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Ruslan Dotsenko

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  • Ukrainian
  • Russian
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Ruslan Dotsenko is a lawyer in the Banking & Finance practice at CMS Ukraine. Ruslan's experience includes advising international commercial and state banks and financial institutions on cross-border finance transactions and project finance in various sectors of the Ukrainian economy, especially infrastructure and renewable energy. Additionally, Ruslan has been involved in advising on a range of regulatory issues in banking and finance, including AML compliance and capital markets.
During Ruslan’s recent secondment to the leading international banking group, he provided legal support on the bank’s day-to-day activities. This included banking products contract drafting, developing internal documentation, dealing with various regulatory issues and communicating with state bodies.

Ruslan’s knowledge and experience in both transaction and regulatory matters allows him to provide quality legal advice in complex issues related to banking & finance. 

Relevant experience

  • IFU on its EUR 7m investment in Bank Lviv in the form of subordinated debt. Bank Lviv provides targeted financing to small- and medium-sized companies, serving around 45,000 customers in areas such as manufacturing, trade and agribusiness
  • Dutch Good Growth Fund on securing regulatory approvals from the National Bank of Ukraine and the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine for the acquisition of a significant shareholding in the Joint-Stock Company Joint Stock Bank "Lviv", leading SME bank, which focuses its operations in west of Ukraine
  • ING-led syndicate of international banks, including the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Crédit Agricole - Corporate Investment Bank (CACIB), and Dutch development bank FMO, on the restructuring of Nibulon’s pre-export credit facility (PXF)
  • ING-led syndicate of international banks on an adjustment to the loan repayment terms under the USD 450m pre-export facility for Ukraine’s Kernel Group

Memberships & Roles

  • European Business Association
  • American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine

Education

2025 - Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University (Law, Intellectual Property)

2023 - Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University (International Law)

Insights by Ruslan

CMS advises Crédit Agricole Ukraine on acquisition of Bank Lviv

12 Mar 2026 3 min read

CMS advised ING Bank N.V. on USD 70m working capital credit facility to Kernel Group

17 Feb 2026 2 min read

CMS advises syndicate of International Finance Institutions on €157m financing for private wind power project

06 Jan 2026 2 min read

CMS advises EIB on €300m loan to Naftogaz bolstering Ukraine’s energy security

05 Jan 2026 2 min read
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