Integrites has successfully defended the interests of Farmak Public Joint Stock Company in a case involving LLC Pharmhim's partial refusal to supply Mebhydrolin, a medical substance that was actively used by PJSC Farmak to produce the pharmaceutical product Diazolin.

Asters has acted as local Ukrainian counsel and Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has acted as lead counsel to JSC Oschadbank, one of the largest financial institutions in Ukraine, in connection with its successful claim against the Russian Federation for recovery of compensation as a result of the total loss of its investments in Crimea.

Avellum acted as Ukrainian legal counsel to the EBRD in connection with a senior secured loan of up to EUR 1.3 million to the Kyiv Medical University.

Baker McKenzie has advised Invitro on the October 17, 2018 sale of its Ukrainian laboratory operations to Medicover.

Former DLA Piper Head of Tax Svitlana Musienko has joined Sayenko Kharenko in Kyiv.

Dentons has advised DTEK Renewables B.V. on the signing of a contract with General Electric regarding the supply of 26 modern wind turbines for the second phase of the Prymorska wind farm in Ukraine.

Sayenko Kharenko has advised Industria Veneta Lavorazione Elettrodomestici S.p.A. on the application of agency agreements in Ukraine.

The Ukrainian competition authority focuses on investigating the status of competition in different markets in Ukraine. They are empowered to do this either by sending written requests to companies or by performing on-site inspections (e.g., dawn raids).

PwC Legal Ukraine and Linklaters have advised Guala Closures S.p.A. on the issue of bonds for EUR 455 million, maturing in 2024 and listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange. Latham & Watkins assisted Credit Suisse, Banca IMI, Barclays, UniCredit, Banca Akros, and KKR Capital Markets on the deal.

Sayenko Kharenko has acted as Ukrainian legal counsel to BNP Paribas, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, and J.P. Morgan Securities on Ukraine's USD 2 billion Eurobond issue. Avellum advised the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine on the issue.

"Elections will definitely effect society," says Avellum Co-Managing Partner Aminat Suleymanova, referring to the upcoming Ukraine Presidential elections scheduled for March 31, 2019, and Parliamentary elections scheduled for October 27, 2019.

Sayenko Kharenko has acted as Ukrainian legal counsel to AB InBev Efes B.V. with respect to its acquisition of shares of PJSC SUN InBev Ukraine from minority shareholders under the new procedures for mandatory tender offer and sell-out recently introduced to Ukrainian law.

Redcliffe Partners has acted as Ukrainian legal counsel to Ferrexpo plc., a leading European producer of iron ore pellets, in connection with a USD 400 million four-year committed revolving pre-export finance facility from a syndicate of nine foreign banks and financial institutions, with BNP Paribas S.A. and Deutsche Bank AG acting as mandated lead arrangers. Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy was lead counsel to Ferrexpo, while the lenders were advised by Dentons.

Former Senior Legal Counsel at DTEK Wind Power LLC Maryna Hritsyshyna has joined Sayenko Kharenko in Kyiv.

Ukranian lawyer Oleksii Reznikov has joined Asters as a partner focusing on alternative dispute resolution.

Currency regulations in Ukraine have always been among the most significant impediments to foreign investments and access of Ukrainian businesses to foreign markets. In 2014, substantial external imbalances, capital flight risks, and panic in the foreign exchange market prompted the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) to adopt tight capital controls, a number of which remain in effect. Notwithstanding the alleged soundness of such temporary measures, both foreign investors and Ukrainian businesses have long called for clearer and more predictable currency regulations, as well as safeguards to protect their interests. In July 2018, Ukraine finally adopted the long-awaited “On Currency and Currency Transactions” law (the “Currency Law”) which is intended to replace the archaic currency control legislation. The effectiveness of the new legal framework, however, can only be assessed once the NBU lays out detailed rules in its regulations.

In The Corner Office we ask Managing Partners across Central and Eastern Europe about their unique roles and responsibilities. The question this time around: Who was your mentor, and what was the most important lesson you learned from him or her?

Sayenko Kharenko has advised insurance and asset management company AXA Group and UkrSibbank on the sale of PrJSC Insurance, AXA Insurance, and ALC Insurance company AXA Life Insurance to Fairfax Financial Holding Limited.