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Maryna Hritsyshyna joins Sayenko Kharenko

Sayenko Kharenko’s

energy practice acquired top industry talent to consolidate all of the firm’s work

and expertise in the sector

Maryna Hritsyshyna

joins Sayenko Kharenko after spending almost seven years at WIND POWER LLC,

sub-holding of DTEK RENEWABLES.

Maryna specializes in renewables projects,

energy market, and dispute resolution in the energy sector. Being responsible

for the legal support of complex projects in the renewable energy sector, she

has accumulated extensive experience of drafting and negotiating a wide range

of agreements, including wind turbine supply and installation agreements,

turnkey agreements (including, EPC under FIDIC forms), service agreements, and

re-negotiation of existing contracts. Her expertise also covers all legal issues

related to the construction of renewable energy projects, as well as regulatory

issues relating to the grid connection, offtake contracts and tariffs. In

addition, Maryna is a certified business-mediator of Energy Community

Secretariat’s Dispute Resolution and Negotiation Centre.

Sayenko Kharenko’s

energy practice acquired top industry talent to consolidate all of the firm’s work

and expertise in the sector

Maryna Hritsyshyna

joins Sayenko Kharenko after spending almost seven years at WIND POWER LLC,

sub-holding of DTEK RENEWABLES.

Maryna specializes

in renewables projects, energy market, and dispute resolution in the energy

sector. Being responsible for the legal support of complex projects in the

renewable energy sector, she has accumulated extensive experience of drafting

and negotiating a wide range of agreements, including wind turbine supply and

installation agreements, turnkey agreements (including, EPC under FIDIC forms),

service agreements, and re-negotiation of existing contracts. Her expertise

also covers all legal issues related to the construction of renewable energy

projects, as well as regulatory issues relating to the grid connection, offtake

contracts and tariffs. In addition, Maryna is a certified business-mediator of

Energy Community Secretariat’s Dispute Resolution and Negotiation Centre.

Before joining

Sayenko Kharenko Maryna was responsible for the legal support of the following

projects: Botievo Wind Farm with capacity of 200 MW in Zaporizhia region;

Tryfanovskaya Solar Farm with capacity of 9,99 MW in Kherson region;

Primorskaya Wind Farm with capacity of 200 MW in Zaporizhia region; Orlovka

Wind Farm with capacity of 100 MW in Zaporizhia region.

Welcoming the new

counsel, Sayenko Kharenko’s partner Nazar Chernyavsky said: “I am very excited that Maryna

decided to step up her career as part of our energy team. With her wide-ranging

experience in the energy sector, she will strengthen our existing capabilities

in the energy sector, and we would be able to handle all types of work there

ranging from greenfield projects and respective financing up to settling

disputes with the regulator and guiding clients through the pitfalls of ongoing

energy reform in Ukraine.”

Sayenko Kharenko has an established energy practice. Driven

by the clients’ business goals, the firm has established a reputation for

advising on the most challenging and first-of-the-kind projects in the

market. Sayenko Kharenko’s well-equipped multidisciplinary

team is known for its strength across transactional, regulatory and dispute

resolution settings and has worked on over 300 energy projects to date. The

capacities of the team are ranked by all major legal directories, which cover

this area for Ukraine (Chambers Europe 2018; The Legal 500, 2018; IFLR1000,

2018; Ukrainian Law Firms 2018; Best Lawyers International 2019).

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