Oksana Kneychuk

Qualifications and professional experience

Oksana Kneychuk is the Head of International Tax Planning and Corporate Structuring Department at ETERNA LAW, TOP-10 Ukrainian full-cycle law firm possessing strong expertise in the CIS region, and the Head of the Ukrainian desk at KBZ Legal.

Oksana has 17 years of professional experience in providing tax and legal advisory services. Her clients’ portfolio includes MNCs, major Ukrainian groups, and high net worth individuals.

Oksana has a distinguished track record of handling M&A and transaction structuring, advising on the most advantageous tax planning strategies for cross-border inbound and outbound investment, including development and implementation of efficient international tax structures and practical mechanisms for profits repatriation.

She has a vast experience of consulting on corporate reorganisations and rellocations, sale of businesses, capital raisings, joint ventures, property developments and liquidations.

Oksana’ extensive experience also covers provision of tax advice to the Ukrainian and CIS high net worth individuals on private wealth structuring, preservation of wealth, and tax planning around life changing events.

She is recommended in Tax by Legal 500 EMEA 2015-2017, 2019-2020, Tax Directors Handbook 2015 – 2017. ETERNA LAW has been repeatedly recognised as International Tax Planning Law Firm in Ukraine by Global Legal Awards and ACQ 5 Global Awards.

Oksana is a member of IFA (International Fiscal Association), AIEL (Association of Independent European Lawyers), holder of IBFD advanced professional certificate in international taxation.