Oleg Malinevskiy
EQUITY Law FirmEQUITY Law Firm
Client Satisfaction‘Disputes powerhouse’ EQUITY Law Firm has a successful track record representing major domestic industry players, business groups and HNW individuals in large-scale disputes. The team demonstrates particular prowess in debt recovery, insolvency disputes, damage recovery and international asset tracing. The team continues to strengthen its damages compensation practice, advising on claims against the Russian Federation, and its human rights and ECHR expertise was bolstered with the addition of Anna Yudkivska in 2023. Practice head Oleg Malinevskiy excels in high-profile (and often sensitive) disputes, handling litigation and arbitration on a multi-jurisdictional basis. He leads the team alongside Vyacheslav Krahlevych, who brings to the team particular expertise in land law, real estate and construction disputes, and Sergiy Chuyev, who specialises in banking disputes, restructurings and bankruptcy proceedings. Olexy Stepanenko excels in litigation related to restructuring and bankruptcy and banking and finance.
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‘The team is a disputes powerhouse. They have broad view and understanding of all angles of the dispute, which allow the team to suggest the most appropriate solutions and best options. The individuals are very polite and have high-level skills. Andriy Ivaniv is a good strategist - outstandingly able, thoughtful, tirelessly hard-working. Maksym Halan and Taras Shtokalo are super smart and an absolute delight to work with.’
‘We worked closely with Oksana Varakina and Kateryna Yakovenko. Oksana Varakina had an excellent coordination of work at every stage of our cooperation, which allowed us to achieve the desired results in resolving the dispute in a timely and positive manner. Kateryna Yakovenko has demonstrated the ability to strategise intelligently, offer thoughtful solutions to even the most complex legal issues and always keep the client's interests in focus.’
‘Sergiy Chuyev is always very approachable and responsive when we needed for documents and or consultation with the opposing lawyers. Andriy Ivaniv and Taras Shtokalo leave a strong impression with their remarkable talent. The lawyers consistently adopt well-reasoned and realistic positions during negotiations.’
‘The equity team is well-known nationally for handling large-scale litigation, with a high level of expertise and a winning percentage. They always respond quickly; their experience allows them to quickly analyse the case in a super short time.’
‘We can note the high level of Andrii Ivaniv, who is a well-known lawyer in litigation in the field of banking law and real estate. His team includes lawyers, including lawyer Taras Shtokalo, who also have good expertise and meet our needs for legal protection.’
‘Our work and communication were mainly with Oksana Varakina and Kateryna Yakovenko, but we know the team is much bigger. They can tackle the most difficult legal questions quickly. What we enjoy the most about working with them is that they always communicate directly and simply. They do not overcomplicate and make sure that everyone involved truly understands the issue. Oksana took on the role of managing the entire team. Her organisational skills and ability to coordinate everyone ensured clear communication and really efficient work. Kateryna has an amazing ability to see the situation as a whole, which allowed her to find small details that were crucial in defending our position in court.’
‘We were highly impressed by the level of expertise of the firm and its ability to deliver the highest level of service to its clients concerning complicated criminal and cross-border issues, including EU law aspects. Equity Law is definitely one the best firms in Ukraine. Lawyers at Equity Law firm match with the highest standards in the world due to the quality of service they deliver and their ability to elaborate wise case strategy or deal with sophisticated legal issues.'
‘Sergiy Chuyev and Andrii Ivaniv are the key players. They are professional lawyers. They have a strong team with Taras Shtokalo and Maxim Halan. Comparing with another team: they are flexible, professional, highly experienced and available.’
Key clients
- Azovmash Group PJSC
- UkrinBank PJCS
- Finance Company LLC
- Finevrovector LLC
- Ukraininan Investors of Zhezhelevsky Quarry PJSC and Khust Quarry PJSC
- Group of Riviera Village Companies
- Falcon Agro Group
- LLC 'Umedo Group'
- Ukrkhimexport LLC
Work highlights
- Representing the Group of Azovmash companies in a dispute against the Russian Federation on recovery of damages for $4bn and several bankruptcy disputes in Ukraine for a $4bn.
- Representing UkrInBank PJSC in a dispute against the Russian Federation on the recovery of damages for over $132m and in a dispute over debt collection for over $232m.
- Representing Umedo Group LLC in a dispute against the Russian Federation and oligarchs associated with its regime for compensation for damages caused by the Russian aggression for $80m.
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Oleg Malinevskiy, Vyacheslav Krahlevych, Sergiy Chuyev