Olena Perepelynska spoke at the «Arbitration in emerging markets» conference
9 December, Moscow, Olena Perepelynska, counsel at Sayenko Kharenko, spoke at the “Arbitration in emerging markets” conference organized by ICC Young Arbitrators Forum (ICC YAF) on the eve of ICC Russia's annual conference “Russia as a place for dispute resolution: anticipating the changes” and hosted by Norton Rose Fulbright. During the conference arbitration experts discussed the ICC perspective, arbitration in CIS...
DLA Piper advised Leroy Merlin on construction and opening of its second hypermarket in Ukraine
DLA Piper advised Leroy Merlin, one of the largest European DIY ("do it yourself") retail networks, on construction and opening of its second hypermarket in Brovarskyi prospect 3V in Kyiv within the frames of Leroy Merlin further expansion in Ukraine. The project was structured through acquisition of corporate rights in a Ukrainian company having title to land, and further construction of the hypermarket at this land...
Law firm processes standardization
Oleksiy Bezhevets, Attorney, Partner with Legal Alliance CompanyEvery business, including legal business at some stage of its development is trying to structure their business processes. This includes planning and control, operations, contacts, documents control arrangements, introduction of rules and standards. Another regulation stage can lead to consideration of the possibility and feasibility of standardi...
IT services for non-residents: tax implications
Dmytro B. Ivanusa, CounselOrest V.Matviychuk, AssociateThe overall modernization of Ukraine’s economy is highly dependent on development and state support for innovations, including, in particular, in the sector of the information and communications technologies (IT). The IT industry has become one of the most robust industries in the world and currently is the biggest part of the global economy in terms of aggregat...
Summary Conference «Pharma-business: Conclusions 2012 — Expectations 2013» was held In Kyiv
According to the press service of the Legal Alliance CompanyThe summary Conference of the Legal Alliance Company «Pharmaceutical business: Conclusions 2012 - Expectations 2013» was held in Kyiv on the 7th of December this year, which has become a traditional venue for the discussion of the actual issues of pharmaceutical law of the year by the market participants and their legal counsels.More than 120 representative...
IX Annual Legal Forum «Development of Legal Services Market in Ukraine — 2013»
The Ukrainian Bar Association (UBA) held ninth Annual Legal Forum "Development of Legal Services Market in Ukraine - 2013" - the crucial event of the year for leaders and partners of law firms and business development managers.Given the nature of the forum, is not surprising that this event always takes place at the beginning of the year. After all, its main purpose is to analyze the current trends in the legal marke...
Ukrainian Arbitration Association and UBA Students’ League held the 2nd Arbitration school
On 7-11 May 2014 in the premises of leading law firms Baker&McKenzie and Asters the 2nd Arbitration School, jointly organized by the Ukrainian Arbitration Association and the Students’ League of the Ukrainian Bar Association, was being held.The opening ceremony was started by Olena Perepelynska, coordinator and speaker of the 2nd Arbitration school. The representatives of the Ukrainian Bar Association, the UBA St...
Victoria Ptashnyk is a member of the Public Council under the Antimonopoly Committee
On the 26 of February there was held a constitutive meeting for the election of new members of the Public Council under the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine. Of the present 40 candidates from civil society, there were elected 38 people. The Public Council also entered Victoria Ptashnyk, partner with the Legal Alliance Company. After the inaugural meeting there was held the first session of the Public Council, ...
Lavrynovych & Partners Sponsors Ukrainian Team in the Final of WTO Law Competition
Lavrynovych & Partners became a sponsor of the team of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv in the Final round of the ELSA Moot Court Competition on WTO Law, taking place from April 30 to May 5, 2013 in Geneva, Switzerland.The team, which includes Olesia Kryvetska, Vitalii Danylchenko and young Lavrynovych & Partners’ associate Mariia-Khrystyna Kozii, on the way to the final on the regional round ...
Issues of customs clearance of goods and services purchased at the account of Global Fund's grants regulated in Ukraine
On April 17, 2013 the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved a resolution “Certain issues of importing to the customs territory of Ukraine of goods and supply on the customs territory of Ukraine of goods and rendering services, which are paid at the account of grants (subgrants) of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in Ukraine”. Accordingly, realization of the Law of Ukraine “On implementati...
