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28.09.2012
Irina Selivanova participated in the All-Ukrainian Theoretical and Practical Conference
ILF’s consultant spoke about legal grounds for accrual of corporate rights of the state and their classification
27.09.2012
ILF participated in the International Conference “Wholesale Markets: Platform for Business-Partnership”
ILF’s experts Yacek Austen and Natalia Domanska shared with the participants of the Conference their experience of establishing wholesale markets...
24.09.2012
ILF's attorneys defended the interests of a Ukrainian bank
ILF’s experts proved to the Court that the opponent’s argumentation had no grounds. The alleged concealment of substantial circumstances has not...
24.09.2012
ILF's senior associate Ivanna Pogrebniak participated in a session of the Parliamentary Committee on Science and Education
During the event the participants discussed the main deficiencies in the Law of Ukraine “On Personal Data Protection” and the proposals on how to...
21.09.2012
ILF participated in the XI International Yalta Finance Forum
The Forum gathered nearly 350 representatives of leading insurance companies and financial institutions of Ukraine, Austria, great Britain,...
20.09.2012
Andriy Kristenko successfully represented a client before the European Court of Human Rights
In Titarenko v. Ukraine the Court found violations of Articles 3, 5§4, 6§1 è 6§3(ñ), 8 and 13 of the Convention
18.09.2012
Irina Selivanova participated in the International Theoretical and Practical Conference in Donetsk
The Conference was dedicated to the 20-year anniversary of the foundation of the Institute of Economic and Legal Research under the National...
17.09.2012
ILF’s associate Lubov Dolgopolova is the “Audi Open” silver medalist
One of the debutants in the event was ILF’s associate Lubov Dolgopolova, who reached the finals and took the silver medal in a very close contest...
12.09.2012
ILF's experts participated in a round table dedicated to financing of the agrarian sector of Ukraine
Round Table “Potential for Financing of the Agrarian Sector of Ukraine” was held within the scope of the International Agricultural Exhibition –...
11.09.2012
ILF congratulates our client the National University of Pharmacy with a victory in the “Panacea 2012” Contest
ILF’s team congratulates our longtime client the National University of Pharmacy with receiving a prestigious professional pharmacy award “Panacea...
10.09.2012
Ivanna Pogrebniak advises a major Ukrainian manufacturer
Case on taxation consequences associated with payments of dividends to a parent company incorporated in Austria
06.09.2012
ILF’s associates completed incorporation of a public company in the Euro zone
The incorporation of the company is one of the phases of the restructuring of the Ukrainian group of agricultural companies
03.09.2012
ILF’s attorneys prevailed in a tax dispute representing a consumer cooperation enterprise
ILF’s lawyers won a tax dispute for one of the consumer cooperation enterprises.
03.09.2012
ILF's lawyers won a tax dispute for a foreign IT company and saved it 2 million hryvnyas in taxes
ILF defended the IT company’s right to reflect losses from previous years in its 2011 tax accounts
31.08.2012
ILF is the legal advisor of the Committee on Protection of Creditors’ Rights of the Independent Association of Ukrainian Banks
The main subject of the event was the discussion of how to improve the legislation regulating protection of creditors’ rights and debt recovery...
22.08.2012
ILF's associates defended the interests of the Volyn Regional Union of Consumer Societies
ILF’s attorneys were able to draw attention of the Chamber of the High Commercial Court of Ukraine to substantial circumstances and obtained the...
16.08.2012
ILF is advising PLASTICS – the largest distributor of advertisement products in Ukraine
PLASTICS-Ukraine is part of the biggest in Central and Eastern Europe group of companies “PLASTICS”, with offices in Poland, Russia, Baltic states,...
14.08.2012
An attempt to deprive UKOOPSPILKA of land was a failure
ILF’s and UKOOPSPILKA’s attorneys presented to the court convincing evidence that proved the baselessness of the claim by the local council and the...
30.07.2012
ILF’s attorneys defended VOLVO’s interests
The Commercial Court of Odessa Oblast ruled in favor of VOLVO Ukraine.
