On September 8, 2020, CEE Legal Matters reported that Integrites had successfully protected the interests of Lifelong Meditech, an Indian producer and exporter of medical equipment, in a safeguard investigation initiated by the Ukrainian producer Hemoplast concerning the import of syringes into Ukraine. CEEIHM spoke with Hamendra Srivastava, the CEO of Lifelong Meditech, to learn more about the investigation.

Sayenko Kharenko has advised Wind Farm LLC on its entry into an engineering, procurement, and construction agreement with Powerchina for the joint development of an 800 megawatt wind farm in the Mangushskyi and Nikolskyi districts of the Donetsk region in Ukraine.

The Odessa office of Ilyashev & Partners has successfully represented Challenging Shipping Ltd. in its appeal of a decision of the State Ecological Inspection of Ukraine imposing an administrative penalty onto the captain of one of its ships, New Challenge, for contaminating the harbor waters in the Mykolayiv seaport.

Asters has helped the Tabletochki Fund organize the DobroRun charity race, involving over 1200 individuals from Ukraine and 16 other countries.

Hillmont Partners has successfully defended the interests of Delta Wilmar Ukraine in a dispute with the State Environmental Inspectorate of Ukraine.

Sayenko Kharenko has helped the Ukrainian Parliament form a strategy to obtain EU Commission recognition that Ukraine provides adequate protection of personal data.

Svitlana Gurieieva, former Director of Legal Affairs at Auchan Retail Ukraine, has become a Partner in Sayenko Kharenko’s Real Estate and Construction practice.

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 is your single most favorite client matter in your career?”

Redcliffe Partners and Clifford Chance have advised ED & F Man Treasury Management plc, the treasury management arm of ED & F Man, a UK-based international commodities trader, on Ukrainian law aspects on the refinancing and restructuring of nearly USD 1.5 billion of debt and raising an extra USD 320 million in working capital. Allen & Overy and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld advised the scheme creditors and note-holders, respectively, and Asters advised the unidentified lenders on Ukrainian law aspects of the deal.

Sayenko Kharenko has advised Elementum Energy on its acquisition of the minority stake in the joint venture company EE had entered into with the Volterra Energy Group.

Arzinger has convinced the Board of the Appeals Chamber of Ukraine's Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture to recognize the "lifecell" trademark as well-known in Ukraine, thereby officially confirming the "high position of the lifecell brand" in the telecommunications services market.

CMS has advised ING Bank N.V. on restructuring the financing facility for vegetable oil producer and exporter ViOil Group to reflect changes in ViOil's corporate structure.

Working pro bono, White & Case has successfully represented a Crimean applicant in his request for asylum in the United States.

Integrites has successfully represented the interests of AKW Ukrainian Kaolin Company before the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine regarding an alleged infringement by the rail operator in the Vinnytsia region of Ukraine.

DLA Piper’s Kyiv office has advised Polhem Infra on the Ukrainian aspects of its SEK 9.4 million acquisition of the Swedish telecommunication services provider Telia Carrier from the Telia Company.

Sayenko Kharenko and Linklaters have advised joint bookrunners Deutsche Bank, Natixis, IMI Intesa Sanpaolo, and Raiffeisen Bank International on Metinvest's new USD 333 million Eurobond issue. Allen & Overy and Avellum advised Metinvest.

Foreign investors often have misperceptions about doing business in Ukraine. Below, I debunk the 5 most common myths, as well as 3 more that reflect the most recent improvements in the business climate.

Former CMS Senior Partner Olexander Martinenko has joined Kinstellar as Head of the firm's Dispute Resolution and Commercial practices in Ukraine.