Arzinger
Europe Guide 2024
About
Managing Partner: Timur Bondaryev
Number of partners: 14
Number of lawyers: 80+
Languages: English, German, French, Ukrainian
Firm Overview:
Arzinger is one of the leading independent legal experts in Ukraine providing high quality legal services to top international and local companies. Being a sector-focused firm Arzinger has built intimate knowledge of sectors in which its clients operate. The firm is headquartered in Kyiv and maintains two offices in Western and Southern Ukraine, which allows offering legal advice and support to clients throughout Ukraine.
Main Areas of Practice:
Anti-Corruption Compliance & Business Ethics
Antitrust & Competition
Banking & Finance
Insolvency
Commercial Litigation
Tax & Customs Litigation
Intellectual Property
Corporate / M&A
White Collar Crime
International Litigation & Arbitration
Real Estate & Construction
Tax Law & International Taxation
Employment
Corporate Law/M&A:
3 partners; 2 counsels based in Kyiv, Lviv, Odesa
■ Legal support on the Ukrainian part of the global transaction on acquisition by Adobe Inc. of Magento Commerce, a market-leading commerce platform, which enables Magento Commerce to be integrated into the Adobe Experience Cloud
■ Legal advisor to STADA Group, an international company headquartered in Bad Vilbel, Germany, in the acquisition of a non-plasma pharmaceutical business from Biopharma
Key Clients: Adobe Inc., Yarych Confectionary Factory, Zeppelin International AG, Centrica Plc, European Bank of Reconstruction and Development
Contacts: Timur Bondaryev
Emails: [email protected]
Life Science & Healthcare:
2 partners based in Kyiv
■ Legal support of major pharmaceutical companies, pharmacy business, medical institutions, CRO on any business activity in Ukraine and CIS countries
■ Representation of interests before Ukrainian competition authority, courts and other regulatory and controlling state authorities
Key Clients: AstraZeneca, Bayer, GlaxoSmithKline, Takeda, MSD, Servier
Contacts: Lana Sinichkina, Taras Kyslyy
Emails: [email protected], [email protected]
Real Estate & Construction:
1 partner; 1 counsel based in Kyiv
■ Legal support of a landmark yielding property refinancing project for the amount of approx. USD 50m in respect of Class ‘A’ Business Centre in downtown Kyiv
■ Legal advice on establishment of a JV on development and operation of a major shopping mall in Lviv
Key Clients: Leroy Merlin, SE Bordnetze-Ukraine (SEBN), Porsche Holding
Contact: Timur Bondaryev
Email: [email protected]
Antitrust & Competition:
3 partners; 1 counsel based in Kyiv, Lviv, Odesa
■ Assistance of a major Ukrainian sunflower oil producer in obtaining AMCU clearance for concerted practices in the industry
■ Legal advice of a major pharmaceutical company on unfair advertisement case and representation of it later before the Ukrainian antitrust authority
Key Clients: Bunge, AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline, Nykomed, Lafarge Group
Contacts: Sergii Shkliar, Timur Bondaryev, Lana Sinichkina, Oleksander Dyakulych
Emails: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Intellectual Property:
2 partners based in Kyiv
■ Arzinger enforced IP rights of Viacom, a worldwide leading conglomerate in media content production and distribution
■ Arzinger assisted lifecell Ukraine LLC on recognition of TM LIFECELL as well-known in Ukraine
Key Clients: Bayer, AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline
Contacts: Kateryna Oliinyk, Taras Kyslyy
Emails: [email protected], [email protected]
Arbitration:
3 partners; 1 counsel based in Kyiv, Lviv and Odesa
■ Representing one of three defendants in two arbitrations in energy industry under VIAC Rules with total amount in dispute more than 360 million USD
■ Enforcement of 10 million USD arbitral award, issued in Ukraine, in the UK with effect in numerous other jurisdictions
Key Clients: Alfa Bank, Europolis, Zeppelin
