WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Giles Legal Practice PLLC 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.

The Giles Legal Practice PLLC is a Wall Street based international law practice with offices in London and Kyiv specializing in representing Western, Ukrainian and Russian governmental and corporate entities in sophisticated cross-border transactions and global investments.

The firm focuses on Eastern European matters relating to mergers and acquisitions, private equity, international investment dispute arbitration. They  represent clients and governmental entities in corporate and non-profit cross-border investment within the United States, Ukraine and Russia. Their domestic practice focuses on real estate investments and transactions, as well as representing small to mid-cap companies in general corporate matters.

CHRISTOPHER GILES, PRINCIPAL AND FOUNDING PARTNER
Christopher Giles is the principal and founding partner of The Giles Legal Practice PLLC. Mr. Giles is a seasoned international transactional lawyer with extensive experience in US-Ukraine cross-border investments and corporate matters.

Mr. Giles is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame Law School, Michigan State University College of Law, and Georgetown University. He is the founder of the Georgetown Club of Ukraine.   Christopher previously has been a partner at Frishberg & Partners, as well as an associate at the firms of Asters and Grischenko & Partners. 

GILES AND USUBC
"Christopher Giles has attended and participated in many USUBC meetings and other activities in Washington, D.C., New York and Kyiv over the past two years, 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).  "USUBC is most pleased to have Christopher's new law firm as a member and to have the opportunity to continue to work with him."

Additional information about The Giles Legal Practice can be found at:  http://www.linkedin.com/in/christophermichaelgiles.

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