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Yuriy A. Shevchenko
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[1] EDUCATION

Illinois Tech, Stuart School of Business, MBA 2025-2027
Chicago, IL, USA

Pittsburgh University School of Law, Master of Laws (LLM) 2006-2007
Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Donetsk National University, Economics and Law Faculty (Legal Studies) 1999-2004
Donetsk, Ukraine

[2] MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS

Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (UK)

International Compliance Association (UK)

International Institute of Business Analysis (Canada)

International Association of Privacy Professionals (USA)

[3] PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Corporate | M&A | Company/trust/private foundations administration

- Establishment and administration of companies, private foundations and trusts in onshore (UK, Switzerland,
Jersey, Cyprus, Estonia, Poland, Ukraine) and offshore jurisdictions (BVI, Belize, Seychelles, Mauritius,
Panama, Hong Kong)
- Legal support, structuring and supervision of M&A transactions in onshore and offshore jurisdictions
(Ukraine, Cyprus, Poland, BVI, Seychelles, Hong Kong), including drafting and implementation of LOIs, NDAs,
Term Sheets, SPAs, conducting of complex legal Due Diligence, structuring and supervision of escrow
arrangements, closing and post-closing support of M&A transactions
- Legal support and supervision of corporate reorganizations/restructurings in offshore and onshore
jurisdictions (Ukraine, Cyprus, Jersey, BVI), including pre-IPO and pre-M&A restructurings
- Drafting and implementation of SHAs for foreign SPVs with operations in Ukraine, EU and Asia (including
legal support on related corporate governance and dispute resolution matters)
- Legal support of foreign IPO projects of Ukrainian companies (including pre-IPO due diligence and
preparation of prospectus)
- Legal support of London Stock Exchange AIM listed company’s operations, incl. advising on various
regulatory and corporate matters (regulatory disclosures, corporate reorganizations, shareholder and
management changes, intragroup financing, etc.)
- Legal support and supervision of various corporate actions and day-to-day operations of Ukrainian and
foreign onshore and offshore companies (including payment of dividends, appointment and change of
management, capital increase transactions, books and records keeping, statutory reporting, annual
maintenance, licensing, opening and operation of bank accounts, amendment of constituent documents,
etc.)

Private equity | Venture capital | Start-up support

- Legal support and structuring of PE / VC fund(s)’ operations in onshore (Cyprus, Poland, Ukraine) and
offshore jurisdictions (Cayman Islands, BVI)
- Advising on legal, financial and business matters related to launching and implementation of PE / VC
projects in Ukraine and abroad.
- Legal support and supervision of IT start-ups (corporate, legal and tax structuring, employment and contract
management, IP, financing, tax and regulatory compliance, partnership and investment-related matters).

Antitrust | Competition | Compliance

- Merger clearance in local (Ukraine) and cross-border (foreign-to-foreign) M&A transactions (obtaining
merger (concentration) approvals, drafting relevant applications, liaising with the regulators)
- Legal support and supervision of compliance projects and day-to-day compliance work in the areas of
merger control, economic substance, tax, AML/CTF and sanctions.
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- Drafting and implementation of compliance and risk management maps, policies and regulations in the
areas of antitrust, tax, GDPR, AML/CTF and sanctions.
- Advising on ISO certification; preparation of the policies, rules and procedures required for the
implementation of the ISO standards.
- Participation in internal audits on GRC and ISO certification- related matters.

Cross-border business and investment transactions

- Legal support, structuring and supervision of cross-border business and investment transactions (financing,
IP licensing, joint ventures and partnerships, debt restructuring, investments, sales of goods and services,
etc.)
- Cross-border tax structuring advice and support (incl. on UA CFC and Transfer pricing rules and reporting)

Sustainability consulting | ESG | SDGs

- Development of ESG / SDGs- related strategies and advising on sustainability reporting.

[4] CARREER

MS CAPITAL (Kyiv, Ukraine) 2025 – current time
Legal Counsel

VHL LTD (BVI) 2021 – 2024
Director

JERAND HOLDINGS LTD (BVI) 2021 – 2022
Director

Smart-Holding LLC (Kyiv, Ukraine) 2014 – 2016 | 2019 – 2025
Senior Legal Counsel

Apollo Business Solutions (PTY) Ltd (Seychelles) 2017 – 2019
Manager

Law Firm “Vasil Kisil and Partners” (Kyiv, Ukraine) 2016 – 2017
Senior Associate

Media Group Ukraine LLC (Kyiv, Ukraine) 2012 – 2014
Senior Lawyer

Law Firm “Magister and Partners CIS” / EPAP (Kyiv office)
Mid-level Associate 2009 – 2012

Baker and McKenzie – CIS Limited (Kyiv office)
Mid-level Associate 2007 – 2008

Ernst and Young (Kyiv office)
Tax and legal advisor 2005 – 2006

Industrial Investment Corporation “UKRPODSHYPNIK” (Donetsk, Ukraine) 2003 – 2005
In-house lawyer

[5] LANGUAGES AND OTHER SKILLS

English, Ukrainian, Russian – fluent | Polish – intermediate

Privacy, Cybersecurity, AI Governance – pending certification by IAPP (March 2026).

Internal Audit, Risk Management, Tax and Corporate Finance – pending certification by IAPBE (August 2026).

Project management | Product management – entry level, pending certifications (Google, IBM, Microsoft)

Business analytics | Business Intelligence – entry level, pending certifications (Google, Meta, IBM, Microsoft)