AVELLUM leads in

the number of the largest public deals аccording to the recently published "TOP

50 Law Firms of Ukraine - 2016" ranking. We have advised on 12 out of 50

largest public transactions, reported by this edition.

AVELLUM is also an

undisputed leader in terms of the total value of handled transactions, which

amounted to an impressive 78% of the value of all the TOP 50 largest public

transactions over the past 12 months.

Our debt

restructuring, banking and finance, and corporate/M&A practices

traditionally were highly recognised by the ranking. The debt restructuring

practice was included in TOP 2 law firms ranked by the research, while banking

and finance and corporate/M&A are among TOP 3 best teams in the Ukrainian legal

market in 2016.

AVELLUM reached

the 9th place in the overall Ukrainian legal ranking having climbed 8 positions

up as compared to 2015.

The annual ranking

"TOP 50 Law Firms of Ukraine" defines market leaders based on a number of

criteria, including the number of lawyers, firm's profitability and financial efficiency,

as well as complexity of effected transactions and resolved disputes.