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: acquisition/sale of business interests; support for investments and joint ventures – over 100 successfully closed transactions with a total value exceeding $1 billion
  • corporate restructuring of companies and groups
  • due diligence, management of legal and compliance risks
  • negotiations on legal and business matters, particularly in the context of investment agreements
  • establishing a sustainable framework for relationships between business partners; shareholders’ agreements
  • establishing corporate governance in the private, public, and municipal sectors
  • state property policy
  • key sectors: agribusiness, infrastructure projects, IT, telecoms, media 

2007 – present: Vasil Kisil & Partners Law Firm, Lawyer > Equity Partner, Head of the Corporate / M&A Practice, Attorney
2005 – 2007: Finance and Law Consulting Group, Lawyer

Board Memberships

2018 – 2020: Member of the Supervisory Board of the Urban Space 500 community restaurant
2018 – present: Member of the Board of the Professional Association of Corporate Governance
2018 – present: Deputy Chair of the Committee on Corporate Law and the Stock Market of the Ukrainian Bar Association 

Volunteer Work and Social Projects

2023 – present: Member of the Supervisory Board of the “Union of Dead Lawyers” Charitable Foundation
2022 – present: Member of the NGO and Chief Legal Officer of the Dattalion volunteer project
2018 – 2025: Co-founder of the Urban Space 500 community restaurant
2019 – 2020: Member of the drafting team for the NSSMC’s Corporate Governance Code
2014–2016: Participated in the SOE Reload working group under the Ministry of Economic Development, which drafted Law No. 1405, bringing corporate governance in state-owned and municipal enterprises in line with international standards, particularly those of the OECD, including the establishment of supervisory boards and the appointment of independent directors