Former Baker McKenzie Partner Ihor Olekhov, who spent over 20 years with the firm, has joined CMS in Ukraine as a Partner.
Olekhov has experience in advising clients on a range of finance, banking, and investment projects and transactions, as well as corporate governance, corporate reorganizations, and financial regulation, compliance, and tax matters.
CMS Kyiv Managing Partner Graham Conlon commented: “We are thrilled that Ihor will join our team in Kyiv. He is a very skilled lawyer who has worked on some impressive landmark transactions and projects in Ukraine and will enhance the capabilities of our market-leading team in Kyiv, growing our finance offering. He is an excellent fit for CMS with his international experience and track record to date”.
Olekhov received his law degree from the Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University in 1999 and obtained an LLM degree from the University of Edinburgh in 2002.
