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

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.

Kateryna Kolos is a seasoned legal professional with over 13 years of experience in tax and customs law, as well as in criminal law matters related to tax offences.

She specialises in tax advisory and litigation, with particular expertise in trade and customs clearance, international transactions, and compliance with cash discipline regulations. Kateryna also has substantial experience in handling customs disputes, including matters related to customs valuation, goods classification, and customs regimes.

Throughout her career, Kateryna has advised both Ukrainian and international clients on a broad range of tax issues across various sectors, including agriculture, oil and gas, automotive, food and beverage, consumer goods, and telecommunications.

Before joining the Business Ombudsman Council, she held positions at the law firm Sayenko Kharenko and the Ukrainian office of one of the Big Four accounting firms.

Kateryna has been recognised among Ukraine’s leading tax lawyers by Best Lawyers in Ukraine 2022 and was named a "Rising Star" in Tax by ITR World Tax for 2022–2025.

She holds a Master of Laws degree from the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, is a graduate of its Faculty of Law, and is a participant in the "Lawyer of the Future" program. Kateryna has been a licensed attorney since 2017.

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.

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.

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.

Senior Investigator / Legal Counsel

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.

Oleksandra has over 10 years of professional experience in dispute resolution and litigation, as well as in dealing with legal issues of the business environment, in particular through the development of regulations and analytical documents.

Prior to joining the Business Ombudsman Council team, Oleksandra worked in the dispute resolution practice of Vasil Kisil & Partners Law Firm, and also in international technical assistance projects of Pravo-Justice and USAID.

Oleksandra was admitted to the bar in 2021. She holds a Master of Laws degree from the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy.

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.

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.

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.

Ruslana has 12 years of experience in tax law, administrative law and procedure, and commercial law and procedure. She has expertise in tax consulting, representing business interests in tax and commercial disputes, and effectively engaging with government authorities through civil society institutions.

Before joining the Business Ombudsman Council, Ruslana led the tax practice at a law firm, and later ran her own private practice.

Ruslana earned a Master of Laws degree from Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University in 2012 and has been a licensed Attorney at Law since 2016.

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.

Anastasiia is a legal professional with extensive experience in administrative litigation, tax and criminal law, and anti-corruption policy.

Prior to joining the Council, she led the tax law practice at one of the Ukrainian law firms. Her core expertise includes advising and representing business in tax disputes, as well as defending clients in white-collar criminal cases. In addition, Anastasiia has experience in developing and implementing government relations (GR) strategies and has also participated in preparing and promoting a number of draft laws.

Anastasiia received a Master’s Degree in Law from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. She is also a certified Attorney at Law since 2020.

Maksym has two years of professional experience in law, particularly in commercial, tax, labor, and intellectual property law.

Before joining the Business Ombudsman Council team, Maksym worked at a law firm, where he was involved in projects across various areas of law – from commercial and civil disputes to advising on international taxation and registration of intellectual property abroad.

He holds a bachelor's degree in law from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv and is currently pursuing a master's degree at his alma mater.

Senior Legal Manager

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.

Infrastructure Reсovery Specialist

Before joining the Council, Roman worked in leading international construction companies. He was engaged in project management in the field of residential and commercial construction, and also worked at critical infrastructure facilities.

Roman has a total of over nine years of experience in construction industry and two years in energy sector.

Roman is a graduate of the National Technical University of Ukraine "Ihor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute" (NTUU KPI).

Senior Recovery Lead

Dmytro has over 16 years of experience in legal practice in leading international and national companies, managing a law office, working as a government relations manager at Naftogaz Group, and teaching legal disciplines at one of Ukraine's leading universities.

He has successful experience in supporting international companies M&A processes, issuance process, supporting the current activities of enterprises with a foreign element, as well as bringing a number of holding companies to the Ukrainian market. He was engaged in protection of clients' interests in criminal cases and their representation in civil and commercial disputes.

Prior to the Business Ombudsman Council, Dmytro was a consultant to the Reform Support Team under the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine, where he participated in developing laws and by-laws aimed at implementing corporate governance reform in Ukraine, the Law of Ukraine "On Privatization of State and Communal Property", the Law of Ukraine "On Leasing of State and Communal Property", participated in developing Ukraine's Recovery Plan.

Dmytro earned a Master's degree in Law with honors from the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv and an MBA degree from MIM Business school (MIM-KYIV).

Economic Analyst

Iryna has over 8 years of experience in analytical work and communications, specializing in economic analysis, market trend research, and developing recommendations for strategic planning.

Previously, Iryna worked as a manager and analyst in the business sector, where she conducted market analysis, managed business operations, developed pricing strategies, and optimized processes to increase company efficiency and profitability. Her work included operations management, financial performance analysis, and implementation of staff training programs. She has extensive experience in creating reports, data visualization, and preparing materials for various audiences, working with both government institutions and the private sector.

Iryna received a law degree from the Iryna continuously еnhances her skills and regularly participates in professional events related to economic issues and business development. Her legal education from Kyiv National Linguistic University allows her to combine legal and economic aspects for a comprehensive approach to problem-solving. Kyiv National Linguistic University (KNLU).

Legal Specialist on Recovery and Reconstruction

Alona has over 7 years of legal experience in commercial, corporate, tax, administrative, currency, civil and labor law. She specialises in the harmonisation of Ukrainian legislation with EU law, drafting of legal acts, litigation support, as well as the preparation of analytical materials and legal opinions.

Before joining the Business Ombudsman Council, Alona worked as a legal expert in a European Union project aimed at supporting the reform of the healthcare system in Ukraine. In this role, she provided legal support for European integration processes, participated in the development of legislation in line with EU standards, and contributed to the negotiation process on Ukraine’s accession to the European Union.

Previously, she worked for over five years at the law firm JURIMEX, where she specialised in comprehensive legal support for businesses, litigation, contractual work, and legal analysis of legislative initiatives in various sectors of the economy.

Alona is a qualified attorney. She holds a Master’s degree in Law with honours from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.

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

Anna is responsible for preparing media texts, creating presentations, promotional materials, photo and video content. She also assists in organizing the Council’s public events, including report presentations and meetings with business representatives in the regions.

She has over five years of experience in visual communications, web design, photography, and content creation across various fields. She also worked as a gallery manager, where she coordinated exhibitions and events, conducted art mediation, and developed communication materials.

Anna holds a bachelor's degree in marketing and advertising from Kyiv National Linguistic University. She has also completed a number of courses in design and urban and cultural projects.

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.

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.