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State expert (lawyer), Directorate for food safety

з 05.2018 по нині (6 років)
Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, Київ (Government organizations)

•legal regulation in the field of food safety in line with objectives and priorities defined by the Program of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, priority action plan of the Government, other state policy documents, commitments of Ukraine within the frameworks of the Association Agreement, other international obligations of Ukraine,
•review current Ukrainian food safety laws and regulations in order to identify gaps and inconsistencies, summarize the practice of applying the laws,
•legal drafting (e.g. Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine resolutions, orders of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food, policy initiatives, etc.),
•regulatory impact analysis,
•monitor changes in EU food safety laws and regulations, prepare proposals to reflect those changes in current Ukrainian laws.

Junior Non-Key Expert, Institutional Restructuring Specialist

з 10.2016 по 05.2018 (1 рік 7 місяців)
WYG International Limited, Київ (Consulting, accounting and auditing)

•Reform Support Team (RST), Ministry of Agriculture Policy and Food,
•Project title and publication reference: Support to Agricultural and Food Policy Implementation (EuropeAid/137-136/DH/SER/UA),
•functional review of the Ministry of Agricultural Policy and Food (MAPF) as a part of the wider Public Administration Reform (PAR) initiated by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine: evaluation of existing organizational structures, assessment of MAPF’s institutional capacity to deliver on its mandate, responsibilities and functions, development and implementation of a modified institutional and operational set up,
•evaluation of performance of the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection (SSFSCP).

Legal Counsel

з 07.2013 по 05.2018 (4 роки 10 місяців)
Grant Thornton Ukraine, Київ (Consulting, accounting and auditing)

•corporate law (e.g. registration of charitable and civil society organizations, (permanent) representative offices of foreign entities, incorporation/reorganization/liquidation of legal entities, drafted and amended corporate documents (charters, minutes, resolutions, etc.), corporate administration of Ukrainian limited liability companies with foreign participation, etc.),
•tax and customs law: registration of legal entities and individuals (both resident and non-resident) with Ukrainian tax and customs authorities, support during customs clearance, liquidation tax audit, etc.,
•international law: company formation (e.g. Cyprus, the UK, the Netherlands, Switzerland), cross-border transactions (e.g. cross-border mergers of limited liabilities companies according to EU Directives), etc.,
•public procurement: prepared documents to bid for a total of 15 tenders organized both by Ukrainian public and private law entities, international financial and donor organizations (e.g. EBRD, EIB, WB/IBRD, SIDA) in Ukraine with 33% success rate, appealed tender results in the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine.

Lawyer

з 12.2012 по 07.2013 (7 місяців)
RULG - Ukrainian Legal Group (Legal)

•corporate law: company formation/incorporation, amendments to statutory documents, filing respective documents to the State Registration service and other public authorities, liaised with the state regulatory authorities;
•contract law: drafted contracts, agreements (e.g. sale and purchase agreements; non-disclosure agreement and source code destruction statement for leading International IT company operating in Ukraine to prevent potential lawsuits);
•labour law: partner due diligence for Ukrainian subsidiary of the major international IT company;
•legal writing: wrote memos, protocols, minutes, etc.
•M&A: part of a team doing due diligence of Ukrainian cheese factory intended for acquisition by a foreign entity;
•part of a team drafting loan and E5P grant agreement between EBRD and municipal district heating company in Ukraine.


sector experience include:
•IT
•Internet retail
•municipal district heating

Lawyer

з 11.2010 по 12.2012 (2 роки 1 місяць)
BF Group, Київ (Real estate)

•corporate administration of foreign companies (jurisdiction – Cyprus, BVI): drafted corporate documents (POAs, articles and memorandum of associations, minutes and resolutions of general shareholders meetings), opened corporate accounts in foreign banks, obtained digipass devices for mobile banking, etc.,
•foreign economic activities: drafted foreign economic contracts (e.g. purchase of baggage wrapping machines in Bulgaria and delivery of the same to Ukraine by air, purchase of ice-cream machines in Italy and delivery of the same to Georgia by road, sale of commodities, etc.),
•customs law issues: drafted and filed documents for customs clearance, registered legal entities with the customs authorities, legal support during customs clearance, etc.,
•procurement: carried out selection procedure for suppliers of baggage wrapping machines and wrapping stretch film as a part of the partnership arrangements with the airport authorities.

