Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Kinstellar lawyers demonstrated impressive hands-on approach and proved very useful and helpful throughout our fruitful cooperation. The dispute I engaged them for is indeed vey difficult from various angles. The team managed to maintain high level of motivation which is very important to secure consistency of the position in such types of disputes. I also like the IT facilities which they are using for the case management. ’

  • ‘I am working primarily with Volkovetskyi Danylo, who plays a crucial role in the project management and maintenance of the consistency of our position. Danylo has very relevant experience in cross-border disputes and international arbitration. ’

  • ‘We have engaged Kinstellar team as Ukrainian law experts in two very significant arbitrations. The quality of their service was impressive. They do know how to present complex and not-straightforward issues in a simple and comprehensible manner. I would very much recommend them, in particular for the expert isntructions before foreign courts and arbitral tribunals.’

  • ‘Their team is experienced, dedicated, knowledgeable and bright. We have worked a lot with Olexander Martinenko and he proved himself as an unparalleled legal expert. He deals easily with complex Ukrainian law issues and can explain to the tribunal everything - strating from minor practical issues to profound theoretical concepts of Ukrainian law. Another stand-out individual is Danylo Volkovetsky. He is a very bright professional, with great attention to details. We could fully rely on him and it is a pleasure to work with him.’

Key clients

  • Joint Legal Team acting for the relatives of victims of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash

Work highlights

  • Advised the Joint Legal Team, acting for the relatives of victims, before the Hague District Court in the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) MH17 trial, to secure a verdict and an award of €16m in moral damages to the relatives.

Lawyers

Hall of Fame
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Leading associates
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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Olexander Martinenko