Contacts: Markian Malskyy
Emails: [email protected]
Dispute Resolution:
4 partners; 2 counsels based in Kyiv and Lviv
■ Company’s team successfully defended MBPTeplomerezha LLC, a large Ukrainian construction company, in appealing the decision of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine on an alleged violation in the form of bid rigging
■ Arzinger team successfully defended Empire of Water Ukraine Ltd., one of the most experienced players in the construction and reconstruction of fountains and fountain complexes, in appealing the decision of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine regarding an allegedly committed violation in the form of bid rigging
Key Clients: Promeritum Fund SPC, Shell Lubricants Supply Company B.V., CNBM International Corporation, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Contacts: Sergii Shkiar, Kateryna Gupalo, Markian Malskyy, Taras Kyslyy
Emails: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Tax/International Tax:
1 partner; 1 counsel based in Kyiv and Lviv
■ Representation of interests of European luxury car producer in Ukraine
■ Representation of interests of one of the largest Ukrainian banks in a dispute with tax authorities
Contacts: Markian Malskyy, Oleg Chayka, Iaroslav Cheker
Emails: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Banking & Finance:
1 partner based in Kyiv
■ Advising Bank Austria AG on restructuring of a USD 30m loan facility provided to a Ukrainian real estate developer for construction of the logistic centre on the south of Ukraine
■ Advising NEFCO in connection with provision of EUR 4,5 million loan to a Ukrainian power generation company for building a solar power station
Key Clients: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, International Finance Corporation, BNPP, Citibank
Contact: Oleksander Plotnikov
Email: [email protected]
Employment:
1 counsel based in Kyiv
■ Representation of the client in judicial proceedings initiated by the dismissed employee on the ground of the claimed unfair dismissal
■ Legal advice on the staff redundancy procedure, drafting the necessary documentation
Key Clients: IBM, Expert Petroleum, Zeppelin International and Zeppelin Power Systems, Porsche Group, CHS Inc., STADA Arzneimittel AG
Contact: Alesya Pavlynska
Email: [email protected]
Energy:
2 partner; 2 counsels in Kyiv
■ Advising NEFCO in connection with provision of EUR 4 350 000 loan to a Ukrainian power generation company for building a power plant
■ Advising CMEC in connection with construction of solar park in Ukraine. Support involved advising on Ukrainian legal matters and financing model
Contacts: Timur Bondaryev, Anzhelika Livitska,
Emails: [email protected], [email protected]
White Collar Crime:
2 partners based in Kyiv
■ Company’s attorneys were involved in protecting Client’s interests and preventing the plan of unidentified persons directed at illegal takeover of its company
■ Company’s attorneys drafted and submitted a criminal complaint on behalf of the victim — a major producer of alcoholic beverages and its subsidiary company
Contacts: Kateryna Gupalo, Iurii Sukhov
Emails: [email protected], [email protected]
Ranked Offices
Provided by Arzinger
- KyivSenator Business Center, 32/2 Moskovska street, 10th floor, Kyiv, Kyiv City Municipality, Ukraine, 01010
- Web: www.arzinger.ua
- Tel: +38 44 390 5533
- Fax: +38 44 390 5540
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Arzinger has defended the client's interests in a dispute against NPC Ukrenergo
Arzinger's dispute resolution team has successfully defended the client's interests in the Supreme Court in a dispute against NPC Ukrenergo.
Arzinger's attorneys successfully represented Stada, a pharmaceutical company
Arzinger's attorneys successfully represented Stada, a pharmaceutical company specialising in the production of medicines, in a precedent-setting dispute with the tax authorities.
