Vasil Kisil & Partners‘ dispute resolution practice spans commercial, civil and administrative cases, with experience in the Supreme Court. It is often called upon by international firms, providing local expertise and advising on cross-border disputes. The finance sector is a particular area of expertise, and the team acts for banks, international investors and Ukrainian government authorities. Oleg Alyoshin leads the team alongside Andriy Stelmashchuk and Oleg Kachmar. Vsevolod Mazurenko brings to the team international experience, representing clients in both domestic and international courts and arbitration centres.

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Key clients

  • Reynolds Porter Chamberlain (RPC)
  • Fieldfisher LLP
  • Dniprovska Riviera
  • Bank Alliance JSC
  • Ecoway Waste Management, LLC
  • Ekogran LLC
  • Rost Agro, LLC
  • Enki Construction LLC
  • Akelik Group
  • Halychyna-Zakhid LLC
  • GlobalLogic Ukraine LLC
  • Rock Design LLC

Work highlights

  • Advising Fieldfisher LLP on Ukrainian law issues in a $1.9bn proceeding involving JSC Commercial Bank PrivatBank, a Ukrainian bank.
  • Representing Bank Alliance JSC, a Ukrainian bank, in a $45m dispute regarding a guarantee payment with UkrEnergo, a private joint-stock company with 100% state-owned shares, managed by the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine, and United Energy LLC, an electricity market participant and UkrEnergo’s debtor.
  • Advising Reynolds Porter Chamberlain (RPC) London on Ukrainian law issues in a $85m proceeding involving a majority controller of Ukrainian bank Finance & Credit.

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Leading associates
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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Andriy Stelmashchuk, Oleg Kachmar, Oleg Alyoshin

Other key lawyers

Vsevolod Mazurenko