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Konnov & Sozanovsky - Competition Law
 
 

Konnov & Sozanovsky – more than 1000 clients

Konnov & Sozanovsky advises clients on M&A competition issues, corporate reorganizations, as well as anticompetitive concerted practices and abuse of dominant position issues. Our lawyers represent clients before the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine («AMC»), in particular in obtaining consents for concentrations and concerted practices, and also during investigations held by the AMC.

Consultations

  • Consultations on matters involving anticompetitive concerted practices, abuse of dominant position, competition legislation requirements for concentration of Ukrainian and international companiesDeveloping transaction schemes
  • Developing optimized transaction schemes which simplify transactions to meet
  • Ukrainian competition law requirements (acquisition/selling of companies, integral property complexes)

Legal Due Diligence

  • Due diligence to identify any infringements of competition legislation in prior transactions
  • Due diligence of contracts and distribution schemes with regard to compliance with Ukrainian competition legislation
  • Due diligence of clients’ activity to advise on possible risk of penalties for infringements of Ukrainian competition legislation

Multi-Jurisdictional Transactional Support

  • Representing clients in multi-jurisdictional transactions

Obtaining Consents from the AMC

  • Obtaining consents from the AMC for concerted practices and concentrations

Representations

  • Representing clients in abuse of dominant position cases, and in investigations of other infringements of competition legislation

  • www.bizbuysell.com
  • www.bizlist.com
  • www.cbex.com
  • www.egroups.com
  • www.firstlist.com
  • www.hazlewoods.co.uk/malinks.html
  • www.madaily.com
  • www.maol.com
  • www.maosource.org
  • www.mergersnetwork.com
  • www.mergers.net
  • www.nvst.com
  • www.onelist.com
  • www.riggsallen.com
  • www.worldm-anetwork.com

During 2006 and 2007, Konnov & Sozanovsky’s lawyers were engaged in a number of various projects:

  • Advising foreign companies on share acquisition in a large trade and exhibition center in Kiev
  • Providing corporate restructuring advice to an advertising concern; working out the corporate structure
  • Providing legal assistance within share purchase agreements in Ukrainian media companies conducting production and distribution of film production
  • Legal support for business restructuring process in Ukrainian industrial holding 
  • Legal advice to companies on optimization of corporate structure 
  • Providing pre-acquisition due diligence of Ukrainian companies in sectors of economy 
  • Legal support for an acquisition of various shares in the Ukrainian company to carry out mining operations 
  • Creating and legally registering an assets management company and venture fund for a construction company 
  • Notifying to the AMC a number of transactions between international investments funds
  • Notifying to the AMC a transaction between an international telecommunication company and systems engineering company 
  • Advising a group of Ukrainian media companies on concerted practices issues; representing before the AMC 
  • Advising a Polish group of companies on competition issues of Ukrainian legislation and notifying to the AMC number of transactions between the group and Ukrainian retailers 
  • Advising client on competition issues of a transaction between European construction materials producers

Corporate and Competition Law. Company Profile (PDF, In English)

Leading Lawyer Key Practice Office Position  
Konnov, Sergei Corporate law Kiev (Ukraine) Senior partner
Lobovyk, Borys Ñommercial law Kiev (Ukraine) Senior associate
Marks, Ronald Competition law Kiev (Ukraine) Partner
Pustovit, Alexey Ñompetition law Kiev (Ukraine) Senior associate

29.11.2007

Konnov & Sozanovsky acted as a Ukrainian legal counsel to International Paper

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28.11.2007

Konnov & Sozanovsky conducted legal due diligence of the largest internet provider in Kiev, Industrial Media Network

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07.11.2007

Konnov & Sozanovsky acted as a Ukrainian legal counsel to Arkema SA

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04.05.2007

Ukraine Chapter

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01.03.2007

Ukraine Chapter

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01.03.2007

Ukraine Chapter

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