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Armen Khachaturyan
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Work Department
Banking and Finance, Business Law, Energy
Position
Senior Partner.
Armen has extensive banking, finance, and project finance experience. His practice areas also include M&A, general corporate advice, currency control, securities, energy, privatization, and employment law. Mr. Khachaturyan frequently advises foreign and Ukrainian clients on cross-border legal planning and regulatory issues related to foreign investment.
Career
Mr. Khachaturyan started his legal practice as an intern in the law firm of Sills, Cummins, Zuckerman, Radin, Tischman, Epstein & Gross, New Jersey, USA (ABA/Soros Foundation sponsored program) in 1991-1992.
He also worked as a foreign associate at Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, New York, USA in Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions Practice Group (1993-1994).
Prior to joining Asters, Mr. Khachaturyan was an associate at Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, L.L.P. in its Columbus office, Ohio, USA (1995-1998), and Kiev office, Ukraine (1998-2001) where he worked on diverse corporate, finance and real estate projects in the United States, Russia and Ukraine.
Languages
English; Ukrainian; Russian.
Member
International Bar Association;
Ukrainian Bar Association;
Kiev City Bar Association;
Foreign Advisory Board of the Ukrainian American Bar Association.
Education
Kiev National Taras Shevchenko University, Kiev, Ukraine (International Law, 1983; Ph.D., Private International Law, 1990);
International Law Institute, Washington, D.C., USA (Orientation in U.S. Legal System, 1991);
Yale University Law School, USA (LL.M, 1993).
Ukraine
Banking, finance and capital markets
Within: Leading individuals
Armen Khachaturyan - Asters
Within: Banking, finance and capital markets
The ‘extremely business-oriented and responsive’ team at Asters is led by Iryna Pokanay and Armen Khachaturyan. The latter advised Ukraine’s public railway company on restructuring a $500m loan. Counsel Gabriel Aslanian is also recommended.
Commercial, corporate and M&A
Within: Commercial, corporate and M&A
Oleksiy Didkovskiy, Armen Khachaturyan and Vadym Samoilenko are the key contacts at Asters, which has a strong track record in cross-border and complex M&A deals. Highlights included advising on a multimillion-dollar broadcasting joint venture.
Employment
Within: Employment
Employment planning, collective bargaining, immigration, terminations and disputes are key areas for Asters, where Armen Khachaturyan and Svitlana Chepurna lead the practice. Wizz Air is a key client.
Energy
Within: Leading individuals
Armen Khachaturyan - Asters
Within: Energy
‘Top performer in energy law’ Asters has ‘deep knowledge and industry expertise’. Armen Khachaturyan, Tamara Lukanina and the ‘personable and proactive’ Yaroslav Petrov advised Free Energy on renewable projects.