Praised for its ‘pro-active and practical legal advice’, Baker McKenzie, Kyiv Office is skilled at real estate financing, land issues and transactional work. Serhiy Piontkovsky is often engaged in establishing real estate investment funds, while Lina Nemchenko and Elmaz Abkhairova often handle property development matters. Other key members of the team include Nadia Filozop, who is focused on energy and infrastructure projects.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Pro-active and practical legal advice.'
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Key clients

  • IKEA
  • Kingspan
  • State Property Fund

Work highlights

  • Advising Kingspan Group on the construction of a multimillion high-tech building technology campus in the west of Ukraine.
  • Advised IKEA on the launch of its first store and business expansion in Ukraine.
  • Advised the State Property Fund of Ukraine on the privatisation of 78.289% of its shares in Centrenergo.

Lawyers

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Leading associates
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Elmaz Abkhairova
Baker McKenzie, Kyiv Office

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Serhiy Piontkovsky, Lina Nemchenko

Other key lawyers

Elmaz Abkhairova, Nadia Filozop