Mykyta Polatayko was appointed deputy chairman of the Committee on Telecom, IT & Internet Law of the Ukrainian Bar Association

On February 11, 2015 Mykyta Polatayko, associate and coordinator of Sayenko Kharenko IT practice group, was appointed deputy chairman of the Committee on Telecom, IT & Internet Law of the Ukrainian Bar Association (UBA).

The voting held in the e-format resulted in appointment of the Counsel members and chairmen. Thus, during the next two years Mr. Polatayko will be contributing to the active work of the Committee by coordinating its members in the process of IT legislation improvement, as well as participating in specialised events aimed at professional development of the Committee members.

Sayenko Kharenko IT team advises a diversified pool of clients in the telecommunications and IT sector on the most sophisticated financial and M&A transactions, as well as regulatory and antitrust issues. In particular, Sayenko Kharenko IT specialists provide legal advice on software development; structuring product and outsourcing IT businesses in cases of IP, tax and corporate security; IP package solutions for IT start-ups; and comprehensive IP due diligence.