Drawing on the firm’s global network, Dentons is active in cross-border projects and regularly advises on employment aspects of M&A, restructurings and reorganisations. Its extensive experience in drafting employment handbooks, policies and contracts makes it well-placed to advise on mobilisation laws in Ukraine. The team also houses an active contentious practice, representing clients across the gamut of employment-related claims, including benefits-related litigation and handling all union-related matters. It also plays a key role in HR projects, corporate and governmental investigations and executive compensation and counselling projects. Practice head Volodymyr Monastyrskyy is an expert in hirings and terminations, due diligence and restructurings. He is a go-to for both companies and individuals for representation in collective negotiation proceedings. Anna Tkachenko is regularly called upon by multinational companies for employment advice regarding the establishment of representative offices and subsidiaries in Ukraine. Oleksandra Piskun is another active member of the team.

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Work highlights

  • Providing legal support and complex legal advice (mainly on employment, commercial and tax law matters) to an international mid-market private equity firm in relation to structuring and documenting a long-term bonus and motivation scheme for certain key managers of its group of companies.
  • Providing a leading provider of adaptive medical health care solutions with full day-to-day legal support in connection to its entry to the Ukraine market, including corporate law and employment advice related to the incorporation of a subsidiary in Ukraine.
  • Assisting a European Banking-as-a-Service platform with the liquidation of its company in Ukraine and providing full legal support with relevant employment and labour matters in such cases.

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Practice head

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Volodymyr Monastyrskyy

Other key lawyers

Anna Tkachenko, Oleksandra Piskun