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Alex Frishberg, born Kiev, Ukraine; admitted, 1988,
Pennsylvania; 1990, District of Columbia; 1992, Ukraine; Licensed to
advise on privatization matters by the Ukrainian State Property Fund.
Education: University of Missouri, St. Louis (B. A. , 1985); Washington
University School of Law (J. D. , 1988). Chairman, Legal, Government Relations
and Economic Committee, American Chamber of Commerce in the Ukraine,
1992-1995, 1999.
Author: Doing Business in Ukraine
(Juris Publishing, Inc. , 1999); Industrial Land Lease: Eastern Economist,
Vol. 6/#7, March 8, 1999; Foreign Investment Legislation: East-West
Executive Guide, Vol. 8/#3, March, 1998; Pre-Election Update:
Financial Times: Power in East Europe, Issue 18: October 15,
1999 / Russia/Central Europe Executive Guide, Vol. 9/#18: October
15, 1999 / Survey Of East European Law, Vol. 10/#7: September,
1999, Securing Land Rights for Commercial Use: The Ukrainian Journal
of Business Law, February, 2006, Building a Roof-Top Penthouse:
The Ukrainian Journal of Business Law, October 2006, Impact
of Politics on Doing Business in Ukraine, Business Ukraine.
Member: District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association.
Languages: English, Russian and Ukrainian.
Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions, Joint Ventures, Real Estate,
Privatization.
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Scott Brown, born Poughkeepsie, New York; Education: Marist College (B. A. ,
Russian Area Studies, 1994); Capital University (J. D. , 1998).
Author: Company Registration and Liquidation: Russia/Eurasia
Executive Guide , vol. 14, #15; Ukraine’s New Mortgage Law:
Eastern Europe Reporter , Vol. 14, #1; Law On Concessions in Ukraine
: International Business Lawyer , December 2003; Higher Minimum
Monthly Salary Means Higher Capitalization Requirements for Resident
Companies: Russia/Central Europe Executive Guide, Vol. 13/
#5: March 15, 2003; Ukraine and the Repayment of Credit to Non-residents:
World Corporate Finance Review, Vol. 3/#2: February 2003/
Russia/Central Europe Executive Guide, Vol. 13/#4: February
28, 2003; Ukraine and the Repayment of Credit to Non-residents:
World Corporate Finance Review , Vol. 3/ #2: February, 2003
Russia/Central Europe Executive Guide, Vol. 13/ #4: February
28, 2003; Higher Minimum Monthly Salary Means Higher Capitalization
Requirements for Resident Companies: Russia/Central Europe Executive
Guide , Vol. 13/ #5: March 15, 2003;Law O n Concessions in Ukraine:
International Business Lawyer, December, 2003; Ukraine’s New
Mortgage Law: BNA Ò s Eastern Europe Reporter , Vol.
14/ #1: January, 2004; Company Registration and Liquidation Post-July
1, 2004: Russia/Eurasia Executive Guide, Vol. 14/ No. 15: August
2004; Doing Business in Ukraine legal guide, Kiev 2007; Ukraine Legal
Update Post-Revolution: Russia/Eurasia Executive Guide, Vol.
15/ #7: May, 2005.
Languages: English and Russian.
Practice Areas : Business Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions.
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Vladimir Lukovich, born Kishinev, Moldavia; admitted,
1994, Ukraine. Education: Kiev State University, International Relations
and International Law Faculty and the Faculty of Foreign Languages (1994).
Co-Author: Peculiarities of Investing into Real Estate:
Property Times, June 2007; On Concessions:
Eastern Economist, Vol. 7/#25 - 26: July 17-23, 24-30, 2000 / Eastern
European Forum Newsletter, Vol. 10/#1: June, 2000 / Russia/Central
Europe Executive Guide, Vol. 10/#3: February 15, 2000 / Survey
Of East European Law, Vol. 10/#9 - 10: November - December, 1999;
Shareholder Rights in Ukraine: Eastern European Forum Newsletter
, Vol. 11/#1: June, 2001 / Russia/Central Europe Executive
Guide, Vol. 11/#4: February 28, 2001; "Alternative Business Relations:
Franchising and Leasing, " Eastern Economist , Vol. 5/#38 - 39, October, 1998/ Survey of East
European Law , Vol. 9/#9, November, 1998.
Languages:
Russian, French and Romanian.
Practice Areas:
Import-Export, Structured Finance, Litigation.
