Daniel Bilak is the managing partner of Kinstellar's Kyiv office.
A Canada-qualified lawyer with more than 30 years of experience in Ukraine and the region, Bilak advises international business in mitigating emerging market risk, particularly the defence, infrastructure, agribusiness and technology sectors.
Prior to joining Kinstellar, Bilak served as chief investment advisor to the Prime Minister of Ukraine (2016 – 2019) and headed UkraineInvest, the Ukrainian government’s foreign investment promotion agency, where he supported companies in navigating the Ukrainian investment environment. As deputy chairman of the Supervisory Board of Ukrainian State Railways (UkrZaliznytsia), and twice as chief of staff to the Minister of Justice of Ukraine, Bilak oversaw governance reforms and developed anti-corruption strategies in the public sector.
Daniel Bilak, managing partner of Kinstellar's Kyiv office, considers the legal specialism emerging from Ukraine's front line