Curriculum Vitae
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Hanna Stakheyeva
A Ukrainian qualified lawyer holding PhD in International Law, specializing
in Competition Law and Regulatory
E-mail: [email protected]
Nationality: Ukrainian
Date of birth: 25 July 1985
WORK EXPERIENCE
April 2016
Assistant Professor,
Bogazici Üniversity, Istanbul, Turkey
Dec 2014- April 2016
International Legal Counsel,
Ketenci Law Firm, Istanbul, Turkey
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Dec 2012 – July 2014
Commercial contracts, state (construction) contracts
Business development and international relations
Competition law, Regulatory and Compliance
Business development (setting up an office in Belarus)
Associate, EU Competition and Regulation,
King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin, Brussels, Belgium
 Has provided legal advice on EU/Ukrainian competition related matters to companies in iron
ore/steel, telecoms, pharmaceutical, and construction sectors (mergers, joint ventures, information
exchanges, public procurement, ancillary restrictions in contracts, "pay-for-delay” agreements)
 Has recently been involved in preparation of multijurisdictional merger control filings, including
submissions before European Commission, Turkish Competition Authority, MOFCOM, Federal
Antimonopoly Service of Russia and Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine
 Business development activities (Memorandum of understanding on cooperation in academic sphere
with Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University)
June 2012 – Dec 2012
Short Term Legal Expert in EU funded project "Harmonization of Competition and Public
Procurement Systems in Ukraine with EU Standards,"
Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine, Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale
Zusammenarbeit and Delegation of European Commission to Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
 Assisting AMCU in convergence of Ukrainian merger control with international standards
 Working on Handbook on comparative analysis of merger control rules in Ukraine and EU
 Providing recommendations re further harmonization of Ukrainian merger control with EU law
Sept 2012 – June 2014
Lecturer, Wisconsin International University (USA) in Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
 Giving in-class and online lectures/seminars on International Business Law
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Sept 2011 – Nov 2011
Short Term Legal Expert,
Analytical Centre, Think tank “ International Centre For Policy Studies,” Kyiv, Ukraine
 Conducting legal research and drafting analytical paper “Ukraine's Gas Market: Europeanization and
Russian factor” as part of Project implemented under Ukraine National Initiatives to Enhance
Reforms (UNITER) program
 Participating in first expert conference “Ukraine's Gas Market: Europeanization and Russian factor”
organized by ICPS and Civic Experts Council - Ukrainian part of EU-Ukraine Cooperation Committee
Sept 2009 – Dec 2011
Lecturer, Institute of International Relations of Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko
University, Kyiv, Ukraine
 Giving in-class lectures/seminars on EU Law
Mach 2007 – August 2008
Junior Attorney,
Baker & McKenzie CIS Limited, Kyiv, Ukraine
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Drafting filings for obtaining approvals of Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine for concentrations
and/or concerted actions
Conducting legal research and writing articles
EDUCATION
Oct 2009 – Feb 2012
PhD, International Law
Institute of International Relations of Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University, Kyiv, Ukraine
Thesis: Merger Control in European Union and Ukraine
Sept 2008 – June 2009
Master of Laws (LLM), European Union Business Law
University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Thesis: Merger Remedies Under Modernized EC Notice and Turkish Competition Law
Sept 2003 - July 2007
Bachelor of Laws, International Law
Institute of International Relations of Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University, Kyiv, Ukraine
Sept 2001- May 2003
International Baccalaureate
United World College “ Atlantic College”, Wales, United Kingdom
Major courses: Economics, English language, History of Europe
LANGUAGES
Ukrainian and Russian (native)
English (fluent), Turkish and French (basic)
OTHER ACTIVITY AND ACHIEVEMENTS
 Doing Business 2016: Measuring Regulatory Quality and Efficiency, Turkey, 2016, Certificate of appreciation for
contribution, World Bank Group
 11th ELSA Istanbul Summer Law School on M&A, July 5-12, 2015, Istanbul, Turkey, presenting a lecture on EU
Merger Control as part of ACTECON DAY program
 How to Structure Your Investments To Maximize Public International Law Protection, a Workshop, 27 January
2015, Istanbul, Turkey, organized by Kabine Law Office and Cleary Gottlieb
 Law & Economics Workshop: “Use and Abuse of Settlement in Antitrust Policies”, 14 January 2015, Brussels,
