Vladimir Sayenko is an attorney-at-law, a partner at Sayenko Kharenko; Board Member of the Committee on Competiton Law at Ukrainian Bar Association.

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Vladimir specializes in competition, M&A, corporate and securities law. Throughout his career Vladimir has worked with clients across all major industry sectors but his principal focus is in the financial services, energy, oil & gas, real estate and media sectors.

 

Recognitions

• Named Competition/Antitrust "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers in Ukraine 2018, "Lawyer of the Year" in Corporate Governance & Compliance Practice by Best Lawyers in Ukraine 2019 and "Lawyer of the Year" in M&A by Best Lawyers in Ukraine 2020;

• Named among the leading Antitrust lawyers for Ukraine by Who's Who Legal Competition: Lawyers 2022 and Who's Who Legal Thought Leaders - Competition 2023;

• Named among the leading Competition/Antitrust, Corporate and M&A lawyers for Ukraine by Chambers Global 2023, Chambers Europe 2023, The Legal 500, 2023;

• Визнаний серед лідерів ринку у сферах конкурентного права, M&A, природних ресурсів , енергетики та інфраструктури відповідно до IFLR1000, 2022;

• Named among the market leaders in Competition, M&A, Energy and Infrastructure, Project Development, Oil and Gas, Mining by IFLR1000, 2022; Recognised among the leading lawyers in Corporate and M&A, Competition/Antitrust, Litigation, Capital Markets, Corporate Governance & Compliance, Energy and Natural Resources by Best Lawyers in Ukraine 2022;

• Named among the Celebrated practitioners in Antitrust/Competition and Corporate and M&A  according to Ukrainian Law Firms 2021;

• Recommended for Energy, Real Estate and Construction in Ukraine by The Legal 500, 2021;

• Shortlisted for the “Best Law Firm Partner of the Year” according to Legal Awards 2021, Yuridicheskaya Practika;

• Special Award for Outstanding Achievement by Legal Awards 2021, Yuridicheskaya Practika.

 

Education

• LL.D. in Securities Law from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Law Department

• LL.M. in Transnational Business Practice from McGeorge School of Law (Muskie Fellow)

• LL.B., summa cum laude, from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Law Department (joint degree with Diploma in English translation from the Department of Foreign Languages)

• Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg

• University of Michigan