Practices

The European Legal 500 Law Firms in Europe - 2001 Edition

... As noted above, the most important measure of the local Ukrainian firms is their ability to service international clients to the standards expected. On this score, Vasil Kisil & Partners is the most frequently recommended local firm.

The name of the partner Vasil Kisil is particularly respected for his client-handling skills, and the firm as a whole has the strongest name of any Ukrainian firm for service delivery.

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.

26.06.2009

Dr. Tatyana Slipachuk, FCIArb. receives an honorable distinction from the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine

On June 18, 2009, according to the executive order #533/7 issued by Mr. Mykola Onischuk, Minister of Justice of Ukraine, Dr. Tatyana Slipachuk, FCIArb., partner and head of the International Arbitration Practice with Vasil Kisil & Partners, received an honorable distinction for her considerable personal contribution in development and diffusion of alternative dispute resolution methods in Ukraine.

The award of this particular distinction was timed to the 5th anniversary of the adoption of The Law of Ukraine “On arbitration”. This official honorable mention awarded by the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine is designed to encourage professional achievements.

Mrs. Slipachuk is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb) and a leading researcher of the Private Law and Enterprise Institute of the Academy of Law Sciences of Ukraine (ALSU), a national expert for Ukraine of the International Distribution Institute, a member of the European Arbitration Group at the International Chamber of Commerce and a member of the ICC Ukraine Committee.