Mykyta Nota is a Partner and the Head of AVELLUM's Competition practice. He focuses on competition & antitrust, arbitration, and cross-border litigation.
Mykyta advises clients on all aspects of competition & antitrust law, involving merger control, concerted practices, abuse of dominance, state aid, unfair competition, and competition litigation. He also counsels on antitrust matters in relation to multinational and domestic acquisitions and joint ventures, including merger clearances by the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine.
He regularly acts for clients in international arbitrations under the ICC and LCIA Arbitration Rules.
Mykyta Nota boasts over 11 years’ experience in representing clients in post-M&A and shareholders’ disputes in high-profile cross-border matters across various sectors like fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), energy, agriculture, banking, and the real estate sectors. Mykyta is experienced in resolving complex competition disputes involving multinational companies, particularly claims on private enforcement of competition law and annulment of decisions of the competition authority.
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‘Avellum team is definitely one of the best competition law teams in Ukraine. They are exceptional in every aspect - 24/7 availability; an impeccable quality of work; a remarkable ability to successfully deliver large-scale and complex antitrust projects with global dimension. ’
‘Mykyta Nota is an absolute star. He is unsurpassed in his ability to deliver results. I do not know of anyone who exceeds his knowledge of local merger control rules and procedures.’
‘Despite the challenging situation on the ground, Avellum's partner Mykyta Nota and his team are highly responsive and provide very valuable advice which always considers a hands-on practical approach to potential issues under Ukrainian merger control, including complicated risk assessments. Counsel Anton Arkhypov is also extremely knowledgeable. It is a pleasure to work not only with both but also with the rest of the Avellum team. ’
‘The Avellum competition team has seen exceptional growth for the last year. The experience and delivery of excellent results is unparalleled. They are now is without a doubt the best in Ukraine offering impressive capabilities both in antitrust and merger control.’
‘Mykyta Nota is an excellent competition lawyer, among the very best in this field. He picks up on issues very quickly and is extremely responsive.’
Key clients
- Interstarch Ukraine
- Mondelēz International
- The Saudi Agricultural and Livestock Investment Company (SALIC)
- State Forest Resources Agency of Ukraine
- Uber
- British American Tobacco (BAT)
- Siemens Energy
- Ukrnafta
- WOG
- Electricité de France SA
Work highlights
- Representing Interstarch in a landmark case against the AMC regarding alleged abuse of dominance.
- Advised Mondelēz International on obtaining merger clearance for acquiring a confectionery business – Ricolino – from Grupo Bimbo.
- Advising SALIC on obtaining merger clearance for the acquisition of 35.4% minority stake in and joint control over Olam Agri Holdings Pte. Ltd..
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Mykola Stetsenko is the co-managing partner at AVELLUM and the Head of Corporate/M&A Practice. His additional expertise covers tax, competition, and real estate.
Mykola has extensive experience in all types of corporate transactions, including acquisitions, joint ventures, IPOs, and corporate governance advice. He advises on many of the firm’s headline deals for its most high-profile clients.
All the way through his legal career Mykola focused on complex, multijurisdictional transactions, some of which have set new market precedents and were recognised by many highly respected legal publications, including Chambers, IFLR, and Legal 500. Moreover, he is often involved in drafting of new legislation in Ukraine. Most recently, Mykola was heavily engaged in the development of Ukrainian corporate law, namely regulation of shareholder agreements, LLCs, corporate governance in public companies, and squeeze-out and sell-out mechanisms.
Mykola is admitted to practice law in New York.
Practice head
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Mykyta Nota