26.07.2012
Jointly with the International Society of Polish Entrepreneurs ILF held a seminar on personal data protection
ILF’s Artem Naumov focused on problematic and ambiguous provisions of the Act of Ukraine “On Personal Data Protection”.
24.07.2012
ILF successfully defended interests of a major state owned bank before the Higher Commercial Court of Ukraine
ILF’s attorneys were able to get full relief for the client during the retrial.
24.07.2012
ILF’s lawyers prevented an adjournment of a trial
ILF’s partner Sergiy Silchenko was able to prove to the Higher Commercial Court of Ukraine that is was unlawful for the Court of Appeals to...
17.07.2012
ILF’s lawyers recovered a debt for VOLVO
The client’s interests were represented in court by ILF”s paralegal Tetyana Petrenko, under the supervision of associate partner Olena Khytrova
16.07.2012
Andriy Kristenko will represent the applicant before the European Court of Human Rights
Senior associate Andriy Kristenko will represent applicant Sergiy Serikov before the European Court of Human Rights
12.07.2012
Legal upgrade
ILF’s associate partners Olena Parkhomenko and Anton Zinchuk took a training course in financial management of the MBA Program at the Kyiv-Moyila...
11.07.2012
Business reputation of an official has been defended
On 10.07.2012 the Pechersk District Court of the City of Kyiv held that information defaming business reputation of the Former General Director of...
11.07.2012
ILF's lawyers are representing a major foreign woodwork manufacturer
In the course of negotiations an agreement has been reached on terms and conditions for supply of woodwork products to “EPITSENTR” retail network...
11.07.2012
ILF jointly with the Independent Association of Ukrainian Banks (IAUB) held a round table discussion
On July 10, 2012 ILF jointly with the Independent Association of Ukrainian Banks (IAUB) held a round table discussion in Kyiv-based Business Center...
10.07.2012
ILF's lawyers defended interests of a foreign company in two tax disputes
ILF’s attorneys defended the right of a client to reflect losses from previous years in a tax declaration
06.07.2012
VOLVO won a debt recovery case in one court hearing
ILF's attorney successfully represented VOLVO Corporation in the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast Commercial Court
03.07.2012
ILF's attorneys vindicated interests of a major trading company before the Higher Administrative Court of Ukraine
ILF’s attorneys represented a major trading company before the Higher Administrative Court of Ukraine in a tax dispute to repeal tax...
03.07.2012
ILF's adviser has been accredited by the EBRD
ILF’s financial adviser Dmytro Babayev has been accredited by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development as a consultant for the Business...
27.06.2012
ILF team was joined by a leading expert in project integrated management
As of May of this year ILF team was joined by Natalia Domanska
21.06.2012
ILF represented a Ukrainian bank in court
The Kharkiv Region Commercial Court held that the public auctions were held illegally and satisfied the bank’s claims
21.06.2012
ILF’s Andriy Kristenko successfully represented a client before the European Court
ILF’s senior associate Andriy Kristenko won one more lawsuit in the European Court of Human Rights (Kulish v. Ukraine, case ¹ 35093/07)
20.06.2012
School of American Law in Kharkiv completed another academic year
The second academic year of the School of American Law in Kharkiv has been completed on June 17, 2012
15.06.2012
ILF's attorneys are advising clients in a divorce suit in Germany
The necessity to retain Ukrainian legal advisors was conditioned by the facts that the spouses are citizens of Ukraine who permanently reside in...
08.06.2012
ILF is assisting football fans with accommodation
ILF’s team is providing legal advice to representatives of Ukraine’s universities and colleges in transactions with travel agents that provide room...
