Sayenko Kharenko receives outstanding listings in Chambers Europe 2017

According to the newly released Chambers Europe 2017 Sayenko Kharenko is one of the only three law firms nationwide to be ranked in all practice areas research for Ukraine – Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Competition/Antitrust, Corporate/M&A, Dispute Resolution (Arbitration and Litigation), Employment, Energy & Natural Resources, Intellectual Property, Real Estate, Restructuring/Insolvency, and Tax.

Sayenko Kharenko received a Band 1 ranking in the Banking & Finance category for the eleventh consecutive year. Clients praise Sayenko Kharenko’s team as “extraordinarily supportive”, highlighting the firm's “creative approach” and “dedication to result and change and innovations they want to bring to the market, not only to the particular client." "Sayenko Kharenko still remains to us at the top of the list for their dedication, immense knowledge and experience that they share and deliver to us as their client."

Since the launch of the category five years ago Chambers Europe has recommended Sayenko Kharenko for Capital Markets in the highest Band 1. The Guide distinguishes the firm’s “highly prominent team” for a “strong track record in a broad range of capital markets instructions, including innovative transactions.” Clients praise the firm for practical expertise and proactive approach: "Their strength is the experience of the team. They always deliver a result and they have a swift, quality service."

Sayenko Kharenko’s Competition/Antitrust practice also secured a Band 1 ranking, a distinction the practice has received since the category’s inception five years ago. As one of the only two firms to receive a Band 1 recognition in this practice area, Chambers acknowledges the firm’s “excellent” team for “advising on large-scale contentious and non-contentious matters.”

The Guide as well honours the firm’s Restructuring/Insolvency practice for a sixth consecutive year with a Band 1 ranking. The firm’s “outstanding” team is renowned for its “expertise in complex debt restructuring and financing mandates, acting on behalf of both lenders and creditors.” Clients note the “team's proactive approach and experience”, giving “the highest score to the level of innovation the firm brings to the market.” “The team is extraordinarily supportive: they are available 24/7," a Client says, adding: "They really pursue goals and bring changes."

Moreover, 12 Sayenko Kharenko’s lawyers achieved 17 individual recognitions complimenting the firm’s top rankings in their corresponding practice areas: Vladimir Sayenko (Competition/Antitrust, Corporate/M&A), Michael Kharenko (Banking & Finance, Capital Markets), Nazar Chernyavsky (Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Restructuring/Insolvency), Tatyana Slipachuk (Dispute Resolution: Arbitration), Sergey Verlanov (Tax), Anton Korobeynikov (Banking & Finance, Restructuring/Insolvency), Maksym Nazarenko (Competition/Antitrust), Dmytro Korbut (Tax), Svitlana Kheda (Employment), Konstantin Gribov (Energy & Natural Resources), Valentyna Hvozd (Competition/Antitrust), Dmitry Taranyk (Competition/Antitrust). These results also place Sayenko Kharenko among the top three law firms in Ukraine based on the number of professionals recognized.

Chambers Europe covers 53 jurisdictions across Europe, ranking law firms and lawyers on the basis of their legal knowledge and experience, commercial awareness and client-service within various practice areas. The guide is the culmination of thousands of in-depth interviews by the largest research team of its kind and is trusted globally to objectively rank the world’s best lawyers and law firms.