Biography: Banking

Mr Khachaturyan has extensive banking, finance, project finance, capital markets and M&A experience. His practice areas also include general corporate advice, currency control, securities, energy, privatisation, and employment law. Mr Khachaturyan frequently advises foreign and Ukrainian clients on cross-border legal planning and regulatory issues related to foreign investment. Mr Khachaturyan is featured in the IFLR1000 2012, The Legal 500: EMEA 2011, Chambers Global 2011 and Chambers Europe 2011, PLC Which Lawyer? 2011, Who's Who Legal: CIS 2011, Expert Guide 2011 as a highly recommended lawyer for banking and finance, capital markets and M&A transactions. He is also recognised as one of the leading lawyers in Ukraine for banking and finance, capital markets and securities by Ukrainian Law Firms 2011 Handbook.

His recent projects include advising International Finance Corporation and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development on a number of secured loan facilities provided to Ukrainian companies in various sectors of economy for a total amount exceeding US$1,030 billion; Bank of America Merrill Lynch, The Royal Bank of Scotland, UBS Investment Bank and Dragon Capital on US$250 million debut issue of Eurobonds by Mriya Agro Holding Public Limited; VimpelCom, a leading international telecommunications holding, on US$2.2 billion Eurobond issue by its subsidiary VimpelCom Holdings BV.

Mr Khachaturyan received his LLM degree from Yale Law School in 1993, PhD (Private International Law) and Master's Degree in Law (International Law) from Kiev National University in 1990 and 1983 respectively. He also studied at the International Law Institute, Washington, DC (1991).

Mr Khachaturyan is admitted to practice in Ukraine (1993). He speaks English, Ukrainian and Russian.

Biography: Management Labour and Employment

Armen Khachaturyan is a senior partner of Asters and the head of banking, finance and securities practice. He has extensive M&A, banking, finance and project finance, capital markets experience. His practice areas also include general corporate advice, currency control, securities, energy, privatisation, and employment law. Mr Khachaturyan frequently advises foreign and Ukrainian clients on cross-border legal planning and regulatory issues related to foreign investment.

Mr Khachaturyan is included in the 2010 edition of Ukraine's Best Lawyers for outstanding legal services in banking and finance, capital markets and securities. He is also featured in the IFLR1000 2010, The Legal 500: EMEA 2010, Chambers Global – The World's Leading Lawyers for Business 2010, and PLC Which Lawyer? 2010 as a highly recommended lawyer for banking and finance and capital markets transactions. He is recognised as one of the leading lawyers in Ukraine for banking and finance, international finance, securities, and labour and employment by Ukrainian Law Firms 2010.

His recent projects include advising Sberbank, Savings Bank of the Russian Federation, on a US$700 million syndicated financing to Metinvest; Easy Date in connection with its £10 million on the London Stock Exchange's Alternative Investment Market, the first Ukrainian IT sector IPO on the international capital markets; a number of major Ukrainian agricultural producers in connection with anticipated IPOs (share and GDR placements) on the London Stock Exchange.

Armen graduated from the National Taras Shevchenko University of Kiev and the International Law Institute in Washington, DC. He is an LLM graduate of Yale Law School.

Mr Khachaturyan is a member of the Ukrainian Bar Association, Kiev City Bar Association, International Bar Association, the advisory board of the IBA's Law Firm Management Committee, foreign advisory board of the Ukrainian American Bar Association, the board of directors of US–Ukraine Business Council, National IPO Committee of Ukraine.

Asters is a full-service independent national law firm. With 15 years of experience it has one of the longest track records on Ukraine's legal market and combines first-class standards of legal practice with established local expertise. Asters and its partners are consistently placed at the very top of the country's legal professional market by the most authoritative international and national reviews: The Legal 500, PLC Which Lawyer? , Chambers Global, Chambers Europe, IFLR 1000, Ukrainian Law Firms and Best Lawyers.

