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General info

Iryna Bakina has extensive experience advising clients on regulatory issues related to banking and finance services with a special focus on cross border debt and equity transactions and restructurings, functioning of payment systems (including online and E-money payment services), cross border aspects of banking and other financial services activities, as well as establishment and liquidation of financial institutions in Ukraine.

In addition to her practical experience in banking and finance, Iryna regularly advises clients on the most sophisticated cases in the area of labour law (including advice on hiring and dismissal of personnel along with drafting related employment documentation) and on issues related to the establishment, operation and closure of representative offices of foreign companies and foreign banks in Ukraine. Ms Bakina also specialises in providing legal advice on personal data protection and anti-money laundering aspects in the banking, insurance and financial services sectors.

Before joining Sayenko Kharenko, Iryna worked for 8 years in the Ukrainian subsidiary of a major international bank.

Recognition

Recommended for Banking and Capital Markets by IFLR1000, 2025

Recognised among the notable practitioners in Labor and Employment in Ukraine according to Ukrainian Law Firms 2025

Recognized among leading lawyers in Capital Markets and M&A by Best Lawyers in Ukraine 2022

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Professional membership and involvement

American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine

European Business Association

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Education

LL. M., summa cum laude, from Vadym Hetman Kyiv National Economic University

Media & Insight Iryna Bakina

19 March 2026

Publications

Ірина Бакіна
European Employment Insights February 2026 (Ukraine)
25 February 2026

Publications

Ірина Бакіна
European Employment Insights January 2026 (Ukraine)
17 December 2025

Publications

Ірина Бакіна
European Employment Insights December 2025 (Ukraine)
19 November 2025

Publications

Ірина Бакіна
European Employment Insights November 2025 (Ukraine)
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