CMS Ukraine

Drawing on its multi-jurisdictional capabilities, CMS Ukraine is well-placed to advise a global roster of clients on a wide range of employment matters, including immigration matters. The team is well-equipped to handle internal investigations, employment due diligences and audits and both group redundancies and individual terminations. It also has demonstrated expertise in health and safety policies, compensation and benefits and discrimination and bullying. Practice head Maria Orlyk is a go-to for advice on group dismissals, employee transfers and negotiations with Supervisory Boards and Boards of Directors, as well as handling employments aspects of restructurings and insolvencies. Olga Belyakova leads the team; she boasts particular expertise in the IT sector, advising on employment relationships and labour aspects of M&A transactions. Oleksandra Prysiazhniuk advises clients across a broad range of sectors, from agriculture and energy to financial services to pharmaceuticals and hospitality, while Oleksandr Sytnyk advises on employment contracts and workplace policies. Mykola Heletiy is an expert in employee benefits, data protection and privacy.