LANGUAGES: Ukrainian, English, Russian
PRACTICE FOCUS
Artem Kuzmenko is a Partner at ETERNA LAW with more than 15 years of experience advising Ukrainian and international businesses.
His practice focuses on the intersection of business, regulation and government, particularly where companies face market entry, investment and M&A transactions, regulatory change, or complex interaction with public authorities.
Artem advises clients on Corporate and M&A, Government Relations, Gambling, FinTech and payments, compliance, and regulatory matters across highly regulated and rapidly developing industries. His sector experience includes gaming and gambling, technology, financial services, pharmaceuticals and healthcare, retail, agribusiness, real estate and infrastructure.
Artem is one of ETERNA LAW’s leading experts in the gaming and gambling industry. He has advised more than 40 international and Ukrainian market participants on regulatory, licensing, corporate, commercial and market-entry matters and has been actively involved in the development of Ukraine’s gambling regulatory framework.
In addition to his legal practice, Artem has management experience as a former acting CEO and holds an MBA. This background shapes his approach to legal advice: understanding the business decision first and finding the legal solution that enables it.
Artem regularly contributes to discussions on Ukraine’s business environment, regulation, investment and the development of new industries through media, conferences and professional associations.
He has been recognized by leading Ukrainian and international legal rankings for his work in Corporate/M&A, Gambling and Sports Law.
EDUCATION
- International Institute of Business (MBA)
- Military Institute of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
- Academy of Bar of Ukraine, special courses for lawyers - Master of Law
RECOGNITION
- Recommended in Energy (Tier 3) by the Legal 500 EMEA 2024
- Artem Kuzmenko — leader in Sport law (Client choice-2023-2026)
- Artem Kuzmenko - Best Lawyer 2024: Corporate Law (Ukrainian Advocates' Association (UAA))
- Top position - Sport law by Market Leaders: Ranking of Law Firms of Ukraine 2025
- Artem Kuzmenko is recognised in M&A by the international ranking Best Lawyers 2022 in Ukraine
- Oleh Malskyy and Artem Kuzmenko is recommended in Commercial, corporate and M&A by The Legal 500 EMEA 2021
- Artem Kuzmenko — leader in Sport law (Client choice-2021)