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Best Lawyers International 2009

Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. For a quarter century, it has helped lawyers and clients find legal counsel in unfamiliar jurisdictions or unfamiliar specialties. Best Lawyers compiles lists of outstanding attorneys by conducting exhaustive peer-review surveys in which thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. For the first time in 2009 this rating encompassed Ukraine and as a result Vasil Kisil & Partners was ranked #1 in the country with 10 attorneys listed as leading practitioners in their field, ranked #1 in Ukraine in Arbitration and Mediation, #1 in Litigation and #1 in Real Estate.

The Best Lawyers Board of Advisors includes legal luminaries from almost every major world economy as well as general counsel from global companies with business on every continent. Vasil Kisil & Partners’ Managing Partner Oleg Makarov was offered an honorable duty to represent Ukrainian legal community on the Advisory Board along with three more reputable practitioners representing leading national law firms. 

Commenting on his election to serve on Best Lawyers Advisory Board Mr. Makarov, who was rated as leading arbitration, mediation and litigation practitioner by Best Lawyers peer-review, said: “What pleases me the most is the fact that Vasil Kisil & Partners team secured us a #1 position among Ukrainian law firms in the very first edition of this rating covering our region. I am proud to see as many as 10 of my distinguished colleagues listed here, including Dr. Kisil  (ranked #1 in Arbitration and Mediation, Investment, Litigation and Corporate), Vadym Belyanevych  (#1 in Litigation, Arbitration and Mediation), Oleg Alyoshin  (#1 in Litigation and Real Estate), Oleksiy Filatov  ((#1 in Litigation), Dr. Tatyana Slipachuk, FCIArb.  (#1 in Arbitration and Mediation), Denis Lysenko  (#1 in Corporate), Oksana Voynarovska  (Labor and Employment), Maria Nizhnik  (Antirust) and Natalia Dotsenko-Belous  (Real Estate)”. 

 

Chambers Europe 2008: Dispute Resolution

The Firm: One of the longest-standing firms in Ukraine, this group is complimented for its “exceptionally strong and widely respected” practice. Peers point out that the team is “solid and established in litigation, and is always seen in action in the courts,” while clients report that it “definitely delivers academically well-grounded opinions and good, practical advice.”

One peer added: “We are always confident when referring our clients to this firm.”

The Lawyers: “A stellar name with hands-on experience in the courts,” Vadym Belyanevych recently joined the team from Sergiy Koziakov & Partners. Sources say his “active day-to-day involvement, strengthened by his excellent academic credentials” makes him “a super litigator.”

Another “celebrated name in litigation,” Oleg Makarov is highly acclaimed by observers for his “extensive practice” and his “rational and thoughtful approach to work.” One peer said: “When you stand against him in court, it’s like playing chess - it is always challenging and interesting.”

Up-and-coming Oleksiy Filatov is credited by clients for his “proactive approach” and for going “deep into the details of cases.”

Highlights

Lawyers seek to Improve the Draft Law of Ukraine "On Limited Liability Companies"

On January 28, 2010, Anna Babych and Oksana Zizda, the experts of Vasil Kisil & Partners, attended a Round Table Discussion on 'Limited Liability Companies: Problems and Prospects for Improving the Operation,' which was held by the State Agency of Ukraine for Investments and Innovations.

Who’s Who Legal CIS 2010 recommends Vasil Kisil & Partners as a leading Ukrainian Law Firm

An independent legal research publication Who’s Who Legal CIS 2010, which in 2010 published its first analytical overview of the CIS legal market, recommends Vasil Kisil & Partners as a leading firm.

Recent Projects

Client: Ukrainian Subsidiary of a Leading International Tobacco Group

Consulting on WTO dispute settlement procedure initiation

Client: Energy Standard Group (Cyprus)

Сorporate restructuring of machine-building and developer business in Ukraine

Client: ATB Market (Ukraine)

Сomplex legal due diligence for the owner of major retail network

Client: Ramburs (Ukraine)

Establishment of a joint venture in the agricultural (grain-trading) business with a major strategic investor

Client: Energy Standard Group (Cyprus)

Privatization of shares of Odessa Port Plant, OJSC

News

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Татьяна Слипачук, партнер ЮФ «Василь Кисиль и Партнеры», включена в список арбитров, рекомендуемых Арбитражным судом при Торговой палате Польши
19.01.10
VKP's Senior Associate Olena Perepelynska among Potential Arbitrators of the Arbitration Center of Mexico
15.01.10
Professor Kisil is asked to give a course of lectures at the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

Publications

28.01.10

Route to Ukraine: Energy and Natural Resources

26.01.10

Franchising Pitfalls

26.01.10

The specifics of a legal routine when trade marks of herbal medicines are concerned


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