Counsel

Oleksandra Prysiazhniuk

Languages

English
Ukrainian

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Oleksandra Prysiazhniuk is a Counsel in the Corporate/M&A practice group at CMS Ukraine with over 20 years of experience advising on corporate law and complex domestic and cross-border transactions.

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.

Oleksandra has been constantly recently recognised as a leading individual by the Who’s Who Legal independent research with clients and peers and included in the edition of WWL: Hospitality (2020-2024) for her “great knowledge of Ukrainian law”.

Relevant experience

A renewable energy company on advising in connection with the acquisition and development of a solar park in Ukraine, including due diligence, transactional work, real estate and regulatory advice on photovoltaic project development and employment matters
An international renewable energy investor on the structuring, due diligence and regulatory aspects of a joint venture investment in Ukrainian onshore wind projects
An international company on the acquisition of a crewing and ship manning company providing crew management services to shipowners. The engagement included legal due diligence, transaction structuring, negotiation and drafting of the transaction documentation, and advising on regulatory, employment, and maritime law aspects to facilitate the successful completion of the acquisition
A publicly listed European food group on the cross-border acquisition of a manufacturer of flavours, aroma compounds, and food ingredients, including legal due diligence and transaction structuring
A global leader in orthopaedics on establishing its legal presence in Ukraine, including the establishment of orthotics and prosthetics patient care clinic and a orthopedic product supply entity, and supporting the implementation of the client’s operational structure in Ukraine
A leading international medical technology company on various corporate governance matters, including establishment of the supervisory board as well as on various commercial matters, including expanding business activities, updating template contracts etc.
A leading limestone company on vendor due diligence of Ukrainian assets and the implementation of investment recommendations
A multinational innovative construction solutions company on a broad range of corporate governance, commercial, and financial matters relating to the operations of its Ukrainian subsidiary
A leading European defense company on establishing presence in Ukraine
A multinational technology company focusing on e-commerce, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence on a broad range of corporate and employment matters
Human Rights Center "Pryncyp", a Ukrainian human rights organisation, on ongoing Ukrainian law corporate, governance, contractual and regulatory matters
A leading international manufacturing company on various corporate governance matters in Ukraine, including limitation of powers of the executive bodies of three subsidiaries, introduction of procurists, preparation of internal regulations etc., as well as advised on profit distribution matters

Publications

2025

February 2025 – Commercial Code to be abolished in Ukraine

2024

December 2024 – Ukraine enacts tax code amendments amid martial law
November 2024 – CMS Guide to changes to the EU Product Liability Directive
May 2024 – Ukraine improves corporate governance in SOEs
August 2024 – Ukraine launches large-scale privatisation
August 2024 – Ukraine approves new National Energy and Climate Plan

2023

October 2023 – Ukraine introduces methodology for determining beneficial ownership
October 2023 – Ukraine improves regulations governing representative offices and branches of foreign companies
October 2023 – Ukrainian health ministry supports use of psychedelic-assisted therapy
September 2023 – Ukraine advances legislation for state support of projects with significant investments
September 2023 – The adoption of the law for prevention of abuse in wholesale energy markets (REMIT)
July 2023 – Ukraine resumes large-scale privatisation
May 2023 – Ukraine initiates waste management reform
February 2023 – Ukraine introduces new rules for reservation (exempting) of employees
January 2023 – Ukraine temporarily cancels electronic auctions in ProZorro e-procurement system

Memberships & Roles

Kyiv Bar Association since 2011

Education

2024 – Executive Programme “Shaping the ESG-Future of Business”, St. Gallen University (St. Gallen, Switzerland)
2006 – Environmental Sciences and Policy, Central European University (Budapest, Hungary), diploma with merit
2005 – International Law, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv (Ukraine), diploma with merit

Practice Areas

Corporate / M&A Employment, Labour & Pensions

sectors

Private Equity

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