Ihor Kitela is Of Counsel in the Kyiv office. He focuses on corporate and commercial law, M&A and corporate governance.

Ihor Kitela has over 15 years of experience assisting multinational and local companies from various industry sectors. His primary focus is on corporate and commercial law, M&A and corporate governance, but he also advises on tax, litigation, employment, and real estate matters.

RECENT ENGAGEMENTS INCLUDE ADVISING*

M&A and Corporate

• A LEADING GLOBAL FOODSERVICE RETAILER on its business operations in Ukraine, incl. corporate, tax, litigation, employment, IP, procurement, real estate and construction matters
• A LEADING UKRAINIAN AGRICULTURAL GROUP on its corporate restructuring
• A MAJOR FOREIGN DEVELOPER on contractual, tax and real estate matters in connection with entering into the Ukrainian retail market
• A LEADING TURKISH FINANCIAL GROUP on the acquisition of shares in a Ukrainian bank
• SHAREHOLDERS OF UKRAINIAN OIL & GAS HOLDING on its corporate restructuring

*Experience prior to joining Kinstellar.

EDUCATION

• 2006: Indiana University Maurer School of Law, Bloomington, USA, LL.M.
• 1999: Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Ukraine, Specialist's degree in Law

LANGUAGES

Ukrainian, Russian, English