Maksym Vasyliuk

BIOGRAPHY

ON-THE-GROUND IN EUROPE'S MOST ACTIVE DEFENSE PROCUREMENT THEATER

Maksym Vasyliuk is Managing Director of Northline Counsel's Kyiv office, where he leads the firm's Ukrainian operations. He oversees the firm's engagement with Ukrainian state defense agencies, procurement bodies, and defense-industrial enterprises, as well as international partners supporting Ukraine's defense procurement and industrial capacity.

Maksym manages the firm's Ukrainian legal entity, Ultra Vires LLC, and serves as the primary point of contact for defense-industrial mandates originating in or directed toward Ukraine. His practice focuses on facilitating cross-border defense procurement transactions, coordinating with Ukrainian state export control bodies, and managing the commercial and regulatory interface between Western defense suppliers and Ukrainian end-users.

He is based in Kyiv.

PRACTICE AREAS

What Maksym advises on.

• Ukrainian Defense Procurement Advisory
  Advisory on navigating Ukrainian defense procurement processes, state export control coordination, and end-user certification for international defense suppliers.
• Cross-Border Defense-Industrial Transactions
  Structuring and negotiating defense supply agreements between Ukrainian end-users and Western defense manufacturers, including ITAR and EU dual-use compliance coordination.
• Export Control & Regulatory Compliance
  Coordination with Ukrainian SSEC (State Service of Export Control), end-use monitoring program design, and compliance architecture for controlled-item transactions.
• Defense-Industrial Capacity Building
  Supporting international partners in establishing or expanding defense-industrial production capacity within Ukraine, including greenfield manufacturing advisory.

CREDENTIALS

Bar admissions & qualifications

• Ukrainian National Bar Association (NAAU) — Active

Professional history

Education

• Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv — Faculty of Law