Ihor Kitela


Of Counsel

+380 44 394 9040

Ihor Kitela

Of Counsel
+380 44 394 9040

 

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

  • 2005 – 2006: Indiana University Maurer School of Law (Bloomington, USA), Master of Laws (LL.M.)
  • 1994 – 1999: Ivan Franko National University of Lviv (Lviv, Ukraine), a Diploma of Specialist in Law

    LANGUAGES

    Ukrainian, Russian, English