Тетяна

Cherniuk Tetiana

Date of birth:
30 January 1982
City:
Kyiv
Phone:
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E-mail:
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Work experience

Senior Legal counsel
April 2024 – now
LLC “ AstraZeneca Ukraina”
Senior Legal counsel providing legal support to the Company's business in the following countries:
Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova:
• Corporate issues related to LLC company in Ukraine
• Contractual work: drafting and legal expertise of sale, supply contracts, distribution agreements, agreements on providing discounts, bonuses, services agreements, etc (including bilingual contracts (international commercial agreements);
• Participation in negotiations with suppliers of goods, services;
• Writing legal opinions, reviews on various questions (marketing, registration, HR departments, mobilization), correspondence with counterparties;
• Preparation of letters on request to state authorities and regulatory bodies;
• Preparation of documentation for court cases supported by external legal advisers;
• Drafting of claims related to fulfillment of the contractual obligations by the parties to the contract;
• Preparation of Powers of attorneys, requesting Powers of attorney from Head Office, keeping the register of POA and contracts;
• Legal expertise of product related materials and information (product quality, packaging, information for consumers);
• Legal expertise of marketing materials for HCPs;
• Drafting and further implementation of Procedures of the Company;
• Monitoring of legislation related to pharmaceutical industry (antimonopoly legislation);

Senior Legal counsel and compliance officer
June 2019 – March 2024
LLC "ACINO Ukraine"
Senior Legal adviser providing legal support to the Company's business in the following countries: Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Azerbaijan:
• Corporate issues related to LLC company and ROs (changes of constituent documents, participants of the company, head of representative offices, registration with the state registration body);
• Contractual work: drafting and legal expertise of sale, supply contracts, business development deals, distribution agreements, financial loan agreements, agreements on providing discounts, bonuses, services agreements, lease agreements etc (including bilingual contracts (international commercial agreements), contracts with healthcare practitioners (НСР), contracts on organizing conferences, events for HCP, charity agreements;
• Participation in negotiations with suppliers of goods, services, premises' owners;
• Writing legal opinions, reviews on various questions (marketing, registration, HR departments), correspondence with counterparties;
• Preparation of letters on request to state authorities and regulatory bodies;
• Drafting of claims related to fulfillment of the contractual obligations by the parties to the contract;
• Preparation of Powers of attorneys, requesting Powers of attorneys from Head Office • Legal expertise of product related materials and information (product quality, packaging, information for consumers);
• Legal expertise of marketing materials (advertising, consumer promotions), communication to retailers, to consumers, communication to state authorities and regulatory bodies;
• Monitoring of legislation related to pharmaceutical industry (antimonopoly issues);
• Drafting and further implementation of Procedures of the Company related to Compliance program of the company, SOPs, GDPR, Anti-corruption program, Distribution activities, Contract management, Promo materials approval etc.
• Providing training program on compliance matters to newcomers in the Company and annual program for employees of the Company;
• Approval of HCPS, participation in HCP conferences;
• Providing Due diligence procedure for prospective contractors;
• Implementation and further monitoring of hospitality and accommodation limits for HCPs provided in Politics;
• Monitoring of compliance with laws, regulations and internal policies/instructions;
• Assessing emerging issues or potential liabilities.

Legal adviser
Aug 2016 – June 2019 (2 years 10 months)
LLC "Dr.Reddy's Laboratories"
Legal adviser providing legal support to the Company's business in the CIS countries: Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Belarus (Romania, Moldova when Head of legal department is out of office):
• Corporate issues related to LLC company in Ukraine (changes of constituent documents, participants of the company, directors, registration with the state registration body, statistics);
• Contractual work ( Company's business in the CIS countries): drafting and legal expertise of sale, supply contracts, business development deals, distribution agreements, financial loan agreements, agreements on providing discounts, bonuses, services agreements, lease agreements etc (including bilingual contracts (international commercial agreements);
• Participation in negotiations with suppliers of goods, services, premises' owners;
• Writing legal opinions, reviews on various questions (marketing, registration, HR departments), correspondence with counterparties;
• Preparation of letters on request to state authorities and regulatory bodies;
• Preparation of documentation for court cases supported by external legal advisers; • Drafting of claims related to fulfillment of the contractual obligations by the parties to the contract;
• Preparation of Powers of attorneys, requesting Powers of attorney from Head Office, keeping the register of POA and contracts;
• Legal expertise of product related materials and information (product quality, packaging, information for consumers);
• Legal expertise of marketing materials (advertising, consumer promotions), communication to retailers, to consumers, communication to state authorities and regulatory bodies;
• Registration of trade marks in Custom register;
• Monitoring of legislation related to pharmaceutical industry (antimonopoly legislation);
• Drafting and further implementation of Procedures of the Company related to GDPR, Anticorruption program, Distribution activities, Contract management, Promo materials approval etc.
• Providing induction program for newcomers in the Company.

