Lawyers in Ukraine

Anna Babych

Executive Partner. Head of M&A and Corporate/Commercial. Anna also chairs Private Equity, Technology and Communications, Media and Entertainment industry groups at Aequo.

Aequo

Anna Ogrenchuk

Managing Partner

LCF Law Group

Anna Pogrebna

Partner, Head of Real Estate and Construction

Impacta Law

Anna Sisetska

Partner

Vasil Kisil & Partners

Anna Trishnevska

Baker McKenzie, Kyiv Office

Anton Kerimov-Varanytskyi

Senior associate Anton joined Sayenko Kharenko’s team in September 2020. Anton has extensive experience in advising large international and Ukrainian clients on accounting and tax matters. Anton specialises on buy-side/ vendor (sell-side) tax due diligences, related tax structuring, assistance in drafting/ signing share purchase agreements, deal closing and tax burden normalisation/ optimisation. Earlier, Anton served as a financial manager in a large Ukrainian group of companies involved in development and construction of commercial and residential real estate in Kyiv and Kyiv region. Anton has participated in more than 100 buy-side/ vendor tax due diligence engagements and more then 40 tax diagnostics. Apart from tax due diligence work, Anton routinely advises on international and Ukrainian tax matters, structuring inbound and outbound investments and tax-related accounting matters. Anton’s previous experience includes advising Avon, Carlsberg, GlaxoSmithKline, Veon, DTEK, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Dragon Capital, Ukrnafta, and other large international and Ukrainian companies.

Sayenko Kharenko

Anton Korobeynikov

Anton Korobeynikov, partner at Sayenko Kharenko, specializes in cross-border finance, international debt and equity capital markets transactions. Anton is experienced in advising on all types of offerings by Ukrainian banks, corporate entities, and public sector issuers. He advises extensively on syndicated loans, secured financing, project finance transactions and PXF facilities to major Ukrainian borrowers in various industry sectors. In addition to his transactional expertise, Anton is involved in shaping sector-specific legislation regulating capital markets in Ukraine. In March 2017, Anton added to the list of arbitrators elected to settle disputes arising in financial restructuring procedures for both financial restructuring procedures: general procedure and approval of the restructuring plan.

Sayenko Kharenko

Anton Zaderyholova

Anton Zaderyholova is a Partner at AVELLUM’s Tax & Private Client Practices. He focuses on effectively structuring corporate clients’ international deals and business processes. Anton has significant experience in advising clients on international tax planning, direct and indirect taxation, personal taxation, transfer pricing, and customs. He has worked on transfer pricing projects in various areas: IT, telecom, retail, and pharmaceuticals. In addition to his experience with corporate clients, Anton is adept at handling sensitive tax, succession, and legal issues for private clients. His guidance extends to navigating intricate legal landscapes and providing tailored solutions. Anton also represents clients in disputes with tax and customs authorities in both administrative and court proceedings.

Avellum

Anzhela Makhinova

Anzhela Makhinova, partner at Sayenko Kharenko, focuses on international trade. Mrs Makhinova specializes in trade defence remedies (anti-dumping, anti-subsidy, safeguards) representing both exporters and domestic industry in Ukraine and abroad as well as in WTO issues. Anzhela also has extensive experience advising clients on all aspects of international trade including cross-border trade transactions and contracts, agency and distribution, franchising, consumer rights protection, and customs issues. Anzhela Makhinova is “truly amazing” and is “extremely knowledgeable about legal aspects of handling anti-dumping cases and WTO rules”. “She is one of the most experienced people dealing with international trade issues in Ukraine.” Who’s Who Legal: Trade & Customs 2017.

