Lawyers

Olena Omelchenko

Olena Omelchenko

Work Department

Kyiv Office // International Trade Law

Position

Attorney at Law, Partner, Head of International Trade Practice

Career

Olena Omelchenko has 20 years’ substantial experience related to trade protection, WTO rules, customs regulation and adaptation of Ukrainian laws to EU legislation. She advises companies on anti-dumping, safeguard and countervailing investigations in Ukraine and abroad.

Prior to working for Ilyashev & Partners Law Firm Olena Omelchenko was a member of the negotiations group on preparation of the EU-Ukraine Agreement, as well as free trade agreements between Ukraine and Canada, Turkey, Serbia and other states. She participated in numerous international trade negotiations.

Languages

English, Ukrainian, Russian

Memberships

Expert of the Council on International Trade at the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Member of the expert panel for legal evaluation of actions performed by the Russian Federation in the sphere of trade at the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine

Education

Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University (Specialist Degree in Laws) M. Koretsky Institute of State and Law of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (PhD in Law) The Institute for Training and Technical Co-operation of the WTO (Trade Remedies and the WTO course)

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