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Anna Pogrebna

Partner
Head of Banking & Finance Practice

Contact
CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz TOV
42-44 Shovkovychna St.,
01024 Kyiv
Ukraine
Languages Ukrainian, Russian, German, English, Dutch
Banking & Finance

Anna Pogrebna is a partner and head of banking and international finance at CMS. She is specialised in banking & finance and also focuses on real estate and tax law. Her experience in advising clients on the most significant international transactions in the Ukrainian market is unparalleled. She has built an excellent reputation advising on the most complicated cases related to international banking and finance matters, including bilateral and syndicated finance transactions, trade and commodity finance, project finance, banking regulation, debt restructuring and the enforcement of lenders’ rights.

Clients praise her for her professionalism, readiness to assist in the most complicated cases and her deep understanding of the challenging legal and business environment of the national market. Her legal support in projects is always based on profound knowledge of the industry concerned, and she is regarded as one of the best lawyers to advise companies from the aviation finance, metallurgical, real estate and construction, agricultural and pharma sectors.

Anna Pogrebna joined CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz in Kyiv in April 2012. She completed her studies of Law at the Taras Shevchenko National University in Kyiv. She also holds a Master’s degree in Translation for German and English. With over eight years of experience in an international law firm and more than five years as in-house counsel for an agricultural company in Ukraine, Anna Pogrebna not only offers outstanding legal advice but also knows the needs of clients from a company perspective.

Anna Pogrebna also acts as a legal counsel (Vertrauensanwältin) for the Economic and Trade Affairs Department of the Embassy of Switzerland in Ukraine. She has been admitted to the Ukrainian Bar since 2004.

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Memberships & Roles

  • Member of the Round Table on Flexibility, Security and Efficiency of Security Rights over Real Property in Europe with vdp (Verband deutscher Pfandbriefbanken, Berlin)International Fiscal Association, Ukraine branchUkrainian Bar AssociationEuropean Business AssociationAmerican Chamber of Commerce
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Awards & Rankings

  • Anna Pogrebna was recommended by Legal 500 EMEA 2015-2023 for her banking and finance practice.
  • She has also been recommended by Legal 500 EMEA 2012-2023 for her tax practice.
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Education

  • 2002 – Law, Taras Shevchenko National University, Kyiv, Ukraine
  • 1998 – Interpreting/Translation, Taras Shevchenko National University, Kyiv, Ukraine
  • 1998 – Studies with DAAD scholarship at Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany
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Real Estate

Anna Pogrebna is a partner and head of the real estate & construction practice at CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz Kyiv. Apart from being a renowned legal specialist in this field of expertise, Anna Pogrebna also advises on tax, banking and finance issues.

With over eight years of experience in an international law firm and more than five years as in-house counsel for an agricultural company in Ukraine, Anna Pogrebna not only offers outstanding legal advice but also knows the needs of clients from a company perspective.

Anna Pogrebna joined CMS in Kyiv in April 2012. She completed her studies of Law at the Taras Shevchenko National University in Kyiv. She also holds a Master’s degree in Translation for German and English. Clients praise Anna Pogrebna for her professionalism, commercial knowledge and understanding of their needs.

Anna Pogrebna is a renowned expert in the field of real estate and construction. She regularly advises major Ukrainian and international businesses on structuring the legal and tax aspects of their property transactions, sales and purchases of properties through asset and share deals, property finance as well as on various construction and infrastructure projects. Clients praise her for her professionalism, commitment and her understanding of their industries. Major international companies entrust their legal and tax matters to her.

Anna Pogrebna also acts as a legal counsel (Vertrauensanwältin) for the Economic and Trade Affairs Department of the Embassy of Switzerland in Ukraine. She has been admitted to the Ukrainian Bar since 2004.

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„leading individual“

The Legal 500, 2016

"excellent advice, fast responses and very good market knowledge"

The Legal 500, 2016

Memberships & Roles

  • Member of the Round Table on Flexibility, Security and Efficiency of Security Rights over Real Property in Europe with vdp (Verband deutscher Pfandbriefbanken, Berlin)
  • International Fiscal Association, Ukraine branch
  • Ukrainian Bar Association
  • European Business Association
  • American Chamber of Commerce
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Awards & Rankings

  • Anna Pogrebna has been ranked among the leading practitioners in the real estate and construction practice by the Legal 500 EMEA for several consecutive years. 
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Education

  • 2002 – Law, Taras Shevchenko National University, Kyiv, Ukraine
  • 1998 – Interpreting/Translation, Taras Shevchenko National University, Kyiv, Ukraine
  • 1998 – Studies with DAAD scholarship at Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany
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Tax

Anna Pogrebna is a partner and heads the tax practice of CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz in Kyiv. On top of this, she is an excellent legal expert to advise clients on banking and finance, real estate and construction, energy and energy efficiency issues. As a tax expert, she has profound experience advising local and foreign clients on domestic and international tax matters, always tailoring her advice to the industry of the client. She keeps track of changes in tax legislation in the country and offers her knowledge to clients in fields such as corporate tax, transfer pricing, VAT and customs duties. In addition, Anna Pogrebna advises clients on amendments to the Tax Code of Ukraine, the MLI Convention and its impact on Ukraine-based subsidiaries of multinational corporations as well as double taxation treaties.

Clients appreciate her deep expertise and business-focused approach when it comes to planning and optimising tax operations, project structuring, international tax planning and tax efficiency projects. Moreover, she has a wealth of experience in representing clients before the state authorities and Ukrainian courts in complex tax disputes.

Anna Pogrebna is the co-author of the Ukraine chapter of the Tax Controversy publication by Getting the Deal Through for 2017 and 2018.

Anna Pogrebna joined CMS in Kyiv in April 2012. She completed her studies of Law at the Taras Shevchenko National University in Kyiv. She also holds a Master’s degree in Translation for German and English.

With over eight years of experience in an international law firm and more than five years as in-house counsel for an agricultural company in Ukraine, Anna Pogrebna not only offers outstanding legal advice but also knows the needs of clients from a company perspective.

Anna Pogrebna also acts as a legal counsel (Vertrauensanwältin) for the Economic and Trade Affairs Department of the Embassy of Switzerland in Ukraine. She has been admitted to the Ukrainian Bar since 2004.

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Memberships & Roles

  • Member of the Round Table on Flexibility, Security and Efficiency of Security Rights over Real Property in Europe with vdp (Verband deutscher Pfandbriefbanken, Berlin)
  • International Fiscal Association, Ukraine branch
  • Ukrainian Bar Association
  • European Business Association
  • American Chamber of Commerce
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Awards & Rankings

  • Anna Pogrebna has been selected by Who’s Who Legal: CIS 2010 as one of the world’s leading tax lawyers. She has also been recommended by Legal 500 EMEA 2012-2023 for her tax practice.
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Education

  • 2002 – Law, Taras Shevchenko National University, Kyiv, Ukraine
  • 1998 – Interpreting/Translation, Taras Shevchenko National University, Kyiv, Ukraine
  • 1998 – Studies with DAAD scholarship at Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany
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