EU food safety law expert

з 09.2009 по 06.2011 (1 рік 9 місяців)
EU Twinning Project, Київ (Food safety)

EU Twinning Project "Support for the Ukrainian Veterinary Services in Enhancing the Legal and Technical Aspects of Food Safety Control System" implemented by the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration (DVFA) in consortium with the Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority of the Netherlands (VWA)

•did comparative analysis of Ukrainian and EU food legislation with regard to animal products;
•drafted proposals on amendments to Ukrainian food legislation with regard to animal products;
•organized and participated in extensive trainings, seminars and study tours on EU food safety laws;
•translated 32 EU legal documents (Regulations, Decisions) into Ukrainian and submitted them to the Ministry of Justice for approval;
•UA <> EN translation of relevant project documents: mission reports – 46, PPPs – 121 (slides shown – 2335);
•Consecutive EN <> UA interpretation at routine meetings, workshops/seminars - 11, study visits – 9, practical trainings – 5 weeks, Steering Committee meetings – 7, kick-off meeting/final conference – 2;
•Consecutive EN <>UA interpretation during FVO (DG SANCO) mission to Ukraine, 6 - 10 Dec 2010;
•Facilitated the exchanges between the international team of experts and different stakeholders;
•Provided legal advice to the State Veterinary and Phytosanitary Service of Ukraine on border inspection posts (BIPs) operations in the EU.

specialized vocabulary in EU food safety law in the areas of meat control; residue control (sampling, NRCP, laboratory analysis, laboratory equipment, analytical methods (LC, GC, etc.), validation of methods, quality assurance, statistics, measurement uncertainty; LIMS; microbiological criteria and microbiological analysis (agars, media, techniques (plating, dilution, enrichment, genotyping), etc.); animal diseases and animal welfare; HACCP; veterinary border control.

Junior Lawyer

з 12.2008 по 02.2009 (2 місяці)
Magisters (Legal)

•corporate law and M&A issues;
•part of a team doing due diligence of Ukrainian FMCG company considered for acquisition by foreign investment fund.

Information Manager

з 04.2007 по 12.2008 (1 рік 8 місяців)
Magisters (Legal)

•took responsibility for informational needs of professional lawyers;
•did research on selected topics (e.g. notion of “concerted actions” in antimonopoly legislation in Ukraine and Russia, etc.);
•introduced weekly legal market reviews: competitors, market entry by ILFs, legal markets in selected CIS and EU countries;
•made informational search for existing/potential clients and deals, etc.
•managed firm’s library and archive;
•negotiated a contract with new archive contractor that brought down the costs by 10% annually.

Junior Lawyer

з 11.2005 по 04.2007 (1 рік 5 місяців)
Ukrainian Legal Group, Київ (Legal)

•registration of international companies and representative offices in Ukraine, other corporate law issues (e.g. formalizing changes to the charter capital, etc.);
•drafted corporate documents (e.g. POAs, LLC charter, minutes of LLC general participants' meeting, notifications of LLC general participants’ meeting, etc.);
•organized seminars and conferences (28 – 30 June 2006 First CIS Local Counsel Forum (global forum coordinator; 120 leading business lawyers from 30 countries); 13 June 2006 – OECD-UN Conference on Enterprise development and Investment Climate in Ukraine (60 attendees), 29 November 2005 - INTA Commercial dispute resolution seminar (25 attendees));
•EN<>UA/RU translation of legal texts (e.g. contracts (turnkey contract for steel mill, matrix exchange agreement, mortgage agreement, etc.), compliance guides and by-laws, litigation documents, certificates, petitions, memoranda, POAs, tender documentation, minutes of General Shareholders Meetings, etc.);
•EN <> UA/RU consecutive interpretation during business meetings.

