Mykola Stetsenko

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Mykola Stetsenko is the president of the Ukrainian Bar Association. In his capacity, Mykola focuses on the rule of law, major legislative reforms, as well as ethics of the legal profession in Ukraine. Mykola is also the Managing Partner at a leading Ukrainian law firm, AVELLUM, and heads its Corporate/M&A Practice. 

Mykola has extensive experience in corporate law, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity, IPOs, and corporate governance. 

During his legal career Mykola focused on complex, multijurisdictional transactions, some of which have set new market precedents and were recognised by major legal publications, including Chambers, IFLR, and the Legal 500. Mykola was actively engaged in the development of Ukrainian corporate law, namely regulation of shareholders agreements, LLCs, corporate governance in public companies, and tender offers. 

Prior to co-founding AVELLUM in 2009, Mykola worked as a partner at Baker McKenzie Kyiv. He is on LinkedIn.