Maksym Iavorskyi

Maksym (Max) Iavorskyi is a qualified lawyer with over 15 years of experience in private sector development and private-sector legal advisory, focusing on insolvency, dispute resolution, procurement, and regulatory frameworks. He joined the DECIG department at the World Bank in 2015, gaining deep cross-unit experience and engaging in multiple cross-support opportunities. From 2017 to 2019, he was on assignment in the Kuala Lumpur hub, gaining valuable expertise with countries in Southeast Asia. Most recently, he completed a two-year Developmental Assignment (DAIS) with the Insolvency and Debt Resolution team at FCI, acquiring operational experience and collaborating with regional colleagues. He has led and participated in numerous high-level reform verification and data collection missions in countries such as Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, China, India, Thailand, and Ukraine. Iavorskyi holds a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from the Geneva Law School and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies. Prior to joining the World Bank Group, he worked as a lawyer in leading law firms in Ukraine and the United States. He speaks Ukrainian and Russian.