According to the II Annual Research conducted by YUR.GAZETA (Ukrainian legal weekly) "Ukrainian Lawyers 2008. Client Choice" six of Vasil Kisil & Partners' prominent law professionals made the list of Ukraine’s top 50 lawyers.

The results of the research are comprised on the basis of surveying corporate lawyers of 650 leading Ukrainian companies who answered the following question: "Whom of the lawyers in Ukraine (apart from your employees) would you entrust solving your company’s legal problems?" VKP’s Senior Partner Vasil I. Kisil, Managing Partner Oleg Makarov, Partner and Head of Real Estate Practice Oleksandr Khomenko, Councillor Dr. Vadym Belyanevych, Councillor Dr. Tatyana Slipachuk and Senior Associate Natalia Dotsenko-Belous were named client choice based on their professional skills and personal qualities.

More over, this year, Oleg Makarov was recognized as Ukraine’s Litigation Practice Leader and Natalia Dotsenko-Belous - as a Real Estate Practice Leader, while VKP’s Senior Associate Andriy Stelmashchuk made the “Top-10 Young & Talented” list, which was put together for the very first time and highlights bright individuals under the age of 35 chosen by the editorial board of the research.

The Firm: With a client base encompassing both the public and private sectors, this “rock solid” corporate practice provides expertise in numerous areas. These include the formation and restructuring of companies and joint ventures, creating subsidiaries, handling M&A transactions and takeovers, privatisations, franchising and tax advice.

The firm’s traditional cornerstone of resolving corporate disputes also remains a particular strength. Interviewees see senior partner Vasil Kisil as the firm’s major advantage …the general opinion is that the team is “incredibly responsive, diligent and practical” and the firm continues to command “a notable reputation.”