What I am looking for Position: Legal Counsel Location: CIS
2004Group of
companiesIn-House
2005Leading law firm
Lawyer
2007Big4,
Senior Consultant
Currently atLeading law firm,Senior Associate
2011IT company(hopefully)
Retirement(hopefully)
7 years of professional experience
inLitigation and
arbitration Contracts Due Diligence Labour Criminal
Attorney Tax Customs M&A etc.
8
2011
Criminal case
Representation of a US Bank in a criminal investigation and further court proceedings on it crime
IP, IT
2009
Consultations re tax treatment of royalty payments
A number of consultations for large groups of companies with respect to tax treatment of the payments for the use of IP objects (TMs, copyrights, etc.).
2009
Cryptographic data protection
Obtaining of necessary licenses and permits for providing cryptographic data protection activity in Ukraine by international software producer.
2007
Participation in widely known trademark disputes
Participated in the court disputes, which were described in IP rights textbooks.
2011
Domain name dispute
Representation of a German company in a dispute on cancellation of the TM and domain name.
2006
Russian investor
Legal assistance with acquisition of a number of land plots in Kyiv region, including due diligence and further drafting of the SPA.
2008-2010
Russian petrol network
Legal assistance of purchase of a Ukrainian chains of petrol stations Gepard and Vic-Oil: due diligence, on-going legal assistance.
2008
Russian TV channel
Buy side due diligence of a Ukrainian TV channel, limited to analysis of licensing, existing IP rights and a set of contractual commitments.
2009
Russian developer
Full scope buy side legal due diligence of Kyiv based unfinished (residential multistoried building) real estate object.
2008
Gambling group
Full scope legal due diligence, including, in particular, analysis of existing IP rights to a number of different objects.
M&A
Litigation
2007
Representation of Kyiv City Administration
Won three related court disputes in all instances including the Supreme Court of Ukraine.
2007
Representation of Ukrainian oil transit monopoly
Partialy won the dispute against Russian counterparty with respect to inclusion of VAT into the price of transit in Moscow International Commercial Arbitration Court.
2006-2007
Representation of Kyiv City Administration
Managed approx. 50 similar litigations against construction companies regarding collection of obligatory payments
2006
Representation of foreign steel producer
Prepared detailed memorandum regarding available options of collection of the debt from Ukrainian factory.
2006
Large Ukrainian construction company
Successfully closed a number of litigations related to hostile takeover of the company.
2007
Participation in widely known trademark disputes
Participated in the court disputes, which were described in IP rights textbooks (Softline and champagne case).
2009
Ukrainian manufacturer
Won a tax dispute on WHT and CIT in the court of 1 instance
2010
Large Ukrainian financial institution
Won a a UAH 11 mln. VAT dispute in the court of appeal (no cassation appeal has been filed)
2011
Latvian bank
Representation of the bank in the court regarding recovery of the collateral.
2011
Pharma producer
Successful enforcement of a UAH 15 mln. debt recovery
2011
Customs litigation
Won litigation on invalidation of the customs rulings for German juice producer
2011
Tax disputes
Won a number of tax disputes on void contracts for large international grain trader
2011
Criminal case
Representation of a chief accountant in a tax avaison criminal investigation
11
2009
Debt restructuring
Legal assistance in restructuring of the distressed loan portfolio for a mid-sized Ukrainian bank. The work include, in particular, drafting of a number of SPA’s, establishment of an SPV (financial company), registration of the loan with the NBU, etc.
other
2009
Setting-up of loan and leasing business for one of the largest
car producers
Legal input included drafting of complex loan, rent as well as financial lease agreements, registration of financial companies and on going tax and legal consulting.
2009
International tax structuring
Legal assistance with respect to elaboration and further implementation of the group restructuring action plan.
I am researching the copyright in the Internet within post graduated studies…
…published a number of articleson hottest legal issues
I also lecture civil law at the
University
Each month I speak on at least one
conference or round table on various legal topics:
•Intellectual property rights•Criminal law•Tax and customs disputes•Debt collection