Vasil Kisil & Partners’ name partner Vasil Kisil is considered ‘a legend for litigation’, and the firm as a whole has few rivals. A major recent case was for Central European Media Enterprises in a dispute over the controlling stake in Studio 1+1, one of Ukraine’s largest TV broadcasters. Oleksiy Filatov and Oleg Makarov come highly recommended.
At Vasil Kisil & Partners, Denis Lysenko and Yulia Kyrpa are praised for their ‘in-depth local knowledge, combined with clarity of advice and business-oriented approach, and good knowledge of the industry and local business environment’. On the restructuring side, it advised Panorama Group on the restructuring of a $139m loan from EBRD.
Franchising Pitfalls
Author: Anzhela Makhinova, Dmytro Kulyk