CMS has advised the TIS Group on English and Ukrainian law aspects of a joint venture involving DP World's entry into Ukraine.

Marchenko Partners has advised the Western NIS Enterprise Fund on loans granted to CCE Dnipro Training and Production Enterprise of the Ukrainian Society of the Blind and the "Printing House" Center for Labor Rehabilitation of Disabled Persons.

The Kyiv office of Baker McKenzie has advised the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank on its up USD 70 million loan to Epicentr K LLC and Renvior Trading Limited.

Sergey Denisenko has been promoted to Partner at Aequo in Ukraine.

Lawyers from CMS in Ukraine and Poland have joined the firm's multi-national team advising the EBRD on the acquisition of a stake in Uzbek food retailer Korzinka. Uzbek law firm Leges reportedly advised the EBRD as well, while Dentons advised the sellers.

Doubinsky & Osharova has successfully represented the interests of the Toyota Motor Corporation in defending the "Lexus" trademark in Ukraine.

Redcliffe Partners has helped GE Capital, the financial services division of General Electric, obtain merger clearance from Ukraine's competition authority in connection with the sale of the PK AirFinance aviation lending business to Apollo Global Management and Athene Holding Ltd.

Kinstellar’s Kyiv office, in coordination with lead counsel Clyde & Co, has successfully represented Qatari port operator QTerminals in its successful tender for the port concession project involving the Black Sea Port of Olvia.

Integrites has successfully protected the interests of Euronet Ukraine, the Ukrainian representative of the Euronet Worldwide group, in a UAH 64 million tax dispute with the Kyiv State Fiscal Service.

The draft Law on Labour no. 2708 (the Draft) filed by the Government of Ukraine to the Parliament in late 2019 caused a stir and debates among employees, trade unions, within the legal community, in press and social media.

Eterna Law has advised British company Spacebit in its attempt to perform the first British landing on the moon.

Ilyashev & Partners is providing pro bono advice to the Ukrainian Red Cross Society on the day-to-day business activities of its organizations at the national and local levels.

Baker McKenzie has advised the shareholders of Biopharma, a Ukrainian manufacturer of pharmaceuticals and healthcare products, on the carve-out of its non-plasma business and its sale to Stada AG, a global manufacturer of pharmaceuticals and consumer healthcare products. Arzinger reportedly advised Stada on the deal.

Sayenko Kharenko and Latham & Watkins have advised BNP Paribas, JP Morgan, and Raiffeisen Bank International as the joint lead managers of Ukraine’s EUR 1.25 billion Eurobond issuance. Avellum and White & Case advised Ukraine's Ministry of Finance on the issuance.

Sayenko Kharenko Counsels Valentyna Hvozd and Igor Lozenko have been promoted to Partnership positions in the firm's Antitrust & Competition and Banking & Finance practices, respectively.

Ukrainian commercial and residential real estate markets continue to be dynamic and are becoming more and more attractive to both local and foreign investors. The new Ukrainian Parliament, elected in summer 2019, has already passed some laws necessary for the development of the real estate sector and attracting investments to it. Below you will find an overview of the most significant changes in Ukrainian real estate legislation regarding buildings and construction in 2019.

In The Corner Office we ask Managing Partners across Central and Eastern Europe about their unique roles and responsibilities. The question this time around: What was the most useful or valuable piece of software or new technology your firm has acquired in the past five years?

Acting on behalf of Hemoplast PJSC, Ilyashev & Partners has persuaded Ukraine's Interdepartmental International Trade Commission to initiate a safeguard investigation into syringe imports to Ukraine regardless of the country of origin or export, which the firm says "protects the interests of all Ukrainian syringe manufacturers."