Vladimir Sayenko
Partner
Practices:
- Antitrust & Competition
- Corporate and M&A
Industries:
- Energy
- Financial Institutions
- Natural Resources
- Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare
- Retail & Consumer
20+
years of experience
Vladimir Sayenko is a partner practicing law since 1994, admitted in Ukraine and in the State of New York (USA).
Vladimir specializes in competition, M&A, corporate and securities law. He has extensive experience in supporting clients through the entire lifecycle of their business, from formation and day-to-day operational issues to major transactions and exit. Throughout his career Vladimir has worked with clients across all major industry sectors but his principal focus is in the financial services, energy, oil & gas, real estate and media sectors.
Mergers & Acquisitions
- Advising on Ukrainian law aspects of benchmark cross-border M&A transactions, such as the acquisition of Samsung printer business by HP, acquisition of vaccines business of Novartis by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) with further establishment of a joint venture between GSK and Novartis, acquisition of Unimilk CIS operations by Danone, acquisition of Cadbury by Kraft Foods, as well as numerous Ukrainian M&A deals, including the acquisition Karavan Hypermarket chain by Auchan Group, sale of minority stake in Ukrainian subsidiaries of Allianz SE
- Handling M&A transactions involving over a dozen Ukrainian banks, including the acquisition of a controlling shareholding of PJSC “Region-Bank” by a foreign investor, acquisition of Platinum Bank (Ukraine) by a group of Ukrainian and foreign investors, acquisition by First Ukrainian International Bank of Renaissance Credit Bank, acquisition by Platinum Bank of Home Credit Bank, sale by Platinum Bank of Vostok Bank, acquisition by Alpha Bank of Astra Bank, acquisition by Societe Generale of Ikar Bank, and acquisition by Piraeus Bank of International Commerce Bank
- Advising bidders in the privatizations of Kryvorizhstal, KGOKOR, Odessa Port Plant and regional electricity distribution companies
Antitrust/Competition
- Advising major corporations, such as Apple, Beam, BEKO, Coca-Cola, Dyckerhoff, Henkel, and Philip Morris, on Ukrainian competition law issues, including development trainings and compliance programs, conducting mock down raids, etc.
- Representing multinationals in various investigations and proceedings before the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine, including Amadeus, Coca-Cola, Dyckerhoff, Sanofi, Visa and Western Union
- Merger clearance for numerous mergers and acquisitions, including for AB InBev, BASF, Boehringer Ingelheim, Citibank, Comcast, Dell, DowDuPont, Geely, Glencore, Goldman Sachs, Hamburg Süd, Hitachi, HP, Honda Motor, Imerys, Japan Tobacco, Komatsu, Maersk Line, Monsanto, Outokumpu Oyj, Porsche, Samsung Electronics, Sandvik, Société Générale, Syngenta, and Thyssenkrupp
Recognitions
200+
M&A deals
- Named Competition/Antitrust "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers International 2018, "Lawyer of the Year" in Corporate Governance & Compliance Practice by Best Lawyers International 2019 and "Lawyer of the Year" in M&A by Best Lawyers International 2020
- Named among the leading Antitrust lawyers for Ukraine by Who's Who Legal Competition: Lawyers 2019 and Who's Who Legal Thought Leaders - Competition 2019
- Named among the leading Competition/Antitrust, Corporate and M&A lawyers for Ukraine by Chambers Global 2019, Chambers Europe 2019, The Legal 500, 2019
- Named among market leaders in Competition, M&A, Energy and Infrastructure, Project Development, Oil and Gas, Mining by IFLR1000, 2019
- Recognized among leading lawyers in Corporate and M&A, Competition/Antitrust, Litigation, Capital Markets, Corporate Governance & Compliance by Best Lawyers International 2020
- Recognized Top 2 in Antitrust and Competition, Top 3 in Corporate and M&A, and listed among notable practitioners in Energy and Natural Resources according to Ukrainian Law Firms 2019, Yuridicheskaya Practika
- Recommended for Energy, Real Estate and Construction in Ukraine by The Legal 500, 2019
- Shortlisted for the “Best Law Firm Partner of the Year” according to Legal Awards 2019, Yuridicheskaya Practika
- Named among Top 100 best lawyers of Ukraine and recognized among notable practitioners for Competition/Antitrust and Compliance/GR by Client's choice. Top 100 Best Lawyers of Ukraine – 2019, Yuridicheskaya Gazeta
Admissions
- New York, admitted to the New York State Bar (NYSB) since 1998
- Ukraine, attorney-at-law, admitted to the Kyiv City Bar since 1998
Education
- LL.D. in Securities Law from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Law Department
- LL.M. in Transnational Business Practice from McGeorge School of Law (Muskie Fellow)
- LL.B., summa cum laude, from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Law Department (joint degree with Diploma in English translation from the Department of Foreign Languages)
- Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg
- University of Michigan
Professional membership and involvement
- Ukrainian Bar Association, Vice-President, Board Member of the Committee on Competiton Law
- British-Ukrainian Law Association, Member of the Executive Committee
- International Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Public Council with the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine
- European Business Association
- American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine
Download or print my bio:
Experience
Media & Insight
Last year became the year of transformations and experiments (in Ukrainian)
The Corner Office: Commonly-Lacking Skills
Merger control 2018: Ukraine
On prices and values in the legal business (in Ukrainian)
Interview with Vladimir Sayenko: NewLaw, Patchwork Quilt, Party Bus, etc.
Competition in Ukraine: Feel the 2017 progress
Energy law in Ukraine
Overview on the Ukrainian pharmaceutical industry in 2017
Market Intelligence. Merger Control 2017: Ukraine
Strong Commitment (Cover Story)
Head-start of participation (in Russian)
Chambers & Partners. Merger Control 2016: Ukraine