Our Team and Associated Advisers

Dr. Anatoly Yarovyi is the founder of LEXTON Consulting. He is an internationally recognised specialist in international law, compliance, sanctions regulation and corporate tax, with more than two decades of experience across public service, leading law firms and international advisory practice.

He holds a Master of Law from Ivan Franko National University of Lviv and studied at Stanford University, and he holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Law. His doctoral research on investigative and intelligence activities informs his approach to risk assessment, investigations and due diligence. He is a co-author of the academic commentary to the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine and has taught as an associate professor at the National Academy of the Prosecutor’s Office of Ukraine.

Dr. Yarovyi has practised at leading law firms and has been a Senior Partner of Collegium of International Lawyers in London since 2018. In 2021 he was among the candidates in Ukraine’s national selection for Judge of the European Court of Human Rights. He is a member of the International Bar Association and advises in English, Ukrainian, Russian, French and Turkish.

Christina Abdel Ahad is a dual-qualified professional with two Master of Laws degrees: International Business Law from the Lebanese American University and International Human Rights Law from Indiana University. She also holds a Bachelor of Laws from the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik.

At LEXTON Consulting, Christina focuses on corporate and commercial matters. Her work covers share purchase agreements, statements of work, arbitration arrangements, and documentation for corporate transactions and wealth management. Her background in international law and fundamental rights gives her a rigorous understanding of how cross-border regulatory and enforcement frameworks affect businesses and private clients.

Christina’s native language is Arabic, and she works fluently in English and French. This allows her to support clients across the Middle East, Europe and francophone jurisdictions.

Tarek Muhammad is a senior adviser with more than fifteen years of experience in public and private law. He focuses on international law, regulatory compliance and sanctions regimes, and he works on complex multi-jurisdictional matters for ultra-high-net-worth individuals, multinational corporations and public bodies.

Tarek designs compliance frameworks and risk-mitigation strategies for clients operating under UN, EU and US (OFAC) sanctions. He has led cross-border dispute and arbitration matters and builds strategies in close cooperation with advisers in other jurisdictions. He is particularly experienced with clients active in high-risk and geopolitically sensitive markets.

Tarek holds a Bachelor of Laws from Damascus University and advanced certifications in International Arbitration, Regulatory Compliance and Transnational Litigation. He contributes regularly to professional journals and international forums on sanctions law and international cooperation. He advises in Arabic, English and French.

Marcin Ajs is a Polish advocate and partner at Dziekański Chowaniec Ajs in Warsaw. Since 2014 he has advised businesses and their executives on corporate liability and regulatory risk. Before founding his own firm, he spent more than five years in the white-collar crime department of an international law firm in Warsaw.

His work covers money laundering, fraud, VAT fraud, corruption, manipulation of financial instruments, and the protection of trade secrets. He designs and implements compliance programmes for companies, including anti-corruption policies, codes of ethics, whistleblowing procedures and AML/CFT frameworks.

Marcin graduated from the College of Law at Kozminski University in Warsaw and studied international commercial and corporate law at Justus Liebig University in Giessen, Germany. He lectures on trade secrets and protected professional secrets in the postgraduate Compliance & ESG Officer programme at Lazarski University. He is a member of the European Criminal Bar Association.