Galyna Zagorodniuk 

Certificate of Inclusion into the Registry
NRCD No. 034 dated 14.03.2025 

  • Corporate Governance Professional Association, "Corporate Director" Program, (2019)
  • Ukrainian Corporate Governance Academy-INSEAD, Corporate governance certificate by (2021)
  • University of London, Master of Laws (LLM) diploma with merits (2010)
  • Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Master of Laws (1998) 
  • Corporate Governance
  • Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), Company Transformations and Reorganizations, Investment Activities
  • Negotiations
  • Law (Corporate, Competition and Antitrust), Compliance, Legal Ethics
  • ESG
  • Educational and Expert Activities 

2024 – Imagine Lawyers Law Firm, Partner

2021-2023 – International Law Firm Kinstellar, Partner

2005-2021 – International Law Firm DLA Piper, Partner (Legal Director, Senior Associate)

Corporate governance

2025 – Aspen Institute Kyiv, Member of the Advisory Board

2021-2023 – International Law Firm Kinstellar, non-executive Member of the Board of Directors overseeing the firm's offices in Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Turkey, Ukraine and Uzbekistan

2021-2024 – Aspen Institute Kyiv, Member of the Advisory Board

Educational activities

  • Kyiv School of Economics, Lecturer on Corporate law and M&A, legal ethics
  • Ukrainian Catholic University, Lecturer on Corporate Law

Public Activities

  • Corporate Governance Professional Association
  • Women on Boards Ukraine
  • Ukrainian Bar Association
  • European Business Association – Chair of the Legal Committee in 2005
  • Public Council of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine, 2008-2010; 2015-2019
  • Attorney, Kyiv Regional Bar Association

Recognition & Awards

  • Recommended by legal rankings: Chambers Europe, Chambers Global, Legal 500, IFLR 1000, The Best Lawyers, Thomson Reuters, Women in Business Law, ExpertGuides, LMG Life Sciences Awards, Ukrainian Law Firms: Handbook for Foreign Clients. Named Lawyer of the Year in Ukraine in Competition Law (2022 – The Best Lawyers, 2017 – Ukrainian Legal Award)
  • Included in the non-execute directors list by the Ukrainian Corporate Governance Academy