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Valentyna Hvozd has a strong focus on merger control filings, often involving private equity houses.
Valentyna Hvozd
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Valentyna Hvozd
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Practice Areas
Valentyna Hvozd focuses on antitrust and competition matters. She also practices corporate law, M&A, privatization, and intellectual property law.
Ms Hvozd regularly advises clients on a wide range of antitrust law matters, including merger control (mergers and acquisitions, and joint ventures), cartels, abuse of dominance, antitrust investigations and advice, distribution agreements, and unfair competition before the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine. She has extensive experience advising multinational and domestic clients on the most complex and high-profile cases requiring profound knowledge and an innovative approach to meet the client’s expectations. Valentyna has been involved in advising all Magic Circle law firms.
Professional Memberships
American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine
European Business Association
Ukrainian Bar Association
Languages Spoken
English, Ukrainian
Education
LL. M., summa cum laude, from “KROK” University of Economics and Law
LL. M., summa cum laude, from the Intellectual Property Institute of the National University “Odesa Academy of Law”
LL.B., summa cum laude, from Wisconsin International University (USA) Ukraine
Awards
Recommended for Competition/Antitrust in Ukraine by Chambers Europe 2025
Recognised among the next generation lawyers for Competition by The Legal 500, 2025
Recognised among the notable practitioners in Antitrust and Competition by Ukrainian Law Firms 2025
Named among the leading Antitrust lawyers for Ukraine by Lexology Index: Competition 2025 and Lexology Index: Thought Leaders - Competition 2026
Strengths
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It is a great pleasure to work with her - she always gets what is actually needed and she replies kindly and on time with sound advice.
She is really great, she is client-friendly and is plugged into the authority.
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She is very commercial and very compatible with international clients, she speaks the language of international clients and isn't ultra conservative.
Valentyna Hvozd is an all-round great attorney with superb client focus.
It is a great pleasure to work with her - she always gets what is actually needed and she replies kindly and on time with sound advice.
She is really great, she is client-friendly and is plugged into the authority.
She is very commercial and very compatible with international clients, she speaks the language of international clients and isn't ultra conservative.
Valentyna Hvozd is an all-round great attorney with superb client focus.
Articles, highlights and press releases
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Press Release
Sayenko Kharenko advises Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
Sayenko Kharenko antitrust team has acted as legal advisor to Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. in obtaining the necessary approval of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine or a merger of FCA with Peugeot S.A. to create the world’s fourth-largest automobile manufacture.
Highlight
Sayenko Kharenko is Ukrainian counsel to AbbVie in its USD 63 billion acquisition of Allergan
Sayenko Kharenko antitrust team has provided legal assistance to AbbVie Inc. in obtaining merger clearance with the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine for its acquisition of Allergan plc in a cash and stock transaction for an equity value of approximately USD 63 billion.
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Highlight
Sayenko Kharenko secures Ukrainian merger clearance for acquisition by Saudi Aramco
Sayenko Kharenko antitrust team has acted as Ukrainian legal counsel to Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) on obtaining merger clearance in Ukraine for its USD 69.1 billion acquisition of a 70 per cent stake in Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) from the Public Investment Fund.
Press Release
Sayenko Kharenko advises Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
Sayenko Kharenko antitrust team has acted as legal advisor to Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. in obtaining the necessary approval of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine or a merger of FCA with Peugeot S.A. to create the world’s fourth-largest automobile manufacture.
Highlight
Sayenko Kharenko is Ukrainian counsel to AbbVie in its USD 63 billion acquisition of Allergan
Sayenko Kharenko antitrust team has provided legal assistance to AbbVie Inc. in obtaining merger clearance with the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine for its acquisition of Allergan plc in a cash and stock transaction for an equity value of approximately USD 63 billion.
Highlight
Sayenko Kharenko secures Ukrainian merger clearance for acquisition by Saudi Aramco
Sayenko Kharenko antitrust team has acted as Ukrainian legal counsel to Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) on obtaining merger clearance in Ukraine for its USD 69.1 billion acquisition of a 70 per cent stake in Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) from the Public Investment Fund.
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