Antitrust and trade investigations
Comprehensive support for business in dealings with the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine and in proceedings related to competition protection and trade investigations.
- Obtaining AMCU clearances for concentrations (mergers, acquisitions, acquisition of control)
- Advising and representing clients in AMCU investigations: concerted practices, abuse of dominance, unfair competition
- Challenging AMCU decisions in court
- Competition-law compliance audits and development of antitrust policies
- Structuring transactions to bring them into line with competition-law requirements
- Protecting clients against unfair conduct by competitors (anticompetitive actions)
- Support in public procurement and challenging procurement violations
- Advising and representing clients in anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard investigations in foreign trade
- Representation in state-aid cases involving business entities
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Litigation
Representation of clients before courts of all instances and jurisdictions, as well as in alternative dispute resolution procedures.
- Representation before commercial, civil and administrative courts of all instances
- Challenging decisions, acts and omissions of state and local self-government bodies
- Corporate disputes: participation in companies, withdrawal of founders, challenging decisions of governing bodies
- Disputes over the protection of ownership rights, contractual and tort disputes
- Intellectual property disputes
- Debt recovery and support in enforcement proceedings
- Mediation and negotiated settlement of disputes
- Representation in international commercial arbitration
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Bankruptcy
Support in insolvency proceedings on both the debtor and the creditor side, and preventive restructuring of debt obligations.
- Initiating and handling bankruptcy cases of legal entities and individuals
- Representing creditors: recognition and protection of claims in bankruptcy proceedings
- Developing and implementing rehabilitation and debt restructuring plans
- Support in liquidation proceedings and the sale of a bankrupt’s assets
- Protecting debtors against bad-faith creditor action and raider bankruptcies
- Challenging the debtor’s transactions (avoidance of asset dispositions)
- Cross-border insolvency and recognition of foreign bankruptcy proceedings
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Electoral law
Legal support for participants in the electoral process — from candidate registration to defending election results in court.
- Advising parties and candidates on electoral law requirements
- Support with the registration of candidates, parties and electoral lists before the CEC and territorial commissions
- Legal support for campaigning and the financing of electoral campaigns
- Representation in electoral disputes and challenges to decisions of electoral commissions
- Protecting the rights of observers and participants in the electoral process
- Advising on the status of deputies and officials elected to office
- Legal analysis of changes in electoral law for political parties and civic organisations
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Protection of business
Proactive and reactive protection of the company, its assets and its owners against unlawful pressure, raiding and bad-faith actions by third parties.
- Protection against raider takeovers and unlawful seizure of corporate rights
- Support during inspections, searches and other measures by regulatory and law-enforcement bodies
- Design and implementation of a business security system and compliance procedures
- Protection of the business reputation of the company and its management
- Countering bad-faith actions by competitors and counterparties
- Legal support in crisis situations (crisis management)
- Structuring and protecting the assets of business owners
- Development of contractual mechanisms to minimise business risk
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Corporate law and M&A
Full-cycle support for corporate transformations and merger and acquisition deals — from structuring to closing.
- Incorporation, reorganisation and liquidation of legal entities
- Due diligence on the acquisition of assets and corporate rights
- Structuring and support of M&A transactions (share deals, asset deals)
- Drafting corporate agreements, charters and shareholders’ agreements
- Setting up joint ventures and partnerships
- Corporate governance, compliance and internal corporate control
- Support in raising investment and restructuring ownership
- Cross-border transactions and structuring ownership through foreign jurisdictions
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White-collar crime
Defence of business owners and executives in cases involving economic, official and tax crimes.
- Defence of business owners and executives in economic criminal proceedings
- Defence in cases concerning tax and customs offences
- Internal investigations and compliance reviews
- Support during searches and temporary access to items and documents
- Challenging decisions imposing the seizure of assets
- Challenging court rulings on the choice of a preventive measure
- Defence in cases of abuse of office and corruption offences
- Engagement with NABU, SAPO, BES, the National Police and other law-enforcement bodies
- Recovery of criminally obtained assets (asset recovery)
- Challenging unlawful procedural decisions and acts of pre-trial investigation bodies
- Legal support in extradition proceedings
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International trade
Legal support for companies’ foreign economic activity, trade operations and compliance with international trade regimes.
- Structuring and support of foreign economic contracts (Incoterms, delivery terms)
- Customs regulation, classification of goods and customs disputes
- Support in anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard trade investigations
- Compliance with sanctions regimes and export control (dual-use)
- Licensing of foreign economic operations and certification of goods
- Advising on free trade agreements (EU, WTO and other trade regimes)
- Support of logistics and distribution agreements with foreign partners
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International law
Protection of clients’ interests in cross-border relations, international arbitration and dealings with foreign investors.
- Representation in international commercial and investment arbitration
- Recognition and enforcement of foreign court judgments and international arbitral awards in Ukraine
- Structuring foreign investment and support with entry into the Ukrainian market
- Protection of foreign investors’ rights, including disputes under bilateral investment treaties
- Advising on private international law (applicable law, jurisdiction)
- Support of international commercial contracts and cross-border transactions
- Engagement with international organisations and support through the firm’s international alliance of partners
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Real estate
Support of real estate and land transactions — from due diligence to registration of rights and dispute resolution.
- Due diligence on real estate and land plots prior to acquisition
- Structuring and support of sale and purchase, lease and mortgage transactions
- Legal support of construction: permit documentation, commissioning of facilities
- Transactions involving agricultural land
- Registration of proprietary rights to immovable property
- Disputes over ownership, unauthorised construction and land use
- Support of development projects and investment in commercial real estate
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Tax law
Tax advice and protection of business interests in dealings with the tax authorities.
- Tax structuring and business planning
- Support during tax audits and challenges to their results (administrative and judicial)
- Protection of the taxpayer’s interests in tax disputes
- Advising on VAT, transfer pricing and taxation of non-residents
- Application of double taxation treaties
- Customs and excise payments, disputes over customs value
- Tax compliance and reporting support for foreign investors
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Military Law (MilTech)
A dedicated practice for defence and dual-use companies, and for businesses operating under martial law.
- Legal support for defence-industry companies and MilTech startups
- Support in defence procurement and contracts with state customers
- Advising on export control and the circulation of dual-use goods
- Protection of intellectual property in military and dual-use technologies
- Advising business on reservation from mobilisation, mobilisation itself and employment relations under martial law