On June 18, 2009, according to the executive order #533/7 issued by Mr. Mykola Onischuk, Minister of Justice of Ukraine, Dr. Tatyana Slipachuk, FCIArb., partner and head of the International Arbitration Practice with Vasil Kisil & Partners, received an honorable distinction for her considerable personal contribution in development and diffusion of alternative dispute resolution methods in Ukraine.

When a company announces a debt restructuring, this is in most cases the result of an extensive analysis of its debt portfolio involving important economic, legal, tax and accounting decisions. A debt restructuring is therefore a high-profile event, and it is crucial to the financial future of the company that the whole process is handled with great care and efficiency. On July 23, 2009, Vasil Kisil & Partners law firm and Ernst & Young conducted a round table entitled «Debt management: what you need to know about the restructuring process». Leading experts in debt restructuring gathered top-managers of large companies and Ukrainian banks to discuss all-important aspects of this complex and extremely relevant at the moment issue.