Vasil Kisil & Partners

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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 Global 2008: Corporate/Commercial Band

The Firm: With a client base encompassing both the public and private sectors, this “rock solid” corporate practice provides expertise in numerous areas. These include the formation and restructuring of companies and joint ventures, creating subsidiaries, handling M&A transactions and takeovers, privatisations, franchising and tax advice.

The firm’s traditional cornerstone of resolving corporate disputes also remains a particular strength. Interviewees see senior partner Vasil Kisil as the firm’s major advantage …the general opinion is that the team is “incredibly responsive, diligent and practical” and the firm continues to command “a notable reputation.”

Recent Transactions

Client: AS “Latvijas Krajbanka (Latvia)

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

Client: A group of investors

Advising on a sale of a Major Shopping Mall in Kyiv

Client: A German chemical holding

Bankruptcy Proceedings

Client: European photo equipment manufacturer

Debt Collection

Client: International fast food network restaurant

18.11.08

Nataliya Mykolska, Senior Associate at Vasil Kisil & Partners, Addresses the Issue of Franchise Agreements at the International Franchise Fair

18.11.08

Vasil Kisil & Partners advises Desnagrain LLC on borrowing a long-term USD 30 million Revolving Loan Facility from EBRD

17.11.08

The senior associate with Vasil Kisil & Partners Mrs. Natalya Mykolska master-classing the Pan-Ukrainian Law School on the Law of the World Trade Organization

14.11.08

Growth strategies against a backdrop of global economic turmoil discussed at the 3rd Annual UKRAINIAN BANKING FORUM

10.11.08

Vasil Kisil & Partners is a General Partner of the Stanislav Dnistrianskyi National Moot Court Competition on Civil Law and Procedure

07.11.08

Roundtable on “Corporate responsibility: how to evaluate what business contributes to the development of society?"

06.11.08

Vasil Kisil & Partners advise “Sense” on the construction of an office centre in Kyiv