Olena Omelchenko has made Partner at Ukraine's Ilyashev & Partners Law Firm — the first lawyer to make partner at the firm since 2006.
Omelchenko, who joined Ilyashev & Partners in 2014, specializes in International Trade. According to Ilyashev & Partners, she "has 15 years’ substantial experience related to WTO rules, antidumping, safeguard and anti-subsidy investigations in Ukraine and abroad, application of regional preferential agreements, export control and economic sanctions, customs regulation and adaptation of Ukrainian legislation to EU legislation." In addition, the firm reports, "the sphere of specialization of Olena Omelchenko includes support of antidumping, safeguard, anti-subsidy investigations in which she successfully advised well-known national and foreign industrial companies, major exporters and importers. Also, Olena has experience in the implementation of projects in the field of legal expertise and the development of draft laws and regulatory acts of Ukraine."
"In recent years, we have noted the ever-growing demand for the services of the company in international trade," said Mikhail Ilyashev, Managing Partner of Ilyashev & Partners, "which indicates the high quality of the firm’s services. The appointment of Olena Omelchenko, the head of practice, will allow us to effectively develop this practice in the future, and it also testifies to the high appreciation of her business and personal qualities. We understand that we are moving in the same direction with Olena and she is close to us in spirit. Together we can maintain the pace of development of our law firm."
"I am grateful to my colleagues for their trust," commented Omelchenko. "In a short time, the international trade law practice of Ilyashev & Partners has achieved the largest clients in the market and participated in interesting projects. I am glad to be a part of the firm and realize my potential with a team of like-minded people."
