August 16, 2011
The 9th annual survey of the market of legal services of Ukraine has been released. On 16 August 2011, Yuridicheskaya Practika Publishing published the 9th issue of the publication “Ukrainian Law Firms 2011. The Annual Market Survey”. The survey …
August 2, 2011
An oil spill occurred during bunkering at the m/v Baltic Chief I on May 2011 in the waters of the exclusive (sea) economic zone of Ukraine. After bunkering had been completed and the relevant authorities had been informed, the vessel left for Nikola…
July 20, 2011
Magisters, a leading CIS-based law firm, and Russia's leading law firm Egorov, Puginsky, Afanasiev & Partners have agreed to merge to create the largest law firm in the CIS, with a robust international outreach. Consolidation of two great firms and …
July 18, 2011
The Union of Comoros Islands, located off the coast of Africa, has this week appointed Sarosh Zaiwalla as their Permanent Representative to the International Maritime Organization (IMO). The IMO is the only United Nations’ body based in the UK, and i…
July 6, 2011
Avellum Partners acted as the Ukrainian legal counsel to the agricultural holding Ukrlandfarming PLC in connection with a five-year USD 600 million syndicated secured loan facility from Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, and Sberbank of Russia. Ukrland…
July 1, 2011
On 30 June 2011 the Kiev office of Gide Loyrette Nouel organized a cocktail reception at the Sofiya Kyiv historical park, Khlibnya museum, on the occasion of the 5th anniversary of its presence in Ukraine. Representatives of GLN management from the P…
June 30, 2011
A Conference entitled "A Private Medical Center: Creation and Management" will take place in Kiev on September 29-30, 2011. The first day is dedicated to the issues of creating a medical center. The lectures of the second day are to cover main directions of management in the medical business in Ukraine. For on-line registration, please follow the link: www.med-conference.com.ua.…
June 23, 2011
ILF Integrites acted for Arab investors on acquisition of a gas thermal power plant in the North of England for USD 25 million, of which USD 20 million were paid directly to vendors for a 75% interest in the power plant and USD 5 million were lent to…
May 20, 2011
Tamara Lukanina has joined Asters as an associated partner at the Banking, Finance and Securities practice group. Ms. Lukanina boasts more than twenty years of experience in corporate, business, tax, and labor law on top of being an expert in the mat…
May 14, 2011
The International Trademark Association’s (INTA) …
May 6, 2011
Avellum Partners - legal counsel to UkrFinance Group in connection with the investment from Horizon Capital. Horizon Capital acquired a substantial stake in UkrFinance Group. Avellum Partners have also advised UkrFinance Group in connection with ob…
April 19, 2011
WOLF THEISS advised members of underwriters syndicate led by the Canadian GMP Securities LP with respect to an initial public offering on the Toronto Stock Exchange by the Canadian mining company Black Iron Inc. The Ukrainian office advised on Ukrain…
April 11, 2011
Asters advised Bank of America Merrill Lynch, The Royal Bank of Scotland, UBS Investment Bank and Dragon Capital on the debut issue of Eurobonds by Mriya Agro Holding Public Limited representing one of the leading Ukrainian agricultural groups. The U…
April 8, 2011
In 2006 Ukrainian citizen Alexey Baranovskiy died in the London prison HMP Rye Hill due to negligence on the part of prison officers and medical staff. ANK, acting on behalf of relatives of the deceased, initiated litigation in the Central London Co…
March 31, 2011
The Ukrainian Bar Association has appealed to Ukrainian attorneys to participate in the All-Ukrainian Free Legal Assistance Day to be held on 21 May 2011 for citizens and legal entities. …
Dear readers, We would like to hereby inform you that on the page 135 of the survey on intellectual property in the Ukrainian Law Firms 2011. A Handbook for Foreign Clients, there is an error. The correct submission of the passage is as follows: “J…
March 24, 2011
How is business done in Ukraine? Where can a foreign businessman find relevant information? How should you choose legal counsel for assisting business projects in Ukraine? Answers to these questions are given in the 9th annual report on Ukrainian leg…
March 21, 2011
In October 2010 the company Emes Feedering Sam (Monaco), which is the charterer of the m/v Renate Schulte, brought a suit against SC HPC UKRAINA, operator of the container terminal of Odessa Sea Commercial Port, on collecting damages caused as a resu…
Baker & McKenzie acted as English, U.S., Dutch and Ukrainian legal counsel to the mining and steel company Metinvest B.V. on the establishment of its USD 1 billion Guaranteed Medium Term Note Program, as well as on the first USD 750 million bond issu…
March 18, 2011
On 6 - 7 April 2011, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom will hear the appeal of a case that has been the subject of immense discussion in the international legal fraternity where the Court of Appeal decided that an arbitration agreement which st…