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Valery Semenets, born Kiev, Ukraine; admitted, 1998,
Ukraine. Education: Kiev State University, Foreign Languages Department
(1992); Kiev State University, Institute of International Relations,
Ukranian Center for Legal Studies(1998). Author: Production-Outsourcing
(Tolling) Transactions in Ukraine: Russia / Eurasia Executive Guide,
November 30, 2003; Staying in Compliance with Ukraine's Antimonopoly
Agency: Russia/Central Europe Executive Guide , Vol. 12, #4,
February 28, 2002; Antimonopoly Clearance for Mergers, Acquisitions,
and Company Start-Ups: Russia/Central Europe Executive Guide
, Vol. 12, #3, February 15, 2002; Insurance In The Ukraine:
Russia/Central Europe Executive Guide, Vol. 10/#12: June 30, 2000
/ Survey Of East European Law , Vol. 11/#5: June, 2000; Ukrainian
Insurance Industry: BNA Ò s Eastern Europe Reporter,
Vol. 9/#4, April, 1999/ Eastern Economist , Vol. 6/#5,
February 22, 1999/ Impact, Issue 9/ Russia/Central Europe
Executive Guide , Vol. 9/#8, April 20, 1999/ Survey of East
European Law, Vol. 10/#1, March, 1999.
Languages:
Russian, Ukrainian, English and Spanish.
Practice Areas:
Labor Law, Real Estate, Insurance Law, High-Technology Investment
Legislation.
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Sergey Potabenko, born Kiev, Ukraine; admitted, 1994. Education: Kiev National
Economics University (1998, bachelor degree in Marketing; 2002, master
degree in Law). State Institute of Intellectual Property(Intellectual Property Department, 2008).
Co-Author:
Protection of Intellectual Property Rights in Ukraine:
Russia/Eurasia Executive Guide, August 2007; A Brief Overview
of Company Registration in Ukraine: European Current Law, July,
2001.
Languages:
Russian, Ukrainian, English.
Practice Areas: Copyright; Patents; Trademarks; Immigration
and Naturalization; Employment.
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Andrey Rozhnov, born Kiev, Ukraine; admitted, 1998,
Ukraine. Education: Simferopol State University, Foreign Languages Department
(1991); Kiev State University, Institute of International Relations,
Ukranian Center for Legal Studies (1998).
Author: Ukrainian
Law Governing Ownership Of Land: Eastern Europe Reporter ,
June, 2004; Document Certification Rules Eased Upon Accession to Hague
Convention: Eastern Europe Reporter , March, 2004; Alternatives
for Questioning Ukrainian Tax Authorities: Russia/Central Europe
Executive Guide, Vol. 11/#10, May 31, 2001.
Co-Author: A Guide to Cross-border Contracts in Ukraine (Not as Exotic
as One Might Think): Russia/Central Europe Executive Guide
, Vol. 12/#19: October 31, 2002.
Languages: Russian,
Ukrainian, English and French (limited).
Practice Areas: Corporate Due Diligence, Real Estate.
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Tanya Dzyadok, born Svetlovodsk, Ukraine; admitted, 2003, Ukraine. Education:
Kirovohrad State Pedagogical University (Foreign Languages Department,
1997); Kiev State University (Institute of International Relations,
International Law Department, 2003).
Co-Author: Doing Business in Ukraine, Russian Edition 2007.
Languages: Russian, Ukranian and English.
Practice Areas: Corporate Law, Labor Law, Company Registration
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Galina Khmarskaya, born Kiev, Ukraine; admitted, 2004, Ukraine.
Education:
Kiev National University, Legal Studies Department (2004).
Author: Labor Law of Ukraine: Business Ukraine,
August 2007 / BNA’s Eastern Europe Reporter, September 2007 / Legal
Week, September 2007; Investment in Unfinished Construction:
The Ukrainian Journal of Business Law , July 2006; Investment in
Ukrainian Unfinished Construction: Russia / Eurasia Executive Guide,
April, 2006; Financing Residential Construction Projects in Ukraine:
Russia / Eurasia Executive Guide, July, 2006.
Language: Russian, Ukrainian and English.
Practice areas: Due Diligence, Company Registration,
Labor Law, Lease Agreements.
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Elena Avramenko, born Svetlovodsk, Ukraine; admitted, 2003, Ukraine. Education:
Kirovohrad State Pedagogical University (Foreign Languages Department, 1997);
Kiev University of Culture and Art (Law Department).
Author: Ukrainian Hiring & Dismissal Procedures / Center of International Legal Studies, special issue 2006
Languages: Russian, Ukrainian and English.