Summer Intern at the Policy Planning Unit

з 06.2004 по 08.2004 (2 місяці)
UN Headquarters in New York, USA (International Organization)

•General introduction to UN Secretariat functioning;
•Research on priority topics (e.g. contributed to the confidential report for the Under-Secretary of Political Affairs and the Secretary-General's High Level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change, contributed to research on effectiveness of PKOs under the aegis of the UN);
•Wrote summaries of the UN Security Council meetings.

Spring Intern

з 05.2003 по 06.2003 (1 місяць)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Department of European Integration (Government Agency)

•Research on Ukraine – EU relationships in the domain of regional policy and foreign economic affairs;
•Member of the Working Group organizing “Day of Europe” in Kyiv, Ukraine;
•Attended parliamentary hearings on European integration, sessions of the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs, lectures of high-ranking officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

Deputy Head, Department of International Relations and Foreign Economic Affairs

з 10.2000 по 09.2002 (1 рік 11 місяців)
Chernivtsi Oblast State Administration (Government Agency)

•General implementation of national foreign economic policy and international relations on the regional level;
•Examination of trends and developments in key regional markets;
•Analysis of export/import flows between Chernivtsi oblast and partner regions from Austria, Canada, Germany, Poland, Russia, USA, etc.;
•Review of Ukrainian legislation in the domains of foreign trade and finance;
•Draft documents (agreements, correspondence, etc.) of Chernivtsi Oblast Administration on political and foreign economic cooperation with partner regions
•Oversight and implementation analysis of the Oblast’s international agreements;
•Member of the Working Group that drafted foundation documents for Euroregion "Upper Prut";
•Member of the Working Group that drafted the Law of Ukraine "On International (interregional) Cooperation”;
•Liaison with foreign trade missions and embassies in Ukraine, Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine;
•number of foreign delegations visiting Chernivtsi region increased from 16 - 17 in 1997 - 1999 to 22 - 25 in 2001-2002.

Lead specialist, International office

з 09.1997 по 09.1999 (2 роки)
Chernivtsi Oblast State Administration (Government Agency)

•Developed itineraries, arranged meetings and official receptions, made hotel reservations and other arrangements for foreign delegations;
•Handled international correspondence of Administration;
•EN<>UA consecutive interpretation and translation for the Regional Administration

Освіта

Kyiv National Economics University

Law, legal studies, Київ
Вища, з 2006 по 2009 (3 роки)

MA in Law.
Courses included: Civil, Economic, International, Tax, Land, Financial and Banking, Insurance law, Securities Market Regulation, basics of Accounting, etc.

Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Foreign Policy, Київ
Вища, з 2002 по 2003 (1 рік)

MA in Foreign Policy (Summa cum laude).
Courses included: Comparative Constitutional law, International private law, International public law, Law of treaties, Theory of International Relations, German, etc.

University of Essex

International Relations, Colchester, UK
Вища, з 1999 по 2000 (11 місяців)

Courses in Theories of International Relations, Political Integration and European Union, Politics of State-Building in the Eastern-European Countries, Political Explanation.

Chernivtsi National 'Juriy Fedkovyc' University

Foreign Languages, Chernivtsi
Вища, з 1991 по 1996 (4 роки 8 місяців)

Major - English, Minor - German.

Знання і навички

Знання мов

• Англійська — просунутий
• Німецька — середній

Додаткова інформація

HONOURS AND AWARDS
1998 - recipient of CEU Summer University scholarship (Budapest, Hungary)
1999 - 2000 recipient of British Chevening Scholarship Award, administered by British Council on behalf of the FCO.