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Oleksandra Prysiazhniuk
Senior Associate

Oleksandra Prysiazhniuk

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  • English
  • Ukrainian
  • Russian
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Oleksandra Prysiazhniuk is a Senior Associate in the Corporate/M&A practice group at CMS Ukraine, with over 10 years’ experience in corporate law and transactional matters. She specialises in domestic and cross-border M&A, joint ventures, greenfield investments, restructurings, and corporate governance. She also has extensive experience advising on employment and energy sector matters, including regulatory compliance, market entry strategies, and transactional structuring.

Oleksandra has advised clients across various industries, including agriculture, energy, financial services, pharmaceuticals, commodity trading, and hospitality. She provides strategic legal guidance throughout all stages of transactions, from due diligence to post-merger integration, ensuring seamless execution and risk mitigation.

Relevant experience

  • A major US oil and gas company in a shale gas extraction project in Ukraine on corporate matters, industry regulatory matters, supply chain contracts, employment, personal data compliance and compliance with anti-corruption law provisions.
  • A leading merchant and processor of agricultural goods on the establishment of a joint venture for the construction of a grain terminal in Odessa Sea Port.
  • An international insurance group on the purchase of a stake in a life insurance company in Ukraine.
  • A major European IT provider in the global travel and tourism industry on business restructuring in Ukraine.
  • A leading Ukrainian pharmaceutical company on attracting EBRD equity financing.
  • A multinational commodity trading company on its acquisition of an oil extraction plant
    multiple agricultural holdings in Ukraine on attracting investments and business structuring issues.

Memberships & Roles

  • Ukrainian Bar Association

Education

  • 2006 – Environmental Policy, Central European University (Budapest, Hungary), diploma with merit
  • 2005 – International Law, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv (Ukraine), diploma with merit

Insights by Oleksandra

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