Practice Areas: Labor Law, Lease Agreements, Company Registration |
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Inna Ignatenko, born Kiev, Ukraine
Education: Kyiv National Economics University (1998, specialist degree).
Languages: Russian, Ukrainian.
Practice Areas: Accounting |
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Kseniya Sakharova, born Lugansk, Ukraine.
Education: Kyiv National Linguistic University, Department of
English Language and Literature (2005); Academy of Advocacy of Ukraine,
Legal Studies Department (2006 - present).
Languages: Russian, Ukrainian, English, Spanish.
Practice Areas: Company Registration, Labor Law |
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Vladimir Ivasiuk, born Kiev, Ukraine.
Education: Kiev University of Culture and Art (Law Department).
Languages: Russian, Ukrainian.
Practice Areas: Company Registration. |
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Roman Gonchar, born Kiev, Ukraine.
Education: Kiev University of Culture and Art (Law Department).
Languages: Russian, Ukrainian.
Practice Areas: Company Registration. |
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Alexander Paskhaver, (Of Counsel)
Education: Ph. D. , Institute of Economy of the
Academy of Science of the USSR, Moscow (1972). Advisor on Economic Policy
to the President of the Ukraine; Consultant to the Ukrainian State Property
Fund. Editor-in-chief of the bulletin The Ukrainian Economic Monitor.
Co-Author: The Law On Privatization of State-Owned
Enterprises, The Law On Small Scale Privatization, The Law On Privatization
Certificates, among others. Editor of the Bulletin Privatization in
Ukraine. Leading researcher at the Institute of Economics of the Ukrainian
Academy of Science (1971-1992).
Languages:
Russian and Ukrainian.
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OF COUNSEL ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY |
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Semyon P. Tartakovsky, born Kiev, Ukraine.
Education: Kiev Polytechnic Institute (1941); Military
Academy (1942). Thirty years service in the Soviet military, working
with radar and other early-warning systems. Twenty years service for
the Soviet Patent Bureau. Played a key role in designing Ukraine’s
present-day patent and trademark legislation.
Languages:
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Taras Kuzio, born Halifax, England.
Education: Sussex University (BA
Hons. Economics, 1980), London University (MA, Soviet Studies, 1985), Birmingham
University (PhD Political Science, 1998), Yale University (Post-Doctoral
Fellow, 2000). Author: Ukrainian Security Policy (Center
for Strategic and International Studies, 1995), Ukraine under Kuchma (Macmillam,
1997), Ukraine. State and Nation Building (Routledge, 1998), Ukraine.
Perestroika to Independence (Macmillan, 1994 and 2000); Co-author:
Politics and Society in Ukraine (Westview, 1999). Editor of
Contemporary Ukraine. Dynamics of Post-Soviet Transformation (M. E.
Sharpe, 1998) and the joint editor of State and Institution Building
in Ukraine (St. Martin's Press, 1999), Ukrainian Foreign and Security
Policy. Theoretical and Comparative Perspectives (Praeger, 2002), and
Dilemmas of State-Led Nation Building in Ukraine (Praeger,
2002). Professional Affiliations: American Political Science
Association, Association for the Study of Nationalities, American Association
for the Advancement of Slavic Studies.
Languages: Ukrainian, Russian, Polish.
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OF COUNSEL ON CORPORATE LAW |
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Alessandro Terzi, born Toronto, Italy; admitted, 1999, Italy.
Education: University of Torino, faculty of law, degree in
International and Comparative Law; University of Maastricht, The Netherlands:
Erasmus international exchange program, specialization in comparative and
international law.
Previously Mr. Terzi worked for an Italian non-governmental organization in Kyiv
and for the subsidiary of an Italian construction company in Russia, advising on
financial and legal aspects of construction projects.
Languages: Italian, English and Russian
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OF COUNSEL ON ANTIMONOPOLY (COMPETITION) LAW |
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Petro Kushnirenko, born Kiev, Ukraine; admitted, 1998.
Education: Kiev State University, Faculty of Physics (1981); Kiev State University,
Institute of International Relations, Ukrainian Center for Legal Studies (1998).
Professional Affiliations: Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine,
Institute for Competition Protection (Institute of competition).
Languages: Russian, Ukrainian.
Practice areas: Antimonopoly (Competition) Law.
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Sergiy Galuzynskyy, born Kiev, Ukraine.
Education:
Kiev National Economics University (1995, master degree in Economic;
1999, candidate degree in Economic).
Professional Affiliations:
Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine, Institute for Competition Protection
(Institute of competition).
Languages: Russian, Ukrainian.
Practice areas: Antimonopoly (Competition) Law.
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