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    OLHA SAMOILENKO

    Managing Associate

    Olha Samoilenko is a Managing Associate at AVELLUM’s competition practice. She leverages her deep competition law expertise to guide clients through complex regulatory issues in Ukraine and provides comprehensive advice on all areas of competition law, including merger control, abuse of dominance, and market regulation.

    • EDUCATION AND BAR ADMISSIONS

        Master of Law degree, (2011), The National University "Odesa Law Academy"

    • RECENT EXPERIENCE

        Advised the leading agricultural market players as Roshen, Agro Region, Cygnet, Southern Agricultural Export Company (PAEK Holding), Ukragrotech Corporation on obtaining the merger clearance approvals from the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine

        Advised client on obtaining merger control clearance for the purchase of objects of small privatization – a single property complex of State Enterprise “UKRSPIRT” from the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine

        Advised client on obtaining merger control clearance for the acquisition of the corporate rights of one of the biggest Ukrainian developer and investor of the "Respublika" shopping center from the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine

        Advised regional chains on obtaining merger control clearance for anticompetitive concerted actions from the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine

        Advised the leading cement producer (monopolist) in Ukraine on development of internal global policy for regarding the definition of commercial terms of cooperation with its counterparties (buyers) in compliance with the Law of Ukraine "On Protection of Economic Competition"

        Advised leading Swiss pharmaceutical producer on development of the marketing policy and obtaining the conclusions of the AMC in the form of advisory clarifications regarding the compliance of the policy terms with the provisions of Art. 13 of the Law of Ukraine “On Protection of Economic Competition”

        Advised British American Tobacco, one of the leading tobacco producers, on development of the internal Antitrust Compliance Policy

        Advised on preparing a draft law to temporary exempt cross-border military and defence sector transactions from merger clearance in Ukraine

        Advised JSC "VESTA" and JSC "CLEON", investment fund, on obtaining merger control clearances for acquiring shares in LLC "AGRODIM LIDER" from the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine

        Advised JSC “Capital Group Company” (WOG Group) and LLC “Bukovel” on obtaining merger control clearance for establishing joint control over “Interkoleso” LLC from the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine

        Advised Efes Breweries International B.V. (global industry leader) and secured obtaining merger clearance for a buyout of 50% in AB InBev Efes B.V. from AB InBev Western European Holding B.V.

        Advised Knorr-Bremse AG, the global market leader for braking systems and a leading provider of other rail and commercial vehicle systems, and secured obtaining merger clearance for its recent acquisition of Alstom Signalling Inc., a leading the North American conventional rail signalling business, for approximately EUR630 million

        Prepared a draft law exempting certain transactions in the military/defence industry from the need to obtain Ukrainian merger clearance

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