Partners of Avellum Partners are named to 2013 Best Lawyers in Ukraine
Avellum Partners is pleased to announce that two of its partners have been named to the 2013 Edition of Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. The Partner of Avellum Partners, Glib Bondar was named by Best Lawyers 2013 as a Lawyer of the Year in Ukraine in the Project Finance and Development practice area. In addition, Glib Bondar was selected by his peers for in...
Authority and oppossition have to unite for approval of Eurointegration laws
Aleksander Kwaśniewski, a former president of Poland, calls on Ukrainian authorities and opposition to join efforts to achieve approval by the Parliament all necessary Eurointegration laws. This was declared by him on April 22, during a meeting with Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov. Aleksander Kwaśniewski noted that on April 22 he had already met with Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Volodymyr Rybak and leader...
Avellum Partners advises on three Eurobond Offerings and two Liability Management Transactions out of Ukraine
Avellum Partners is proud to announce that it acted as the Ukrainian law counsel on three Eurobond offerings and two liability management transactions out of Ukraine. New Eurobond Offering and Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation by DTEK Avellum Partners advised DTEK Group on the new issue (the “New Issue”) of USD600 million 7,875% high yield notes due 2018, admitted to trading on the Global Exchange Market of the...
Avellum Partners advised Kernel Group in connection with binding agreement to acquire 108,000 ha farming business in Ukraine
Avellum Partners announces today that it acted as the legal counsel to Kernel Holding S.A. in connection with a binding agreement to acquire an 80% interest in a farming business that manages 108,000 hectares of leasehold farmland and operates 100,000 tons of grain storage capacity. The purchase price for the shares is USD68 million. With a highly concentrated and fully-farmed land bank in the southern Chernihiv and...
Sayenko Kharenko was ranked top-tier by Ukrainian Law Firms 2013 in all major practice areas
On 18 April 2013 Yuridicheskaya Practika publishing house released its most anticipated research of the Ukrainian legal market “Ukrainian Law Firms 2013.” The research traditionally comprises two blocks – Deals League Tables, featuring the involvement of the Ukrainian law firms in the country’s largest transactions, and Who’s Who, ranking law firms and individual lawyers by practice areas. Sayenko Kharenko receive...
II Annual Summer Forum on Public Law of the Association of Attorneys of Ukraine
Association of Attorneys of Ukraine invites you to participate in II Annual Summer Forum on Public Law of the Association of Attorneys of Ukraine, that will be held on June 13, 2013 at Hotel «Premiere Palace», Sofievskiy Grand Hall, T. Shevchenko Blvd. / Pushkins'ka Str., 5-7/29 For two years consecutively Association of Attorneys of Ukraine carries out the exclusive professional arrangement for attorneys serving as ...
12 VKP Key Practices among the Leaders of the National Ukrainian Law Firms 2013 Rating
According to the results of the annual national survey “Ukrainian Law Firms 2013: A Handbook for Foreign Clients”, Vasil Kisil & Partners Law Firm has reaffirmed its leadership in twelve major areas of law, with four key practices receiving the highest recognition of market researchers, and two partners topping the individual ratings. In particular, the firm was recognized as number one in the areas of Labour ...
Legal support of the project of investment of innovative terminal Big Pad in Russian Federation
Attorneys’ Association “Gestors” provided complex legal support to the company Restafina Real Estate and Finance AG (Swiss Confederation) related to the preparation of investment contracts under the laws ofthe Russian Federation regarding the provision to the company “New technologies”, LLC (Russian Federation) – the Russian developers of innovative terminal called Big Pad to the sum of more than $ 10million. Our Par...
Avellum Partners speaks on International Tax Seminar
Avellum Partners announces today that it participated in the International Tax Seminar (“Seminar”), jointly organized by IFA Ukraine and IFA Netherlands, which took place on 28 March 2013 in Radisson Blu Hotel.The focus of the Seminar was drawn to the International Tax Structuring Strategies for Ukrainian Business in 2013. Among speakers of the Seminar were the foreign and local leading experts in international taxat...
New Firm Dentons to Challenge Status Quo in Legal Services
Today marks the public launch of Dentons, a new global law firm established to provide its clients with the competitive edge required by an increasingly complex and interconnected marketplace.Formed by the combination of international law firm Salans LLP, Canadian law firm Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP (FMC) and international law firm SNR Denton, Dentons is driven to challenge the status quo in legal services by deliver...
