III IT Law Conference to be held on 12 April 2018 in Mercure Congress Centre (Kyiv). 

Sayenko Kharenko has announced that Olexander Droug, Anton Korobeynikov, Anzhela Makhinova, Oleksandr Nikolaichyk, and Alina Plyushch have been promoted to Partner.

One of the most significant trends in Ukraine’s legal environment in 2017 has been the active implementation of corporate law reform and, in particular, the improvement of the corporate governance of state-owned enterprises (SOEs).

In The Corner Office, we invite Managing Partners at law firms from across the region to share information about their careers, management styles, and strategies. Our question this time: “What mistake do young associates commonly make that is most frustrating for you?”

Long-time Kinto Head of Legal Oleksandr Onufrienko has joined Asters as Partner in the firm's Private Clients practice.

In 2017, Ukraine implemented several anti-corruption steps based on its contractual obligations per loan arrangements with the EU and the IMF¹. However, the speed of implementation is slow, which is frustrating for international financial organisations, as well as the broader business community. 

Integrites has appointed Viktoriia Melnychenko Head of the firm's Agro & Food Practice, which, the firm reports, "aims to provide comprehensive legal support, construction of operational processes, and structuring in order to attract investments in the field of agriculture and food industry."

Avellum has announced the promotion of Yuri Nechayev to Partner.

Ukraine revised transfer pricing rules and introduced new reporting and documentation requirements in 2013. Since then, the rules have been changed every year. And three years after the introduction of the new transfer pricing (TP) rules, we are witnessing an increasing wave of TP audits and the first TP disputes.

There is a “changing season” in Ukraine, says Mykola Stetsenko, Managing Partner at Avellum, who reports an unusual amount of activity to begin the year, in what is normally a quieter period in the market. “I may sound too optimistic — but I am quite positive.”

Konnov & Sozanovsky has announced that it will operate its office in Chernovtsy, in Western Ukraine, in partnership with the Lexter Law Firm. 

Yuriy Kotliarov has joined Asters as a partner in charge of the Technology, Media and Telecommunications practice.

On 5 December 2017, Typical Requirements for Vertical Concerted Actions of Business Entities (hereinafter the "Typical Requirements"), approved by the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (the "AMC"), became effective.

Former Avellum Partner and Head of Dispute Resolution Dmytro Marchukov and Senior Associate Serhii Uvarov have joined Integrites as Partner and Counsel, respectively.

Yaroslav Petrov has been promoted to Partner at Asters in Ukraine.

On October 24, 2017, CEE Legal Matters reported that Mellanox Technologies, a software developer headquartered in Israel, would be opening an R&D center in Kyiv. We reached out to Gideon Rosenberg, Deputy General Counsel & Vice President of Legal Affairs at Mellanox, for more information.

Vasil Kisil & Partners has promoted Counsels Volodymyr Igonin, Oleg Kachmar, and Anna Sisetska to the firm's partnership.

In The Corner Office we invite Managing Partners at law firms across the region to share information about their unique roles. The question this time around: What is your favorite question when interviewing a job applicant, and why?