Igor Svitlyk is an associate in the Kyiv, Ukraine office of Arzinger Law Firm. His practice focuses on anti-corruption compliance, white-collar crime, life sciences and public procurement areas. Igor has assisted major international and local companies with development and implementation of anti-corruption policies and advised on various compliance matters. Mr. Svitlyk is also Anti-Corruption Working Group Chair at the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine. Within this working group, Igor participates in the development of anti-corruption legislation in Ukraine and the assessment of its effectiveness. Igor can be reached at Igor.Svitlyk@arzinger.ua.
Ukraine has certainly had its share of difficulty in dealing with corruption. Among its challenges has been the apparent stunted attempt at holding legal entities criminally liable for their representatives' wrongdoing. Though legislation was put in place nearly 18 months ago establishing the criminal liability of legal entities, no enforcement in this vein has yet been handed down.
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