Belgium, organized by Cleary Gottlieb, Charles River Associates and Competition Laws Journal Concurrences
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 6th Annual Turkey Energy Forum 2014, September 16-17 in Istanbul, Turkey
 10th ELSA Istanbul Summer Law School on M&A, July 6-13, 2014, Istanbul, Turkey, presenting a lecture on EU
Merger Control as part of ACTECON DAY program
 Procedural fairness in competition proceedings, 9th annual conference of Academic Society for Competition Law
(ASCOLA), 26-28 June 2014, Warsaw, Poland
 Cartel Risks & Compliance 2014, organized by IBC Legal Conferences, 19 March 2014, Brussels, Belgium
 9th ELSA Istanbul Summer Law School on M&A, July 14-21, 2013, Istanbul, Turkey, presenting a lecture on EU
Merger Control as part of ACTECON DAY program
 III Forum on Pharmaceutical Law, organized by Ukrainian Bar Association, 5 April 2013, Kiev, Ukraine
 Symposium “Merger Remedies in Concentration Control,” June 2009, Turkish Competition Authority, Bilgi
University, Istanbul, Turkey, presenting a speech as one of the winners of competition on best article
 European Law Moot Court Regional Finals, February 2009, Boston, USA
PUBLICATIONS
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Major Antitrust Issues In Automotive Industry: Forewarned Is Forearmed, February 2016, Mondaq,
http://www.mondaq.com/turkey/x/468320/Antitrust+Competition/Major+Antitrust+Issues+In+Automotive+Industry+For
ewarned+Is+Forearmed
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Competition Compliance Program as a Mitigating Factor, September 2015, Mondaq,
http://www.mondaq.com/turkey/x/429338/Antitrust+Competition/Competition+Compliance+Program+As+A+Mitigating
+Factor
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Recognition And Enforcement Of Foreign Arbitration Awards And Judgements In Turkey with a main focus
on
Ukraine,
Belarus
and
Russia,
June
2015,
Mondaq,
http://www.mondaq.com/turkey/x/406070/trials+appeals+compensation/Recognition+And+Enforcement+Of+Foreign+
Arbitration+Awards+And+Judgements+In+Turkey+Main+Issues+To+Consider+With+A+Special+Focus+On+Ukraine+
Belarus+And+Russia
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Information Exchanges in the EU and China: Assessment and Precedents. – H. Stakheyeva, A. Cacho-Laccara,
Y.Tu. - European Competition Law Review, Issue 2, Thomson Reuters (Professional) UK Limited and Contributors,
P. 62-70. - 2015
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Контроль за концентраціями між суб"єктами господарювання в системі антимонопольного права ЄС. –
Odesa, 2014. - H. Stakheyeva. - A book on Merger Control in the EU; comparative analysis of merger control rules
and practice in the EU and Ukraine; discussion of possibility of creating international merger control in the future;
recommendations on the ways of improving merger control in Ukraine and transparency of the Antimonopoly
Committee of Ukraine. Available in Ukrainian for now.
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"European Law: Law of the EU", a textbook in 3 volumes in co-authorship with professors of the Comparative and
European Law Department of the Institute of International Relations of Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University, "In
Jure"
publishing
house.
–
Kyiv,
Ukraine,
2014,
summary
is
available
at
http://www.iir.edu.ua/en/press_center/announcements/presentation_21-11-2014/
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Competition Law vs Patent Settlement Agreements in Pharmaceutical Sector. - Global Competition Law Review,
Issue 3 © 2014 Thomson Reuters (Professional) UK Limited and Contributors
 Right of Defence: Protection of Legal Professional Privilege Across Jurisdictions. - 2014 - Available at
http://www.ascola-conference-2014.wz.uw.edu.pl/conference_working_papers.html
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 Competition Law and State Aid Reform in light of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement and its impact on
business in Ukraine. – R. Croce and H. Stakheyeva // European Competition Law Review, Vol. 35, Issue 1/2014. –
Thomson Reuters (Professional) Ltd, Sweet & Maxwell, London. – 2014. – P. 23-28.
 Work Hard, Play Hard With ELSA. – Pazarlarda Haberler,
http://pazarlardanhaberler.com/2013/07/30/work-hard-play-hard-with-elsa/
30/07/2013,
available
at:
 Removing Obstacles to a More Effective Private Enforcement of Competition Law // Global Competition Litigation
Review, Vol. 5 Issue 2/2012. - Thomson Reuters (Professional) Ltd, Sweet & Maxwell, London. – 2012. - P.67-74.
 Merger Remedies Under The Turkish Competition Law and Modernized EC Notice: Minor Issues of Big
Importance //Turkish Competition Journal, Volume 10, Number 2 – Turkish Competition Authority, Ankara, April 2009.
MEMBERSHIP
Bar Association of Ukraine (Advokatura of Ukraine)
Academic Society for Competition Law
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