Asters provides the full scope of legal services in Ukraine: mergers and acquisitions, banking law, finance, securities, corporate and contract law, investments, competition law, litigation, international arbitration, international trade and customs law, restructuring and insolvency, real estate and land law, natural resources, energy, environmental law, communications law, intellectual property, labour and employment, and taxation.

Biography: Capital Markets

Armen Khachaturyan is a senior partner of Asters and the head of banking, finance and securities practice. He has extensive M&A, banking, finance and project finance, capital markets experience. His practice areas also include general corporate advice, currency control, securities, energy, privatisation, and employment law. Mr Khachaturyan frequently advises foreign and Ukrainian clients on cross-border legal planning and regulatory issues related to foreign investment.

Mr Khachaturyan is included in the 2010 edition of Ukraine's Best Lawyers for outstanding legal services in banking and finance, capital markets and securities. He is also featured in the IFLR1000 2010, The Legal 500: EMEA 2010, Chambers Global – The World's Leading Lawyers for Business 2010, and PLC Which Lawyer? 2010 as a highly recommended lawyer for banking and finance and capital markets transactions. He is recognised as one of the leading lawyers in Ukraine for banking and finance, international finance, securities, and labour and employment by Ukrainian Law Firms 2010.

His recent projects include advising Sberbank, Savings Bank of the Russian Federation, on a US$700 million syndicated financing to Metinvest; Easy Date in connection with its £10 million on the London Stock Exchange's Alternative Investment Market, the first Ukrainian IT sector IPO on the international capital markets; a number of major Ukrainian agricultural producers in connection with anticipated IPOs (share and GDR placements) on the London Stock Exchange.

Armen graduated from the National Taras Shevchenko University of Kiev and the International Law Institute in Washington, DC. He is an LLM graduate of Yale Law School.

Mr Khachaturyan is a member of the Ukrainian Bar Association, Kiev City Bar Association, International Bar Association, the advisory board of the IBA's Law Firm Management Committee, foreign advisory board of the Ukrainian American Bar Association, the board of directors of US–Ukraine Business Council, National IPO Committee of Ukraine.

Asters is a full-service independent national law firm. With 15 years of experience it has one of the longest track records on Ukraine's legal market and combines first-class standards of legal practice with established local expertise. Asters and its partners are consistently placed at the very top of the country's legal professional market by the most authoritative international and national reviews: The Legal 500, PLC Which Lawyer? , Chambers Global, Chambers Europe, IFLR 1000, Ukrainian Law Firms and Best Lawyers.

Asters provides the full scope of legal services in Ukraine: mergers and acquisitions, banking law, finance, securities, corporate and contract law, investments, competition law, litigation, international arbitration, international trade and customs law, restructuring and insolvency, real estate and land law, natural resources, energy, environmental law, communications law, intellectual property, labour and employment, and taxation.

Biography: Corporate Governance

Armen Khachaturyan is a senior partner and the head of the banking, finance and securities practice group. Admitted in Ukraine (1983). Mr Khachaturyan has extensive banking, finance and project finance experience. His practice areas also include corporate, M&A, currency control, securities, energy, privatisation, and employment law. Mr Khachaturyan frequently advises foreign and Ukrainian clients on cross-border legal planning and regulatory issues related to foreign investment.

Armen Khachaturyan is distinguished as a leading lawyer in banking and finance and M&A in 2011 edition of the IFLR 1000. He is recognised for his banking and finance, capital markets, M&A and labour and employment expertise by Who's Who Legal: CIS 2011 and highly recommended for banking and finance in the Legal 500: EMEA 2011 ranking. The Euromoney Guide to the World's Leading Lawyers 2010 named Mr Khachaturyan one of the world's pre-eminent capital markets and M&A practitioners. He is noted for expansive experience in banking and finance, in particular M&A and regulatory aspects of the practice, by Chambers Global 2011 and Chambers Europe 2011, being recommended as high-level practitioner in general corporate matters.

