Baker McKenzie practices and lawyers rated top by Ukrainian Law Firms 2020. A Handbook for Foreign Clients.

Baker McKenzie practices and lawyers rated top by Ukrainian Law Firms 2020. A Handbook for Foreign Clients.

Kyiv, Ukraine, 10 August 2020 – Baker McKenzie’s Kyiv practices and lawyers received outstanding rankings and recommendations by the 2020 edition of Ukrainian Law Firms. A Handbook for Foreign Clients, an annual in-depth survey of the legal market in Ukraine.

The Kyiv office maintained its #1 position in three key practices: Real Estate, Construction,
Land; Retail; and Labor & Employment.

The office was also named in the top five firms in relation to 12 practice areas and industries, namely: Agribusiness, Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate and M&A, Energy & Natural Resources, Infrastructure, Intellectual Property, IT, Telecommunication and Media, Pharmaceuticals/Medicine & Healthcare, Private Clients/Wealth Management, and Tax (Consulting).

The Antitrust & Competition, FinTech, International Trade (Commercial Contracts), Litigation (Domestic and Cross-border), and Tax (Transfer Pricing) practices were also distinguished by the edition.

Managing Partner Serhiy Piontkovsky has been individually acknowledged as an Authority in Energy & Natural Resources and Real Estate, Construction, Land, and Managing Partner Serhiy Chorny has been recognized as an Authority in Banking & Finance and Debt Restructuring.

In addition, six Kyiv lawyers have been recommended as Leading individuals by the directory:

• Partner Serhiy Chorny in Capital Markets
• Partner Viacheslav Yakymchuk in Corporate and M&A; he is also recognized as a Notable practitioner in Agribusiness
• Partner Hennadiy Voytsitskyi in Tax (Consulting); he is also recognized as a Notable practitioner in Private Clients/Wealth Management and Transfer Pricing
• Partner Lina Nemchenko in Real Estate, Construction and Land
• Partner Olha Demianiuk in Pharmaceuticals/Medicine & Healthcare; she is also recognized as a Notable practitioner in Corporate and M&A
• Counsel Mariana Marchuk in Labor & Employment

Another six lawyers are listed as Notable practitioners:

• Partner Ruslan Drobyazko in Intellectual Property
• Partner Oksana Simonova in Antitrust & Competition
• Partner Ihor Siusel in Bankruptcy and Litigation (Domestic)
• Counsel Oleksiy Stolyarenko in IT, Telecommunication and Media and Intellectual Property
• Counsel Andrii Moskalyk in Energy & Natural Resources and in Corporate and M&A
• Associate Olha Sviatenka in Pharmaceuticals/Medicine & Healthcare