BOC is a team of specialists
with Western education and professional experience.

Prior to working in the Business Ombudsman Council, for over 7 years Olena was a consultant on various employment and corporate matters. She also participated in the projects related to public policy reforming.

She joined the team of Business Ombudsman Council after PwC Ukraine, where she had been working for almost 6 years. Apart from that, Olena was also working at outsourcing company TMF Group. She was involved in different projects related to corporate debt restructuring, setting up a business in Ukraine and choosing the appropriate business model, including advising on complicated corporate governance structures, employment and liquidation procedures.

Olena is a certified Attorney at Law. She holds Specialist’s Degree in Law from National University “Kyiv-Mohyla Academy” and Master’s Degree in Law from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.

Volodymyr has more than 10 years of experience in corporate, financial and antimonopoly legislation.

He joined our team from Tax & Legal department of Deloitte, where he had worked for over 8 years.

In the Council, he is a member of the Expert Group on tax issues.

Volodymyr graduated from National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv with Master’s Degree in Law.

Yuliia specializes in tax administration and compliance, regulatory policy, legal support of administrative disputes. She has experience working on public sector reforms, including the development of legislative initiatives and implementation thereof.

Prior to joining the Business Ombudsman Council in 2017, Yuliia worked for the Tax Litigation Department at PwC as well as Corporate Department at Chadbourne and Parke LLP's Kyiv office.

Yulia has two higher educations: she holds a Master's Degree in Law of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (with honours), and additionally obtained a Master's Degree in Accounting and Taxation at Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman (with honours). As an Erasmus Mundus Fellow, in 2012-2013 Yuliia also studied at the Law Department of Mykolas Romeris University in Vilnius, Lithuania.

Kirill is an expert in the sphere of customs, tax and criminal legislation.

For 9 years, he had worked at Sokolovskyi and Partners law firm, where he focused on tax dispute resolution and criminal cases.

In 2008, he graduated from law department of National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv.

Vasyl specializes in the area of pre-trial dispute resolution. He also possesses expertise in commercial law, intellectual property and litigation.

Prior to joining our team, Vasyl had worked as an associate at Integrites ILF, where he coordinated the Pre-trial settlement and Mediation department. Since December 2017, Vasyl has commenced his work in the Council as a Junior Investigator, and since July 2021 he has been working as an Investigator.

Vasyl obtained the LL.M. degree in Legal regulation of public administration and human rights. He passed through the double master’s programme from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv and Mykolas Romeris University (Vilnius, Lithuania).

Andriy is an expert in the sphere of tax, administrative as well as criminal law and procedure. He also has valuable experience in drawing conclusions on legal issues in corporate and labor law.

Andriy joined the Business Ombudsman Council’s team after finishing his job at Sokolovskyi and Partners Law Firm, where he was senior legal counsel. At Sokolovskyi and Partners, his main professional activities were connected with counseling and representing entrepreneurs and private persons in their dealings with government, tax and custom authorities and their officials. Besides, Andriy, acting as an attorney, provided legal assistance in criminal proceedings and participated in resolving disputes with regulatory authorities.

In the Business Ombudsman Council, Andriy was involved in handling complaints of businesses against state authorities. Besides, Andriy is in charge of the preparation and conduct of expert groups with the Main Investigative Department of the National Police of Ukraine, General Prosecutor’s Office as well as State Tax Service of Ukraine. The most complicated and multi-episodic complaints against law enforcement and tax authorities, lodged with the Business Ombudsman’s Council are submitted for consideration within the framework of the expert groups.

Andriy is a graduate of Lviv National University, Master of Law, attorney at law since 2011. On 2022 Andriy successfully accomplished British Law Centre Course in English Law and Practical Legal Skills.

Nataliia's area of expertise includes comprehensive legal due diligence of business entities, regulatory issues of business, as well as all legal aspects of cooperation with government bodies, particularly assets protection against raider attacks, public procurement and property relations between business and the state.

Nataliia joined the Business Ombudsman Council team in 2022, earlier had private law practice, during which she specialized in litigation of commercial, civil and administrative disputes, as well as representing clients in the European Court of Human Rights.

In 2015, Nataliia got a master's degree as an International Lawyer from Kyiv University of Law of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and additionally, thanks to active student research, received a qualification of "Junior Researcher in International Law". A year earlier, Nataliia graduated from Varna Free University "Chernorizets Hrabar"(Bulgaria) and earned a master's degree in International Law and Security.

Stepan has experience in international corporate law, focusing on legal support of businesses in different jurisdictions, including venture businesses, with deep insights into contract lifecycle management and global compliance.

Prior to joining the Business Ombudsman Council team in 2021, Stepan had been working for 3 years as a Legal Counsel at LegalTech Services. Prior to that, he was engaged in human rights initiatives.

Stepan has a master’s degree in International Law from Mykolas Romeris University (Lithuania) and another master’s degree in Law from the Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University (Ukraine). During his studies in Lithuania, he also studied at Tilburg University (the Netherlands) and at the University of Lisbon (Portugal) via a student exchange.

For over 4 years, Maksym represented the interests of some of the largest ports and terminals in Ukraine, such as Group of companies "TIS" and LLC "IGT". He also has expertise in the following economic sectors: agribusiness, transport and infrastructure, ports and terminals. Maksim has extensive experience in representing legal services in practices such as tax and commercial dispute resolution and transfer pricing.

Before joining the BOC team, Maksym worked as an attorney at the Law firm “Jurline”, which is one of the legal market leaders of the Southern region of Ukraine and is ranked in the Legal 500 EMEA, Legal 50.

In 2017, Maksym graduated from the Faculty of International Legal Relations of NU "Odessa Law Academy" with Master’s Degree in Law.

