Member of the Parliament of Ukraine, Chairman of the Economic Affairs Committee, member of Ukraine’s PACE delegation, co-Chair of the UA-UK interparliamentary friendship group

• Managing the GR practice, with a separate focus on political consulting, advocacy and lobbying;• Providing considerable input to the PR practice, specifically in crisis communications, reputation correction, image management and positioning;• Assisting the BD practice with investment-scouting, export strategies, access to foreign markets, management consulting and branding.

• Leading and managing a team of 112 employees of the administration, responsible for 71 000 inhabitants of the district;• Drafting and implementing short- and mid-term strategies for social and economic development, tourism, enhancement of the district’s investment prospect, drafting and controlling the budget of both the administration and the district;• Launching and managing projects of different scale and budget, from a massive kite-surfing festival to the erection of a wind farm.

The Right to Protection is an organization assisting internally displaced persons, refugees and asylum seekers in Ukraine.As the Deputy Country Director of the Organization I was resposible for attraction of financial resources, management of granted funding in line with compliance requirements, human resources management and government relations, including general advocacy duties and responsibilities.

The Right to Protection is an organization assisting internally displaced persons, refugees and asylum seekers in Ukraine.As the Advocacy Expert of the Organization I was in charge of the Advocacy Team, which has been building bridges of communication with the government, the legislative and other policy makers in Ukraine. I delivered and advocated the positions of international donors (e.g. - UNHCR) to relevant ministries, engaged with MPs in legal drafting and further public… Show more The Right to Protection is an organization assisting internally displaced persons, refugees and asylum seekers in Ukraine.As the Advocacy Expert of the Organization I was in charge of the Advocacy Team, which has been building bridges of communication with the government, the legislative and other policy makers in Ukraine. I delivered and advocated the positions of international donors (e.g. - UNHCR) to relevant ministries, engaged with MPs in legal drafting and further public promotion of the drafts, orginized public discussions and hearings on specific legal initiatives to raise the awareness on the situation with human rights in Ukraine and promote the doption of such initiatives.Together with the team of legal experts, I took part in the development of draft legislation and of amendments to existing regulations and further successfully advocated the necessity to adopt such laws and regulations with the Parliament (e.g. - the Law of Ukraine No. 1706-18) or specific ministries of Ukraine. Show less

As a member of the Banking and Finance Practice Group of Baker & McKenzie office in Kyiv, I was specializing in the areas of banking and finance, international investments, financial services markets and financial regulation.• Performed potential risks analysis prior to IPO emission;• Assisted in debt restructuring by syndicated loans, revolved credit facilities and other means;• Prepared complex preliminary due diligence for companies subject to M&A transactions;• Consulted… Show more As a member of the Banking and Finance Practice Group of Baker & McKenzie office in Kyiv, I was specializing in the areas of banking and finance, international investments, financial services markets and financial regulation.• Performed potential risks analysis prior to IPO emission;• Assisted in debt restructuring by syndicated loans, revolved credit facilities and other means;• Prepared complex preliminary due diligence for companies subject to M&A transactions;• Consulted on investing in Ukrainian industries and on proper repatriation of investments and proceeds. Show less

As member of the Corporate and Banking practice groups, I dealt with M&A transactions, provided legal opinions on corporate and financial issues and represented Financial Organizations in Ukrainian courts.• Identified potential clients and negotiated engagement agreements, provided legal support on integrated and government relations projects; • Represented client’s interests throughout Ukraine and the CIS, prepared lines of defense and represented clients’ interests;• Performed… Show more As member of the Corporate and Banking practice groups, I dealt with M&A transactions, provided legal opinions on corporate and financial issues and represented Financial Organizations in Ukrainian courts.• Identified potential clients and negotiated engagement agreements, provided legal support on integrated and government relations projects; • Represented client’s interests throughout Ukraine and the CIS, prepared lines of defense and represented clients’ interests;• Performed complex workflow due diligence to minimize contractual risks, managed long-time ADR processes; Show less

In the position of Legal Officer I researched efficient transparency and integrity policies adopted worldwide and assisted to development of possible models of their application and implementation in Ukraine.

As a personal assistant to the Government's Commissioner for European Integration I assisted in addressing consolidation issues hindering the Integration process on a local (Ukrainian) level.

As a junior member of the team I provided assistance to senior attorneys in legal research, communication with clients and attended to advising the latters on various real estate and corporate matters.• Engaged in long-term projects on efficient real estate and land management, drafted state property-related agreements;• Raised “Greenfield” projects for overseas clients, either single-handedly or as a team member at large;• Performed complex project due diligence and proposed… Show more As a junior member of the team I provided assistance to senior attorneys in legal research, communication with clients and attended to advising the latters on various real estate and corporate matters.• Engaged in long-term projects on efficient real estate and land management, drafted state property-related agreements;• Raised “Greenfield” projects for overseas clients, either single-handedly or as a team member at large;• Performed complex project due diligence and proposed arrangements to eliminate or avoid potential threats;• Used multiple analysis to combine the assessment of the environment with the analysis of project’s internal resources and capabilities; Show less

Assisted members of the working group for “Gender equality in government” program in:- drafting local civil servants’ ethic code with regard to gender aspects;- discussions on potential responsibility for the code's violation.Attended to the “Women rights advocacy” task group in:- organization of a hot line for domestic violence reports;- providing legal aid to victims.