Olena Zhydenko

Bio

Lawyer for Sustainable Projects and Green Transition with deep knowledge of energy market

• DEPUTY CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER

  RODINA ENERGY - Full-time From January 2023 to Present

  • Legal support of construction of hybrid systems, co-generation, energy efficiency and solar generation projects; • Negotiations with contractors, suppliers, international financial institutions; • Assessment of all internal/external legal risks, analysis of the ways of their elimination/mitigation.

• CONTRACT AND PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST

  EMERGY UKRAINE LLC (SUSTAINABLE STORIES) - Full-time From April 2021 to December 2022

  • Advising on, developing, drafting and negotiationg of all kinds of procurement contracts required for the full circle of wind business (turbine supply agreements, foundation agreements, EPC and turnkey contracts, purchase agreements for components, service agreements, contracts for logistics etc); keeping oversight of all legal matters relating to projects realization and advising senior management about all related legal risks, including claims and disputes.

• ASSOCIATE

  INTEGRITES LAW FIRM - Full-time From June 2019 to January 2021

  •structuring of deals for supply, construction, installation activity for realization of EPC projects; • assistance of the contract negotiations with contractors, suppliers, financial institutions etc providing legal opinions, memos, due diligence reports for management and internal clients; • legal support for property-related deals (sale and purchase, rent, land lease and commercial property).

• LEGAL MANAGER

  DTEK RENEWABLES - Full-time From January 2018 to June 2019

  • Structuring deals for conclusion of EPC contracts: supply, installation, construction agreements, full-service agreements (AOM, WMSA), financial and security contracts (SPA, pledge, debt, bank account pledge contracts, mortgage, parent company guarantee, performance security documentation).

• CORPORATE LAWYER

  AUCHAN UKRAINE - Full-time From June 2014 to December 2018

  • Structuring of deals for supply, construction, installation activity for realization of trade and office projects; • Contract negotiations with contractors, suppliers, financial institutions etc.; • Driving standartisation and process improvement initiatives; • Legal support in related dispute resolution situations.

• ASSOCIATE

  ADER HABER LAW FIRM - Full-time From June 2007 to May 2014

  • Legal support for property-related deals (sale and purchase, land lease and commercial property lease agreements); • Advising on land, real estate and construction issue, acquisition of the agricultural lands; •Presentation of interests in the court proceedings, state authorities, law enforcement bodies.

• Legal regulation of the subsurface use at the oil and gas extraction

  National Agricultural University From June 2008 to September 2011
• Jurisprudence

  National Agricultural University From June 2006 to July 2007
• Jurisprudence

  National Agricultural University From June 2002 to July 2006

(C)PPAs Climate policy Communications Electricity Regulation Energy Law Energy policy Environmental policy Environmental Regulation Market-based mechanisms

• English
• French
• Ukrainian

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