Iryna Bakina
Counsel
Practices:
- Banking & Finance
- Corporate and M&A
- Labour
- Capital Markets
- Compliance & Investigations
Industries:
- Financial Institutions
Iryna Bakina has extensive experience advising clients on regulatory issues related to banking and finance services with a special focus on cross border debt and equity transactions and restructurings, functioning of payment systems (including online and E-money payment services), cross border aspects of banking and other financial services activities, as well as establishment and liquidation of financial institutions in Ukraine.
In addition to her practical experience in banking and finance, Iryna regularly advises clients on the most sophisticated cases in the area of labour law (including advice on hiring and dismissal of personnel along with drafting related employment documentation) and on issues related to the establishment, operation and closure of representative offices of foreign companies and foreign banks in Ukraine. Ms Bakina also specializes in providing legal advice on personal data protection and anti-money laundering aspects in the banking, insurance and financial services sectors.
Before joining Sayenko Kharenko, Iryna worked for 8 years in the Ukrainian subsidiary of a major international bank.
Recognitions
- Recommended for Banking and Capital Markets by IFLR1000, 2021
- Recognized among leading lawyers in Capital Markets and M&A by Best Lawyers in Ukraine 2021
Education
- LL. M., summa cum laude, from Vadym Hetman Kyiv National Economic University
Professional membership and involvement
- American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine
- European Business Association
Download or print my bio:
Dismissals Guide. Andersen in Europe. Ukraine
Remote control "in law" (In Ukrainian)
Teleworking in Europe. Ukraine
The ambiguous wording (In Russian)
Remote work: second attempt (In Ukrainian)
European guide to support employers. COVID-19 impact
4 questions about labour relations during the quarantine period (In Ukrainian)
Publication "Forbes Ukraine". Corporate management of state-owned enterprises - a real reform or a new reason for discussion (in Russian)
The legal status of separate units of Ukrainian legal entities and foreign companies: approaches to reforming the legislation of Ukraine (in Ukrainian)
Improvement of closure procedure of separate divisions of Ukrainian legal entities and foreign companies (in Russian)
Impossibility and inexpediency of disclosing information on beneficiaries of legal entities (in Russian)