AGA Partners

The firm: Since AGA Partners was founded in 2005, it has been conducting major cases for leading companies around the globe from more than 30 jurisdictions. The firm represents interests of states, international businesses and private clients.

AGA Partners’ practice of dispute resolution and international arbitration is recognized by international rating agencies. The list of cases won on behalf of its clients and the high appraisal given by leading international companies confirm the perfect quality of AGA Partner’s services in the field of international trade and agribusiness. Our partners are the first Ukrainian lawyers, invited as speakers for GAFTA training courses.

AGA Partners is also a recognized leader in the family law area and private clients practice. The firm has been highly credited by foreign colleagues for offering solutions in complex multi-jurisdictional issues. Managing partner Aminat Suleymanova is the first Ukrainian lawyer accepted to the International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL).  In 2018 the firm’s partner Iryna Moroz has become a Fellow of IAFL as well.

Areas of practice
Arbitration GAFTA, FOSFA,  LMAA:

• Representation of the client’s interests in the first and appellate instance of GAFTA arbitration. The case concerned the non-delivery of goods due to restrictions on export of agricultural products from Ukraine. The total amount of the claim was US$26.5bn.
• Representation of the US owned agricultural holding in FOSFA arbitration against Russian importer under the contract amounting to US$45m. The case concerned the Russian import restrictions on the supply of Ukrainian soybeans.
• Representation of freighter interests in LMAA arbitration in a dispute with one of the largest ship holders in the Black and Caspian seas region concerning the estimation of demurragedispatch.

International trade and agribusiness:

• Advising State Food and Grain Corporation of Ukraine on the contract of sale of commodities with Chinese state owned company worth US$26.5bn.
• Representation of one of the largest Black Sea region agriholdings in arbitration and litigation proceedings on the fraud money transferring in international trade of commodities. The case involves jurisdictions of Syria, Poland, England, Germany, Russia.
• Advising Astarta Holding LLC concerning its trading model and developing a sale contract template governed by English law for the sale of agricultural commodities to be used worldwide.

International investment arbitration:

• Advising client on the investments protection in Crimea worth US$50m. The relevant investment had been nationalized after the occupation of Crimea by Russian Federation.
• Involved as a local co-counsel representing Ukraine as the state in the investment arbitration concerning enforcement of the arbitration award against the Russian Federation for the illicit expropriation of the investor’s assets in Crimea

International commercial arbitration:

• Representation of international company at ICAC at the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the case arising from the contract worth US$80m. The case concerned the Russian import restrictions on the supply of Ukrainian goods.
• Representation of the client’s interests in ICAC at the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Industry concerning demand for termination of the contract on delivery goods valued at US$7m due to force majeure circumstances.
• Representation of the client’s interests at ICAC at the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in a dispute concerning delivery of coalmining equipment to one of the Ukrainian mines in the Donetsk region prior to Russian military invasion in Eastern Ukraine.

Sport arbitration:

• Providing legal advice to Dynamo Kyiv BC concerning the transfer of players.
• Representation of Iryna Zubko, the coach of the sportsman Danyil Boldyrev, Ukrainian and European champion in men’s speed climbing, in a dispute concerning awarding her the title  “Emeritus coach of Ukraine” she is entitled to.
• Representation of the client’s interests in a dispute between sport club and public authorities concerning renting of the sport facilities.

Private client:

• Legal and organizational support of client’s relocation, as well as his family, to the permanent place of residence to France. Acquiring business in France.
• Assisting private clients in participating in private banking programs of major international banks of Europe and USA.
• Assisting the client regarding wealth-management and corporate tax structuring of the international shipping business, which includes numerous legal entities registered all over the world.

Family law:

• Representation of the former wife of a wealthy Ukrainian businessman and politician in a dispute concerning divorce proceedings, division of HNWIs joint common property, both in the UK and Ukraine on a total amount of GB£90m.
• Representation of US citizen’s interests in a dispute concerning the return of illegally relocated child to the territory of the United States under The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction 1980.
• Representation of client’s interests in elaborating and signing complex marital agreement involving multiple jurisdictions, and preparing separate agreements safeguarding the property rights of the couple’s children.

Litigation and European Court of Human Rights:

• Representing clients in the ECHR in Energo-Mig vs Ukraine case that concerned Ukraine’s violation of art. 6, par.1, 13 and art. 1 of Protocol 1 of the European Convention.
• Representing in the ECHR clients’ (individuals, shareholders of Ukrainian company) interests concerning violations by Ukraine of art. 6 and art. 1 of Protocol 1 of the European Convention.
• Advising Israeli insurance company on the territory of Ukraine on damages recovery. Successful representation of client’s interests in the commercial court of Kyiv, as well as negotiations with contractors for amicable settlement of the dispute.