Aequo recommended as a top-tier firm in ten practice areas by the Legal 500 2023

Aequo has been top-ranked in 10 practice areas, by The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East and Africa 2023, namely: Banking, Finance and Capital Markets, Commercial, Corporate and M&A, Competition, Dispute Resolution, Energy, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Private client, Real Estate and Construction, and Tax.

The directory has recognized 15 Aequo’s lawyers for their standout contributions to the respective practices:  

• Executive partners Denis Lysenko, Anna Babych and Yulia Kyrpa are listed in the Hall of Fame for the fourth year in a row. This award highlights individuals who are “at the pinnacle of the profession”.

• Executive partner Mariya Nizhnik, and partners Pavlo Byelousov, Sergey Denisenko, Nataliya Dryuk, and Tetiana Kudrytska are listed in the elite “Leading lawyers” group.

• Partner Michael Lukashenko and counsels Bohdan Dmukhovskyy, Oksana Krasnokutska, Denys Kulgavyi, and Vasyl Mishchenko are listed in the “Next Generation Partners” group.

• Senior associates Yevgen Blok and Oleksandr Tereshchenko are named Rising stars.

In view of the ongoing war in Ukraine, The Legal 500 EMEA's research team "has not undertaken conventional research for Ukraine or amended the rankings".

For more than 30 years, The Legal 500 has been analysing the capabilities of law firms across the world, with a comprehensive research programme revised and updated every year to bring the most up-to-date vision of the global legal market. The Legal 500 assesses the strengths of law firms in over 100 jurisdictions. The ranking is based on a series of criteria, highlighting the practice area teams who are providing the most cutting edge and innovative advice to corporate counsel. The research is based on feedback from 300,000 clients worldwide, submissions from law firms and interviews with leading private practice lawyers, and a team of researchers who have unrivalled experience in the legal market.