About

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Dispute Resolution is a core practice at Ilyashev & Partners, consistently recognized by Chambers and The Legal 500 as one of the leading teams in Ukraine. We represent clients in complex disputes before all levels of Ukrainian courts, including the Supreme Court, and in high-profile international arbitration proceedings.

Our expertise covers the full range of commercial disputes: shareholder conflicts, contractual and corporate claims, IP litigation (trademark, patent and anti-counterfeiting), employment and labour disputes, real estate and construction, insurance, and regulatory matters. We also advise on disputes in public procurement, competition, tax, customs, and sanctions compliance, as well as large-scale insolvency and restructuring cases involving state-owned enterprises and multinationals.

We have extensive experience in international arbitration under ICSID, UNCITRAL, SCC, ICC, LCIA, and LMAA rules, handling multi-billion investment claims and acting as Ukrainian law experts abroad. Our team also excels in white-collar defence and investigations, including fraud, embezzlement, money laundering, and corporate misconduct.

Each year we manage over 500 disputes, many cross-border and highly complex. With 40+ lawyers across Kyiv, Kharkiv, Dnipro, and Odesa, we have the scale, reputation, and local presence to deliver effective dispute resolution in Ukraine and internationally.

More details are available at: https://attorneys.ua/en/service/dispute-resolution/

Chambers Review

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Dispute Resolution: Domestic - Ukraine

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What the Team is Known For

Ilyashev & Partners is renowned for its strong presence on the domestic litigation scene, with outstanding capabilities in commercial dispute resolution. The law firm is particularly active in corporate, contractual, tax and major debt recovery disputes, and in assisting with matters against state authorities and banks. The legal practice acts in notable disputes within the energy sector. Ilyashev & Partners is also active in cross-border disputes, including international arbitration, with particular experience in commercial arbitration mandates. The law firm has noteworthy activity in shareholder disputes and in defence of significant businesspeople against allegations of embezzlement and fraud. The legal practice is active in applying to the ECtHR in disputes relating to alleged infringement of property rights.

Work Highlights

  • The team at Ilyashev & Partners assisted Ferrexpo Belanovo Mining with proceedings concerning an appeal against sanctions that were applied to Ferrexpo by the National Security and Defence Council.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Roman Marchenko
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Roman Marchenko
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Senior partner Roman Marchenko is a market-leading litigator handling disputes in Ukrainian courts. He also has a notable presence in international arbitration, representing clients from the banking, aviation and energy sectors.

Roman is always there to answer any of your questions. Various scenarios are described by him as he sees them, and he describes how he perceives them.

Roman Marchenko exemplifies what it means to be a true leader by example. He is one of the best people I have ever worked with when it comes to finding solutions to complex and high-stakes situations.

Mikhail Ilyashev
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Mikhail Ilyashev
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Managing partner Mikhail Ilyashev is highly regarded for his wealth of expertise in handling a broad variety of litigation, including in relation to the agriculture, manufacturing and energy industries.

Mikhail Ilyashev is one of the few people who can distil very complex issues into manageable decisions.

The opinion he provides to me regarding business matters is something I really value.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Dispute Resolution: Domestic

Roman Marchenko
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Roman Marchenko
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Mikhail Ilyashev
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Mikhail Ilyashev
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Dispute Resolution: International

Roman Marchenko
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Roman Marchenko
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Members

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Alina Borovets

Alla Tsymanovska

Andrii Konoplia

Andriy Lytvyn

Denys Shevchenko

Dmytro Hruba

Dmytro Hrybov

Dmytro Lazebnyi

Kateryna Solodovnyk

Kostiantyn Kryvenko

Marina Riashchenko

Oleh Trokhymchuk

Oleksandr Denysenko

Oleksandr Fefelov

Oleksandr Kamsha

Olena Omelchenko

Roman Protsyshyn

Sergey Nedelko

Sergiy Kliestov

Vadym Kizlenko

Valeriia Gudiy

Volodymyr Adonin

Vyacheslav Sytyi

Yaroslav Mudryi

Yevgen Solovyov

Clients

Provided by Ilyashev & Partners

American Club

Auchan

Biopharma

British Marine

COFCO

CRH Ukraine

Centravis

Claas

Coca-Cola Beverages Ukraine

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories

Ferrexpo AG

Gard

Golden Tile Ceramic

GrainCorp

Grindeks

Group DF

Gökşin İnşaat

Japan P&I Club

Macleods Pharmaceuticals

Mondelēz Ukraine

Nestlé

PZU Ukraine

Plant 410 Civil Aviation

Royal Randers

Skuld

The London P&I Club

The Standard Club UK Ltd

The Swedish Club

Ukrainian Red Cross Society

Ukrrichflot

Ukrspecexport

Unilever Ukraine

Industries

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Advertising & Marketing

Agribusiness

Aviation

Energy & Natural Resources

FMCG

Financial Technologies

IT Technologies, Media and Telecommunications

Industrials & Manufacturing

Infrastructure

Insurance

Martial Law & War Crimes

Medicine & Healthcare

Mining

Pharmaceuticals

Private Client

Public Sector

Real Estate & Construction

Retail

Shipping

Sports

Transport & Logistics