Practices

Ukrainian Lawyers 2008. CLIENT CHOICE

According to the II Annual Research conducted by YUR.GAZETA (Ukrainian legal weekly) "Ukrainian Lawyers 2008. Client Choice" six of Vasil Kisil & Partners' prominent law professionals made the list of Ukraine’s top 50 lawyers.

The results of the research are comprised on the basis of surveying corporate lawyers of 650 leading Ukrainian companies who answered the following question: "Whom of the lawyers in Ukraine (apart from your employees) would you entrust solving your company’s legal problems?" VKP’s Senior Partner Vasil I. Kisil, Managing Partner Oleg Makarov, Partner and Head of Real Estate Practice Oleksandr Khomenko, Councillor Dr. Vadym Belyanevych, Councillor Dr. Tatyana Slipachuk and Senior Associate Natalia Dotsenko-Belous were named client choice based on their professional skills and personal qualities.

More over, this year, Oleg Makarov was recognized as Ukraine’s Litigation Practice Leader and Natalia Dotsenko-Belous - as a Real Estate Practice Leader, while VKP’s Senior Associate Andriy Stelmashchuk made the “Top-10 Young & Talented” list, which was put together for the very first time and highlights bright individuals under the age of 35 chosen by the editorial board of the research.

Chambers Europe 2009: Dispute Resolution

The dispute resolution practice at this independent firm maintains its place at the top thanks to its fantastic track record in court. It handles arbitration and litigation, internationally and locally, with a particular focus on corporate litigation.

Led by the head of the litigation practice Oleksiy Filatov, it recently represented Ofer Kerzner in a shareholders’ dispute with real estate company First Ukrainian Development over 15% of the shares in the company. It also acted for Eurosport in several matters involving infringement of trade marks, copyright and neighbouring rights in Ukraine.

Well-known litigation lawyer Vadym Belyanevych often contributes to the field through his legal publishing.

Managing partner Oleg Makarov is renowned for his specialisation in domestic and international litigation, recently acting for Biofarma on a dispute against the Ukrainian Ministry of Health.

Arbitration according to ICC Rules in an USD 11 mln dispute between two telecommunications companies

Negotiating debt settlement, reviewing and amending international distribution and sales agreements

Providing legal review of franchising/distribution scheme as well as relevant draft agreements

Acting as local legal advisers for a leading Italian maritime insurance company on customs issue

Advising Standard Chartered Bank throughout the establishment of a Ukrainian-based Representative Office

Advising Panorama Group in acquiring a shopping centre development project in Minsk, Belorussia

Representing Major Canadian Company in ICAC arbitration

Representing Cyprus Companies in LCIA Arbitration

Representing Large Ukrainian Developer in ad hoc Arbitration in London

Representing Malaysia Subsidiary of Asia's Largest Integrated Agribusiness Group in ICAC arbitration and Assisting with Further ICAC Arbitral Award Enforcement in the Netherlands

Representing Large Ukrainian Steel Plant in ad hoc Arbitration in Switzerland

Representing a Leading Multi-National Chemicals Manufacturing Corporation in ICAC Arbitration and in Further ICAC Award Enforcement Procedure in Ukraine

Representing Polish Conveyor Belts Manufacturer in ICAC Arbitration and in Further ICAC Award Enforcement Procedure in Ukraine

Acting as a local legal advisers for a leading international networking technologies company and consulting on the facilities management agreement.

Advising Fitch Ratings on the very first in Ukraine $110 m auto loan-backed securitization made by Privatbank

Advising on competition law compliance and obtaining the merger clearance from the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine

Advising on unfair competition, obtaining the merger clearance from the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine

Advising one of the world’s largest packaging companies in the process of its global acquisition of PET and Closures business

Advising Adama Holding Public Limited on competition issues

Assisting in obtaining a number of merger clearances from the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine

Obtaining the merger clearance from the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine in the process of acquiring TME Group

Advising on legislation compliance related to protection from unfair competition and unfair trade practices

Advising and acting on behalf of the Corporation before the European Commission on EU competition law compliance and state aid of privatized steel companies

Advising a Russian industrial & commodities holding on competition law compliance in the process of selling the Ukrainian part of machine-building business to Siemens (Germany).

Advising on unfair competition matters

Advising on merger control issues

Advising the client on the regulatory matters

Advising one of the major European private equity funds on the acquisition of the Ukrainian part of Chr.Hansen global food ingredients business

Advising on merger control issues and obtaining the merger clearance

Advising on competition law compliance

Acting for the Russian financial group, obtaining the merger clearance from the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine

Acting as the Ukrainian representative of Schneider Electric S.A. before the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine

Representing Canadian company in arbitral proceedings

Representing the interests of an Ukrainian developer in ad hoc arbitration in London

Representing the interests of a huge Ukrainian steel plant in ad hoc arbitration in Switzerland

Representing the interests of the German and Swiss subsidiaries of a leading multi-national chemicals manufacturing corporation in the ICAC at the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in several arbitral proceedings

Representing the interests of the Polish rubber products manufacturer before in the ICAC at the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry arbitration proceeding involving various claims of Ukrainian company

Advising a foreign client on legal regulation of exploring and mining operations in Ukraine

Purchase of carbon emissions reductions by EBRD, acting on behalf of the State of Netherlands, from CJSC Istil (Ukraine)

Acquisition of a USD 1, 1 billion controlling stake in American Express Bank Ltd from American Express Company

Lending of EURO 30-mln export credit covered facility to Prominvestbank CSC (Ukraine) for financing of eligible contracts

Lending of EURO 9 mln export credit facility to CJSC Blitz –Inform Holding (Ukraine)

Advising on competition law and regulatory procedures

Advising the client on regulatory issues

Defamation dispute

Real estate title dispute

Cancellation of trademark registration

Trademarks protection dispute

Patent protection and unfair competition dispute

Patent protection and unfair competition dispute

Series of cross-border trademarks transactions

Trademarks and trade name infringement disputes

Advising on trademark, copyright and neighboring rights issues

Trademark dispute

Product Liability Dispute

Dispute over controlling stake in a leading transporting company in Ukraine

Tax and customs dispute

Dispute regarding enforceability of the promissory notes

Real estate title dispute

Collective labour dispute

Advising on employment, confidentiality, non-compete contracts and agreements, adaptation of the company internal labour regulations to the requirements of Ukrainian laws, and related employment issues

Advice regarding personnel dismissal

Disciplinary proceedings regarding misappropriation of funds

Advice on employment agreements and non-disclosing agreements

Lease Dispute

Debt Collection

Bankruptcy Proceedings

Advising on a sale of a Major Shopping Mall in Kyiv

Project: Acquisition of control over Ukrainian based company “Spozhiv Servis” LLC through purchase of 51 % of shares of SIA "Center Credit”, Latvia

 

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