1. Сопровождение сделок M&A, продажи и покупки бизнеса (в том числе их налоговая оптимизация).

2. Международные расчеты и денежные потоки.

3. Защита от недружественного поглощения.

4. Консультации в сфере финансового, банковского права, недвижимости.

5. Инвестиционный консалтинг.

Current job

• Art-Capital Investment Company - Head of Investment Banking Department (from may 2006-05-01 00:00:00.0)

  Managing of investment projects, supervision on M&A, business purchase, LBO deals. Negotiating with companies directors and owners, work with supervisory boards as member/head etc.

Previous jobs

• Legal company “TEKT-REAL”, Ltd. (Affiliate of Tekt Asset Management Company) - Senior Lawyer (Head of Department). In case of Company Director’s absence fulfill his obligations (2004-05-01 00:00:00.0 - 2006-05-01 00:00:00.0)

  Take charge of work under corporate projects (supervisor): M&A, incorporation, restructuring, reorganization of legal entities, due diligence, legal support for operations on the stock market and assets management. Resolving of corporate conflicts. Hostile take-over, defense against hostile acquisitions. Investments, foreign capital repatriation (including off-shore schemes). Tax minimization schemes. Competition law issues. Disputes with tax authorities. Litigation on mentioned above matters.
  Personal achievements
  1.Successful support of corporate conflict with Kievgorstroy, Holding company (hostile take-over).
  2.Structuring of one of the biggest ukrainian banks acquisition deal.
  3.Structuring a deal of acquisition of a Closed JSC (LBO) with securing of this deal by virtue of pledge account, managing of due diligence process of target company (deal’s total amount is near USD 18 mio).
  4. Successful defence of client’s interests (BankTuranAlem) within corporate conflict with Transbank, JSC.

• JSC “Ukrainian Innovation Bank” - Head of International Financial Institution Relations Legal Support Division of Legal Department (2002-07-01 00:00:00.0 - 2004-05-01 00:00:00.0)

  Legal support of Bank’s international activity (legal expertise of drafts of correspondent relationship agreements, loan & deposit agreements, account pledge agreements, guarantees & others; participating in negotiations with foreign institutions agents; drafting agency agreements, NDA, LC agreements & others).
  Work with “bad debts” (drafting bills for collecting debts, for foreclosure, for damages, for agreements invalidity etc.; representation of Bank in courts; legal support of judgement execution inter alia disposal of pledge).
  Participation in drafting of local Bank’s acts (such as: Crediting instruction, Pledge maintenance instruction, Risks management instruction, Financial monitoring program etc.).
  Legal expertise of credit & guarantee projects (legal expertise of: borrower’s statutory documents, contracts, authorities of borrower’s/pledger’s representatives, pledge/mortgage ownership documents; drafting credit, pledge/mortgage agreements; supporting notary certification of agreements).
  Legal support of other spheres of Bank’s activity (rent, purchase, trade mark, financial monitoring, investments, accounts management, securities, activity of affiliated companies etc.).
  Personal achievements
  1. Legal support of numerous litigations vs. an oil-refinery, which caused alienation of 8 petrol stations from this complex in our favour.
  2. Legal suuport of restructuring (and further sanation) of the JSC “Globino-sugar”, with repayment of company’s debt in amount of USD 2 mio.

• JSC “The State Export-Import Bank of Ukraine” - Legal Advisor, Senior Legal Advisor, Major Legal Advisor of Crediting Legal Support Division of Legal Department (1999-03-01 00:00:00.0 - 2002-07-01 00:00:00.0)

  Legal support of International Loans Department’s activity (legal expertise of credit projects, participating in state expertise of credit projects secured by the guarantees of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine: negotiations with foreign creditors, drafting international loan agreements, interbank loan agreements, Government guarantees, preparing legal opinions on the documents mentioned above; taking actions against debtors: suing, acting of bankruptcy; participating in joint actions against debtors with tax authorities, SPF etc.; work with restructuring of borrowers’ indebtedness & external indebtedness of Ukraine).
  Participating in drafting of CMU’s acts (on arraignment of loan & facilities secured by Government guarantees; on discharging of debts to the State budget caused by borrowers’ defaults etc.).
  Legal expertise of credit & guarantee projects (legal expertise of: borrower’s statutory documents, contracts, authorities of borrower’s/pledger’s representatives, pledge/mortgage ownership documents; drafting credit, pledge/mortgage agreements; supporting notary certification of agreements).
  Personal achievements
  1. Structuring a loan syndication deal for “Galychina” Oil-Refinery JSC, guarantied by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, in the total amount of USD 265 mio.
  2. Within a year time, a number of collection of debts of the following borrowers (including, but not limited to Kryvorozhstal, Makeevsky steel mill) for total amount over UAH 22 mio, and creditor’s demands admission in bankruptsy proceedings for total amount over UAH 80 mio.

• The Institute of Law of Supreme Soviet of Ukraine - Senior Scientist of Legislation Systematization & Legislation Activity Management Division (1998-01-01 00:00:00.0 - 1999-03-01 00:00:00.0)

  Participating in laws drafting.
  Cooperating with Supreme Soviet’s committees.

• Administration of Supreme Soviet of Ukraine (part-time job). - Major Specialist of Legal & Regime Division (Legal Sector) (1997-01-01 00:00:00.0 - 1999-03-01 00:00:00.0)

  Drafting & legal expertise of commercial contracts (sales, rent, leasing, purchase etc.).
  Labor disputes.
  Commercial disputes (especially with regulatory bodies – CMU, local authorities, Constitutional Court etc.).

• Radyanskiy Region Militia Department in Kiev - Investigator (1996-08-01 00:00:00.0 - 1996-11-01 00:00:00.0)

  Investigation of crimes (initiation of criminal proceedings & pre-trial inquiry of crimes: thefts, frauds, extortions etc.).

University education

• The Ukrainian Academy of Internal Affairs., Criminal Police Department., Lawyer (honours degree)., 1996-1996
  

Training courses

• Attorney-at-Law exam., Kiev Attorneys' Qualifying Committee., Passed., 2005
  
• Post-graduate level., The Institute of Law of Supreme Soviet of Ukraine., Dissertation in progress., 1998