Lawyer
Nov 2013 - Aug 2016 (2 years 10 months) JV "Optima-Pharm, LTD''
Lawyer providing legal support to Purchasing department:
• Contractual work: drafting and legal expertise of sale, supply contracts, distribution agreements, financial loan agreements, agreements on providing discounts, bonuses (including bilingual contracts);
• Monitoring of legislation related to pharmaceutical industry (antimonopoly legislation );
• Preparation of documentation for court cases, Antimonopoly committee cases;
• Preparation of letters on request to state authorities and regulatory bodies (specifically to antimonopoly committee of Ukraine);
• Other tasks assigned by the manager.

Lawyer
Feb 2013 - Aug 2013 (7 months) Free-lancer
Providing legal services to IT company:
• Contractual work: contracts (sales, license, rendering services) proofreading and drafting;
• Negotiations with clients;
• Legal support of other Company's business activity.

Legal manager
Feb 2009 - Feb 2013 (4 years 1 months)
JT International Company Ukraine
Legal manager providing legal support to Consumer and Trade marketing department:
• Contractual work: contracts (sale, supply, marketing services) with key account clients,
HoReCa, research, advertising and other agencies (including international bilingual contracts); • Legal expertise of product related materials and information (product quality, packaging, information for consumers);
• Legal expertise of marketing materials (advertising, consumer promotions, equipment, incentives, PRs), communication to retailers, to consumers, special exhibition events; communication to state authorities and regulatory bodies;
• Constant search for possible marketing activities and its further development considering legislation restrictions;
• Monitoring of legislative changes related to tobacco industry;
• Registration of trade marks in cooperation with patent agents;
• Legal support of other Company's business activity;

Lawyer
Dec 2006 - Sep 2007 (10 months)
Limited liability company “DANONE” Lawyer:
• Claims lawsuits;
• Contractual work: international contracts (sale, supply, giving services( including bilingual contracts);
• Litigation;
• Negotiation on placement of various contracts with contractors, such as sale contacts, supply, giving services etc.;
• Monitoring of legislative changes;
• Represent company's interests before state control bodies, such as Ministry of Economy, Department of State Property, Ministry of Agricultural Policy of Ukraine, District State
Administrations ;
• Legal support of Company's business activities;
• Involved in the crisis management group activities of the company (secretary of the crisis group).

Lawyer
Mar 2005 - Dec 2006 (1 year 10 months)
Closed joint stock company “RISE” Legal adviser in international private law:
• providing legal support of trade operations with foreign partners;
• drafting of various contracts (international contracts (sale, supply, giving services( including bilingual contracts), credit, mortgage agreements, sole distributor contracts);
• supporting of legal entity, affiliates registration procedure;
• writing legal memorandums on various questions, arising from the activities of the company;
• representing company's interests before state control bodies, such as Ministry of Agricultural
Policy of Ukraine, District State Administrations;
• legal support of real estate operations
Education

University of Aberdeen (Aberdeen, UK)
Graduation 2008
International Commercial Law Master of Law (LLM)

Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University (Kyiv, Ukraine)
Graduation 2005
Constitutional and financial law specialization Master of Law

Languages

English - fluent
Ukrainian – native
Spanish – A2
Russian - fluent

Additional information

Computer Skills
Microsoft Word, MS PowerPoint, Excel, 1C, Internet, Outlook, law databases

Personal Qualities
Strong presentation skills and confidence demonstrated by presentations in different languages to groups of 5 to 50. Strong interpersonal skills developed in negotiations on placement of contracts and interaction with state control bodies. Good understanding of pros and cons of working in international environment, open-minded person with a good sense of humor.