07.06.2012
ILF’s financial advisor Dmytro Babayev participated in the Wall Street Conference
Dmytro participated in the three-day event organized by the Association of Individual Investors
07.06.2012
ILF’s Ivanna Pogrebnyak participated in a meeting of the Committee of Experts in Tax Matters and Accounting of the Independent Association of Ukrainian Banks
ILF’s senior associate Ivanna Pogrebnyak was invited to the event as an expert on taxes
06.06.2012
ILF defends business reputation of “Ukrspyrt”
“Ukrspyrt” was represented by ILF’s senior associate Artem Vysotskiy, under the supervision of the firm’s partner Olexiy Kharitonov
06.06.2012
ILF’s lawyers participated in online conference for representatives of the mass media
The event was held on the eve of and dedicated to the Journalist Day
01.06.2012
ILF's experts held seminars for Ukrainian cooperators
ILF’s attorneys held a few seminars for more than 450 representatives of consumer associations and their unions from all Ukrainian regions
01.06.2012
ILF – Law Firm of the Year
Due to a large number of successfully resolved bad debt recovery cases in 2011 and 2012 in ILF’s portfolio the firm received the “Law Firm of the...
31.05.2012
ILF is one of top-rated law firms
The firm was included in the Top-10 list of the best law firms that specialize in pharmaceutics
28.05.2012
ILF successfully held the Eastern-Ukrainian Agro-forum
Organized by ILF the Eastern-Ukrainian Agro-forum “Business Financing: Opportunities in Ukraine and Abroad” was successfully held in Kharkiv on May...
24.04.2012
A team of ILF’s attorneys held an interactive video-conference with students from the Magdeburg University (Germany)
Each year ILF’s associates prepare a series of presentations about Ukraine and the peculiarities of doing business here
20.04.2012
Another ILF’s victory in court
ILF's attorney Yevgeniy Starikov finalized a complex housing dispute law suit
20.04.2012
ILF consults a major shipping company on international shipping taxation
ILF is advising “UKRTRANSMAGISTRAL’” LLC
18.04.2012
ILF’s consultant Yacek Austen participated in the Polish Business Roundtable (Polskà Radà Biznesu) meeting
Among the 250 participants of the meeting were well-known Polish politicians and business people, whose activities and service are of significant...
17.04.2012
ILF's attorneys defended the interests of a Ukrainian bank
ILF’s attorneys advised a Ukrainian bank on the procedure of an effective resolution of a dispute about recognizing a real estate sale-and-purchase...
22.03.2012
ILF’s partner Olexiy Kharytonov started his own expert column on Ukrainian legal web-portal YURLIGA
Follow Mr. Kharytonov’s personal expert column
19.03.2012
ILF’s attorneys represented a major trading company in a 20 million hryvnyas tax dispute
ILF’s attorneys proved that in this case non-repayable financial subsidies cannot not be subjected to taxation because they do not result in...
19.03.2012
ILF’s attorneys recovered UAH 176 million for a major Ukrainian bank
Competent approach to this case and well-coordinated teamwork resulted in a favorable decision by the Commercial Court of the City of Kyiv, in...
16.03.2012
ILF participates in job fair for entry-level professionals of Kharkiv
ILF’s high requirements for potential employees are not strictly their professional competence, but their personal qualities as well
16.03.2012
Irina Selivanova participates in International Theoretical and Practical Conference
International Theoretical and Practical Conference “Pressing Issues in Civil, Housing, and Family Law” was dedicated to the 90th anniversary of...
15.03.2012
ILF’s associates advise a client on prospects of recovery of penalties from a developer under a real estate purchase agreement
ILF’s associates are representing a client in a lawsuit to recover penalties from a developer under a real estate purchase agreement
14.03.2012
Andriy Kristenko will represent Victor Il’ichenko in the European Court of Human Rights
The applicant complains about the government’s violation of his right to peaceful enjoyment of possessions (Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 to the...
14.03.2012
ILF’s expert spoke at the 4th Adam Smith Conferences International Forum – Agribusiness in Ukraine
ILF’s financial consultant Dmytro Babayev spoke within the scope of one of the sessions of the Forum
13.03.2012
ILF consults a major Polish investment fund
The firm’s counsels advised on the peculiarities of regulations of loan agreements with non-resident creditors, establishment and alteration of...