Sayenko Kharenko

Artem Drozdov

Partner Artem is one of the leading lawyers for the protection of business interests in criminal proceedings. He has a unique professional experience, which includes both law enforcement and advocacy. He is a legal expert in protection of the business owners and top managers of, as well as their employees in economic and WCC. He deals with protection in cases of corporate and external fraud, seizure of assets and crypto assets, including those abroad, raider takeovers and cybercrime. Being involved in complicated WCC crimes he is especially endorsed by clients for his perseverance, precise work and support in stressful situations. As a partner who was promoted internally, he has an uncanny ability to motivate the team and find an individual approach to each member.

Aver Lex

Artem Stoyanov

Senior Partner

LCF Law Group

Bertrand Barrier

Partner - Corporate M&A

Jeantet

Bohdan Diakovych

Baker McKenzie, Kyiv Office

Bohdan Dmukhovskyy

Counsel

Aequo

Borys Danevych

Partner, Co-Head of the CMS Life Sciences & Healthcare Group, CEE Head of Life Sciences and Healthcare

CMS Ukraine

Borys Karas

Attorney-at-Law | Gramatskiy & PartnersAdmitted in Ukraine Borys Karas is a key member of the firm’s Telecommunications, Media & Technology (TMT) practice. He advises clients in the IT, telecom, and media sectors on regulatory compliance, software licensing, data protection, M&A, and joint ventures. Borys has prior in-house experience at Ukraine’s largest cable broadband provider. He also represents clients in litigation and alternative dispute resolution matters. Known for delivering practical and high-quality legal solutions, Borys supports clients through complex legal and regulatory challenges in the fast-evolving TMT space.

Gramatskiy&Partners

Daniel Bilak

Partner

Kinstellar

Denis Lysenko

Executive Partner. Head of Tax and Customs. Mr Lysenko chairs Energy and Natural Resources, Infrastructure and Transportation industry groups

Aequo

Denys Boginich

Attorney-at-Law | Gramatskiy & PartnersAdmitted in Ukraine Denys Boginich is a qualified attorney with over 12 years of experience in real estate, construction, corporate, civil, and criminal law, as well as IT, banking, and finance. He advises clients on international corporate transactions, business structuring, tax planning, litigation, and criminal defense. Denys has led legal teams on major development and investment projects, including the acquisition of assets by Dragon Capital, the construction of the "Platforma Korolenkivska" business center, and expansion of the “Coworking Platforma” network. He also advises on investment structuring involving the EBRD and the European Business Association. His practice includes legal support during inspections, searches, and criminal proceedings, including the return of seized assets and multimillion deposits from liquidated banks. Denys regularly advises clients on day-to-day corporate and regulatory matters.

Gramatskiy&Partners

Denys Kulgavyi

Counsel

Aequo

Diana Valyeyeva

Associate

CMS Ukraine

Dmitry Taranyk

Dmitry Taranyk, of counsel at Sayenko Kharenko, is an of counsel at the firm, focusing on antitrust and competition. He practises corporate law, M&A, foreign investments, and privatization. Mr Taranyk advises clients on a wide variety of antitrust law aspects, involving merger control, concerted practices, abuse of dominance, monopolization, and unfair competition. He also counsels on antitrust matters in relation to multinational and domestic acquisitions and joint ventures, including merger clearances by the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine. Dmitry Taranyk is experienced in resolving complex antitrust disputes involving multinational companies, particularly the abuse of dominance claims, and engaged in developing antitrust compliance programs and policies for many international clients. Mr Taranyk has been involved in a number of high profile cases, involving obtaining competition clearance for numerous mergers and acquisitions by banks and companies in the agricultural, electricity, food processing, insurance and shipbuilding industries, including most recently for Apple, Cadbury, Citi, Coca-Cola, Comcast, Dyckerhoff, Eurobank, Generali, Goldman Sachs, Hewlett Packard, Japan Tobacco, Philips, Phillip Morris, Porsche, Société Générale, The Walt Disney, Visa and Western Union.

Sayenko Kharenko

Dmytro Hruba

Attorney at Law

Ilyashev & Partners

Dmytro Hrybov

Attorney at Law, Counsel, Head of Real Estate & Construction

Ilyashev & Partners