Oleksandr Zubrytskyi

Experience

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  Arzinger Law Office

  Apr 2014 - May 2014

  Intern

  Internship in Corporate practice

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  Canadian Election Observation Mission (CANEOM)

  Sept 2014 - Oct 2014

  Legal Analyst Assistant

  Worked as a Legal Analyst Assistant to Ms. Anne-Marie DeLorey. Duties:- Drafting chapters of the Mission’s reports upon the elections;- Establishing and maintaining regular contact with the national election and legal authorities;- Scheduling meetings, draft minutes, and interpret meetings to/from English;- Preparing regular written briefings on decisions of national and district electoral authorities, court cases and decisions;- Analyzing the electoral legal framework; advising and responding to queries about legal provisions and election procedures. Show less

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  Integrites

  Feb 2015 - Apr 2015

  Intern

  Internship in Corporate practice

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  SELEPEY, VOLKOVETSKY & PARTNERS

  May 2015 - Dec 2017

  Worked on complex litigation and insolvency projects, represented clients in civil and administrative courts of all instances:- insolvency proceedings of agro-holding, restructuring debts in amount of USD 120 million, asset recovery;- ceasing of bankruptcy procedure of crane-producing plant in favour of the owner and employees; - litigation dispute between a Ukrainian bank and a developing company regarding an office building in Lviv with total number of claims USD 51,4 million;- litigation dispute between Ukrainian company and Deposit Guarantee Fund regarding recovery of property in the amount of USD 24 million;- litigation dispute between investors and a developing company regarding the right of ownership of the construction in progress. Show less

  • Associate

    Jul 2016 - Dec 2017

  • Litigation Paralegal

    May 2015 - Jun 2016
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  AEQUO Law Firm

  Mar 2018 - Nov 2023

  - Advising the client in a comprehensive cross-border civil fraud dispute seeking WFO and NPO orders in the UK, including searching for and freezing debtors' assets in Switzerland, Germany and Slovenia and receiving a disclosure order in the BVI, all in support of a derivative claim in Ukraine:­• Assisted a partner with determining and outlining the strategy, drafted memo re the strategy;­• Coordinated work of foreign counsels and asset tracers, prepared statements of facts and evidence for foreign proceedings;­• Drafted statements of case, prepared bundles of evidence and filed them with the Ukrainian court; ­• Responsible for reporting directly to the client on a weekly basis and maintaining a relationship.- Represented IT giant in more than 20 litigation disputes, mostly in defamation cases:• Lead manager of all client's projects, invoicing, reporting and maintaining relationships;• Drafted statements of defence and other documents, representing the client in court;• Handled government authorities' requests re production of information re client's services or customers.- Advising a major retailer in a number of disputes re renewal of land lease and re acquiring ownership over premises following reconstruction of buildings:­• Outlined litigation strategies and prepared memo;­• Researched case law, drafted procedural documents and represented the client in courts.- Advising the leading UK law firm on Ukrainian law re a potential dispute in Ukraine against HNWI.- Conducting legal due diligence of a major retailer- Drafting, revising, amending and negotiating diverse types of agreements, including SPA, supply, lease and collaboration agreements, NDA and NCA Show less

  • Senior Associate

    Oct 2022 - Nov 2023

  • Associate

    Mar 2018 - Oct 2022
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  Redcliffe Partners

  Nov 2023 - May 2024

  Senior Associate

  - Advising a major corn producer on a freezing application in support of GAFTA arbitration:• Analyzed contracts, a default note and correspondence, outlined grounds and risks of submitting the application in the UK, Cyprus and Switzerland;• Liaised with the foreign counsels and received fee quotes.- Advising a foreign investor of solar power stations on insolvency and litigation strategy:• Analyzed the client's documents and case law re risk of insolvency and the director's liability;• Prepared instructions on filing an insolvency statement by the debtor's director.- Advising clients on claiming compensation for war-related construction damages caused in Ukraine- Monitoring financial terms and use of budget, liaising with clients re payment of invoices Show less

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  Slaughter and May

  May 2024 - Aug 2024

  Disputes and Investigations Contract Lawyer

  - Reviewed sensitive developers' information in Relativity, ensuring preservation of confidential documents and privileged communications from unauthorised disclosure;- Analysed files related to a detailed investigation of a proposed acquisition of an air transport company, identifying risks in competitors' reports in relation to the client’s statement

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  Linklaters

  Jan 2025 - Mar 2025

  Contract Lawyer

  - Analysed documents for a leading gaming company in relation to privileged and confidential information for disclosure in class action proceedings across multiple jurisdictions; - Utilised Relativity for efficient document review and management, ensuring compliance with legal standards and protecting sensitive information

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  BIICL (British Institute of International and Comparative Law)

  Feb 2025 - now

  Research Consultant

  Contributing to the 'Enhancing Judicial Capacity and Capability in Ukraine' project, which is designed to enhance judicial and dispute resolution delivery in commercial disputes in Ukrainian courts, and in so doing to contribute to the economic and commercial recovery of Ukraine