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Work experience

Director, Legal Affairs

from 09.2019 to now (7 years)
Agromino, Київ (Сільське господарство, агробізнес)

Scope & Responsibilities
•Advise CEO and senior management on strategic, commercial, corporate and legal matters.
•Lead legal support for international commodity trading, including GAFTA/FOSFA and Incoterms-based transactions with counterparties across Türkiye, Poland, Czech Republic, the EU and other jurisdictions.
•Advise on port, maritime, terminal, logistics and grain-storage operations.
•Lead legal strategy for complex commercial, regulatory and litigation matters.
•Lead legal workstreams for M&A, corporate restructuring and cross-border transactions.
•Manage legal resources and coordinate external counsel across key business functions.
•Develop and implement legal process improvements, including electronic document management and automation.

Selected Achievements
•Implemented legal process automation and electronic document workflows, improving the efficiency and transparency of contract and document management.
•Optimized contracting processes and developed practical legal solutions aligned with commercial objectives and risk tolerance.
•Led legal support in a complex port infrastructure and commercial dispute involving a major Ukrainian port operator.
•Participated in strategic and investment projects and provided legal input into business decisions.

Chief Legal Adviser

from 11.2017 to 09.2019 (1 year 11 months)
Leroy Merlin Ukraine, Київ (Роздрібна торгівля)

Scope & Responsibilities
•Provided end-to-end legal support across retail operations, including commercial contracts, litigation, regulatory matters and IP.
•Supported international corporate, financial and intellectual property matters.
•Advised on regulatory inspections, anti-corruption compliance and personal data protection.
•Participated in implementation of electronic document management and CRM-related legal processes.

Selected Achievements
•Industry Transition: Successfully transitioned from agribusiness to retail, adapting legal expertise to a new industry and the operational scale of an international retail chain.
•Scope Expansion: Expanded core competencies into intellectual property (IP) protection and anti-corruption compliance—areas not previously covered in prior roles.
•Legal Tech & Digitalization: Contributed to the implementation of CRM-oriented legal processes, enhancing the digital capabilities of the legal function built in previous positions.

Chief legal advisor

from 09.2011 to 11.2017 (6 years 3 months)
Cygnet Agrocompany, Київ (Сільське господарство, агробізнес)

Scope & Responsibilities
•Provided legal support across corporate, financial, grain storage and import/export operations.
•Advised on international corporate and financial matters involving Cyprus, Jersey and the UK.
•Conducted legal due diligence and prepared legal opinions for internal business stakeholders.
•Handled commercial land agreements, litigation, IP, trademarks and licensing matters.
•Coordinated with internal functions, HR and external counsel to manage legal risks and protect the company from claims.

Selected Achievements
•International Structuring: Expanded the geographic scope of legal support to cover more complex international corporate structures (Cyprus, Jersey, UK) compared to previous roles.
•Team Leadership & Operations: Managed a lean legal team (2 members), delivering end-to-end legal support for grain trading and export-import operations.
•Process Standardization: Systematized the due diligence process and internal legal reporting, enhancing transparency and decision-making for key stakeholders.

Chief legal advisor

from 04.2007 to 09.2011 (4 years 6 months)
Enselco, Київ (Сільське господарство, агробізнес)

Scope & Responsibilities
•Advised on international corporate and financial matters involving Cyprus and the USA.
•Supported business establishment and development, including corporate structuring, company incorporation, legal due diligence and M&A transactions.

Selected Achievements
•Foundational Setup: Established the legal framework for building the business from scratch, including corporate structuring and incorporating new legal entities.
•Team Building: Formed and led a lean legal team (3 members) during the company's initial growth phase.
•M&A Infrastructure: Developed core due diligence procedures for the company's first M&A transactions.

Education

Odesa National Economic University

Special retraining faculty; "Account and audit", Odesa
Higher, from 2008 to 2009 (1 year)

Teaching form: internal and extra-mural (evening) courses

Odesa I.I. Mechnikov National University

Economics and Law, Odesa
Higher, from 2001 to 2006 (5 years)

Specialists degree

Additional education and certificates

Цифрограм 2.0 для громадян

2026
Certificate

Attorney-at-law certificate

2011

AI for business from Google

2025

Knowledge and skills

• MS Office
• LIGA:ZAKON
• ЛІГА:ЗАКОН
• Windows
• Documentation management
• Документообіг
• Vchasno
• Вчасно
• SharePoint
• Comarch
• Comarch EDI
• EDI
• Стресостійкість
• Знання законодавства України
• Комунікабельність
• Управління персоналом
• Уміння аналізувати
• Знання цивільного законодавства
• Управлінські навички
• Ведення переговорів
• Укладання договорів
• Претензійно-позовна робота
• Стратегічне планування
• Представництво в судах

Language proficiencies

• Ukrainian — fluent
• English — advanced

Additional information

CORE EXPERTISE
•Strategic Legal Advisory
•Corporate & Commercial Law
•International Trade
•GAFTA / FOSFA / Incoterms
•Contract Negotiation
•Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)
•Corporate Restructuring
•Maritime & Port Law
•Logistics
•Litigation Strategy
•Regulatory Compliance
•Tax Planning
•Legal Operations Management & Process Automation