Yuriy

Curriculum vitae
YURIY VereschynskYI

Personal Information

First name and surname

Yuri Vereshchinskiy

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Nationality
Ukraine
Education

2003

1998 – 1999

1994 – 1998

1997

Yaroslav Mudry Ukrainian National Academy of Law, completed postgraduate course in the Department of International Law.

Vadym Hetman Kyiv National Economic University, Master Degree in Legal Regulation of Economy.
Vadym Hetman Kyiv National Economic University, LLB.
Completed English for Law Students Course at Cambridge Academy of English.

Work experience

May 2018 - present

February 2020 – December 2020

July 2015 – March 2018

June 2014 – May 2015

February 2014 – June 2014

September 2011 – January 2014

February 2011 – August 2011

August 2007 – November 2010

June 2004 – August 2007

September 2001- May 2004

1998 - 1999

1998
Associate partner at the “Elegantia Juris” law firm.
Rendering legal advice in the sphere of civil, corporate, administrative, international law;
Licensing, intellectual property issues in different jurisdictions;
International corporate and tax planning;
Development and realization of banking solutions in various countries for different types of businesses;
Drafting and negotiating contracts, supporting clients during international transactions.
Long-term assignments to Turkey and Malaysia for the interests of clients (financial investment, Fintech, P2P lending projects)

Legal advisor at “Slotegrator” company with head office in Czech Republic (gambling business solutions).
Drafting and negotiating different types of contracts. Corporate, taxation, licensing issues in different jurisdictions. Interaction with regulatory authorities. Developing banking and payment solutions for gambling businesses. Analytical work on gambling legislation, writing articles, posts and content.

Head of legal at the “Tekrum” company (IT, trading)
Responsibilities:
Legal support of e-commerce, distance selling, internet advertising in Europe;
Coordinating and instructing company’s and external legal advisors in EU countries;
Providing legal protection of the company;
Analyzing and identifying the legal risks and implications of the business’s transactions, advising company’s partners on developments in legislation that potentially affect the business;
Counselling on corporate, banking and tax issues in different jurisdictions;
Protection of intellectual property, advising on unfair competition, claims of customers and authorities;
Leadership in drafting and negotiating contracts and various legal documents;

Senior Protection Specialist at the UNHCR, the UN refugee agency.

- Counselling on protection issues to persons of concern; liaise with competent authorities to ensure the issuance of personal and other documentation, payment of social benefits, access to social services, etc.
- Providing direct expert input in legal analysis, drafting of recommendations for legislative amendments, and advocacy; providing input for donor reports and other periodic reports;
- Support to the coordination of the protection cluster.
- Conducting protection missions to monitor checkpoints, reception conditions, protection problems, and to establish contacts with local government, non-governmental and community stakeholders.

Associate at Praetor Lawyers Group:
- citizenship and residence permit issues,
- foreign investment,
- starting business in Ukraine,
- protection of rights and interests of foreign companies and individuals in Ukraine.

Leading legal and business advisor of the renewable energy project (development and construction of solar power station). Main functions:
corporate and tax structuring of the project;
advice on financing, equipment supply and import;
regulatory permitting (licenses, permits & feed-in-tariff);
carrying out analytics: revealing and identifying risks of the project, suggesting possible solutions;
overseeing legal compliance and further legal needs for development and construction of the project.

Associate at the law firm of Gvozdiy & Oberkovych, Kiev, Ukraine. Specialized in the following areas:
corporate matters, mergers and acquisitions, antimonopoly and regulatory issues;
foreign investment, securing of obligations, distribution of risks, international trade, drafting and analysis of contracts;
tax risks assessment, avoidance of double taxation, tax planning and optimization;
telecommunications, IT/Software industries and transactions;
advice on renewable energy projects.

