Irina Yevmenenko

Irina Yevmenenko is counsel in the Firm's Capital Markets Practice Group concentrating on representing US-domestic and non-US publicly traded companies in connection with a broad range of compliance issues and regulatory requirements, including ongoing compliance obligations under US securities laws, listing requirements of the major US exchanges and general corporate governance matters.

Irina regularly counsels clients with respect to preparation of periodic reports on Forms 10-K, 20-F, and 10-Q, current reports on Forms 8-K and 6-K, proxy statements and all aspects of annual shareholders' meetings, Form S-8 filings and related prospectus delivery requirements and participant communications, insider reports pursuant to Section 16 and Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as well as SEC no-action letters. She also assists clients in responding to periodic reviews by the Staff of the SEC, including responding to SEC comments and FINRA inquiries.

Irina also counsels management, boards of directors and board committees of public companies in connection with best corporate governance practices and trends as well as compliance with the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market, and provides advice on recommendations of proxy advisors, such as ISS and Glass Lewis. Irina regularly assists clients in preparation and review of board committee charters, corporate codes and policies, general corporate initiatives and issues, such as insider trading policies, disclosure policies, Rule 10b5-1 executive trading plans, corporate share repurchase programs, and shareholder activism issues. Irina also regularly counsels clients on executive compensation and employee benefits related issues.