Kyiv

Ukraine is a country with tremendous and unrealized potential. The country is the attractive for foreign investments and business interest due to average growth rate more than 5% annually. However, Ukraine transformation remains uncompleted and there for market entrance and developing players require seasoned and professional legal guidance to ensure their success.

Magisters is the leading and largest international law firm in Ukraine. We have 85 lawyers who provide best-in-class legal advice in virtually every area of law.

We service international and domestic clients operating and investing in Ukraine. Our lawyers have developed expertise in a wide range of industries, including: banking, financial services, retail, FMCG, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, engineering, oil and gas, metals.

Some of our clients include: Bonduelle, Evraz Group, Gazprombank, Interpipe, Mechel Steel Group, Mittal Steel, Mobile TeleSystems (MTS), Naftogas Ukraine, Neusiedler, Pernod Ricard, Renaissance, Shell, U.S. Steel, VimpelCom, Yahoo! Inc and many other household name brands.

The size and composition of our legal team in Kyiv allows us to handle the most complex domestic and cross-border assignments. Our presence in the CIS and representation in London enable us to support client needs throughout the CIS region and beyond.

Our Kyiv-based practices are consistently recognized by authoritative legal guides for the quality of our work in banking and finance, capital markets, corporate and commercial law, dispute resolution, international trade, real estate, restructuring and tax law.

Magisters also assists governmental and inter-governmental organizations, including the International Finance Corporation (IFC), UEFA, the International Court of Arbitration (ICC, Paris), and the World Bank. We are a member of several international law associations including Lex Mundi, Globalaw, Taxand, International Fiscal Association and FraudNet.

Practices

• Capital Markets, Banking & Finance
• Competition Law
• Corporate Disputes Resolution and Protection from Hostile Takeovers
• Distressed Assets, Restructuring and Bankruptcy
• German Desk
• Government Relations
• Infrastructure & Public Private Partnerships
• Intellectual Property, Technology, Media, Telecommunications
• International Arbitration and Litigation
• International Trade & Customs
• Litigation
• M&A and Corporate
• Oil & Gas
• Real Estate & Construction
• Sports Law
• Tax
• White Collar Crime / FCPA Compliance