Krystyna Blokhina Gilkis is a law clerk in the firm’s Corporate practice group, focusing her practice on counseling for-profit and not-for-profit organizations on general operational, transactional and finance matters. Krystyna assists organizations not only with mergers, dissolutions, affiliations, creation of subsidiaries, restructuring, raising capital through debt and equity, but also with a wide range of their day-to-day compliance and governance matters.
Krystyna strives to learn more about her client’s business and corporate culture to better assist with their needs.
Professional & Civic Duties
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ABA Women.Connected Initiative, Young Lawyer Liaison
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Cornell Alumni Association, Member
Honors & Awards
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Winner of Tax Moot Court Competition, Ukraine, 2015
Publications
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"Separate but Equal", Cornell's Legal Information Institute, October 2018
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"Obergfell v Hodges", Cornell's Legal Information Institute, September 2018
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"Lawrence v Texas", Cornell's Legal Information Institute, September 2018
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"Tontine", Cornell's Legal Information Institute, September 2019
Education
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Cornell Law School, LL.M, J.D.
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Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University (Ukraine), B.L., LL.M, with honors
Bar Admissions
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Not yet licensed in New York, awaiting admission to New York State Bar