Tetiana Zahorets is a Senior Associate with over 15 years of experience in corporate law and M&A, focusing on complex cross-border transactions and strategic investments. She advises international and Ukrainian clients on sophisticated deal structuring, acquisitions, joint ventures, and multi-layered transactions, particularly in highly regulated and sensitive sectors, including defence and dual-use industries.
Her practice is distinguished by extensive experience in navigating regulatory constraints, export control regimes, and transactions involving state oversight and politically sensitive elements. Tetiana regularly advises on matters where legal structuring must account for geopolitical risks, enforcement challenges, and regulatory uncertainty, delivering solutions that are both legally robust and practically implementable.
She is actively involved throughout the full lifecycle of transactions — from designing optimal structures and leading due diligence processes to negotiating transaction documents and driving deals to closing. Tetiana has particular strength in identifying and mitigating legal and structural risks, including enforceability issues, shareholder protection, and complex ownership chains, often proposing innovative solutions in situations where conventional approaches are not viable.
Her recent work includes advising on acquisitions and restructurings involving distressed or imperfect ownership structures, cross-border holding arrangements, and transactions requiring alignment with Ukrainian regulatory requirements while meeting international investor expectations. She is also experienced in coordinating multi-jurisdictional aspects of transactions and working closely with financial, tax, and technical advisors.