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Managing partner for Kyiv office of Squire, Sanders. Experience includes mergers and acquisitions, private equity, energy, FCPA , international arbitration and general corporate issues.

Managed Kyiv office of firm affiliated with Squire, Sanders & Dempsey. Grew office from four to twelve lawyers and multi-million dollar fee generation.

Head of Law Department for multi-million dollar company engaged in the manufacture, marketing, sales and distribution of cigarettes in Ukraine. Responsibilities include advising management on all legal matters, including corporate, competition, real-estate, labor, finance, customs, litigation, legislation, compliance and marketing. Responsible for hiring, managing and developing team of five lawyers, managing department budget and managing five outside counsels. Member of management of team of the company. Experience includes negotiating land lease, contributions to Oblast and Fire Authorities, and construction contracts in connection with a $100 million new factory in Kharkiv; advising on competition matters in connection with distribution and trade matters; advising on advertising issues with unclear advertising legislation; developing legislative strategies and legal defenses for obtaining Presidential veto for discriminatory excise bill adopted by Ukrainian Parliament and defending company in commercial lawsuits. Received Award for Excellence in 2003 for efforts in negotiation land lease for new factory in Kharkiv.

Vienna, Virginia

Responsible for all legal work of a technology company that produces software and hardware that digitizes film and provides e-commerce solutions for the photo finishing industry. Company is a Delaware corporation, publicly traded in Australia, with two foreign subsidiaries. Responsibilities include advising board of directors on all legal matters; negotiating and drafting all commercial agreements, including software licenses, sales, joint venture and distribution agreements; management of intellectual property portfolio (patents and trademarks); monitoring compliance with U.S. and foreign securities regulations; corporate housekeeping for domestic entities and foreign subsidiaries; and assisting with general employee related issues. Manage outside counsel in the U.

1201 Pennsylvania Ave. Washington Dc

Areas of practice include general corporate, mergers and acquisitions, securities and international transactions. Experience includes representing U.S. public company in tender offer, including drafting of all SEC filings and negotiation of $250 million credit facility; representing software company in $4 billion acquisition (largest software company acquisition in history); assisting U.S. company with initial public offering in foreign securities market; negotiating on behalf of a major U.S. software company a license agreement for a feature on the company's website; sale of assets of privately held company; and drafting of various types of agreements including consulting, employment and software licensing.

Dallas: Experience in drafting U.S. domestic agreements and documents regarding mergers and acquisitions, stock purchases, securities filings and product licensing. Also engaged in international projects on behalf of U.S. based clients, including negotiating and drafting agreements for joint ventures in Brazil, England and Poland; for technology transfer in China and franchising agreements for use in various jurisdictions around the world.Kyiv Ukraine: Areas of practice include corporate, mergers and acquisitions, real estate, taxation and employment law in both the western and Ukrainian framework. Extensive drafting and negotiation of acquisitions and joint ventures, including representation of Belgian brewer in purchase of Ukrainian brewery; representation of Far East conglomerate in the establishment of joint venture with the city of Kyiv for a multi-use real estate project; representation of U.S. venture capital fund in purchase of shares in Moldovan bottle making joint venture; representation of U.K. company in sale of shares in a joint venture with Ukrainian bottle maker to a Canadian company and representation of U.K. company in establishment of a mining joint venture with Ukrainian company.

Prepared legal memoranda and drafted opinions on issues involving government contract disputes, jurisdiction, and standard of review. Attended oral arguments, pretrial and status conferences. Offered clerkship.

Researched, prepared, and assisted with legislation regarding lead paint poisoning fund, religious freedom, SLAPP suits, freedom of information, and welfare reform. Responsible for office management.

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Activities and Societies: Class Rank - Top 10% (Order of the Coif) American Jurisprudence Award - Constitutional LawBusiness Lawyer.

Education record

Master, Governmental Administration

Master of Governmental Administration

B.A, Economics And Russian

Activities and Societies: Maxima Cum Laude (3.84/4.0 Grade Point Average) Varsity Tennis (Four year starter, Co-Captain, Academic.

Ukrainian Summer Studies Program

Ukrainian Summer Studies

Education record

High School