Mr Khachaturyan worked as a coordinator of the advisory group for the Securities and Stock Market State Commission of Ukraine for improvement of capital market regulations. He is a member of the Ukrainian Bar Association, the Kiev City Bar Association, the International Bar Association, advisory board of the IBA's law firm management committee, and the foreign advisory board of the Ukrainian American Bar Association, the board of directors of US-Ukraine Business Council, and the National IPO Committee of Ukraine.

Mr Khachaturyan's recent projects at Asters include advising Swedbank on merger of its Ukrainian subsidiaries JSC Swedbank and JSC Swedbank Invest; Controlware GmbH, designer and supplier of advanced networking solutions, on various issues of Ukrainian corporate law in connection with its participation in Infocom LLC; Bank of America Merrill Lynch, The Royal Bank of Scotland, UBS Investment Bank and Dragon Capital on the debut issue of Eurobonds by MRIYA Agro Holding, one of the leading agricultural groups in Ukraine; EasyDate, an international IT company with major operations located in Ukraine, on Ukrainian law issues in preparation for their £10 million offering of shares (IPO) on the London Stock Exchange's Alternative Investment Market.

Mr Khachaturyan received his LLM degree from Yale Law School (USA) in 1993, PhD (Private International Law) and Master of Law (International Law) degrees from Kiev National Taras Shevchenko University in 1990 and 1983 respectively. He also studied in the International Law Institute, Washington, DC (1991). He speaks English, Ukrainian and Russian.

Biography: Mergers and Acquisitions

Armen Khachaturyan is a senior partner of Asters and the head of banking, finance and securities practice. He has extensive M&A, banking, finance and project finance, capital markets experience. His practice areas also include general corporate advice, currency control, securities, energy, privatisation, and employment law. Mr Khachaturyan frequently advises foreign and Ukrainian clients on cross-border legal planning and regulatory issues related to foreign investment.

Mr Khachaturyan is included in the 2010 edition of Ukraine's Best Lawyers for outstanding legal services in banking and finance, capital markets and securities. He is also featured in the IFLR1000 2010, The Legal 500: EMEA 2010, Chambers Global – The World's Leading Lawyers for Business 2010, and PLC Which Lawyer? 2010 as a highly recommended lawyer for banking and finance and capital markets transactions. He is recognised as one of the leading lawyers in Ukraine for banking and finance, international finance, securities, and labour and employment by Ukrainian Law Firms 2010.

His recent projects include advising Sberbank, Savings Bank of the Russian Federation, on a US$700 million syndicated financing to Metinvest; Easy Date in connection with its £10 million on the London Stock Exchange's Alternative Investment Market, the first Ukrainian IT sector IPO on the international capital markets; a number of major Ukrainian agricultural producers in connection with anticipated IPOs (share and GDR placements) on the London Stock Exchange.

Armen graduated from the National Taras Shevchenko University of Kiev and the International Law Institute in Washington, DC. He is an LLM graduate of Yale Law School.

Mr Khachaturyan is a member of the Ukrainian Bar Association, Kiev City Bar Association, International Bar Association, the advisory board of the IBA's Law Firm Management Committee, foreign advisory board of the Ukrainian American Bar Association, the board of directors of US–Ukraine Business Council, National IPO Committee of Ukraine.

Asters is a full-service independent national law firm. With 15 years of experience it has one of the longest track records on Ukraine's legal market and combines first-class standards of legal practice with established local expertise. Asters and its partners are consistently placed at the very top of the country's legal professional market by the most authoritative international and national reviews: The Legal 500, PLC Which Lawyer? , Chambers Global, Chambers Europe, IFLR 1000, Ukrainian Law Firms and Best Lawyers.

Asters provides the full scope of legal services in Ukraine: mergers and acquisitions, banking law, finance, securities, corporate and contract law, investments, competition law, litigation, international arbitration, international trade and customs law, restructuring and insolvency, real estate and land law, natural resources, energy, environmental law, communications law, intellectual property, labour and employment, and taxation.