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Vasil Kisil & Partners

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Alexander Borodkin

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Work Department

Energy & Natural Resources, Real Estate & Construction

Position

Partner

Career

Alexander Borodkin, Partner of VKP’s Real Estate, Construction & Land Law Practice Group, has been a member of the VKP team since 2005. Alexander advises foreign investors, Ukrainian developers and other real estate market operators on a wide range of cross-border and domestic transactions involving purchase and development of construction projects, mergers and acquisitions, investment, etc. Alexander Borodkin is an experienced specialist in the field of transactions and projects in the public sector. His practice in the given fields covers matters relating to transaction structuring, tax planning, corporate, antimonopoly, FX, regulatory and other aspects of transactions implementation, and risk assessment and management. Alexander is the author of a range of articles on construction and land matters; and an active participant and speaker at real estate and construction conferences.

Languages

English, Russian, Ukrainian

Member

International Bar Associations (IBA)

Education

National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, 2006

Ukraine

Banking, finance and capital markets

Within: Banking, finance and capital markets

Vasil Kisil & Partners, which last year launched a new aviation finance service, is respected for its work in debt restructuring and non-performing loan transactions. Anna Sisetska, who assisted Awas and Kahala with financing for the lease and sale of 30 aircraft, and Alexander Borodkin are the key contacts.

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Commercial, corporate and M&A

Within: Commercial, corporate and M&A

Vasil Kisil & Partners is regarded as a strong player in the M&A market and provides corporate advice to a large roster of domestic and international clients such as Mondelēz International and Mitsubishi. Practice head Volodymyr Igonin acted for Intellecom on the restructuring of its partners' shareholdings. Alexander Borodkin is also recommended.

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Energy

Within: Energy

Vasil Kisil & Partners has experienced partners in Oleg Alyoshin, who leads the oil and gas practice, and head of alternative energy Alexander Borodkin. Borodkin acted for EBRD on a project finance loan for an 18MW thermal power plant. The firm handles projects, commercial matters and disputes.

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Private client

Within: Private client

Vasil Kisil & Partners has a prominent family partner in Oksana Voynarovska, who also handles complex tax planning matters. Litigator Oleg Makarov and tax and corporate partner Alexander Borodkin are also recommended. The private client practice handles family law, tax and inheritance disputes for high-net-worth individuals.

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Real estate and construction

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Alexander Borodkin - Vasil Kisil & Partners

Within: Real estate and construction

Vasil Kisil & Partners remains a strong player in the real estate market. It handles development and construction projects in a wide range of industry sectors. Alexander Borodkin acted for Seven Hills and Scorpio Real Estate on one of the largest residential developments in Ukraine.

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Alexander Borodkin

Work Department

Position

Career

Languages

Member

Education

Ukraine

Banking, finance and capital markets

Commercial, corporate and M&A

Energy

Private client

Real estate and construction

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