Yuri Kushnir

Managing partner, attorney-at-law

Yuri focuses on investments, IT, taxation, and cross-border commercial transactions.

Education:

University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia
LL.M., 2003
Hague Academy of International Law, The Hague, The Netherlands
Certificate of Private International Law programme, 2002
British Centre for English and European Legal Studies,
Warsaw University, Law Faculty, Warsaw, Poland
Certificate of University of Cambridge, 1999
Lviv Center for Professional Development, Accounting course, Lviv, 1999
Lviv National University, Faculty of Law, Lviv, Ukraine
Postgraduate correspondent studies toward Ph.D. in Law, 2000 - 2002
Specialist qualification of Jurist, 1999

Community and professional activities:

Advisor to acting Minister of Health of Ukraine, 2016-2017
Ukrainian Bar Association, International Law Committee, Chair, 2015-2017
Professional Government Association, Co-founder, Board member, 2014-2016
E+ Initiative (NGO assisting wounded at war with Russia), Supervisory Board Chair, 2014-2017
Public Commission for Investigation of Human Rights Violations in Ukraine, Secretary, 2014
European Business Association, Legal Committee, Vice Chair, Co-Chair, 2008-2010
Canada-Ukraine Parliamentary Program Alumni Association, President, 2004
Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian Parliament), Legislative Assistant to a Member of Parliament of Ukraine, 2000 - 2004
National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Lecturer
Courses taught: Private International Law, Business Law, Banking law, Insurance law

Selected publications:

Corporate Tax 2019 | Ukraine, Global Legal Insights, Yuri Kushnir, Alla Skrypnyk
Anti-corruption measures, Kyiv Post Legal Quarterly December 19, 2014, Vol.1, Issue 4, Yuri Kushnir
International disputes: Ukraine versus Russian Federation, Ukrainian Lawyer, №7-8(139-140) July-August 2014, Yuri Kushnir