Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Strong ability to analyse problems and bring multiple skill sets to the issues. Highly collaborative internally offering innovative solutions and perspectives to their clients.’

  • ‘Andrey Nizhniy is highly competent, knowledgeable but a ready and able communicator. ’

  • ‘The team is amazing - creative and solid. Structuring multiple agreements across jurisdictions enables proper structures in challengin jurisdictions.’

  • ‘A team of professionals, they put a lot of soul into what they do. For any problem they have separate approaches.’

  • ‘Some of the collaborators are Russian speakers, which makes it much easier for us to understand and debate the actions/strategies. for example. James Hart, Andrii Chornous and Iryna Nahorniak’

  • ‘This is a fast-growing practice with focus on Ukrainian transactions and litigation coming out of them. Recently, the practice has retained a number of seasoned practitioners in the field of corporate and litigation to bolster its team.’

  • ‘Valentyn Zasukha is a top-tier practitioner, who combines the experience of working in the banking sector, debt collection, corporate and debt restructurings, and litigation in Ukraine and abroad, and can use these skills to solve complex multijurisdictional issues of clients.’

  • ‘James Hart stands out for his energy and commitment to client service.’

Key clients

  • Black Iron Inc.
  • Glovoapp Ukraine LLC
  • Argentem Creek Partners
  • AlixPartners (USA)
  • American Councils
  • GIR Group
  • Viva Gas Limited

Work highlights

  • Representing Black Iron Inc. in land matters in a USD 1.2 billion iron ore mining project.
  • Advising Glovoapp Ukraine LLC on a wide range of the company’s corporate, commercial, employment and tax law matters arising from the client’s operations in Ukraine.
  • Advising the Betting and Gaming Council on the changes to the regulatory field as well as consulting on entering the Ukrainian market, including development of analytical materials to reshape and improve the national legislation aimed at legalizing gambling in Ukraine and increasing investment attractiveness of the sector.

Lawyers

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Valentyn Zasukha, James Hart