Testimonials

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  • ‘Really responsive, technically strong and considered advice from the AEQUO team. ’

  • ‘Denis Lysenko is a smart and responsive partner who is well plugged into the difficulties of advising on both legal and “real world” issues relevant to dealing with antitrust issues in Ukraine at the moment. ’

  • ‘For us, what is really important in working with Aequo’s lawyers is their high competence and readiness to engage and tackle sophisticated, technology-specific processes. Aequo's attorneys have devoted a great deal of effort and resources to building the most effective industry-specific legal solution.’

  • ‘We've had the privilege of collaborating with Olena Pertsova and Vadym Maistruk, and we highly evaluate their contributions. Olena's dedication to the project was unwavering, with her commitment evident around the clock. She invested substantial effort into the project and personally represented us in court, underscoring the importance of the outcome to her. Olena stands out as a highly competent and experienced attorney deeply committed to her client's welfare.’

  • ‘This is a good firm with profound experience in the Energy industry. They demonstrate understanding of both specific legal framework and economic and physical nature of the gas market.’

  • ‘Pavlo Bielousov is bright and efficient lawyer oriented on results and always thinking out-of-box to exceed expectations. His approach is based on predicting adverse outcomes and preventing them.’

  • ‘Team members had previous hands on experience in industry specific type of contracts as well as broad understanding of the industry and recent developments.’

  • ‘Partner Oleksiy Filatov has an unrivalled knowledge of the levers of the Ukrainian public sector after a long spell in the Presidential administration. Partner Pavlo Byelousov is an incredibly hard worker with an impressive grasp of factual matters. Partner Denis Lysenko is a very clever lawyer who will see solutions where others cannot.’

Key clients

  • Cameco Corporation
  • Naftogaz of Ukraine
  • UkrGasVydobuvannya
  • Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine
  • DTEK Group
  • Green for Growth Fund
  • Mercuria Energy Trading
  • Ovid Wind

Work highlights

  • Advising Cameco Corporation on a 7.875-billion-dollar strategic investment into Westinghouse Electric Company.
  • Advising Naftogaz of Ukraine on its 1.6-billion-dollar Eurobonds restructurings, affecting both the Ukrainian and European energy markets.
  • Acting for Gas Transmission SystemOperator of Ukraine in a series of gas transportation pricing disputes worth over 1 billion Euro.

Lawyers

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Denis Lysenko