Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Simply put, Avellum's commercial, corporate and M&A practice is second to none in its market. Superior professionalism, experience and solution driven approach - these are the attributes that have convinced me years ago to stick with Avellum in all matters related to M&A and corporate practice.’

  • ‘Yuriy Nechayev has consistently been an undisputed and unrivaled M&A lawyer in Ukraine. Vast experience, insatiable drive for knowledge, thoughtful and solution driven approach, incredible skills in finding and nurturing junior lawyers - just some of the qualities I absolutely like about him.’

  • ‘Very client-oriented team, with strong and wide experience, deep market understanding, various well-developed practices complementing each other.’

  • ‘Individuals always deliver 110%, we have never been disappointed with the quality of the services provided. Special thanks to partners Yuriy Nechaev and Kostiantyn Likarchuk, and the teams they lead. ’

  • ‘I think one of the best teams in Ukraine. I also like that they not only looking the agreement, but help counterparties to negotiate looking decisions.’

  • ‘Knowledge level and help with negotiations.’

Key clients

  • Kernel
  • Investment Capital Ukraine (ICU)
  • Diligent Capital Partners
  • Roosh Ventures
  • LLC “HEE “American University Kyiv”
  • ZE PAK SA

Work highlights

  • Acted as the legal counsel to all parties of the transaction in connection with the acquisition of a minority stake in Neurons Lab by Roosh.
  • Advised Aristocrat Leisure Limited, a leading global gaming content and technology company and top-tier mobile games publisher, in connection with the $1.2 billion acquisition of NeoGames, a global leader in content and technology solutions for the online Real-Money Gaming industry.
  • Advised managing partners of American University Kyiv on law matters in a broad range of corporate, M&A, antitrust, tax and IP issues related to the establishment of a new world-class private university in Kyiv, operated by an international joint venture.

Lawyers

Hall of Fame
The lawyers at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement in market-leading work.
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Mykola Stetsenko