Oleh Malskyy has been listed in The International Who`s Who of Trade & Customs Lawyers 2013
2 December 2013
Oleh Malskyy, a Partner of AstapovLawyers and Head of International Trade & WTO Law Practice, has been listed in The International Who`s Who of Trade & Customs Lawyers 2013 published by Who`s Who Legal.
Oleh Malskyy attended the conference of St. Petersburg International Legal Forum in Paris
25 November 2013
Oleh Malskyy, a Partner of AstapovLawyers, took part in the conference of St. Petersburg International Legal Forum in Paris on November 15.
AstapovLawyers continues its successful case record in GAFTA arbitration
6 November 2013
AstapovLawyers International Law Group has successfully represented JSC Leningrad Flour & Feed Milling Plant, a leading Russian flour milling business, in GAFTA arbitration proceedings.
AstapovLawyers, UBS and Bird&Bird will hold a seminar "Singapore & Hong Kong as places to do business and establish holding companies"
29 October 2013
AstapovLawyers, UBS and Bird&Bird are inviting to participate in the seminar "Singapore & Hong Kong as places to do business and establish holding companies", which will take place on 5 November in AstapovLawyers Kyiv office (Muzeyny prov., 4, 4th floor). The seminar is held in English and is free of charge upon confirmation of your attendance at .
Oksana Kneychuk spoke on wealth structuring at International Estate Planning Summit 2013 in Switzerland
22 October 2013
AstapovLawyers Partner Oksana Kneychuk spoke at the International Estate Planning Summit 2013 held on 15 October in Zurich, Switzerland. The conference covered cross-border wealth structuring through Switzerland, Austria and Liechtenstein for Russian, Turkish, Kazakh, Ukrainian and Polish high-net-worth individuals and corporations.
Antonina Yaholnyk and Oleg Samus attended 5th International Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Forum REF-2013
17 October 2013
AstapovLawyers Partners Antonina Yaholnyk and Oleg Samus attended the 5th International Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Forum REF-2013. The event, which took place on 15-16 October in NSC Olimpiyskiy, is the main meeting point of sustainable energy market players whose business interests are connected with Ukraine, East Europe and CIS.
Oleg Samus joins AstapovLawyers as Partner and Head of Commercial & Government Relations Practices
14 October 2013
Oleg Samus has joined AstapovLawyers International Law Group as Partner and Head of the Commercial & Government Relations Practices. Prior to joining the firm Oleg held a position of Legal & Public Affairs Director in Bunge Ukraine. He has more than 10 years of experience in the agricultural and FMCG sectors.
AstapovLawyers defended interests of a leading Bulgarian insurance company at the Russian commercial courts
8 October 2013
AstapovLawyers team convinced the Russian court to apply the Bulgarian law to the dispute over failure to pay for the delivery of supplies. As a result, the court applied the Bulgarian law, and thus, granted the claim.
AstapovLawyers co-sponsors LLM studies of its two associates abroad
4 October 2013
AstapovLawyers ILG is pleased to announce that its associates Igor Semenov and Ivanna Tsyba will commence their studies in Queen Mary University of London and University of Vienna respectively. The Firm is granting additional scholarships for their LLM programs abroad.
AstapovLawyers successfully represented Istanbul Textile Exporters’ Association in the special safeguard investigation of Eurasian Customs Union
2 October 2013
AstapovLawyers International Law Group advised Istanbul Textile and Raw Material Exporters’ Association, which comprises of 16 000 turkish companies, in the special safeguard investigation regarding the increased import of fabrics to the united customs territory of the Customs Union of the Russian Federation, Belarus and Kazakhstan.
AstapovLawyers successfully acted for a Russian trading company in GAFTA arbitration
1 October 2013
AstapovLawyers International Arbitration team has represented a major Russian trading company in arbitration before the Grain and Feed Trade Association (GAFTA).
Andrey Samoilov spoke at the ABA’s 5th Annual Moscow Dispute Resolution Forum
30 September 2013
Andrey Samoilov, Senior Associate of AstapovLawyers Moscow office, spoke at the ABA’s 5th Annual Conference on the resolution of the CIS-related Business Disputes, which took place on 27 September in Radisson Royal Hotel Moscow, Russia. His topic covered "Private enforcement in antitrust matters – private follow-on actions in CIS".
Antonina Yaholnyk spoke at teleseminar “Cartels investigations in Ukraine and Moldova: basics”
26 September 2013
Antonina Yaholnyk, Partner and Head of CIS Competition Practice of AstapovLawyers ILG, spoke about “Effectiveness of cartels investigations in Ukraine” at the teleseminar “Cartels investigations in Ukraine and Moldova: basics”, which was held on 25 September.
AstapovLawyers successfully represented one of the largest manufacturers of electronics in two disputes
19 September 2013
AstapovLawyers ILG has successfully represented one of the largest manufacturers of electronics before the Arbitrazh Court of Moscow in two disputes.
AstapovLawyers advised on a USD 70 mln joint venture establishment in agriculture sector
9 September 2013
AstapovLawyers ILG has advised a leading Ukrainian financial and asset management institution and a Ukrainian wheat, corn and soy production company, on establishment of a 50-50 joint venture valued at USD 70 mln.
AstapovLawyers successfully represented a major Ukrainian vodka producer in arbitration proceedings
29 August 2013
AstapovLawyers ILG has successfully represented one of the largest Ukrainian vodka producers before the International Commercial Arbitration Court at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation.
AstapovLawyers successfully defended commercial interests of OJSC Razgulay Group before the court in Milan, Italy
22 August 2013
AstapovLawyers ILG together with De Berti Jacchia Franchini Forlanihave efficiently represented OJSC Razgulay Group, one of the largest Russian agricultural holdings, in more than 6-year-long court proceedings in Italy.
Andrey Astapov named Commercial Arbitration Lawyer of the Year in Ukraine
21 August 2013
Andrey Astapov, Managing Partner of AstapovLawyers ILG, has won in the category Commercial Arbitration Lawyer of the Year in Ukraine by a Lawyer Monthly - Legal Award 2013
Associate Yevhen Fedorchenko joined AstapovLawyers
13 August 2013
Yevhen Fedorchenko joined AstapovLawyers as Associate of the International Litigation team. He has over 5 years of litigation experience in the areas of civil, commercial, administrative law as well as profound understanding of Ukrainian and international law.
AstapovLawyers co-counseled on Great East Energy USD 50 mlm going-public transaction
6 August 2013
AstapovLawyers team handled transactional and structural support of the deal, advised on purchase and sale of the production assets in Ukraine, conducted Due Diligence, issued several legal opinions, as well as drafted transaction documents.