Taisa Markus
Taisa Markus
Visiting Professor
Taisa Markus is a Ukrainian American who serves as a Visiting Professor at the Faculty of Law. She is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Illinois College of Law - Urbana Champaign where she teaches “Doing Business in Latin America”. At KMA Faculty of Law, Taisa guest lectures on business law and supports the legal English writing program. Taisa also currently serves on a number of non-profit boards and, since the full scale invasion, actively volunteers to support Ukraine.
Taisa served as partner in the Latin America Practice Group in the New York office of White & Case LLP until 2021 when she left to teach and volunteer. Previously, she served as partner at Paul Hastings LLP and at Milbank LLP. Her practice over the years focused on cross border capital markets and corporate finance transactions in emerging markets with a particular focus on Latin America. Her experience includes SEC registered and 144A equity and debt issuances and sovereign debt issuances and restructurings.
Taisa has been recognized in Chambers Latin America, Chambers USA Banking, Chambers USA, Capital Markets Debt & Equity, Legal 500 and Latinvex as a leading lawyer. She has written on various topics related to finance in the region and has spoken at PLI and Euromoney seminars.
Taisa received a J.D., cum laude, from the University of Illinois College of Law in 1986 and a bachelor’s degrees, cum laude, in Mathematics and Philosophy from Loyola University of Chicago in 1983. She serves on the board of the Vance Center for International Justice where she is Special Counsel for the Ukraine Project, on the Advisory Board of the University of Illinois College of Law and on the board of the Ukrainian Institute of America. She has been active in women’s bar associations and groups in the United States and in Latin America.
In addition to business law and finance, Taisa’s interests include issues related to rule of law in emerging markets, post-Soviet legal reforms, sustainable development and heritage preservation.
Taisa speaks English, Ukrainian, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and French. She is licensed to practice in New York State.
Taisa served as partner in the Latin America Practice Group in the New York office of White & Case LLP until 2021 when she left to teach and volunteer. Previously, she served as partner at Paul Hastings LLP and at Milbank LLP. Her practice over the years focused on cross border capital markets and corporate finance transactions in emerging markets with a particular focus on Latin America. Her experience includes SEC registered and 144A equity and debt issuances and sovereign debt issuances and restructurings.
Taisa has been recognized in Chambers Latin America, Chambers USA Banking, Chambers USA, Capital Markets Debt & Equity, Legal 500 and Latinvex as a leading lawyer. She has written on various topics related to finance in the region and has spoken at PLI and Euromoney seminars.
Taisa received a J.D., cum laude, from the University of Illinois College of Law in 1986 and a bachelor’s degrees, cum laude, in Mathematics and Philosophy from Loyola University of Chicago in 1983. She serves on the board of the Vance Center for International Justice where she is Special Counsel for the Ukraine Project, on the Advisory Board of the University of Illinois College of Law and on the board of the Ukrainian Institute of America. She has been active in women’s bar associations and groups in the United States and in Latin America.
In addition to business law and finance, Taisa’s interests include issues related to rule of law in emerging markets, post-Soviet legal reforms, sustainable development and heritage preservation.
Taisa speaks English, Ukrainian, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and French. She is licensed to practice in New York State.
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