Integrites has successfully defended the interests of renewable energy producer EuroСape Ukraine in a dispute against the Head Office of the State Tax Service in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region.

Avellum has advised Ukrainian development company UDP on the acquisition of a 33.35% stake in Ocean Plaza, a shopping and entertainment center in Ukraine.

Integrites has helped Agro Group, a Ukraine-based sugar producing company, complete a competition investigation project involving the sugar beet processing market initiated by the regional department of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine in the country's Chernihiv region.

Bird & Bird has won a USD 149 million judgment from the English Commercial Court for Carpatsky Petroleum Corporation, a subsidiary of Kuwait Energy, in a dispute with PJSC Ukrnafta arising out of a joint activity agreement relating to gas fields in Ukraine.

In The Corner Office feature of CEE Legal Matters we ask Managing Partners at leading law firms across Central and Eastern Europe about their unique roles and responsibilities. In light of current events, the question for this online occurrence of the feature is: "How are you managing your team working remotely during this challenging period?"

The COVID-19 pandemic is making a significant impact on international commerce with Ukrainian counterparties involved. Interrupted supply chains of goods (especially if they were partly or fully produced in China), inability to provide services, perform works during quarantine, and to conduct regular business operations are just a few problems that lots of companies have encountered.

The LCF Law Group has announced the integration of teams from both the Evris Law Firm and Sheverdin and Partners.

Since mid-2019 Ukrainian authorities have been bringing to public fora various suggested amendments to Ukrainian “green” (feed-in) tariff framework. The most recent proposal from the Ministry of Energy and Environmental Protection mentioned creating an option with voluntary 5-25% reductions to the existing tariffs simultaneously with prolongation of their lifespan.

Ukraine's Esquires Attorneys at Law has successfully represented Trade and Logistic Complex Arctic LLC in a dispute involving a former director of the company's unlawful transferring of equipment related to the supply of electricity to a complex of storage and food production facilities covering a total area of more than 20 thousand square meters to the ownership of another company that he was affiliated with.

Avellum and Watson Farley & Williams have advised the EBRD on a long-term secured loan of up to EUR 52.5 million to Novi Biznes Poglyady.

Asters has advised British oil and gas company Regal Petroleum on its up to USD 8.63 million acquisition of Arkona Gas-Energy, a Ukrainian company holding the license to explore, develop, and produce hydrocarbons in the Svystunkivsko-Chervonolutske field, in the Poltava region of Ukraine.

Sayenko Kharenko has advised the EBRD on its provision of a four-year loan of up to EUR 15 million to OTP Leasing. The loan will be available for disbursement as a Ukrainian hrivnya synthetic and/or euro denominated facilities.

Ukrainian lawyer Dogus Gulpinar has left Ukraine's GoLaw to open Nazali Tax & Legal's Kyiv office.

The list of force majeure circumstances under Ukrainian law has changed.

Avellum has advised the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank on a long-term secured loan of up to USD 10 million to Butsefal LLC and Prometey Swiss SA.

On March 18, 2020, President Zelensky signed a package of laws regarding support of taxpayers and individuals during national quarantine (Laws No. 3220, 3219, 2538, 2539). What tax-related novelties do these laws introduce for business? See below the summary from INTEGRITES Tax and Customs team.

Sayenko Kharenko has advised OH Holding Limited on the sale of a 51% stake in the Luxoptica Group and the creation of a joint venture with Essilor Nederland Holding B.V.

Former Counsel Yulia Atamanova, who leads the LCF Law Group's International Arbitration, Commercial, and Corporate Disputes practices,. has been promoted to Partner at the firm.