Aequo

Firm Details

Senior Partner: Oleksiy Filatov

Number of partners: 12

Number of lawyers: 52

Firm Overview:

Aequo is one of Ukraine’s top law firms serving industry leaders in transactional and dispute resolution matters.

Aequo has been named Ukraine Law Firm of the Year by Chambers Europe Awards 2022 and one of the most innovative law firms in Europe according to the FT Innovative Lawyers 2015-2023. Being a trendsetting law firm, Aequo has been increasing awareness and direct engagement with different stakeholders to achieve common sustainable goals. It became the first national law firm that join the UN Global Compact. The firm has been selected as the overall winner in the category Best ESG Initiative by The Lawyer European Awards 2023, being also highly commended as a European Litigation Team of the Year and commended as Law Firm of the Year: Ukraine.

Main Areas of Practice:

• Antitrust & Competition
• Banking & Finance
• Bankruptcy & Restructuring
• Capital Markets
• Corporate & Commercial
• Dispute Resolution
• Government Relations
• Intellectual Property
• International Trade
• Labour & Employment
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Private Clients
• Real Estate & Construction
• Tax & Customs

Contacts:

Oleksiy Filatov, Senior Partner, Head of Dispute Resolution at Aequo.

Mr. Filatov is one of the most renowned Ukrainian dispute resolution practitioners with more than 25 years of professional experience. He focuses on local and cross-border litigation and international arbitration, particularly corporate, commercial and investment disputes. He also has considerable experience in banking, financial and IP disputes.

Apart from having very strong practical expertise in Ukrainian courts and international arbitration proceedings and outstanding client portfolio, he shaped the Ukrainian dispute resolution practice by developing and securing parliamentary approval of progressive legislation while he was serving in the government sector. His opinion on legal issues gained gravitas in the judicial community. He is also the main driving force for getting most new client assignments.

Email: [email protected]

Anna Babych, Executive Partner, Head of M&A and Corporate/Commercial. Anna also chairs Private Equity, Technology and Communications, Media and Entertainment industry groups.

Regarded by industry experts as one of Ukraine's leading transactional lawyers, Anna focuses on international and domestic mergers and acquisitions, equity capital markets, and general corporate commercial advice to private and public companies.

Anna is dual-qualified. Being a Practicing Solicitor of England and Wales, she combines her knowledge of UK law with the nuances of the Ukrainian market.

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Denis Lysenko, Executive Partner, Head of Tax and Customs. Also, he chairs Energy and Natural Resources, Infrastructure and Transportation industry groups.

For over 20 years Denis represented major global and regional investors (strategic and private equity players, banks and other lenders), as well as the country’s top business groups in multi-million cross-border transactions involving market-leading Ukrainian assets.

Denis was also involved as a core team member in a number of landmark international arbitrations, including investment treaty cases, and precedent-setting tax and other domestic regulatory disputes.

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Yulia Kyrpa, Executive Partner, Head of Banking & Finance, Insolvency & Restructuring, Capital Markets group. Yulia also chairs the Real Estate industry group at the firm.

Regarded as one of the best lawyers in the European legal market, Yulia continuously advises major IFIs and commercial banks, as well as top corporations on financing, capital markets and debt restructuring mandates.

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Mariya Nizhnik, Executive Partner, Head of Antitrust, Competition & Trade, Environment. Mariya is also head of the Hospitality & Leisure industry group.

Mariya is a competition law specialist who has spent her entire career in the field. She primarily focuses on antitrust investigations and other competition matters, including merger control and state aid, which is a growing area in Ukraine. Moreover, Mariya shaped the Ukrainian competition/antitrust practice. In cooperation with the Federal Trade Commission (USA), she assists the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine in reforming competition policy.

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Pavlo Byelousov, Partner.

Being one of the top and experienced dispute lawyers in Ukraine he, Pavlo specializes in international and domestic arbitration and litigation, with a special focus on investment, commercial and energy-related disputes.

Pavlo has represented clients in 70+ commercial and investment international arbitration proceedings before arbitral tribunals in Ukraine and abroad under variety of arbitration rules (LCIA, ICC, SCC; ICAC Ukraine, ICAC Russia, GAFTA, UNCITRAL, etc.). He has also served as an arbitrator in over 40 international arbitration proceedings as a party/institution-appointed arbitrator and chair.

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Sergey Denisenko, Partner. Sergey advises clients on various competition issues, including those related to merger clearance, unfair commercial practices, and competition compliance. Sergey is also head of the Consumer and Retail industry group.

A talented lawyer who has specialised in competition law all his career, Sergey is popular with clients for his blend of technical legal ability and high-level client service.

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Nataliya Dryuk, Partner. Co-head of IP practice group

Being a highly experienced IP litigation lawyer and focusing on IP cases for 18 years, Nataliya provides services to both domestic and foreign companies on patent, trademark, copyright, and domain name litigation as well as licensing and IP due diligence.

Nataliya is appointed to the Famous and Well-Known Marks Committee of INTA for the 2022-2023 term.

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Tetiana Kudrytska, Partner. Co-head of IP practice group

Tetiana is an experienced attorney with a unique background in both private legal practice and the government sectors and a speciality in IP and media litigation.

As a patent and trademark litigation lawyer, she has successfully represented top-notch clients such as Google, DuPont, Philips, Samsung, and LG in numerous disputes, including cases resulting in precedent-setting judgments.

As the Head of the Judicial Reform Department Tetiana helped to shape the approach of the Ukrainian courts to intellectual property disputes.

Email: [email protected]

Yevgen Levitskyi, Partner.

Being a commercial litigator with expertise in banking, financial, and bankruptcy disputes, for over 12 years Yevgen has represented both domestic and foreign companies in Ukrainian courts.

Also, he has a lot of international litigation experience, having previously worked in the financial litigation teams in London-based international law firms and barristers’ chambers.

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Michael Lukashenko, Partner.

Michael is a key member of the Aequo M&A and Corporate/Commercial practice group.

He has extensive experience in structuring M&A transactions in various jurisdictions, involving both offshore and onshore vehicles. Michael is particularly focused on private equity houses and is skilled at the related transactional and related tax planning issues.

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Olena Pertsova, Partner.

Olena specializes in corporate dispute resolution and complex litigation, protection from hostile takeovers, banking disputes, and representation of business interests in disputes with public authorities.

She is particularly experienced in commercial disputes in the financial, energy, real estate, and retail industries.

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