Lead legal department, reporting to CEO. Provide support on corporate structure, financing, compliance, data protection, regulatory issues, civil protection, and relations with authorities. Key contributions: investor share sale, USAID contracts, ITA support, NGO establishment, policies development, civil protection documentation. Reduced external legal fees by 90%.

Delivered full legal support of retail operations, including lease agreements, commercial contracts, restructuring, tax planning, litigations, and regulatory inspections. Coordinated with HQ for group policy implementation and trained staff. Reduced external legal fees by 40%.

Supported implementation of corporate and investment strategy, including due diligence, commercial agreements, antimonopoly approvals, compliance, KYC, IP transfers. Optimized legal processes, developed new department structure, and coordinated external advisors. Exposure to diverse business areas, from aviation and real estate to investment projects.

Supported international group structure management, compliance and KYC processes, banking and regulatory matters. Drafted and negotiated commercial contracts and coordinated auditors and accountants.

Legal support for private equity investment, including AMCU approval, due diligence risk mitigation, drafting transaction documentation. Led documentation for debt portfolio purchases and deal structuring.

Participated in M&A, IPO and restructuring projects. Conducted due diligence, supervised establishment/liquidation of foreign clients’ legal entities in Ukraine, advised on corporate law matters.

Analyzed lending risks, prepared pledge, factoring, and guarantee agreements. Advised on account management and represented the bank in interactions with authorities.

Drafted and analyzed commercial contracts, represented the company in litigation, and managed corporate registration and liquidation.