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IRYNA MUSIYCHUK

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Senior legal executive and Attorney-at-Law with 25+ years of experience leading legal functions for Fortune 500
multinationals. Board-level advisor with expertise in corporate governance, risk management, business expansion, and
high-performing legal teams • PhD in Law • Fluent in English

CORE EXPERTISE

Corporate Governance • Regulatory Compliance • Risk Management • Litigation & Dispute Resolution • Anti-Corruption
(FCPA, UK Bribery Act) • Privacy & Data Protection (GDPR) • ESG & sustainability • M&A Due Diligence • Legal
Operations • Executive Stakeholder Management • Legal Technology (CLM, eDiscovery)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Attorney-at-Law, Independent Legal Advisor | July 2025 – present

Head of Legal Department | MCDONALD’S POLSKA Sp. z o.o. (Poland) | January 2023 – July 2025
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
• Led the legal and compliance function for McDonald’s Poland, ensuring regulatory compliance and protecting a
network of 500+ corporate and franchised restaurants.
• Restructured department workflows and introduced internal protocols, improving cross-functional coordination and
operational efficiency.
• Launched a global training program in the market that accelerated franchise development.

AREAS OF ACTIVITY
• As a Board member, directed the legal and compliance function, safeguarding McDonald's extensive restaurant
network and market footprint in Poland.
• Formulated and executed proactive legal and risk-mitigation strategies aligned with corporate objectives.
• Collaborated closely with corporate headquarters to drive alignment and execute high-impact global projects.

Head of Legal Department | MCDONALD'S UKRAINE | December 2013 – December 2022
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
• Delivered strategic legal stewardship driving robust business development and operational expansion over a 9-
year tenure.
• Provided full legal structuring for the Charitable Organization 'Ronald McDonald House Charities in Ukraine'.
AREAS OF ACTIVITY
• Managed internal legal talent and coordinated external counsel selection to ensure top-tier advisory support.
• Partnered with US global headquarters, fulfilling corporate secretary functions and maintaining international
governance compliance.
• Defended corporate interests in complex litigation and law enforcement inquiries, mitigating substantial legal
exposure.

Head of Legal Department | LLC "DC Ukraine" (WATSONS retail chain, A.S. Watson Group) | September 2011 –
November 2013
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
• Transformed department productivity by embedding JIRA tracking workflows, balancing workloads, and
standardizing master agreements.

• Secured favorable outcomes in high-value tax disputes and established a successful debt-recovery mechanism.
• Provided end-to-end legal oversight for the uninterrupted operations and growth of 300 retail locations.

Senior Legal Counsel | LLC "Global Carbon Ukraine" | March 2010 – August 2011
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
• Successfully negotiated high-value agreements with leading industrial conglomerates in the metallurgy, energy,
and cement sectors.
• Advanced key legislative amendments regarding carbon reduction, directly influencing official state regulatory
drafts.
• Coordinated cross-border legal outsourcing services across multiple international jurisdictions of operation.

Head of Legal Department | LLC "OBI Ukraine Franchising Center" (OBI UKRAINE) | April 2007 – December
2009
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
• Built the legal department from the ground up, establishing processes that ensured rapid-response legal advice to
business units.
• Successfully facilitated the grand opening of 3 massive OBI hypermarkets (14,000 sq. m), leading land audits and
lease executions.
• Achieved a 100% success rate in defending the company and its executives against aggressive tax claims and
administrative actions.

Legal Counsel | Representative Office of Daewoo Electronics Europe GmbH in Ukraine | August 2005 – April
2007
Managed all day-to-day legal operations and foreign entity compliance requirements within the Ukrainian jurisdiction.

Legal Counsel | "UCom" Law Agency | September 1999 – August 2005
Structured high-profile M&A transactions; successfully defended corporate clients in tax, VAT, and commercial
litigation; drafted complex legal opinions across antitrust, corporate, and IP law.

Intern | Canada-Ukraine Parliamentary Program (CUPP) | September – November 2000
Selected for a prestigious parliamentary internship program in Ottawa, Canada.

AWARDS & HONORS

Ukrainian Women in Law Rating – 2019-2022

Best In-House Lawyer 2021 Award – Ukrainian Advocates' Association

EDUCATION

PhD in Law | Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, 2011 | Dissertation: "Non-residents as Subjects of Tax
Legal Relations".
Master of Laws (LL.M.) | Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, 2000

Specialist’s Degree in English Philology | Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, 2002

COURSES & CERTIFICATES

• Corporate Finance Fundamentals, UC Berkeley Law Executive Education – June 2022 - June 2023
• Justice, Law and Society, Aspen Institute Kyiv — November–December 2020
• McDonald’s NMDP Development Program — November–December 2015

LANGUAGES & ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Languages: Ukrainian (Native), English (Fluent), Polish (Intermediate)