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Koziakov & Partners has successfully defended the interests of a leading Ukrainian industrial group in public procurement disputes worth approximately USD 50 million.
A team of lawyers from Koziakov & Partners has successfully defended the interests of a leading Ukrainian industrial group in a series of court disputes initiated by a competitor. The total value of the disputed procurements was approximately USD 50 million.
The disputes concerned the interconnectedness of certain public procurements, discriminatory requirements in the tender documents, abuse of the right of appeal and inconsistent behaviour. One of the cases was finally resolved by the Supreme Court, which upheld the lower courts’ findings that four procurements won by the client were justified and legal. In the other case, the opposing party withdrew the complaint during the appeal process, thereby acknowledging the unfoundedness of the claims regarding the illegality of the fifth public procurement won by the client.
The project was led by partners Andrii Pylypenko and Mykola Podpalov with support from associates Yevheniia Zhelezniakova and Myron Golovachov.