Yevhenii Shakotko
Head of Legal Affairs and Regulatory Policy Department at UkraineInvest
Mr. Yevhenii Shakotko holds a position of Head of Legal Affairs and Regulatory Policy Department at UkraineInvest — Ukraine’s Investment Promotion Agency. Yevhenii concentrates his efforts on providing troubleshooting services to foreign investors operating in Ukraine.
Mr. Shakotko’s previous experience encompasses working on corporate governance, real estate and energy projects during his employment with Kyiv offices of international law firms Dentons and EPAP. Beyond that, Yevhenii had been working as a Government Expert of Ukraine’s Ministry of Justice, among other things, coordinating implementation of the Ministry’s Business and Human Rights Policy, drafting legislative acts and communicating with international partners. Mr. Shakotko has an expertise in government relations, local self-government and inter-agency cooperation due to his experience with Kyiv City Council and Parliament of Canada.
Yevhenii is a certified mediator (Chapman University, Fowler School of Law) and holds an LLB and an LLM from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.
Takes part in
InvestUkraine: a Government Agent of Foreign Investors’ Interests
In the interview, we are going to talk with UkraineInvest’s director about:
- The complexity of the roles the agency plays;
- Tools and instruments the agency is using as a lobbyist inside the government;
- The challenges of the investor acquisition process during the COVID-19 crisis;
- The role of an “investment nanny” and how the agency deals with GR teams in foreign corporations.
Yevhenii Shakotko