Ivan Kasynyuk

Practice Areas

Arbitration GAFTA, FOSFA, LMAA, LCIA, ICAC, ICC;

Agribusiness & International Trade;

International Commercial Arbitration;

International Investment Arbitration;

Sport Arbitration

Career

Ivan Kasynyuk started his professional career in 2005 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. Subsequently, he held the position of the judge assistant in one of the district courts of Kiev, having acquired skills and experience in judicial proceedings. Before joining AGA Partners, he worked as a senior lawyer at Obolon brewery, one of the major Ukrainian corporations, where he gained vast experience in the corporate law area.

Professional Memberships

Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators;

Member of the International Bar Association;

Arbitrator of International Commercial Arbitration Court at Ukrainian CCI;

Arbitrator of the Ukrainian Arbitration Association;

Arbitration Practitioner of the Vienna International Arbitral Centre (VIAC);

Member of the Board of the Committee on International trade law of the Ukrainian Bar Association;

Member of the Kiev City Bar Association;

Member of the Ukrainian National Bar Association;

Founding member of GAFTA Black Sea Region Trade Committee

Personal

Ivan specializes in consulting in the area of international trade and representing clients’ interests in international commercial arbitrations of GAFTA, FOSFA and LMAA.

Ivan, as a member of the working group, took part in the drafting the new unique GAFTA standard proforma trade contract No.78UA for Ukraine, which entered into force on 1st September 2019 and aimed at facilitating trade in the Black Sea region. It is the first GAFTA contract ever made for Ukraine. Ivan is also a founding member of GAFTA Black Sea Region Trade Committee.