Managing partner and head of Energy practice, Dr. Oleksiy Feliv, participated in the Ukrainian Energy Transition Forum which took place on April 20, 2023, in the UK.
On April 27, 2023, INTEGRITES signed an agreement on exclusive partnership with the Ukrainian branch of the European Law Students’ Association – ELSA Kyiv.
INTEGRITES keeps sharing experience and expertise with the students of the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy: for the fourth year in a row, the partners of the firm have taught the course "Practical Aspects of Attracting and Taxing Foreign Investments" to the law faculty graduates of the Academy.
Asters acted as a legal counsel to the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank (BSTDB) in connection with its up to EUR 25 mln short-term revolving trade finance facility to Concern Galnaftogaz, a leading Ukrainian petroleum retailer company.
In April 2023, the team of the EVERLEGAL practice of agricultural and land law successfully defended the correct position on the moment of entry into force of land lease agreements concluded after 01.01.2013 within the framework of case № 357/8277/19 at the level of the Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court.
INTEGRITES has contributed new and updated content for the section on Ukraine published in the Clean Energy Tool by the international law firm Simmons & Simmons.
Ilyashev & Partners assisted in preparing a construction contract for the capital repair of the old building of the clinic of the First Lviv Territorial Medical Union on Mykolaichuka Street in Lviv, on the basis of which the Unbroken National Rehabilitation Center was created. It is going to become the country’s largest rehabilitation facility for people affected by the war.
Redcliffe Partners acted as Ukrainian legal counsel to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in providing an up to USD 100 million secured loan to the MHP Group, one of the leading grain, poultry and edible oils producers in Ukraine and southeastern Europe, to finance seasonal working capital needs for its edible oil crushing segment in Ukraine.
Ilyashev & Partners Law Firm and the strategic State Enterprise Plant 410 Civil Aviation (a part of the State Concern Ukroboronprom) have reached an agreement to expand the scope of services that the firm will provide free of charge during martial law period.
Ilyashev & Partners Law Firm defended the interests of Hotel Salute in the case of foreclosure of its buildings through sale at public auction.
On 28 March 2023 the Northern Commercial Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal Moon Records LLC and upheld the decision of the first instance court to recognize that the copyright in the lyrics of musician and the leader of Skryabin band Andriy Kuzmenko (Kuzma) belongs to Kuzma Skryabin LLC. The rights were acquired under an agreement with Andriy Kuzmenko's widow. Importantly, the courts have also confirmed Andriy Kuzmenko's authorship for the lyrics.
Asters successfully defended the interests of PrivatBank in the Supreme Court, which on 7 April 2023 dismissed the claim of the bank’s former owner Mr. Kolomoisky to invalidate five refinancing loans and five personal guarantee agreements of Mr. Kolomoisky.
Peterka & Partners, a leading Central and Eastern European law firm, has announced the opening of a new office in Croatia. The new office, located in Zagreb, became operational on 1 March 2023. This marks an important milestone for the firm, which has been working towards expanding its presence to Croatia for the past seven years. The new office will provide comprehensive legal services for both international and domestic clients in Croatia.
On March 16, a preliminary presentation of a unique online legal platform that will be available to every Ukrainian, wherever they are, took place in Kyiv on the territory of UNIT.City, Ukraine's first innovation park.
Deal activity across Europe maintained a steady pace in 2022 despite the increasing number of economic headwinds, according to the latest annual European M&A study by global law firm CMS.