Ukrainian Business Forum 2019

Victoria Melnychenko is the Head of Agro&Food and Compliance practices. She has 16 years of experience as an in-house lawyer, head of legal departments of major international companies FMCG and the agricultural industry. Victoria is the speaker of the Liga: Zakon and the author of more than 20 publications in professional legal and business publications. Victoria also has considerable experience as a teacher (disciplines: tax law, economic procedural law, history and theories of state and law).

Victoria specializes in advising clients of the agrarian and food industries on issues requiring expert legal support. In addition, Victoria specializes in advising international and national companies on Compliance issues, including the development and implementation of internal regulations and procedures, and the provision of appropriate training for company employees.

Victoria’s work will consist in the active development of practice, as well as conducting training seminars, master classes, etc. for in-house lawyers, heads of legal function and management of national and international companies.

Victoria Melnychenko began her professional career with an internship in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine as an assistant to the Chairman of the Committee of State Construction and Local Government. During her professional in-house career, Victoria went from lawyer to head of the legal department, having worked, in particular, in a number of international companies, including Lactalis, BASF, AVON, COFCO INTL.

Nickolas Likhachov is an expert in banking area, he provides professional legal advice on M&A, banking and finance related matters as well as on insolvency and debt restructuring issues and cross-border assets tracing.

During his career Mr. Likhachov supported more than ten M&A international transactions of Ukrainian banks and corporations. He has significant experience in restructuring and realization of distressed debts and assets, asset-backed loans and general project finance. Nickolas has experience in representing the debtors as well as the creditors.

Nicholas was recognized by IFLR 2017 for restructuring debts transactions, performed by his team.

EDUCATION:
Kyiv International University
Royal Institute of Arbitrators (London)

MEMBERSHIP:
The British-Ukrainian Legal Association (Member of the Board)
Royal Institute of Arbitrators (London)
Board of Users of the London International Arbitration Court
Youth International Arbitration Group at LMTC
Stockholm Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Young Arbitrators of Stockholm
Association of Advocates of Ukraine (Head of the Committee of Banking and Finance Law

Oleksandr focuses on private clients practice including comprehensive support services in handling legal formalities pertaining to private capital of entrepreneurs, family business owners and other private clients. He also provides legal advice and assistance within sanctions related matters.

He has more than 25 years of practical experience, both as a head of in-house legal departments and a legal advisor in major law firms.

For more than 20 years Oleksandr Onufrienko has been holding Head of Legal Department position at KINTO, one of the oldest investment companies in Ukraine. Oleksandr also headed the private clients practice of one of the leading law firms in the country.

Oleksandr has extensive and multifaceted working experience in establishing various types of corporate structures, protection against unfriendly takeovers, and the corporate conflicts settlement.

Oleksandr Onufrienko was among the first Ukrainian experts specializing in providing services of private capital structuring for Ukrainian entrepreneurs ensuring their personal interests as well as the interests of their family members.

Oleksandr regularly provides legal services related to the inheritance of corporate rights to large holdings and other business structures, preventing corporations from being taken out of the control of the owners and their heirs, as well as preventing unfair actions by management against owners and their heirs.

Andreas Santis is a Country Manager of Leptos Group, a leader in land and building development, Tourism, Health care, Education and immigration services in Cyprus and Greek islands. Andreas has over fifteen years of experience in business development, construction, real estate, investments, financial advisory and EU Citizenship by investment in Real estate.

Andreas holds a BA in Accounting and MBA in Management operations and Finance from Rollins University in Florida, USA. Also he is a CPA (certified public accountant) from Florida, USA. He has experience in three continents ( USA, Europe and Russia/CIS) and provides consultation on citizenship and fund investments in real estate in Cyprus and Greece.

Leptos Estates, is a member of the Leptos Group of Companies and the leading developer in Cyprus and the Greek Islands with over 55 years of history. It has achieved a leading position through the professionalism and team effort of its employees, its international network of sales service in more than 75 countries, its vast investment in land purchasing and an effective after-sales service support.
Leptos Group philosophy since 1960 is making each and every project as unique as possible using high quality, stylish designs whilst demonstrating respect towards the environment.
Leptos Estates selects only the finest locations in Cyprus and Greece have to offer in residential, retirement and holiday residences and uses the highest standards of construction and design, to build elegant homes to suit the lifestyle and taste of today’s discerning property owners.

Viktoriya Fomenko is a Counsel of Tax and Customs Practice. The main areas of Viktoriya`s specialization are tax and customs law, including domestic and international taxation, cross-border tax and corporate structuring and business planning, structuring of foreign investments as well as tax and customs litigation.

With more than 18 years of experience, Viktoriya has a vast experience in advising a number of big international companies, Ukrainian companies and foreign companies’ subsidiaries in Ukraine. The scope of Viktoriya’s activities covers advising on all tax and customs issues faced by the clients, tax planning of operations and tax structuring of businesses including international jurisdictions, conducting independent review of the tax accounting and consulting on individual taxation plans. Viktoriya has successfully represented a number of clients in tax and customs litigations and has assisted with realization of a number of investment projects.

Yaroslav Romanchuk – president of Association of Ukrainian Business in Poland.
Yaroslav Romanchuk is a Lawyer, Managing Partner, Head of Tax and Customs practice.

Yaroslav Romanchuk advises clients on the most complex issues in corporate, tax, customs, transfer pricing, commercialization of intellectual property, tax planning using intangible assets, business restructuring, and asset protection.

Yaroslav represents interests of both national and international corporations in the most complex tax and customs disputes.

Yaroslav is recommended by the reputable legal directories such as Chambers & Partners, Legal 500, Ukrainian Law Firms as the leading domestic expert in the field of tax and customs law.

Yaroslav Romanchuk is the winner in the nominations “Best lawyer for tax disputes” according to the results of the “Legal Aid 2017” and “Best Lawyer on Taxation” on the results of the “Legal Award 2015”.

According to the research results of the Ukrainian edition of Ukrainian Law Firms. A Handbook for Foreign Clients from 2013 to 2018, Yaroslav is among the TOP-5 lawyers in the field of tax law.

Membership and activities:
• President of the Association of Ukrainian Businesses in Poland;
• Member of the Council of Entrepreneurs under the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine;
• TPA Global Transfer Alliance (Amsterdam) Global Transaction Partner
• Member of International Fiscal Association Ukraine;
• Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Transfer Pricing School.

Elena has been practicing law since 1999, mainly in field of foreign economic activity, investment consulting, tax planning and asset protection, resolving disputes with state authorities and disputes between business entities. She specializes in holding structures, tax and corporate planning issues (including international ones), M&A deals structuring and preparing business for sale, fund raising and confidential ownership of assets, interaction with Ukrainian and international banks, disputes with tax and customs authorities. Elena is certified asset management specialist and speaker of numerous seminars on foreign economic activity and work with non-resident companies.

Elena’s portfolio of projects includes work for clients from various industries (IT, telecommunications, retail, agribusiness, engineering, construction, financial institutions, light industry).

At LAW GUIDE, Elena oversees practices: International Business, Taxes and Finance, Dispute Resolution.