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Mr Denis Lysenko

+38 044 490 91 00 lysenko@aequo.ua View profile

Work Department

Tax and Customs, 
Antitrust and Competition,
Government Relations,
Mergers and Acquisitions,
Agro,
Consumer and Retail,
Energy and Natural Resources,
Private Equity

Position

Executive Partner. Head of Tax and Customs. Mr Lysenko chairs Energy and  Natural Resources, Infrastructure and Transportation industry groups

Career

For over 20 years Mr Lysenko represented major global and regional investors (strategic and private equity players, banks, and other lenders), as well as the country’s top business groups in multi-million cross-border transactions involving market-leading Ukrainian assets.

His expertise includes complex group corporate and tax restructurings, sectoral consolidation and establishment of strategic joint ventures, large-scale privatization and PPP projects, full regulatory, tax, and contractual support for brownfield and greenfield investments across a spectrum of Ukraine’s key industries. Mr Lysenko was also involved as a core team member in a number of landmark international arbitrations, including investment treaty cases, precedent-setting tax, and other domestic regulatory disputes.

Denis Lysenko has been repeatedly recommended by reputable international and local legal rankings such as Best Lawyers, Chambers Europe/Global, The Legal 500, IFLR 1000, Legal Experts Europe, Middle East & Africa, PLC Which Lawyer?  The Tax Directors Handbook, Who’s Who Legal, Top 100 best Lawyers of Ukraine. Clients’ Choice by Legal newspaper (Ukraine), The Ukrainian Law Firms. A Handbook for Foreign Clients, etc.

Languages

- English,
- Ukrainian

Memberships

– International Bar Association (IBA),
– Kyiv City Bar (admitted since 2003),
– Ukrainian Bar Association (UBA)

Education

Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Master of International Law, 2001