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Senior Associate

Viktoriia Stavchuk-Mulundkar

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  • Ukrainian
  • English
  • Russian
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Viktoriia Stavchuk-Mulundkar is a Senior Associate at CMS Ukraine, specialising in tax and business law. With over 10 years’ experience, Viktoriia excels in advising large Ukrainian and international companies on business structuring, tax planning, and legal compliance. She develops comprehensive legal strategies for clients, ensuring regulatory adherence and effective risk management.

Her expertise includes structuring domestic and cross-border business operations, conducting tax due diligence, and reviewing and structuring contractual arrangements. Viktoriia is adept at navigating various compliance areas, providing clients with practical solutions to complex legal challenges.

Having collaborated with major international law firms in Ukraine, Viktoriia has extensive experience in addressing current and emerging international tax issues. She is skilled in advising multinational companies on the legal and tax intricacies of granting stock options and other employee benefits to local teams, ensuring these programmes comply with local tax regulations.

Viktoriia has successfully advised clients across various industries, including IT, oil & gas, renewables, infrastructure, and financial services. Her ability to combine in-depth legal expertise with business insights enables her to offer pragmatic and practicable solutions tailored to clients’ business needs.

Viktoriia holds a degree in law and a Master of Business Administration, which allows her to combine her legal expertise with business insights.

Recognised as a leading tax associate by Legal 500, Viktoriia is committed to delivering exceptional legal services and strategic guidance to help clients achieve their business objectives while mitigating risks.

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    “Exceptional at laying out the strategy to defend the client's position, keeping us abreast of critical developments and providing essential summaries on what to expect.”
    The Legal 500, 2023

Relevant experience

  • American chemical manufacturing company on complex legal and contractual structuring of business project involving launch of exclusive new technology on Ukrainian market
  • Air Products on a breakthrough industrial joint venture project in Ukraine, including wide range of tax and customs issues arising in the course of project implementation 
  • Charitable Fund “SOS Children’s Villages” on matters related to taxation of charitable payments within humanitarian project
  • Advising numerous software development companies on tax, currency control and other matters in relation to granting stock options and restricted stock units to Ukrainian personnel
  • American multinational technology and social media company on various tax and commercial matters related to the acquisition of an AI startup
  • American multinational technology and social media company on various commercial matters (including drafting/negotiating of various commercial contracts) and on real estate issues (lease agreements, construction contracts) in connection with the running of its business
  • Advising multiple gas trading companies on the legal, tax and customs peculiarities of natural gas storage in Ukraine under the regime of customs warehouse with its further import or re-export back to Europe
  • Conducting limited tax due diligences of a variety of target companies operating in the renewables sector for further acquisition by the clients
  • Advising clients on tax and legal matters related to cross-border structuring of investments into Ukraine
  • Advising the client, a Fortune 500 corporation, on tax, currency control and legal aspects for the structuring of exit from the project in Ukraine

Education

2018 – MBA, International Institute of Business, Kyiv
2011 – Specialist in Law, Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Kyiv
2010 – Bachelor of Law (Law), Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Kyiv