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Vadym Samoilenko
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Vadym is active in M&A, business restructuring, securities, corporate and labor law with the main focus on IT, medicine and pharmaceuticals, agro and aviation sectors.

 

Recognition:
  • leading lawyer in employment, recommended lawyer in commercial, corporate/M&A, The Legal 500: EMEA 2022
  • recognized lawyer for M&A, Who's Who Legal 2022
  • recognized lawyer for capital markets, corporate governance & compliance practice, corporate, M&A, and private equity, Best Lawyers 2022
  • recommended for corporate and M&A, Chambers Global 2021
  • endorsed specialist for corporate and M&A, Chambers Europe 2021
  • notable lawyer for corporate/M&A, Ukrainian Law Firms 2021. A Handbook for Foreign Clients
  • leading lawyer in employment, recommended lawyer in commercial, corporate/M&A, The Legal 500: EMEA 2022
  • recognized lawyer for M&A, Who's Who Legal 2022
  • recognized lawyer for capital markets, corporate governance & compliance practice, corporate, M&A, and private equity, Best Lawyers 2022
  • recommended for corporate and M&A, Chambers Global 2021
  • endorsed specialist for corporate and M&A, Chambers Europe 2021
  • notable lawyer for corporate/M&A, Ukrainian Law Firms 2021. A Handbook for Foreign Clients
  • The Lawyer of the Year in Corporate Governance & Compliance, Best Lawyers 2017
  • recognized specialist in dispute resolution, Legal 500 EMEA 2010
  • awarded with the Certificate of Honor by the State Securities and Stock Market Commission of Ukraine
  • featured practitioner for corporate and M&A in Ukraine, Client Choice 2008 published by Ukrainian legal weekly Yurydychna Gazeta
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Education:
  • University of Chicago Law School, LL.M, 1996
  • National Law Academy of Ukraine, Kharkiv, J.D., 1995
  • Harvard University Ukrainian Research Institute, 1994
  • Lugansk State Pedagogical Institute, 1990
Languages:
English, Ukrainian, Russian
Membership and activities:
  • International Bar Association
  • Ukrainian Bar Association
  • Kyiv Regional Bar Association
  • The Corporate Governance Council for National Securities and Stock Market Commission of Ukraine
Arbitrator's listing:
  • Kazakhstan International Arbitration Court (KIA) at the Chamber of Commerce for the Republic of Kazakhstan
Representative experience:
  • advised the BBC regarding employment matters for its representative office in Ukraine;
  • advised Facebook on granting restricted stock to its employees;
  • advised Google regarding the electronic signature regime in Ukraine;
  • advised the BBC regarding employment matters for its representative office in Ukraine;
  • advised Facebook on granting restricted stock to its employees;
  • advised Google regarding the electronic signature regime in Ukraine;
  • advised Hansgrohe in corporate and employment matters concerning its subsidiary and representative office in Ukraine;
  • advised Philip Morris on regulatory, corporate, contract, and labour matters;
  • advised SAB Miller on the transfer of its Ukrainian brewery into a joint venture with Efes;
  • advised Visa regarding an employee share offering;
  • advised a major European airline in corporate governance, personnel employment, outsourcing, immigration and training, and airline and crew licensing.
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