Valentyna Hvozd

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.

American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine

European Business Association

Ukrainian Bar Association

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

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