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Konnov & Sozanovsky - About Us
 
 

Konnov & Sozanovsky - unsurpassed legal excellence

Established in 1992, Konnov & Sozanovsky is one of Ukraine’s leading law firms, with offices in Kiev, Chernovtsy, London, Moscow and Nicosia. The firm is ranked among top ten Ukrainian law firms according to Yuridicheskaya Practika («The Practice of Law») 1997-2007 annual surveys.

Konnov & Sozanovsky provides comprehensive legal assistance to national and foreign clients in the most popular business areas of law such as copyright and media law, competition law, corporate law, real estate, construction and land law, representation in courts, industrial property law, commercial and contract law, securities and financial institutions, tax law.

We practice an individual approach in each case, taking into consideration the peculiarities of a client’s business and his preferences. Our practice includes provision of legal assistance in various sectors of economy such as advertising and design, agriculture, banking, energy and power, food industry, insurance, investments and equity market, light industry, media and telecommunications, pharmaceutical, privatization, publishing, real estate and construction, software, spirits industry, tobacco industry, trade and distribution, production of veterinary medications.

Konnov & Sozanovsky's approach to law is results-oriented. We deliver crisp, corporate legal results on every file; we have a rational fee structure. Our success rests on long-term client-firm relationships predicated on fair, predictable fees. We have a disciplined business culture - we recruit only the best, and instill in them our no-nonsense, client-centred commitment. We follow world-class standards - professional internships, conference participation, and prolific authorship sustain our critical legal edge.

Konnov & Sozanovsky is actively engaged in a full panoply of community activity. Konnov & Sozanovsky supports Ukrainian Bar Association and Ukrainian Advocates' Association, provide financial support of the national teams in international legal competitions, provide university students with the chance to practise or train with any the departments of the Firm and also act as a sponsor for public events. Konnov & Sozanovsky sponsors efforts to draft a new law of Ukraine «About Advocacy».

Konnov & Sozanovsky publishes legal news via the Internet on a regular basis. To subscribe, visit us at www.konnov.com. The firm’s lawyers are co-authors of numerous foreign publications. Konnov & Sozanovsky lawyers are experienced legal authors and commentators on various legal and business events which are published in the leading mass-media.

Konnov & Sozanovsky cooperates with large international firms and is a full member of American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine (ACC), Ukrainian Bar Association (UBA), European Business Association (EBA, Ukraine), Association of European Businesses (AEB, Russia), International Trademark Association (INTA), Cypriot-Russian Business Association, Cypriot-Ukrainian Business Association. Our lawyers are members of American Bar Association (ABA), International Fiscal Association (IFA), Ukrainian Bar Association (UBA), Inter-American Bar Association (IABA), International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI), International Trademark Association (INTA), International Bar Association (IBA), Association of International Tax Consultants (AITC), International Fiscal Association (IFA), Ukrainian Patent Attorney Association, Law Society of Upper Canada, Canadian Bar Assocaition (CBA), Ukrainain Advocate's Association (UAA). The firm’s lawyers hold executive positions in the committees of American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine (ACC) and European Business Association (EBA).

Moreover, Konnov & Sozanovsky is the exclusive Ukrainian member of the international legal network, First Law Internationa (FLI), which is comprised of law firms in large global centers, allowing us to render superior legal assistance to clients abroad in more than 30 countries.