Galyna Zagorodniuk

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

EDUCATION

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)

SPECIALIZATION AND FUNCTIONAL EXPERTISE

Development and organization of strategy implementation; preparation and implementation of greenfield projects, M&A deals, restructuring and transformation projects; building sustainable relationships between business partners, shareholder agreements; inclusive leadership; corporate governance and ESG. Anti-monopoly compliance.

EXPERIENCE

Since 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
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

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 since 2003
In 2025-2026, expert of the first national award “Equal Opportunities Leadership” (https://w4u.community/)
Member of the Ukrainian Corporate Governance Academy (UCGA) community

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)