Author: Maksym Uslystyi, Date: 11 April, 2019

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Kyiv, 11 April 2019 – Eterna Law has been recognized as a TOP-tier law firm by 2019 edition of The Legal 500 EMEA directory and once again been named amongst the leading law firms in Ukraine and in Kazakhstan.

The firm has strengthened its position in Dispute Resolution and Energy, with its Corporate/M&A, Employment, Intellectual Property, Real Estate & Construction, and Tax practices highly recommended.

 Eight team members are recommended by the guide: Andrey Astapov, Partner,  Head of Dispute Resolution Practice, Oleh Beketov, Partner, Head of International Litigation, Eugene Blinov, Partner, Head of International Arbitration Practice,  Oleh Malskyy, Partner, Head of Corporate and M&A, Oksana Kneychuk, Partner, Head of International Tax Planning and Corporate Structuring Practice, Maksym Uslystyi, Partner, Head of Alternative Energy Practice, Konstantin Derbyshev, Counsel, Head of the office in Kazakhstan, Alina Podolyak, Associate.

Highlights of the firm’s performance include top-tier endorsements in eight practice areas:

Ukraine:

•       Dispute resolution - ranked: tier 1

Eterna Law climbs the ranking on the strength of its international arbitration practice. Andrey Astapov, Oleh Beketov ('strong on Ukrainian law') and Eugene Blinov are 'second to none in terms of responsiveness and quality of advice'. Blinov represented Ukrenergy Trade in a $300m VIAC arbitration.  

Oleh Beketov is recognized as a leading individual.

 

•       Energy – ranked: tier 1 - Eterna Law's team is noted for the 'speed of its solutions'. Oleh Malskyy leads the practice, which includes alternative energy specialist Maksym Uslystyi, who provides 'useful and quick solutions'. The latter advised a private seller on the sale of an oilfield in Kazakhstan to a US investor.

Maksym Uslystyi is recognized as a leading individual.

 

•      Commercial, corporate and M&A - ranked: tier 2– Eterna Law frequently advises Russian and Ukrainian clients on business activities in the disputed region of Crimea. It also handles corporate matters in the energy and IT sectors. Lead partner Oleh Malskyy acted for an investor who bought a stake in delivery company FoodFox.

Oleh Malskyy is recognized as a leading individual

 

•    Intellectual Property – ranked: tier 3 - Led by corporate partner Oleh Malskyy, the IP practice at Eterna Law advises domestic and international clients in the luxury, telecoms, retail, FMCG, IT and pharmaceutical sectors. Malskyy and associate Alina Podolyak advised WeFuture on a global data privacy compliance project.
•    Real Estate and Constructution – ranked: Tier 3 - At Eterna Law, corporate partner Oleh Malskyy frequently handles the real estate aspects of M&A transactions. He acted for a Russian developer on the construction of a leisure sector development.
•    Tax  - ranked: Tier 3 - Oksana Kneychuk at Eterna Law frequently advises large Ukrainian companies and multinationals on tax matters. She assisted testing and inspection company NofaGroup with tax structuring for an acquisition.
•    Employment – ranked: Tier 3 - Eterna Law provides advice on the employment of foreigners in Ukraine and Ukrainians abroad; this include assisting with contracts, incentives, immigration compliance, work permits and disputes. Practice head Oksana Kneychuk counts Christian Dior Couture and Auchan Ukraine among her clients.

 

Kazakhstan office:

 

• Tier 4 in Commercial, Corporate and M&A.  Eterna Law's Almaty office has strong ties with the firm's Kiev and Moscow offices and provides clients in the CIS region an integrated cross-border service, most notably in corporate governance and entry to the Kazakhstan market. Konstantin Derbyshev leads the team and handles company registration matters. Maksym Uslystyi recently acted for Mondelez on the implementation of a new corporate governance structure, and advised Squalio Group on entering the Kazakh market.

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