Consul at the Embassy of Ukraine in Ireland, Dublin:

performed a full range of consular functions under the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations of 1963 and the Consular Statute of Ukraine; dealt with legal issues, economic cooperation, development of bilateral legal base, links with the Diaspora, issues of protocol, media and information.
took measures to protect the rights and legitimate interests of individuals and legal entities of Ukraine. Provided assistance in resolving over 30 labor disputes of citizens of Ukraine with their employers.
rendered legal advice to both Ukrainian and Irish companies on the peculiarities of doing business in Ireland and Ukraine.

Diplomat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Directorate General for Consular service, Division for consular protection of persons and legal entities abroad:

was responsible for coordination of activity of Ukrainian consulates abroad in the sphere of protection of rights and interests of Ukrainian citizens and companies;
prepared analytical materials for bilateral consular-legal consultations and directly took part in them.

Consular Officer at the Embassy of Ukraine in Israel, Tel-Aviv:

was in charge of passports, visas and legalization issues of the consular section of the Embassy. Also dealt with the questions of notary certification of documents and adoption of Ukrainian children.
participated in the Israel-Ukraine negotiations on compensation payments for relatives of victims of the Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 crash over the Black Sea on 4 October 2001, en route from Tel Aviv, Israel to Novosibirsk, Russia. Made a legal research on this issue;
took part in drafting and negotiating various bilateral agreements.

Assistant Lawyer at the Yuris Law Firm, Kiev, Ukraine

assisted senior lawyers and partners in researching for their court cases, preparing legal opinions on the provisions of law in the sphere of international trade, foreign investments, and operations with securities, legal support of foreign economic agreements and contracts.
took part in consulting on the matters of foreign economic activities carried by residents and general conditions and specifics of carrying commercial operations in Ukraine by nonresidents, preliminary legal examination of foreign economic agreements according to the purpose of client’s business, typical payment terms and protective reservations, transfer of ownership and accrual of tax liabilities.

Lawyer at Hoseba Ltd (international cargo carriage by air), Kiev, Ukraine:

maintained documentation of the company, drafted contracts, provided legal support of company’s transactions, represented interests of the company in various judicial bodies and authorities, dealt with the receiving a license for company’s activity, solved issues related to labor law.

PUBLIC work

2004-2007
Assistant-consultant of the Member of Parliament of Ukraine on a voluntary basis. Experience:
preparation, examination and support of bills on (1) land issues, (2) business, licensing, state control over the economic activities, (3) amendments to the Civil Code of Ukraine and the Commercial Code of Ukraine, (4) government regulation of production and sale of alcohol, alcoholic beverages and tobacco (5) state regulation of gambling, (6) technical regulations (standardization, certification), (7) election legislation and more;
writing the appropriate conclusions, explanations of current legislation of Ukraine;
work with committees of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (on finance and banking, entrepreneurship, information technologies etc.), with the Main Scientific-Expert Department and Legal Department of the Parliament, Cooperation with the Institute of legislation of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine;
work with the Secretariat of President of Ukraine, Secretariat of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, ministries and other central bodies of executive power. Cooperation with the Council of Entrepreneurs under the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, Ukrainian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, with other public organizations.

MEMBERSHIP IN ORGANIZATIONS
Member of the Whole-Ukrainian public organization Arbitration Chamber of Ukraine - NGO established in 1999, which has a solid experience in development, implementation and monitoring of the execution of the legislative initiatives. The main purpose of the NGO's activity is to give assistance to the individuals and legal entities in execution of their rights and freedoms, advocacy of the principles and ideas of the rule-of-law state, practical solution of the social and legal issues. NGO cooperates with the MPs, parliament deputy fractions and groups, Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, relevant ministries and organizations.

Additional Information

Mother tongue(s)
Russian, Ukrainian.
Other languages
English (fluent), Spanish (basic).
Personal merits

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, good analytical skills, strong drive and ambition, proactive, responsible, capable of working on my own initiative and in the team. Strong ability to absorb new information, take effective decisions, and to work under pressure meeting strict deadlines.
Interests and activities
Tennis, cycling, snowboarding, literature, traveling.