Knowledge Webinar "Legal Framework for Lobbying: Insights into Recently Adopted Law of Ukraine"

On February 23, the Law of Ukraine "On Lobbying" was adopted. While its adoption was one of the key requirements for the opening of negotiations on Ukraine's membership in the EU, at the stage of its development and consideration by the Parliament, the draft law became the subject of wide public debate regarding the concept of regulation and possible abuses of such regulation by state bodies. The focus of the webinar was on the main provisions of the adopted Law: which activities fall under the scope of regulation, who will be obliged to submit information to the Transparency Register and in what is the scope of such information, responsibility for violations of the provisions of the Law and expected timeframes for the practical implementation of the adopted regulation.

Questions for discussion:

• Definition of lobbying, its objects and objectives according to the Law
• Subjects of lobbying, their rights and obligations, restrictions on funding
• Transparency Register and scope of information to be submitted by different types of subjects of lobbying
• Reporting on lobbying activities
• Timeframes for practical implementation of the Law and introduction of liability for violation of its provisions

Speakers:

Alyona Shulima, Partner, Pragma Consulting Group. Alyona Shulima, Ph.D., advises international corporations and large national companies on the development and implementation of corporate GR-strategies and strategic communications. She has about 10 years of experience in the field of interaction with state authorities in various fields and management of associations, as well as more than 15 years of experience in legal and managerial positions in the Presidents’ Administration. Since 2022, he has been the Head of the GR committee of the Association of Lawyers of Ukraine.

Olena Yaliieva, Counsel, Pragma Consulting Group. In her role Olena advises international corporations and large national companies on matters of legislative and regulatory policy, development and advocacy of changes to legislation, regulatory impact assessment, provide interaction with representatives of state bodies in various fields. During martial law, Olena as a part of Pragma’s team is also deeply engaged in pro bono expert consulting on some issues of crucial regulatory legislation.