Olena Kibenko

Senior Partner
Doctor of Law Science

Areas of Practice:

Corporate Law, M&A, Anti-Trust and Competition Law, Investments, Securities, International Business Transactions, International Private Law.

Education:

National Law Academy of Ukraine named after Yaroslav Mudryi (1994).

Internships:

Legal training at West Virginia University, University of Baltimore (USA, 2002),
professional training at Thames Valley University (London, Great Britain, 1999).

Publications:

Olena Kibenko has more than 150 publications. Among them are the following books:
"Corporate Governance" (2007), "Company Law: Comparative Study of EU Acquis and Ukrainian Legislation" (2006), "European Corporate Law at the Stage of Fundamental Reforms" (2005), "Business Law of Ukraine" (2005), "Corporate Law of Great Britain. Statutes, Cases, Commentaries" (2003), "International Private Law" (2003), "Corporate Law of Ukraine" (2001), Commentary to the Act of Ukraine "On Business Associations" (2000).

Experience:

Participated in due diligence of the Insurance Company "Strakhovyi Zakhyst".
Led a team of lawyers that provided support in the buy-out of the controlling stock in OSC "Ilyich Iron and Steel Works of Mariupol" and change of the OSC's registered office from Kharkiv to Kyiv.
Led a team of INYURPOLIS lawyers that supported the emission of municipal bonds by the Kharkiv City Council in the amount of UAH 100 million.
Supported the emission and circulation of purpose bonds of VELTON Corporation to generate funds for development and construction (2007-2009).
Led a team of lawyers that conducted due diligence of the following companies:
- Municipal Company "VODA" (2004);
- "KURGANSKIY BROILER" LLC - surer of the loan by the Brussels Branch of the Commerzbank in the amount of USD 24 million (2006);
- Ukrainian National Lottery (2006-2007);
- Publishing House "YURINCOM INTER" (2008);
- Development Company «ASTI-2» (2008);
- Medical Centre "Alpha Medical" (2008);
- MEGABANK (2008).

Led a team of INYURPOLIS lawyers that supported the lease of the going concern of the Kharkiv International Airport and its reconstruction (2008, project budget - USD 205 million).
Led a team of INYURPOLIS lawyers that supported the privatization of the KYIVSYI Hotel (2008, project budget - USD 16 million).
Led a team of lawyers that supported the privatization of the going concern of the Kherson Glasswork (2007-2008, first privatization of a leased out going concern of such a size in Ukraine).
Advised a Danish development company on investment into construction of residential real estate in Ukraine (2008).
Assisted Ukrainian investors with establishment of companies and trust funds abroad; has experience in working with such jurisdictions as Great Britain, Cyprus, Slovenia, Seychelles, British Virgin Islands, Panama, Nevis.
Provided support to a Ukrainian company in acquiring a loan (EUR 15 million) from a Czech export bank (2007).
Advised State Company "Zavod "ELEKTROTYAZHMASH" on international turbogenerators export contracts (Kazahstan - USD 20 million, India - USD 4.8 million) (2007-2008).
Advised Public Corporation "Berezivski Mineralni Vody" on the supply of bottling lines (EUR 5 million) (2008).
Supported reinstatement of control by Turkish investors over their business in Ukraine - search for company property and reinstatement of ownership rights, dismissal of the company director (2008).
Assisted foreign and national investors with establishment of different types of companies in Kharkiv and other cities of Ukraine.

Pro bono:

Represented and advised the Kharkiv City Council in negotiations with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on allowance of credits for two municipal companies under the City Council surety (loan amounts constituted EUR 25 million) (2006).
Supported the construction of the new pipe organ for the Kharkiv Regional Philharmonic (the instrument's price is EUR 1.6 million; this is the first organ-building project of such a scale in the post-Soviet Ukraine) (2008).
Advised the Kharkiv Regional Philharmonic on the Agreement on Temporary Import of the Bösendorfer 290 Imperial grand piano (the instrument's price is EUR 71,700.00) (2008).

Awards:

Ukrainian Bar Association of Ukraine Certificate of Award for outstanding work performance (2007);
Ukrainian Bar Association of Ukraine Certificate of Commendation for active involvement in the Association's Corporate Law Committee work (2007);
National Law Academy of Ukraine named after Yaroslav Mudryi Certificate of Commendation for substantial achievements in legal scientific research (2006);
Kharkiv City Council Certificate of Commendation for bona fide and productive work efforts and high professionalism (2005);
Laureate of the Young Scientist President of Ukraine Award for series of works on "Current Problems in Corporate Law of Ukraine" (2004);
Certificate of Award by the Center on International and Comparative Law of the University of Baltimore (USA, 2002).

Membership:

International Bar Association;
Ukrainian Bar Association;
Ukrainian Union of Lawyers.

Olena Kibenko is a full professor of the Department of Business Law at the National Law Academy of Ukraine named after Yaroslav Mudryi. She teaches the courses of Business Law, Corporate Law, and International Private Law for more than 10 years.