02.03.2012
In cooperation with Kharkiv EBA Branch ILF held a regular meeting of the Business and Law Club
The Club’s members had an opportunity to get legal advise on the topic from the firm’s leading experts like senior associates Ivanna Pogrebnyak and...
01.03.2012
ILF’s attorneys assisted a regular client in a dispute with a bank
Due to timely involvement of ILF’s attorneys, unlawful realization of the estate was prevented
28.02.2012
ILF’s partner Olexiy Kharitonov participated in the V²II Annual Legal Forum “Development of the Legal Services Market in Ukraine-2012”.
For eight years in a row the Ukrainian Bar Association holds specialized events for partners and managers of law firms and directors of legal...
16.02.2012
Another success in the European Court of Human Rights
ILF’s senior associate Andriy Kristenko successfully represented applicant before ECHR and assisted him with getting 450.000 hryvnyas compensatory...
15.02.2012
ILF’s attorneys paved the way to victory for the National University of Pharmacy
The landlord’s (NUP’s) demands to evict the tenant were granted by the court in full due to the well-built strategy by ILF’s litigation experts
15.02.2012
ILF is participating in the preparation for the annual Doing Business 2013 survey
ILF’s legal experts were invited to take part in the preparation of the annual survey Doing Business 2013 - Enforcing Contracts – Ukraine
10.02.2012
ILF’s senior associate Andriy Kristenko will represent an applicant in the European Court of Human Rights
The applicant complains that he was unfairly tried and convicted on criminal charges. He claims that his conviction violated Article 6 of the...
09.02.2012
ILF’s attorneys successfully represented a client in a debt recovery trial
ILF’s legal experts’ efforts to choose the best possible strategy for the trial and to competently draft all trial documents resulted...
25.01.2012
ILF’s managing partner is in the list of the TOP-100 most recommended lawyers in Ukraine
The client’s choice”, ILF’s managing partner Tatyana Gavrysh was included in this rating as one of the most recommended international law experts
25.01.2012
ILF’s legal team successfully represented client in tax litigation
The decision by the District Administrative Court of the City of Sumy remains in effect
25.01.2012
ILF welcomes new associate partners!
ILF congratulates Anton Zinchuk (Investment Consulting Department) and Olena Khytrova (Litigation Department) on being promoted to associate...
19.01.2012
ILF’s attorneys ensured victory for one of the biggest Ukrainian banks
On 19.01.2012 the Commercial Court of the City of Kyiv satisfied the client’s claims in full in the amount of 133 million hryvnyas
19.01.2012
ILF’s senior associate Andriy Kristenko will represent a client before the European Court of Human Rights
The applicant complains that he was unfairly tried, tortured, subjected to inhuman and degrading treatment. In addition to the above he claims that...
18.01.2012
ILF’ attorneys successfully defended the interests of one of the biggest state Ukrainian banks
The case concerned the dispute with an organizer of the public auction in the frames of the executor process
18.01.2012
ILF’s attorneys successfully defended the investor’s interests in the court
ILF’s attorneys defended the interests of investor in the case as to the recognition of property rights on the object of investment
18.01.2012
ILF attorneys successfully defended interests of the citizen of Ireland with the Higher specialized court of Ukraine in civil and criminal cases
The case ñoncerned debt recovery under the construction agreement for the sum over UAH 400 thousand
11.01.2012
ILF - Most read contributor in Ukraine
During the Month of December 2011 ILF (INYURPOLIS), Ukraine generated the most usage from our users for this category
10.01.2012
ILF’s attorneys successfully protected the interests of the client – the largest state bank – in the Appeal Commercial court of Kiev
The case concerned the debt collection on loan contract to the sum of more than 60 mln hrn
10.01.2012
ILF's attorneys successfully defended the interests of a large trade company
The case concerned a dispute with a tax authorities on the cancellation of tax notifications to the sum of 1,5 million hryvnas