Arzinger defended the client's interests in a dispute with the russian federation
Arzinger defended the client's interests in a dispute with the russian federation for over UAH 1.1 billion. Arzinger's litigation team successfully represented one of Ukraine’s largest solar energy producers in a high-stakes claim against the russian federation, obtaining a court judgment for damag
Arzinger successfully defended the interests of one of the largest banks in Ukraine
Arzinger successfully defended the interests of one of the largest banks in Ukraine in a complex labor dispute with a former senior manager. Arzinger's litigation team, representing the bank at the cassation stage, convinced the Supreme Court that the bank acted lawfully in dismissing the employee
Arzinger protected interests of the client - large Chinese manufacturer of welding equipment
The International Dispute Resolution and Arbitration practice of Arzinger protected interests of the client - large Chinese manufacturer of welding equipment, in arbitration with Ukrainian buyer claiming return of the payment for undelivered equipment.
Arzinger defended the international agro-industrial company interests in the Supreme Court
Arzinger Tax and Customs Litigation practice team successfully defended the interests of a leading international agro-industrial company specializing in the production and sale of oil and fat products and food ingredients. The Supreme Court made a final decision in a multimillion-dollar tax dispute.
Arzinger team has successfully defended the interests of a major bank in Ukraine
Apart from the court's workload, which triggered uncertainty in the timing of the tax case, another complicating factor was its being extremely cumbersome. The exhibits to the case file comprised 300 volumes, making up about 50 thousand pages.
Arzinger team successfully represented the interests of one of the largest domestic foood producers
Arzinger's experts succeeded in cancelling the client's compliance with the riskiness criteria. This status was assigned to the company by the tax authorities, which paralysed the business.
Arzinger helped one of the largest banks in Ukraine to save UAH 275 million
Arzinger helped one of the largest banks in Ukraine to save UAH 275 million in a dispute with a tax authority. Arzinger's Dispute Resolution team has successfully defended the interests of one of the largest banks in Ukraine in the Court of Appeal in a dispute with a tax authority.
Arzinger team has successfully closed a significant transaction for our client Aurora Multimarket
Arzinger's team has successfully closed a significant transaction on the acquisition of West Gate Logistics for our client Aurora Multimarket. The seller was a company from the Dragon Capital group.
Arzinger team achieves cancellation of tax charges amounting to UAH 55 million
Arzinger's team has successfully represented the client, one of the largest international producers of fat and oil products, in the process of pre-trial appeal of tax charges in the amount of over UAH 55 million.
Arzinger team has launched a new investment dispute against russia
Last week, Arzinger's team launched an investment dispute against russia concerning the losses of Ukrainian private investors in Donbas since 2014. This case is one of the first to address losses caused by russia after the occupation of the eastern part of Ukraine.
Arzinger protected the client's rights in a dispute with Naftogaz of Ukraine
The Kyiv Court of Appeal has confirmed the illegality of Naftogaz of Ukraine's actions to suspend the employment relationship with a former employee. Arzinger's team successfully defended the client's labor rights by proving that her employer had violated her labor rights.
Arzinger successfully represented the client's interests in the Supreme Court
Arzinger's Dispute Resolution team has successfully defended the client's interests in a dispute with the Public Joint Stock Company "Kryukiv Carriage Works". The dispute arose from the defendant's refusal to fulfill the terms of the supply agreement concluded before 24.02.2022, allegedly due to f
Arzinger protected the rights of Shell companies in the High Anti-Corruption Court
Arzinger protected the rights of Shell companies in the High Anti-Corruption Court in a dispute brought by the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine to recover 49% of the corporate rights of Alliance Holding LLC.
Anzhelika Livitska joins ARZINGER as a Partner
Anzhelika Livitska joins ARZINGER as a Partner and will reinforce Real Estate & Construction, Energy & Environment practices
Arzinger secured settlement agreements in favour of client in insolvency proceedings
Arzinger secured settlement agreements in favour of client (large international company) in insolvency proceedings of former distribution partners
Arzinger helped to register a Canadian client's TM - Catch The Fire evangelical church
Arzinger helped to register a Canadian client's TM - Catch The Fire evangelical church
The results of The Legal 500 EMEA 2023
The results of The Legal 500 EMEA 2023
Arzinger team successfully represented the interest of the client in European court of human rights
The European Court of Human Rights published its judgment in the case Mayboroda v. Ukraine (application No. 14709/07), where our Founding Partner Serhii Shkliar and former team attorneys-at-law Pavlo Khodakovskyi and Kateryna Shapran represented the applicant.
