Aequo named among leading law firms in Ukraine in 13 practice areas by Ukrainian Law Firms. A Handbook for Foreign Clients 2021

Aequo has been recognized among the leading law firms in Ukraine in 13 key practice areas according to the most recent edition of the market research Ukrainian Law Firms. A Handbook for Foreign Clients 2021, published by Yuridicheskaya Praktika (Legal Practice). Aequo is ranked:

Top 3 – Antitrust/Competition, Information Technologies, Agribusiness, Retail;

Top 5 – Corporate and M&A, International Arbitration, Private Clients, Real Estate, Construction, Land, Telecommunications & Media;

Top 10 – Banking and Finance, Energy and Natural Resources, Litigation, Tax Litigation.

Also, Aequo has been named among established practices in Fintech, Capital Markets, Cross-border litigation, Tax Consulting, International Trade, and Medicine and Healthcare.

Furthermore, Aequo has strong individual rankings. This year, 19 Aequo lawyers have been recognized:

• Denis Lysenko, managing partner, has been named a celebrated practitioner in Corporate and M&A and has been recommended as a notable practitioner in Antitrust/Competition, Energy & Natural Resources, and Tax Consulting.

• Anna Babych, partner, makes a Top 3 leading individuals in Corporate and M&A, also ranked as a notable practitioner in IT, Telecommunications & Media, and Private clients.

• Yulia Kyrpa, partner, is a Top 5 leading individual in Banking and Finance. She has been recommended in Fintech and in Capital Markets. Also, she is named a notable practitioner in Real Estate, Construction, Land.

• Sergey Denisenko, partner, has become a Top 3 in Antitrust/Competition.

• Mariya Nizhnik, partner, has been named a notable practitioner in Antitrust/Competition

• Pavlo Byelousov, partner, has been named a notable practitioner in International Arbitration and Cross-border Litigation.

The research listed the following Aequo lawyers as notable practitioners in their respective practice areas:

• Bohdan Dmukhovskyy, counsel, – Banking and Finance

• Natalia Dryuk, counsel, – Intellectual Property, while Tetiana Kudrytska, counsel, has been recommended in this practice;

• Oksana Krasnokutskaya, counsel, – Corporate and M&A, Telecommunications & Media;

• Yevgen Levitskyi, counsel, – Litigation;

• Michael Lukashenko, counsel, – Corporate and M&A;

• Vasyl Mishchenko, counsel, – Tax consulting;

• Olena Pertsova, counsel, – Litigation;

• Mykyta Polatayko, – IT;

• Myroslava Savchuk, counsel, – International Arbitration and Tax Litigation;

• Evgen Blok, senior associate, – Antitrust/Competition;

• Mykhaylo Soroka, senior associate, – Real Estate, Construction, Land;

• Oleksandr Tereshchenko, senior associate, – International Trade.

Ukrainian Law Firms. A Handbook for Foreign Clients has been published annually since 2003 and has acquired the reputation of being a reliable market guide to top law firms and practitioners in Ukraine. The Handbook is a unique combination of legislative analyses and in-depth research of the legal services market.