Professional Expertise 

• Head of Corporate and M&A
• Head of French Desk
• 14 years of experience with special focus on structuring and implementing foreign investment projects in various sectors
• Experienced in start-up companies, setting up joint ventures, corporate restructuring, securities, as well as contract-related issues

Industry Focus

• Agriculture
• Mineral resources
• Energy
• Retail & Distribution
• Heavy industry

Clients

Acino, Air Products, ArcelorMittal, BGS, Concorde Capital, Eurocape/Longwing, Gefco, Hartmann Packaging, Logoplaste, Limagrain, Ministry of Finance of Ukraine, Saint-Gobain, Savencia Fromage & Dairy Europe, Sibelco, Vetropack. 

• Professional Membership

Ukrainian Bar Association

Education

• Kyiv University of Law of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 2007

Recognition

• Recommended as Global Leader in M&A, Corporate Governance, Capital Markets – Debt and Equity, Who’s Who Legal 2022
• Recognized in M&A, Best Lawyers 2022
• Recognized as Leading Individual in Commercial, Corporate and M&A, recommended in Employment, The Legal500 EMEA 2023. The ranking says: “Illya Tkachuk is skilled in corporate solutions, attentive to the client matters and he understands the peculiarities of different industries”
• Recognized in Corporate and M&A (Band 3), Chambers Global 2022, Chambers Europe 2022. "I like that Illya Tkachuk's advice is always tailored to our case and is straight to the point," one client notes.
• Recognized as Highly regarded expert in M&A, Restructuring and insolvency, IFLR 1000 2022
• Recognized as Leader of Practice for Corporate, “Client’s choice. TOP 100 best lawyers of Ukraine – 2021” by Yurydychna Gazeta
• Recognized as Leading Individual for Corporate and M&A and Notable practitioner in Labour & Employment, Ukrainian Law Firms 2021. A Handbook for Foreign Clients