The document provides information about a candidate for a legal counsel position including their qualifications and experience. The candidate has 7 years of professional experience in litigation, arbitration, contracts, due diligence, labor law, criminal law, tax law, and customs law. They hold a law degree from Kyiv National University of Economics and have worked at a leading law firm and as a senior consultant for a Big 4 company. They are currently a senior associate at a leading law firm. The candidate speaks at legal conferences monthly and teaches civil law at a university. They are looking to transition from legal consulting to an in-house legal role at an IT company.

1. What I am looking for
Position: Legal Counsel
Location: CIS

2. We have plenty of candidates…
why we must chose you?

3. Wear suit
Not tall at all
Age 29
Born in Kyiv, Ukraine
Male
Married + baby girl
Fat

4. I do have a degree in law of the
Kyiv National University of Economics

5. 2011
Currently at
IT company Leading law firm,
Senior Associate
(hopefully)
Retirement 2007
(hopefully) Big4,
Senior Consultant
2005
Leading law firm
Lawyer
2004
Group of
companies
In-House

6. 7 years of professional
experience
in
Litigation and
arbitration Contracts
Due Diligence Labour Criminal
Attorney Tax Customs M&A
etc.

7. Click next to watch some boring
slides, which I could not skip for
reputation reasons

8. 2011 2009 2009
Criminal case Consultations re tax treatment Cryptographic data protection
of royalty payments
Representation of a US Bank in a Obtaining of necessary licenses
criminal investigation and A number of consultations for and permits for providing
further court proceedings on it large groups of companies with cryptographic data protection
crime respect to tax treatment of the activity in Ukraine by
payments for the use of IP international software producer.
objects (TMs, copyrights, etc.).
2007 2011
Participation in widely known Domain name dispute
IP, IT
trademark disputes
Representation of a German
Participated in the court company in a dispute on
disputes, which were described cancellation of the TM and
in IP rights textbooks. domain name.
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9. 2006 2008-2010 2008
Russian investor Russian petrol network Russian TV channel
Legal assistance with acquisition Legal assistance of purchase of a Buy side due diligence of a
of a number of land plots in Kyiv Ukrainian chains of petrol Ukrainian TV channel, limited to
region, including due diligence stations Gepard and Vic-Oil: due analysis of licensing, existing IP
and further drafting of the SPA. diligence, on-going legal rights and a set of contractual
assistance. commitments.
2009 2008
Russian developer Gambling group
Full scope buy side legal due
diligence
unfinished
of Kyiv based
(residential
Full scope
diligence,
legal
including,
due
in
particular, analysis of existing IP
M&A
multistoried building) real estate rights to a number of different
object. objects.

10. 2006-2007 2006 2007
Representation of Kyiv City Representation of foreign steel Participation in widely known
Administration producer trademark disputes
Managed approx. 50 similar Prepared detailed memorandum Participated in the court
litigations against construction regarding available options of disputes, which were described
companies regarding collection collection of the debt from in IP rights textbooks (Softline
of obligatory payments Ukrainian factory. and champagne case).
2011 2011 2011
Pharma producer Tax disputes Criminal case
Successful enforcement of a UAH Won a number of tax disputes on Representation of a chief
15 mln. debt recovery void contracts for large accountant in a tax avaison
international grain trader criminal investigation
2007 2011 2011
Representation of Ukrainian oil Customs litigation Latvian bank
transit monopoly
Won litigation on invalidation of Representation of the bank in
Partialy won the dispute against the customs rulings for German the court regarding recovery of
Russian counterparty with juice producer the collateral.
respect to inclusion of VAT into
the price of transit in Moscow
International Commercial 2010 2007
Arbitration Court.
Large Ukrainian financial Representation of Kyiv City
institution Administration
Won a a UAH 11 mln. VAT Won three related court disputes
dispute in the court of appeal (no in all instances including the
cassation appeal has been filed) Supreme Court of Ukraine.
Litigation 2006
Large Ukrainian construction Ukrainian manufacturer
2009
company
Won a tax dispute on WHT and
Successfully closed a number of CIT in the court of 1 instance
litigations related to hostile
takeover of the company.

11. 2009 2009
Debt restructuring Setting-up of loan and leasing
business for one of the largest
Legal assistance in restructuring car producers
of the distressed loan portfolio
for a mid-sized Ukrainian bank. Legal input included drafting of
The work include, in complex loan, rent as well as
particular, drafting of a number financial lease
of SPA’s, establishment of an SPV agreements, registration of
(financial company), registration financial companies and on
of the loan with the NBU, etc. going tax and legal consulting.
2009
International tax structuring
other Legal assistance with respect to
elaboration and
implementation of the group
further
restructuring action plan.
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12. I am researching the copyright in the
Internet within post graduated studies…
…published a number of articles
on hottest legal issues
I also lecture civil law at the
University

13. Each month I speak on at least one
conference or round table on
various legal topics:
• Intellectual property rights
• Criminal law
• Tax and customs disputes
• Debt collection

14. I am about to leave legal consulting and switch to
In-house legal work in IT company