7th DLA Piper All-Ukraine scholarship competition for law students of 2013-2014 has started
Kyiv - DLA Piper, a global law firm, announced the beginning of the All-Ukraine Scholarship Competition for Law Students of 2013-2014. The Competition is running 7th year in a row for students of law departments of the Ukrainian Universities. Within the frames of its CSR practice DLA Piper is glad to give an opportunity to a new generation of Ukrainian lawyers to take a step towards professional growth. Winners of the competition will take 1 month scholarship in the Kyiv office of DLA Piper. Judging Panel of the 2013-2014 Competition includes: Natalya Bondarenko, Legal Director, Carlsberg Ukraine Chala Kateryna, General Director, Sitronics Information Technologies Karpenko Margarita, Managing Partner, DLA Piper Ukraine (Kyiv) Kochergina Natalia, Partner and Head of Real Estate, DLA Piper Ukraine (Kyiv) Kravchenko Olga, Head of Legal Department, Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine Lazurenko Anna, Head of Legal, Louis Dreyfus Commodities Ltd. LLC Osipov Andriy, Head of Legal Department and Compliance Officer, Metro Cash & Carry Ukraine Ltd. Syroyid Oksana, Director, Ukrainian Legal Foundation Vakhel Yuriy, Head of Legal and Business Development, Noble Resources Ukraine LLC, Expert of the Ukrainian Agricultural Confederation Vinnikov Oleksandr, LEP Legal Advisor, USAID Project Zhurzhiy Andrii, Head of Legal Department, Fozzy Group Application forms and written essays shall be submitted before 21 February 2014. Round tables with semi-finalists and the award ceremony will take place in April 2014 after all necessary reviews. All-Ukraine Scholarship Competition for Law Students of 2013-2014 is traditionally supported by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, the Students' League of Ukrainian Bar Association as well as USAID "Access to justice and legal empowerment" project in Ukraine and European student's forum "AEGEE-Kyiv". Media partner is the information agency "Interfax". For further information: Nataliya Tkachenko, Marketing Manager, DLA Piper Ukraine, LLC. Tel.: +380 (44) 490 9579 or E-mail: nataliya.tkachenko@dlapiper.com Information for editors: DLA Piper is a global law firm with 4,200 lawyers across more than 30 countries. From its offices across Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and the United States, legal and business advisers provide a comprehensive range of services to local, regional and international businesses. In Kyiv our team comprises more than 30 lawyers headed by Margarita Karpenko, Managing Partner. DLA Piper All-Ukraine Scholarship Competition for Law Students of 2013-2014 is running 7th year in a row and is one of DLA Piper CSR initiatives within the framework of its global Education platform. Besides this one, DLA Piper globally directs its CSR efforts to Pro Bono, People & Communities and Sustainability platforms. Further information about the Competition can be found at www.dlapiper.com/ukraine. Besides, interested students can contact marketing department of DLA Piper Ukraine at +380 44 490 9579 or send a request to scholarship@dlapiper.com, to receive the detailed information. For further information about our organisation and services, please visit our website: www.dlapiper.com. Please follow us on https://www.facebook.com/pages/DLA-Piper-Ukraine-LLC/206819979379646.