Andrii specializes in dispute resolution. He has experience in commercial, corporate and civil law.

Before Andrii joined the Business Ombudsman Council team, Andrii had been working at Evris Law Firm for three years. In November 2019, he commenced hs work in the BOC as a Junior Investigator, and since August 2021 he has been working as an Investigator.

He received the Master's degree in Law from the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Faculty of Law.

Mariia is an expert with 11 years of experience in representation of business interests in tax and customs disputes, as well as defense of business interests and officials in criminal proceedings and cases of administrative offenses. Mariia has experience in tax consulting and audit, as well as development of legislative initiatives on taxation matters.

Prior to joining the Business Ombudsman Council, Mariia worked as an attorney at KM Partners Attorneys at Law, which is one of the leading Ukrainian law firms in tax area.

Mariia is also a certified Attorney at Law. She graduated from the Faculty of Law at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, where she obtained the Specialist’s Degree in Law, and received a Master’s Degree in Law from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.

Maryna has 10 years of professional experience in the area of civil, commercial and administrative litigation.

She joined our team after multinational firm PwC. Before that, Maryna had been working in Spenser&Kauffmann and UkrJurService law firms. Her litigation portfolio includes support of resolving disputes in the realm of property/contracts, competition, tax compliance, defamation, corporate compliance, labor and family, as well as international arbitration and mediation.

Maryna is a certified Attorney at Law. She is a co-author of an educational handbook “Passing the Bar Exam”.

Holds Master’s Degree in Law from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.

Kyryl Slastunov is a lawyer with 11 years of practical experience in corporate, civil, land and tax issues.

Before joining our team, Kyryl worked in tax and legal department of Deloitte for over 7 years focusing on tax dispute resolution.

In 2006, he graduated from National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv with Master’s Degree in Law.

Oleksiy has over 13 years of experience in criminal and administrative law and procedure, tax and customs legislation.

Before joining the BOC team, Oleksiy worked as a lawyer and senior advisor at KM Partners Law Firm for over 7 years. Oleksiy's main specialization as a lawyer was to provide legal protection within economic crimes criminal proceedings, particularly tax evasion, administrative offenses, customs rules violations, as well as resolving disputes involving tax, customs, local government and other public authorities.

At the Business Ombudsman Council, Oleksiy is responsible for cooperation with the Prosecutor General's Office, NABU and is a co-author of the Council's four systemic reports, particularly a systemic report "Abuse of Power by Law Enforcement Bodies in Their Relations with Business." He is also the author of a number of publications on taxation, criminal law and procedure.

Oleksiy has been a certified lawyer since 2011. He is a graduate of Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman holding a Master’s Degree in Law and specializing in legal regulation of economics. In 2020-2021, Oleksiy also studied at the Department of Law and Administration of the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland.

Nataliia has 4 years of professional experience in tax, labour, commercial and corporate law.

Natalia joined the team of the Business Ombudsman Council from the International Tax Planning Department of EY Ukraine consulting company, where for 2 years she was involved in providing tax advice to international groups of companies - representatives of different business areas: from agriculture and IT-sphere to film production and banking.

Earlier Natalia worked at ILF law firm for 2 years, where she was more involved in advising medical institutions on various legal issues arising within medical reform.

She obtained LLM degree at Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University, The Criminal Justice and Prosecutors’ Training Institute.

Chief Communication Officer

Victoria is a communications specialist with over seven years of professional experience in public relations. She worked for the EU and USAID-funded projects related to the Association Agreement implementation, communities development and healthcare reform. Victoria was a trainee at the EU Delegation to Ukraine.

She obtained a Master`s Degree in international relations at Odesa National I.I. Mechnykov University.

M.A. in European Political and Administrative Studies, the College of Europe (Belgium).

Communications Assistant

Iryna has over eight years of experience in communication.

Earlier Iryna worked in a leading national organic products boutique, where she advanced from a salesperson to a boutique manager and a foreign economic procurement manager. She gained valuable experience in holding marketing campaigns, writing and editing communication materials, as well as in negotiating with suppliers, analyzing the market and ensuring effective procurement conditions.

Iryna received a law degree from the Kyiv National Linguistic University (KNLU).

Iryna is constantly improving her skills at courses in various communication areas, including copywriting, conducting information campaigns and digital marketing.

Executive Assistant BO/DBOs

Iryna has over 10 years of experience in administration.

Earlier she occupied administrative positions in the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, SIEMENS company. She also worked for government and diplomatic institutions.

Iryna is a linguistics graduate of Kyiv Linguistic University.

Operations Director

Tamara has over seven years of experience in HR, business process management and management tools implementation.

Prior to joining the Business Ombudsman Council in May 2022, Tamara worked in the IT field, where she gained significant experience in business process management, HR strategy development, teamwork organisation and modern project management tools implementation. She also worked on the business processes formalisation and strategic planning. Her expertise includes teams coordination, policy development, conducting trainings and innovation implementation.

She has two higher educations: she earned a specialist degree in technical translation at the Transport and Information Technologies Department of the National Transport University (NTU) and a bachelor's degree in finance and credit from the National Academy of Statistics, Accounting and Auditing (NASOA).

IT Manager

CMS Manager

Yulia has over 8 years of experience in administrative area.

Prior to joining our team Yulia occupied administrative positions in PriceWaterhouseCoopers Ukraine international consulting company

Graduated from Kyiv Linguistic University.

Administrative Assistant

Olha has more than 5 years of experience in the administrative field.

Prior to joining the BOC team, she worked in administrative positions in various Ukrainian companies, due to which she gained work experience in many business spheres.

Olha is responsible for communication with visitors, BOC complainants, and also state bodies and partners. She is involved into performing other important office management functions.

Olha received a Master's degree in Foreign Philology and Translation at the Kherson State University.