments and orders to show cause. Assisted with arranging service of process, coordinating expert testimony, organizing depositions of witnesses, and managing discovery materials
Market Recognition
Education
University of Maine School of Law
Languages
English | Fluent
