Elzira is a qualified legal professional specializing in financial services regulation, regulatory compliance, financial crime prevention, sanctions compliance and risk management. Her expertise lies at the intersection of law, regulation, financial services and emerging technologies, with a particular focus on AML/CTF, sanctions, anti-bribery and corruption, corporate governance and AI governance.
With professional experience in the United Kingdom and across multiple jurisdictions throughout the CIS and EMEA regions, Elzira has developed extensive expertise in navigating complex cross border regulatory frameworks and advised financial institutions across the United Kingdom, with experience across Central Asia, CIS and EMEA regions on sanctions compliance and cross-border regulatory challenges arising from international sanctions regimes. She has worked with financial institutions, multinational corporations and international organizations to strengthen governance structures, enhance compliance programs and mitigate regulatory and financial crime risks.
A significant part of her practice focuses on financial crime compliance, including AML/CTF, sanctions compliance, regulatory investigations and risk management.
Alongside her regulatory and compliance practice, Elzira has developed a strong specialization in artificial intelligence governance and regulation. She actively contributes to international discussions on the legal, ethical, and regulatory implications of AI and international regulatory cooperation.
Elzira currently serves as a Council of Policy, Regulation & International Cooperation of the Global Alliance for Artificial Intelligence (GAFAI), contributing to international initiatives focused on AI governance, regulatory harmonization across the countries and policy development.
Her combination of legal expertise, international experience, regional knowledge of the UK, Central Asia, CIS and EMEA regions, and engagement with global AI governance initiatives enables her to provide strategic, commercially focused and legally sound solutions to both current and emerging regulatory challenges.
