Arzinger is praised for its ‘profound experience and expertise in dispute resolution’. Timur Bondaryev leads the team in significant cross-border litigation and arbitration, including investment arbitration. He also boasts an active practice related to compensation of damages claims against the Russian Federation. Sergii Shkliar is a go-to for representation in bankruptcy, restructuring and asset recovery cases, as well as bringing to the team expertise in banking, contract, corporate and defamation cases. Volodymyr Nakonechnyi plays a key role in investment and commercial arbitration and investor-state disputes. Iryna Hutnik is also active in damages cases and litigation against the Russian Federation.
Testimonials
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‘The Arzinger team is highly experienced, dedicated, very responsive. They take a thorough and professional approach in preparation of the case and the defence strategy. Efficient in communication.’
‘Resilient in the situation of high pressure from the other party of the dispute. Creative in the defence strategy. Extremely knowledgeable and credible in the court.’
‘High-quality law firm.’
‘Timur Bondareyev, the leading figure in the firm.’
‘A team with profound experience and expertise in dispute resolution. Arzinger is very focused on client needs, combining legal expertise with profound understanding of various business segments, practical needs of the client and market development in general. The team is collaboration-driven and service orientated, constantly looking for the best solutions for their clients. Arzinger has a solid international network of law firms in various segments which provides them with a possibility to find the best set-ups and collaborations for specific cases.’
‘We mostly work with the founding and managing partner of the firm - Timur Bondaryev. Timur is a versatile, experienced and business-savvy professional, that always strives to provide the best service and offer the best team set up for its individual case. Timur is very responsive, had a very good understanding of the specifics of the Ukrainian market as well as expectations of international clients.’
‘Very strong expertise, practical advice and focus on the result.’
‘Result-oriented and efficient.’
Key clients
- A group of Chinese investors - Wang Jing, Li Fengju, Ren Jinglin, Xu Changshung, Wang Xinlei and Liu Yanning
- Shell Group (Shell Investments B.V., Cicerone Holding B.V., Bogstone Holding B.V., Alliance Holding LLC, Invest-Region LLC)
- MacPaw
- John Deere (LLC Agristar)
- LLC 'Manad'
- STADA Ukraine
- Livescore Limited
- Raiffeisen Bank International
- Engie Energy Ukraine and Alliance Holding Ukraine
- Pepco Poland sp. z o.o
Work highlights
- Represented Shell Group in the first ever sanctions-related case in which the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine claimed shares that were owned indirectly through a JV.
- Successfully represented the interests of MacPaw in a dispute with the Prosecutor's Office, in which the Prosecutor's Office attempted to return land plots worth $3bn owned by MacPaw for more than five years to the state ownership, claiming that MacPaw illegally acquired these plots.
- Representing Engie Energy Ukraine and Alliance Holding Ukraine's interests in a legal dispute against the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU), who fined the clients over $1.3m for allegedly failing to provide information upon AMCU's request for information.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Timur Bondaryev, Sergii Shkliar