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Vitalii is a senior cross-border M&A lawyer with CMS in London and a member of the CMS International M&A/Private Equity group. As part of the firm’s Tier 1 International M&A/Private Equity team, Vitalii advises clients on private cross-border M&A transactions governed by English law, complex JVs, and corporate restructurings worldwide.
Over the past decade, Vitalii has worked on transactions spanning more than 40 jurisdictions across Europe, Asia (including Central Asia), Africa, and the Americas - in both highly regulated and emerging markets.
His cross-border practice focuses particularly on AI/digital infrastructure and TMT (with a focus on tech and telco), energy & wider infrastructure, and private equity and institutional investors.
Vitalii has been recognized as a key M&A lawyer by (i) Legal 500 UK 2024-2026 (London/M&A: Upper Mid-Market and Premium Deals, £750m+), with clients commending his commercial approach and “excellent” service, and (ii) Legal 500 CEE/CIS-Ukraine 2025, with clients noting that Vitalii is“quick-witted, smart, result-oriented… with impeccable drafting skills under tight deadlines… exceptional in managing day-to-day aspects of the deal”. He was also named among Ukraine’s Top 30 Under 30 Lawyers at the time.
Vitalii is a Ukrainian-qualified lawyer and is currently in the process of cross-qualifying in England & Wales.
