Counsel

Mykola Heletiy

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Ukrainian
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Mykola Heletiy is a Counsel in the Commercial Practice at CMS Ukraine. He provides comprehensive legal advice to both foreign and local clients across a wide range of general commercial, employment, and competition law matters.

Mykola possesses extensive expertise in advising on various types of commercial contracts, data protection, advertising, consumer sales, and distribution, with a particular emphasis on the IT, telecommunications, and media sectors. His proficiency extends to employment and migration law, where he focuses on recruitment, terminations, transfers, employee compensation, and data protection.

In addition, Mykola specialises in competition law, including merger control, concerted practices, and unfair competition. He has significant experience in dealing with the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine, ensuring compliance and navigating complex regulatory landscapes.

Awards & Recognitions

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"I wanted to take a moment to express my sincere appreciation for the outstanding work delivered by the CMS Ukraine team — in particular Mykola Heletiy and Olga Belyakova. Their analysis was exceptionally clear, well-structured, and delivered promptly despite the tight timeline. The legal reasoning was presented in a way that we could immediately rely on and incorporate into our internal decision-making and client-facing communications. It is a genuine pleasure to work with professionals of this calibre."

Corporate Counsel, international technology company
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"…lawyers Mykola Heletiy and Oleksandr Sytnyk, both of whom stand out for their expertise, dedication and proficiency in addressing intricate matters."

Legal 500, client testimonial

Relevant experience

Microsoft on multijurisdictional legal support for its audit team responsible for compliance with licensing conditions in Central and Eastern Europe, CIS countries and Israel
Google on supporting the client with all kind of day-to-day employment legal matters in Ukraine
A U.S.-based digital health platform operator on the Ukrainian law aspects of its acquisition of a business employing a team of Ukrainian IT developers, including a due diligence of existing contractual arrangements, covering employment, IT, and service agreements, and advising on the restructuring of future cooperation with the Ukrainian team
Credit Agricole Bank on competition law aspects of the acquisition of 100% of shares in Bank Lviv, including securing merger clearance from the AMC
Horyzonty, a major Ukrainian investment group on obtaining AMC merger control approval for the acquisition of UIGC
A US world-known tech company on various regulatory matters related to providing cloud services to public and private customers in Ukraine
A global IT infrastructure services provider on various employment legal matters, including the assistance with obtaining critical-entity status and with the reservation of employees
Playtika assisting with obtaining Ukrainian antimonopoly approvals for the anticipated acquisition of SuperPlay, a mobile gaming company based in Israel
Uber on preparing a comprehensive risk analysis of the legal aspects of competition regarding certain exclusivity arrangements, tax and currency control rules for the introduction and implementation of a new payment option, and functions in the special application Uber Eats in Ukraine
An international OTT service provider on local regulations of data protection, language, and customer protection requirements regarding the activity of the OTT platform in Ukraine
An American multinational technology and social media company on various employment and commercial matters regarding launching and running its Ukrainian business
Schlumberger on various employment-related matters in Ukraine, including structuring outsourcing relations, regulation of liability of directors, etc.
An international renewable energy group on various employment and competition law matters concerning launching several renewable projects in Ukraine
Scatec Solar, a Norway-based solar power developer, on the due diligence of several solar power projects in Ukraine, and legal support with obtaining merger control approval from the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine
A major oil & gas company on competition matters related to establishing a greenfield joint venture, including preparing and supporting filings to the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine to obtain all necessary approvals

Publications

2026

July 2026 – The New Labour Code: a necessity or a problem?
February 2026 – Employment of people with disabilities. How the rules have changed in Ukraine and what you need to know

2025

January 2025 – Six nuances: How to confirm the company's critical status and rebook employees
January 2025 – Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine applied the new leniency programme for the first time

2024

July 2024 – Ukraine joins the EU-Ukraine single mobile-phone roaming zone
May 2024 – Military transactions to be exempt from merger control during state of war in Ukraine
May 2024 – Ukraine changes rules for the military draft

Education

2012 – Master of Law, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Ukraine
2011 – Bachelor of Law, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Ukraine

Practice Areas

Antitrust, Competition and Trade Commercial Employment, Labour & Pensions Intellectual Property Public Procurement

sectors

Consumer Products Manufacturing TMC - Technology, Media & Communications

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Insights by Mykola

CMS advises MND Group company Horyzonty on acquisition of Ukrainian Independent Geological Company

CMS advises Crédit Agricole Ukraine on acquisition of Bank Lviv

CMS advises Green for Growth Fund on minority stake acquisition in the solar project in Ukraine

Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine applied the new leniency programme for the first time