Alla Melnychenko, lawyer and partner at Bargen, has headed the IT/Web3 practice.
Tech business in Ukraine continues to develop even in the most challenging conditions. Over recent years, our team has supported companies from various sectors—ranging from SaaS and FinTech to Web3, Crypto, and Defense Tech. Today, we are consolidating this expertise into a dedicated practice to even more effectively help tech companies scale, attract investment, and enter new markets.
Key practice areas:
IT business & Diia.City
We support companies at all stages of operating in the Diia.City regime: from assessing feasibility and obtaining resident status to tax structuring, implementing gig contracts and ESOP programs, raising investments, and providing support during tax audits.
Crypto, Web3 and virtual assets
Helping tech projects build a legal structure for growth and scaling: whitepaper and tokenomics analysis, SPV and DAO structuring, SAFE/SAFT, token sales, VASP licensing, MiCA and VARA regulation, opening bank and exchange accounts.
Defense Tech
We support startups and tech companies in the defense sector: corporate structuring, founders' agreements, investments, M&A, intellectual property protection, export control, public procurement, and compliance for international investors.
Alla Melnychenko is an attorney with over 10 years of experience in commercial law and dispute resolution, and one of the few Ukrainian lawyers with practical experience in Web3 and virtual assets. Over recent years, she has advised a number of Web3 projects, structuring their businesses across various jurisdictions, and has developed substantial expertise in virtual asset regulation, including in the UAE. Working between Kyiv and Dubai, Alla combines an understanding of the needs of the Ukrainian IT market with the requirements of leading tech-focused jurisdictions.
We believe that technology companies need legal counsel who understand not only the law, but also the specifics of building and scaling an innovative business.
If you are developing a product in the field of IT, Web3, Crypto, or Defense Tech, we would be happy to cooperate.
