Ukrainian Business Forum 2018

Dmitriy’s professional activity started in 1995 with background in law and economics with successful realization in the areas of tax, contract law, investment activity, finances and securities. In 2005 Dmitry Mikhailenko launched his own tax practice which successfully developed into a law firm OMP Tax&Legal, later renamed to Crowe LF Ukraine, member of Crowe Global (2017). Dmitry Mikhailenko is known as an all-round lawyer with thinking outside the box. He is author of several draft laws on tax issues, 5 books, more than 500 publications, a speaker of more than 500 conferences and other events on professional issues.

Dmitry actively participate in the work of public councils of the Ministry of Finance, the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Tax and Customs Policy, he is President of Association of Tax Advisors, the Chairman of the tax committee at the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and advisor to the IT Committee of the European Business Association.

Юридическое образование получил в Национальном юридическом университете имени Ярослава Мудрого.

Юрист консалтинговой фирмы “Law & Trust”, лидера в сфере сопровождения криптовалютного бизнеса, blockchain-проектов и ICO. С коллегами осуществлял юридическое консультирование следующих проектов:Azbit, MDK, Itrue, Bсshop, Fluence, BuzCoin.

Опыт сопровождения более 30 ICO проектов, 3 фондов доверительного управления криптовалютами.

Крипто-энтузиаст с конца 2016 года.

Ранее работал юристом в компании «Кратия», одной из первой в Украине консалтинговых фирм для фармацевтических компаний, где успешно оказывал юридические и консалтинговые услуги таким компаниям как Novartis. Roche, Ratiopharm и другим.

• Являюсь членом ACC (American Chamber of Commerce);
• Выступал в роли спикера в «Академии Консалтингового Бизнеса», где освещал практические аспекты проведения ICO в современных реалиях.

Alexey Ivanov is a managing partner of Konnov & Sozanovsky.

Alexey Ivanov has been practicing law for over 18 years.

Before becoming Konnov & Sozanovsky managing partner, for 11 years Alexey acted as a partner of the Ukrainian law firm, which he founded together with his colleagues.  His wide-ranging experience covers corporate law, corporate structuring, mergers and acquisitions, banking and foreign exchange regulations, foreign investments, competition and labor law.

Being a managing partner of Konnov & Sozanovsky, Mr. Ivanov diversified company’s services by developing new legal practices like agrarian law, banking and financial law, corporate structuring and M&A. He also initiated new directions in client relations marketing having launched educational events for client companies.

According to “Legal Awards 2012”, organized by “Yuridicheskaya practika” newspaper, Alexey Ivanov is acknowledged as “Partner of the year of the law firm”.

Besides law practice, Mr. Ivanov leads an active public work. In summer 2013, he was elected a member of the Ethic commission of the Ukrainian Bar Association. Also, Alexey was one of the initiators to create the Club of mediation practices by the Ukrainian Mediation Center. Alexey is a professional mediator; he received his Certificate in October 2012 in the Ukrainian Mediation Center (Kiev-Mohyla Business School).

OLGA DMITRIEVA— Attorney-at-Law, Managing Partner of the Law Company “Dmіtrieva & Partners”

She is a Head of the Higher Audit Bar Committee of the National Bar Association of Ukraine,  member of Public Board under the State Agency for Investment and Management of National projects of Ukraine. Mrs Dmitrieva was incorporated to the list of arbitrators of Riga International Commercial Arbitration Court. Olga Dmitrieva was elected to the staff of Public Board under the Anti-Monopoly Committee of Ukraine.

Olga’s main spesialization is international tax planning,corporate law, foreign-economic activity, privatization, bank and insurance law, corporate legal relations, M&A, Due diligence, representation of clients’ interests in international court.

Olga Dmitrieva is fluent in Russian, Ukrainian and English.

She is an active participant and speaker in numerous conferences, roundtables, forums, etc.

Olga Dmitrieva is an author of more than 25 articles and comments. She is the Executive Editor of the magazine Newsletter of Ukrainian Advocates’ Association.

Membership: member of International Bar Association from 1993, member of Ukrainian Bar Association from 2004, member of Ukrainian Advocates’ Association from 2006, member of  International Tax Planning Association from 2014, member of European Business Association  from 2015.

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.