Background
Kisil, Vasiliy I. was born on October 28, 1948 in Kiev, Ukraine.
Kisil, Vasiliy I. was born on October 28, 1948 in Kiev, Ukraine.
Law School of Kiev State University (1976. Doctor of Philosophy in International Private Law, 1980). Spoken languages: Russian, Ukrainian and French.
Worked at Vasil Kisil & Partners (Kiev) specializing in Diverse Corporate Mergers, Registration, Acquisitions, Reorganization and Liquidation, Registration of Foreign Companies" Representative Offices, Joint Ventures and 100 percent Foreign Owned Ventures in the Ukraine territory, Foreign Investment Protection, Privatization of State Owned Enterprises in Industry and Agriculture, Contracting, Property Rights Protection, Countertrade, Customs Regulations, Civil Law Claims (Torts), Local Court and Arbitrary Litigation, International Arbitrary Litigation, Bank Law, Financial Law, Taxation, Mineral Rights and Concessions, Succession and Family Law with Foreign Citizens" Participation. Admitted to the bar, 1976, Ukraine. Professor, International Private Law, Kiev University.
Reads Courses on Comparative Civil Law, International Private Law, Legal Regulation of Foreign Economic Relations of the Ukraine, Legal Regime of Foreign Investment at the Ukraine, International Law School of Kiev University.
Author: "Dissolutions of Marriage in the International Private Law," 1980. "Foreigners and Soviet Law," 1982.
"Rights and Duties of Parents and Children," 1985. International Private Law" (textbook), 1986.
"Civil Law in Questions and Answers," 1987.
"Legal Status of Foreigners in the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics," 1987. "Family Law for Young People," 1990. "Realization of International Law Standards in the Domestic Legislation," 1992.
"International Family Law" (students" manual) 1993.
"Foreign Investments Protection in Ukraine (Theoretical and Practical Aspects)," 1994. Senior Scientific Consultant, Economic Reform Committee, Supreme Soviet of the Ukraine (Ukrainian Parliament).
Member, Government Committee on development of the Ukrainian Civil Code. Participant in development of Laws of the Ukraine: Family Law.
Law on Foreign Economic Activity.
Law on Business Partnerships. Customs Code; Law on Foreign Investments. Law on Bankruptcy; Law on Mortgage.
Member: Kiev City Bar.
Ukrainian Bar Association (Vice-President). The Firm was founded in 1987, at the very beginning of real democratic changes in the former Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics. After declaration of Ukraine"s independence and adoption of legislation on advocacy, it had been re-registered under the new name.
Founded by legal scientists and practitioners of similar thinking VASIL KISIL & PARTNERS was one of the very first to practice methods and techniques of working with clients generally accepted in the western world. All partners of the firm had training in western legal firms.
This made it a real center of legal support for increasing investment activity of the Ukrainian and foreign companies in the territory of the Ukraine and abroad.
The firm is also a founding member of TERRALEX, a network of independent law firms specializing in protection of lawful interests of Ukrainian and foreign entrepreneurials. The firm has the right to engage in legal practice throughout the whole territory of Ukraine (in every region).
Member, Government Committee on development of the Ukrainian Civil Code. Participant in development of Laws of the Ukraine: Family Law. Law on Foreign Economic Activity.
Law on Business Partnerships.
Customs Code; Law on Foreign Investments. Law on Bankruptcy; Law on Mortgage.
Member: Kiev City Bar. Ukrainian Bar Association (Vice-President).