Kyiv, Ukraine—

Maksym Sysoiev, a partner in Dentons’ Kyiv office, has been re-elected as a board member of the Bioenergy Association of Ukraine (UABio).

In this role, he will help the other members of the board understand the legal aspects of supporting bioenergy projects.

Maksym Sysoiev has nearly 18 years’ experience in the energy, oil and gas, and agriculture industries. He advises foreign and local companies with respect to both regulatory issues and transactions and represents their interests before Ukrainian State authorities. He is recognized as a leading lawyer in the energy sector and has considerable experience in both conventional and renewable energy.

He led the team that advised Dionis Biogas Energy on the implementation of one of the first biomethane projects in Ukraine, representing an important milestone in the creation of a bioenergy ecosystem in the country (please read press release for more details). He also advised the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development on regulatory issues related to the export of biomethane from Ukraine (please read press release for more details).

The UABio is a platform for cooperation in the Ukrainian bioenergy market, which seeks to create favorable business conditions in order to help accelerate and sustainably develop bioenergy in Ukraine.

About UABio

Bioenergy Association of Ukraine (UABio) is a nonprofit civic union, that unites business and experts for sustainable bioenergy development in Ukraine. At present the organization lobbies and participates in the development of legislation, state and industry standards, program documents, energy strategies concerning sustainable bioenergy growth and provides expert, consultative, methodical and informational assistance to the Association’s members.

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