VOLODYMYR IGONIN

Certificate of inclusion into the Registry

NRCD No. 24 dated 24.02.2023

  • Master of Laws, Faculty of Law, National University "Kyiv-Mohyla Academy", 2007, with honours diploma
  • 'Professional Board Member' certificate program, Baltic Institute of Corporate Governance, 2017
  • European Business Competence License, International Centre of EBC*L, 2012. 

  • M&A; major investment and joint venture support – 100+ successfully closed deals with a total value of over $1 billion
  • Corporate restructuring of companies and groups
  • Due diligence, management of legal and compliance risks
  • Negotiations on legal and business matters, particularly within M&A and investment deals
  • Creating sustainable relationships between business partners; shareholder agreements
  • Corporate governance, including in groups of companies
  • Key sectors: agribusiness, infrastructure projects, IT, telecom, media 

2007 – present: 'Vasyl Kisil and Partners' Law Firm, lawyer > equity partner, head of corporate/M&A practice, attorney-at-law
2005 – 2007: Consulting group' Finance and Law', lawyer

Board memberships
2018 – 2020: Board Member in Urban Space 500 social restaurant
2018 – present: Board Member of Corporate Governance Professional Association.
2018 – present: Member of the Corporate Law and Stock Market Committee of the Ukrainian Bar Association.

Volunteering and social projects
2023 – present: Board Member of the Charitable Fund 'Dead Lawyers Society'
2022 – present: NGO member and Chief Legal Officer of the volunteer project Dattalion
2018 – present: Co-founder of Urban Space 500 social restaurant
2019 – 2020: Member of the authoring team of the Corporate Governance Code adopted by the National Securities and Stock Market Commission of Ukraine
2014 – 2016: Participation in the SOE Reload working group at the Ministry of Economy for drafting Law No. 1405, which brought corporate governance in SOEs closer to international standards (OECD etc.), including the establishment of supervisory boards with independent directors