Iryna Sadovska joins ARZINGER Counsels
On 14 February 2022, Iryna Sadovska joined the ARZINGER team as a commercial litigation counsel.
Nataliia Gorbal joins ARZINGER's partners to lead the Private Clients and Family Law practice
On February 1, 2022, Nataliia Gorbal joined the ARZINGER team as a partner. Nataliia will lead ARZINGER's Private Clients and Family Law practice.
AGRECA Law Firm team joins ARZINGER
New partners Andrii Pidhainyi and Maryna Sharapa strengthen ARZINGER's sectoral expertise in transport, infrastructure, privatization, and public private partnership.
Arzinger successfully defended the interests of ROUST Ukraine LLC in a labor dispute
The Arzinger team successfully defended the interests of ROUST Ukraine LLC in a labor dispute with a former employee. The case was based on a claim for additional wages and compensation for unused leave.
Arzinger's lawyers defended interests of Danone Dnipro LLC in a labour dispute
Arzinger's lawyers defended interests of Danone Dnipro LLC in a labour dispute
Arzinger attorneys defended CEETRUS in a VAT refund dispute worth upwards of UAH 53 million
Arzinger's Tax litigation team successfully represented CEETRUS UKRAINE in court to appeal against the tax notification-decision denying the Client a VAT refund of over UAH 53 million.
Arzinger experts co-authored An International Guide to Corporate Internal Investigations by ABA
Arzinger Partners Kateryna Gupalo and Lana Sinichkina, and Associate Yurii Kleban were invited to author Ukrainian chapter for An International Guide to Corporate Internal Investigations. The book's publisher is the American Bar Association, the largest voluntary association of lawyers in the world.
Arzinger acted as a Ukrainian legal adviser to Zeus Packaging Group (Ireland)
Arzinger acted as a Ukrainian legal adviser to Zeus Packaging Group (Ireland) in relation to the global acquisition of the Austrian-based food packaging manufacturer Petruzalek Group.
Arzinger attorneys lifted the attachment imposed on the property worth about USD 10 million
Arzinger attorneys lifted the attachment imposed in criminal proceedings on the property worth about USD 10 million, owned by a renewable energy company with Chinese investments
Oleg Chayka joined Arzinger law firm’s team as a Partner and the Head of Tax practice
Oleg Chayka is a well-known expert in tax matters, including tax disputes, deals, and international taxation, acknowledged in Ukraine and other jurisdictions and is regularly featured in Ukrainian and international rankings.
Arzinger has defended the client's interests in a dispute against NPC Ukrenergo
Arzinger's dispute resolution team has successfully defended the client's interests in the Supreme Court in a dispute against NPC Ukrenergo.
Arzinger's attorneys successfully represented Stada, a pharmaceutical company
Arzinger's attorneys successfully represented Stada, a pharmaceutical company specialising in the production of medicines, in a precedent-setting dispute with the tax authorities.
Arzinger defended the client's interests in a dispute with the russian federation
Arzinger defended the client's interests in a dispute with the russian federation for over UAH 1.1 billion. Arzinger's litigation team successfully represented one of Ukraine’s largest solar energy producers in a high-stakes claim against the russian federation, obtaining a court judgment for damag
Arzinger successfully defended the interests of one of the largest banks in Ukraine
Arzinger successfully defended the interests of one of the largest banks in Ukraine in a complex labor dispute with a former senior manager. Arzinger's litigation team, representing the bank at the cassation stage, convinced the Supreme Court that the bank acted lawfully in dismissing the employee
Arzinger protected interests of the client - large Chinese manufacturer of welding equipment
The International Dispute Resolution and Arbitration practice of Arzinger protected interests of the client - large Chinese manufacturer of welding equipment, in arbitration with Ukrainian buyer claiming return of the payment for undelivered equipment.
