WASHINGTON, D.C. - CMS Cameron McKenna LLC has been approved for membership in the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), the USUBC executive committee announced today on behalf of the entire USUBC membership of over 150 companies and organizations who have business operations, investments or other development programs in Ukraine.

CMS Cameron McKenna, headquartered in London, is part of the CMS group, a leading European provider of legal and tax services. CMS has a unique European footprint, with offices in 47 offices in 27 countries, and is the largest provider of legal services in Central and Eastern Europe with 12 offices, including Ukraine.

CMS's cross-border reach and expertise encompasses a broad range of areas, including commercial law; banking and finance, competition, corporate and M&A, dispute resolution, employment & pensions, environment, immigration, intellectual property, private equity, public procurement, real estate and tax. 

The Kyiv office of CMS Cameron McKenna is recognised in the market as a leader in the fields of energy and infrastructure, corporate and M&A, real estate and banking and finance and has advised on many of the leading transactions in Ukraine since the office's opening in 2007. CMS was also one of the first law firms to embrace the need to also structure its business along industry sector group lines. 

The firm takes a commercial approach to serving its clients and its practice is focused on eight industry sector groups (consumer products, energy, hotels & leisure, infrastructure & project finance, insurance and funds, lifesciences, real estate & construction and technology, media & telecoms). By thoroughly understanding its clients' business, CMS strives to effectively help clients manage the risks of doing business and in achieving their goals in Ukraine.

CMS KYIV OFFICE - ADAM MYCYK AND DANIEL BILAK
Adam Mycyk is the managing partner for CMS Cameron McKenna in Kyiv and leads the office's corporate and banking practices. Partner Daniel Bilak practices in the areas of energy and infrastructure, real estate, and hotels and leisure restructuring. Adam Mycyk is originally from New Jersey and Daniel Bilak is from Toronto. They joined CMS in 2007, when CMS opened its office in Ukraine.  

CMS AND USUBC
"I met in Kyiv in late 2010 with Adam Mycyk and Daniel Bilak about the CMS legal services in Ukraine. Both are proud of their Ukrainian heritage and have a wealth of experience between them, having been working in Ukraine since the early 1990's. 

"Following Daniel's participation in a recent USUBC-sponsored luncheon with U.S. Ambassador Tefft in Kyiv, they expressed their strong desire to participate in the USUBC's activities and become members," said Morgan Williams, Director, Government Affairs, Washington Office, for the SigmaBleyzer Private Equity Investment Management Group, who serves as President of the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC).

"Daniel Bilak will represent CMS on the USUBC board of directors. USUBC is very pleased to have the opportunity to work together with Adam, Daniel and their colleagues at CMS," Williams said.

INFORMATION: Additional information about the CMS Cameron McKenna law firm can be found at http://www.cms-cmck.com/pages/default.aspx.

USUBC MEMBERSHIP REACHES 150
USUBC now has over one-hundred fifty members. Membership in January of 2005 was eight, in January of 2007 was 22 and reached 100 by January of 2009.  The complete list of USUBC members can be found at: http://www.usubc.org/members.php.  For a list of the USUBC board of directors go to the following link: http://www.usubc.org/site/u-s-ukraine-business-council-board-of-directors. 
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USUBC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS & OFFICERS
For Year 2011 (http://www.usubc.org/excommittee.php)

[1]  Margarita Karpenko, Managing Partner
DLA Piper Ukraine LLC, Kyiv, Ukraine

[2]  Michael E. Kirst, Regional Vice President
Central/Eastern Europe and Russia
Westinghouse Electric Company, Brussels, Belgium

[3]  Christopher J. Lombardi, Director,
International Business Development, Europe, Israel, Sub-Sahara
Raytheon International, Inc., Arlington, Virginia

[4]  Dr. Irina Paliashvili, President and Senior Counsel
RULG-Ukrainian Legal Group, P.A., Washington, D.C./Kyiv, Ukraine

[5]  Andrew A. Pidgirsky, Chairman, Board of Governors,
Ukrainian American Bar Association (UABA), Houston, TX

[6]  Samir B. Sahgal, Director, International Operations
Washington, D.C. Operations, The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA
            Treasurer, USUBC

[7]  Joseph E. Samora, Jr., Senior Vice President
Case New Holland Inc., A Fiat Group Company, Washington, D.C.

[8]  Diana Sedney, Manager, International Government Relations
Policy, Government and Public Affairs, Chevron Government Affairs
Chevron, Washington, D.C.

[9]  John F. Steele, Director, International Government Affairs
Eli Lilly and Company, Washington, D.C.

[10]  Vanessa Stiffler-Claus, Director, International Affairs
John Deere Public Affairs Worldwide, John Deere, Washington, D.C.

[11]  Patrick H. Sweet, President
Sweet Analysis Services, Inc. (SASI), Alexandria, VA

[12]  Morgan Williams, Director, Government Affairs, Washington Office
SigmaBleyzer Private Equity Investment Group, Washington, D.C.
           Chairman, Executive Committee, USUBC, President/CEO, USUBC

[13]  Van A. Yeutter, Vice President, Corporate Affairs
Cargill, Washington, D.C.

[14]  Jack I. Heller, Attorney at Law
Heller & Rosenblatt, Washington, D.C.
           Legal Counsel, USUBC

SENIOR ADVISORS TO USUBC- 2011

[1]  Anders Aslund, Senior Fellow
Peterson Institute for International Economics, Washington, D.C.
 
[2]  Ariel Cohen, Ph.D, Senior Research Fellow
Allison Center for International Studies,
Davis Institute for International Studies,
The Heritage Foundation, Washington, D.C.
 
[3]  James Greene, President
Effective Engagement Strategies, LLC, Washington, D.C.
Former Head, NATO Liaison Office Ukraine

[4]  Anatoliy Kinakh, Head
League of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Ukraine
Member of Parliament of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine

[5]  David Kramer, Executive Director,
Freedom House, Washington, D.C.
 
[6]  Leonid Kozachenko, President
Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation (UAC), Kyiv, Ukraine

[7]  William Green Miller, Senior Policy Scholar
Woodrow Wilson Center,  Washington, D.C.
Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine

[8]  Steven Pifer, Senior Fellow
The Brookings Institution
Senior Advisor, Russia & Eurasia Program, CSIS, Washington, D.C.
Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine

[9] Roman Popadiuk, Executive Director,
George Bush Presidential Library Foundation
Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
First U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine

[10]  Dr. Edilberto Segura, Partner, Chief Economist
SigmaBleyzer Private Equity Investment Group
Chair of the Advisory Board of The Bleyzer Foundation, Kyiv, Ukraine

[11] Oleh Shamshur, Former Ambassador of Ukraine to the USA
Senior Advisor, PBN Company, Kyiv, Ukraine
 
[12]  Keith Smith, Senior Associate
Europe Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
Former U.S. Ambassador to Lithuania, Washington, D.C.  

[13]  William B. Taylor, Jr., Vice President, Peace & Stability Operations
United States Institute of Peace, Washington, D.C.
Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine

[14]  Damon Wilson, Vice President
Atlantic Council of the United States, Washington, D.C.

[15] James Wilson, Director
EU Ukraine Business Council (EUUBC), Brussels, Belgium