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January 12, 2016

Sayenko Kharenko strengthens its London team

Sayenko Kharenko is growing its London office. In September 2015Eugenia Rebotunova joined the firm's team as a senior counsel permanently based in the UK. Ms Rebotunova, who holds law degrees from Duke University School of Law and Kyiv State Taras Sh…

Vasil Kisil & Partners announced expansion of its management team

On 25 December 2015 Vasil Kisil & Partners Law Firm announced expansion of its management team. Its senior associate Vladyslav Podolyak was promoted to counsellor and head of Intellectual Property practice. Vladyslav Podolyak specializes in inte…

January 11, 2016

Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners Ukraine promotes new counsels

EPAP Ukraine announces the internal promotion of three counsels: Arsen Miliutin, Viktoriya Podvorchanska and Oleksandr Maydanyk.  Arsen Miliutin is a co-head of tax and customs litigation. He leads a team of lawyers when pre…

Аvellum Partners advised on the city of Kiev’s Eurobonds Restructuring

Avellum Partners acted as Ukrainian counsel to the city of Kiev on the restructuring of its USD 250 million 8%  Loan Participation Notes due 2015 and USD 300  million  9.375%  Loan Participation Notes due 2016. The City of Kiev o…

January 3, 2016

Sayenko Kharenko promotes Dmitry Taranyk to partnership

Sayenko Kharenko has promoted Dmitry Taranyk to partner in the firm’s antitrust practice. The promotion will take effect from 1 January 2016 and will bring the total number of partners in the firm to nine. Dmitry has over fifteen years of exper…

December 25, 2015

DLA Piper advised on re-opening of Dior boutique

DLA Piper has recently advised a landlord on prolongation of a long term lease with Dior of nearly 500-square-meter premises in a historical building  for Dior's boutique. The deal allowed to re-open Dior boutique in Kiev after more than six-mon…

December 22, 2015

Sergiy Gryshko became a Head of the ICC Arbitration Commission

On 17 December 2015 the ICC Ukraine's Board appointed Sergiy Gryshko as Head of the ICC Arbitration Commission. Leading the ICC Arbitration Commission Sergiy Gryshko will contribute to promoting arbitration and creating favourable regulatory climate …

Asters advised China Development Bank

Asters acted as a legal counsel to China Development Bank (CDB) in connection with a number of agreements on the long-term strategic partnership with Ukrtelecom and Huawei Technologies. Ukrtelecom will receive the financial support from CDB and the …

Wolf Theiss advised Vienna Insurance Group

Wolf Theiss advised Vienna Insurance Group on acqusition and consolidation of 100% shareholding in Ukrainian Insurance Company Globus. The Ukrainian office of Wolf Theiss advised and represented Vienna Insurance Group (VIG) in the transaction for the…

December 15, 2015

Avellum Partners advised on Ukraine’s USD 15 billion sovereign debt restructuring

Avellum Partners acted as Ukrainian counsel for the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine on the restructuring of thirteen sovereign and sovereign-guaranteed Eurobonds with an outstanding principal of approximately USD15 billion. Settlement of the exchange…

December 14, 2015

Avellum Partners advised Raiffeisen Bank International AG and PJSC Raiffeisen Bank Aval

Avellum Partners acted as the legal counsel to Raiffeisen Bank International AG and PJSC Raiffeisen Bank Aval in connection with the acquisition by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) of 30% of shares in PJSC Raiffeisen Bank A…

December 2, 2015

III International Forum “Polish Business Day”

 The results of the III International Forum Polish Business Day that took place in Kiev on 26 November 2015 showed the strengthening of Polish-Ukrainian relations. 325 participants, including business representatives, who are interested in the…

November 27, 2015

Clifford Chance office in Kiev will be established as an independent law firm operating as Redcliffe Partners

From 1 December 2015 the Clifford Chance office in Kiev will be established as an independent law firm operating as Redcliffe Partners. Redcliffe will initially have four partners, Olexiy Soshenko and Dmytro Fedoruk, who currently head Clifford Chanc…

DLA Piper advised Bomond Group

DLA Piper advised Bomond Groupon obtaining preliminary lease within Central Universal Department Store in Kiev. Bomond Group will take a long-term lease of mostly entire ground floor with the total area around 900 square meters upon completion of con…

November 23, 2015

AstapovLawyers advised private investor in acquisition of CarPrice

AstapovLawyers International Law Group advised private investor –Alexander Chernyak in acquisition of CarPrice – the No.1 service in Russia on used cars purchase. AstapovLawyers consulted CarPrice on the subject of company activity e…

SYTNYK & PARTNERS advised Robert Bosch GmbH

SYTNYK & PARTNERS, Attorneys at Law, advised Robert Bosch GmbH  in obtaining a merger clearance from the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine in connection with indirect acquisition (via Robert Bosch North America Corporation, Br…

USUBC WHITE PAPER ON LEGAL AND GOVERNANCE REFORM

 Arzinger, Asters, Avellum Partners, Baker & McKenzie, CMS Cameron McKenna, Dentons, DLA Piper Ukraine, Juscutum, LCF Law Group, RULG - Ukrainian Legal Group, Sayenko Kharenko, Squire Patton Boggs and Syutkin and Partners – are pleas…

November 19, 2015

DLA Piper Advises Crown Agents on Agreement with Ministry of Health on Medicines Procurement

DLA Piper Ukraine has been advising British company Crown Agents on legal matters relating to a UAH 750 million agreement with the Ministry of Health of Ukraine to procure medicines under a special state-financed program "Support of healthcare measur…

November 18, 2015

III International Forum “Polish Business Day”

On 26 November 2015 the III International forum “Polish Business Day”, which traditionally serves as a platform for development of Polish-Ukrainian trade and economic relations, commercial cooperation and investment, will take place in Ky…

November 13, 2015

Asters advises IFC on USD 35 million financing to Astarta

Asters acts as a legal counsel to International Finance Corporation (IFC) in connection with committed and anticipated facilities of up to USD 35 million in total to one of the largest agricultural producers in Ukraine – Astarta. IFC will prov…

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