Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘This is a good practice with a decent reach across Eurasia. They helped us with some difficult work in the first instance and have shown themselves to be a useful and versatile legal practice both in their own right and as a channel to subcontract work in neighbouring countries through. their advice has been practical and largely accurate and have displayed a helpful and collaborative approach.’

  • ‘Kateryna Oliinyk is a talented communicator and very supportive in our projects. She exhibits a high level of determination and is very outcome-focused.’

  • ‘Very professional, attentive to details, business oriented.’

  • ‘The team is very experienced , technical but also curious. Trying to find legal solution out of the box .’

  • ‘Real professional team, extremely qualified in IP.’

  • ‘Very qualified and client-oriented partners and associates.’

  • ‘I trust the team's judgment without reservations and have started using them for all my work in the Ukraine, including prosecution, maintenance and enforcement. Kateryna and her team are very good with a wide range of client industries, goods and services. They understand software, ecommerce and technology, as well as old-fashioned, brick-and-mortar businesses. Anna's work is always tailored to the client's need – no unnecessary fuss – but she is looking for the best, commercially viable solution. ’

  • ‘I’m happy to vouch for Kateryna Oliinyk and her team. We’ve collaborated on several client projects and I have always been very impressed with their work ethic, legal analysis and work product, particularly under very difficult circumstances in war times.’

Key clients

  • Teva Pharmaceutical Industries
  • Olicon AB
  • CBS/Viacom (with Gowling WLG)
  • Sanofi
  • RIGO TRADING S.A. (Haribo Corporation)
  • Elsevier BV (RELX group)
  • CATERPILLAR INC.
  • HELL ENERGY Magyarország Kft (with Oppenheim)
  • Orange S.A.
  • Thales
  • Platinum GmbH CO. KG
  • Group of Companies Gradoil
  • JW PEI Brand Management Limited
  • The Good Plastic Company International Limited

Work highlights

  • Representing of Teva Pharmaceuticals in a landmark litigation against Merck involving Bolar, SPC and Martial IP Law issues at the Supreme Court of Ukraine as a model case, establishing an approach applied to further similar disputes particularly relevant for almost any patent related cases in pharmaceutical industry.
  • Representing Olicon AB in a series of patent disputes in Ukraine against a former business partner, which violated the Client’s intellectual property rights.
  • Representing the Haribo group before the National Intellectual Property Office in the landmark case of registration of the trademarks "Hola España" and "Vive la France".

Lawyers

Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Kateryna Oliinyk, Taras Kyslyy