Banking & Finance

Vasil Kisil & Partners remains a strong law firm in Ukraine.
In the firm's stand-out deal, partner Denis Lysenko advised Swedbank on the restructuring of its non-performing subsidiary in Ukraine and on solvency and liquidity issues.
One client says: "I found Denis [Lysenko] to be responsive and thorough and his advice generally to be pragmatic rather than recitations of laws and requirements."

Mergers & Acquisitions

Vasil Kisil & Partners' stand-out deal from the last 12 months was advising Vympel Communications on the sale of a 20% minority stake in its Ukrainian subsidiary Golden Telecom to a confidential company. The deal, led by partner Denis Lysenko, involved the application of newly established investment rules in the Ukraine.

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This accomplished team provides an integrated service with its corporate and tax teams. The group's work in agricultural transactions comes strongly recommended, as does its construction advice. It represented the Scorpio Real Estate Group on a USD150 million residential skyscraper venture in Kyiv. Another significant mandate is representing Mott MacDonald on its role in the USD2.4 billion Kyiv outer ring road project. Senior associate Alexander Borodkin is set to make a great impact on the market, say sources. “He is very clever and really knows the specifics of the Ukrainian market,” according to clients.
 

This disputes heavyweight "has the resources required for complex IP litigation,” say interviewees. It leads the way in IP litigation, and leaves “no stone unturned” in its advisory work on trade marks and copyrights. Recent mandates include defending Eurosport over anti-piracy matters. Clients unanimously agree that IP partner Oleksiy Filatov is “very sharp in court,” adding: “He has a phenomenal amount of knowledge about the Ukrainian courts and laws.”
 

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