AMBER Law Company

Banking & Finance; White-collar crime; Tax

PhD in Economics, LLM, Managing Partner, AMBER Law Company, Attorney at law, Honorary Lawyer, Associate Professor of the Department of Management, Marketing and Public Administration at the International Scientific and Technical University named after academician Yury Bugay

Semen Khanin possesses more than 26 years of practical experience in the sphere of finance and banking law, currency regulation and control matters, investment operations, taxation. He is a managing partner in AMBER Group of Companies, one of them, AMBER Law Company, providing comprehensive legal support for business.

Semen Khanin is a leading expert of AMBER team in the area of taxation, banking and finance. Possessing more than 28 years of practical experience in Ukrainian banking and exchange control system, as well as a strong personal charisma and sense of humour, he has gained big popularity among his colleagues and clients offering unusual and innovatory approaches to matters of their concern. Combination of legal and finance background allows him to find the most efficient and cost-saving solutions for clients. He worked out effective legal instruments enabling agricultural market participants to reduce their expenses by the factor of five in the course of their export transactions. Semen Khanin is the one attracting public attention to the most vital problems which business faces in relations with tax and other public regulatory authorities. He is known for his strong and frank standpoint exposing illegal regulations such authorities and revealing their dubious methods of pressure on business. Semen Khanin has gained reputation as a reliable partner and supplier of highly professional legal services in the course of co-operation with foreign business entities and financial institutions.

By the Decree of the President of Ukraine of 8 October 2021 No. 526/2021 for significant personal contribution to the development of the rule of law, many years of fruitful work and high professionalism, was awarded the honorary title of HONOURED LAWYER OF UKRAINE.

He has been awarded the honorary distinction "Defender of the Ukrainian Bar."

He is also the author of numerous articles and a frequent speaker at professional events.

Additionally, he is ranked among prestigious national and international lawyer rankings.

Ukrainian, Russian, English

 Member of the Board of the The All-Ukrainian Non-Govermental Organization “Ukrainian Advocates' Association”

 Ukrainian National Bar Association, Member

International Scientific and Technical University named after Y. Bukhay, Faculty of Law, LL.M. Y. Bukhai International University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Law, LL.M.

Kiev Higher Military Aviation Engineering School (speciality - "Mathematical Support of Automated Control Systems", qualification - engineer-mathematician)

PhD in Economics, LLM, Managing Partner, AMBER Law Company, Attorney at law, Honorary Lawyer, Associate Professor of the Department of Management, Marketing and Public Administration at the International Scientific and Technical University named after academician Yury Bugay

Semen Khanin is not only a recognised legal expert, but also an accomplished writer and creative personality. He is the co-author of four books: ‘Lawyer's Breakfast (2018), Autumn Giraffe (2019), The first dawn (2020) and The prayer of soldier (2023), as well as a short programme that covers legal news on Facebook, Telegram and YouTube on a daily basis.

His passion for the arts extends to cultural initiatives, theatre and film. His short stories have been adapted into plays, including Angel, The Experiment, Icarus and the Parrot, Picnic for the Soul and Adult Entertainment. His short stories also formed the basis for the films Karl, You Are Special and Last Wish, which won numerous awards at international film festivals.

In addition to his professional and creative activities, Semen is deeply committed to charity. He provides financial and legal support to Sirius, one of the largest animal shelters in Ukraine, and is actively involved in initiatives aimed at helping those in need.

In his spare time, he writes poetry and short stories, immersing himself in literature, philosophy and history - timeless sources of inspiration that shape his professional and creative pursuits.