Oleksandr Nikolaichyk

Oleksandr Nikolaichyk deals with the firm’s most complex multijurisdictional corporate transactions including acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate finance, corporate and pre-IPO restructurings, equity and asset sales. Oleksandr also advises clients on various corporate governance issues, general corporate and investment matters, stock market and securities transactions.

Based on his in-depth understanding of the local business environment and of the challenges faced by private and public corporations in Ukraine, Oleksandr advises the firm’s high-profile foreign and domestic clients. He has extensive experience across a variety of sectors and industries including banking, real estate, retail, energy & resources, industrials, logistics and infrastructure.

Oleksandr is actively involved in the Ukrainian legal community and is a member of various initiatives. In the last few years, he has been engaged in the development of important laws and regulations in the areas of corporate governance, compliance and capital markets.

Prior to joining Sayenko Kharenko in 2010, Oleksandr worked at the Kyiv offices of leading law firms.

Ukrainian Bar Association

European Business Association

American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine

First Ukrainian Company on NASDAQ: Sayenko Kharenko Advises on Landmark Kyivstar Listing

Advising Kyivstar on Acquisition of Uklon

Advising IFC on landmark investment in Ukraine’s insurance sector

Advising Piraeus Bank in a complex cross-border reverse merger transaction with its parent company

Advising Kyivstar in its acquisition of ISP Shtorm LLC, a regional internet service provider operating under the brand name Shtorm

Advising Elementum Energy on the acquisition of a majority stake in the Windpark West WPP project

London School of Economics, Department of Law, corporate law and governance programme

Certified with the National Securities and Stock Market Commission of Ukraine as a specialist in securities trading and depository activities

LL.M., summa cum laude, from the National University of “Kyiv-Mohyla Academy”

Recommended in Corporate and M&A by Chambers Global 2026, Chambers Europe 2025 and The Legal 500, 2025

Recommended in Real estate and construction by The Legal 500, 2025

Recognised in M&A, Project development and Real estate by IFLR1000, 2025

Recognised among the leading lawyers in Corporate and M&A by Ukrainian Law Firms 2025

Recognised among the leading lawyers in Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate, M&A and Real Estate by Best Lawyers in Ukraine 2022