Sayenko Kharenko is pleased to announce the

promotion of five new partners in six of the firm's market-leading

practices: banking & finance, capital markets, corporate & M&A,

international arbitration, international trade, and private wealth

management.

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The newly promoted partners are:

Olexander Droug –

International Arbitration

Olexander Droug has been with Sayenko Kharenko

for over ten years, having joined the firm in

2007. He specialises in dispute resolution

and restructuring with a focus on international arbitration and cross-border

commercial litigation. Olexander's experience includes advising local and

foreign clients at all stages of complex multi-jurisdictional proceedings

involving the BVI, Cyprus, the

Netherlands, Switzerland, Ukraine, the UK, and other fora, as

well as commercial and investment arbitration under the arbitration rules of

all major international arbitration institutions (LCIA, ICC, SCC), ICSID

Arbitration Rules and UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules. In March 2017,

Olexander Droug was added to the list of arbitrators elected to

settle disputes arising in financial restructuring procedures.

Anton Korobeynikov - Banking and Finance, Capital

Markets

Anton Korobeynikov joined the firm in 2006 and devoted

twelve years of his professional carrier to cross-border finance, international

debt and equity capital markets transactions. Anton is experienced

in advising on all types of offerings by Ukrainian banks, corporate entities,

and public sector issuers, as well as on syndicated loans, secured

financing, project finance transactions and PXF facilities to major Ukrainian

borrowers in various industry sectors. He has acted on the majority

of Eurobonds by Ukrainian issuers and numerous other high profile transactions

with a total value of over USD 26 billion.

Anzhela

Makhinova – International Trade

Anzhela Makhinova joined Sayenko Kharenko in 2011 as

part of the launch of the firm’s international trade practice. She is one

of most well-known experts in the country in trade defence remedies

(anti-dumping, anti-subsidy, safeguards) and WTO

issues. Mrs Makhinova handled over 40

trade defence investigations, representing both exporters and

domestic industry in Ukraine and abroad. She is a country expert on franchising

for the International Distribution Institute. Moreover,

Mrs Makhinova routinely advises clients on other international trade

related issues, to name but a few: special sanctions, customs issues etc.

Oleksandr

Nikolaichyk – Corporate and M&A

Oleksandr Nikolaichyk joined Sayenko Kharenko in 2010. His

practice covers a wide range of corporate

matters, including corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, joint

ventures, corporate governance, general corporate and finance advisory

work. He has worked on over 40 corporate transactions worth

a total of more than USD 22 billion. Oleksandr routinely advises

major market players and financial institutions on all aspects of complex

cross-border transactions, including corporate and pre-IPO restructurings,

equity and asset sales, private acquisitions and finance transactions.

Alina Plyushch – Private

Wealth Management

Alina Plyushch is regarded as one of the leading private

wealth management experts in Ukraine. She joined Sayenko

Kharenko in 2011, having previously worked with Norton Rose (London

office) for more than three years and with leading Ukrainian law firms. Alina

specializes in private wealth management, M&A, corporate finance and

capital markets. Her work encompasses a broad range of

sectors including corporate and tax structuring, share and asset

sales, joint ventures, private placements, capital markets

transactions and most sophisticated private wealth management issues, such

as trusts and estate, tax planning, and protection of the rights of

beneficial owners of large Ukrainian and foreign business groups.

Partner Vladimir Sayenko comments: “I am pleased and proud to welcome to the partnership five of our

outstanding lawyers, who made significant contribution to the success of our firm and consistently performed well above our expectations. The promotion clearly demonstrate our commitment

to attracting, supporting and investing in our internal talent. This stellar quintet represents the future leadership of our firm that drives a strategic transformation of Sayenko Kharenko into a

professional community of modern lawyers, through newlaw and beyond.”