Arzinger defended the international agro-industrial company interests in the Supreme Court
Arzinger Tax and Customs Litigation practice team successfully defended the interests of a leading international agro-industrial company specializing in the production and sale of oil and fat products and food ingredients. The Supreme Court made a final decision in a multimillion-dollar tax dispute.
Arzinger team has successfully defended the interests of a major bank in Ukraine
Apart from the court's workload, which triggered uncertainty in the timing of the tax case, another complicating factor was its being extremely cumbersome. The exhibits to the case file comprised 300 volumes, making up about 50 thousand pages.
Arzinger team successfully represented the interests of one of the largest domestic foood producers
Arzinger's experts succeeded in cancelling the client's compliance with the riskiness criteria. This status was assigned to the company by the tax authorities, which paralysed the business.
Arzinger helped one of the largest banks in Ukraine to save UAH 275 million
Arzinger helped one of the largest banks in Ukraine to save UAH 275 million in a dispute with a tax authority. Arzinger's Dispute Resolution team has successfully defended the interests of one of the largest banks in Ukraine in the Court of Appeal in a dispute with a tax authority.
Arzinger team has successfully closed a significant transaction for our client Aurora Multimarket
Arzinger's team has successfully closed a significant transaction on the acquisition of West Gate Logistics for our client Aurora Multimarket. The seller was a company from the Dragon Capital group.
Arzinger team achieves cancellation of tax charges amounting to UAH 55 million
Arzinger's team has successfully represented the client, one of the largest international producers of fat and oil products, in the process of pre-trial appeal of tax charges in the amount of over UAH 55 million.
Arzinger team has launched a new investment dispute against russia
Last week, Arzinger's team launched an investment dispute against russia concerning the losses of Ukrainian private investors in Donbas since 2014. This case is one of the first to address losses caused by russia after the occupation of the eastern part of Ukraine.
Arzinger protected the client's rights in a dispute with Naftogaz of Ukraine
The Kyiv Court of Appeal has confirmed the illegality of Naftogaz of Ukraine's actions to suspend the employment relationship with a former employee. Arzinger's team successfully defended the client's labor rights by proving that her employer had violated her labor rights.
Arzinger successfully represented the client's interests in the Supreme Court
Arzinger's Dispute Resolution team has successfully defended the client's interests in a dispute with the Public Joint Stock Company "Kryukiv Carriage Works". The dispute arose from the defendant's refusal to fulfill the terms of the supply agreement concluded before 24.02.2022, allegedly due to f
Arzinger protected the rights of Shell companies in the High Anti-Corruption Court
Arzinger protected the rights of Shell companies in the High Anti-Corruption Court in a dispute brought by the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine to recover 49% of the corporate rights of Alliance Holding LLC.
Anzhelika Livitska joins ARZINGER as a Partner
Anzhelika Livitska joins ARZINGER as a Partner and will reinforce Real Estate & Construction, Energy & Environment practices
Arzinger secured settlement agreements in favour of client in insolvency proceedings
Arzinger secured settlement agreements in favour of client (large international company) in insolvency proceedings of former distribution partners
Arzinger helped to register a Canadian client's TM - Catch The Fire evangelical church
Arzinger helped to register a Canadian client's TM - Catch The Fire evangelical church
The results of The Legal 500 EMEA 2023
The results of The Legal 500 EMEA 2023
Arzinger team successfully represented the interest of the client in European court of human rights
The European Court of Human Rights published its judgment in the case Mayboroda v. Ukraine (application No. 14709/07), where our Founding Partner Serhii Shkliar and former team attorneys-at-law Pavlo Khodakovskyi and Kateryna Shapran represented the applicant.
Iryna Sadovska joins ARZINGER Counsels
On 14 February 2022, Iryna Sadovska joined the ARZINGER team as a commercial litigation counsel.
Nataliia Gorbal joins ARZINGER's partners to lead the Private Clients and Family Law practice
On February 1, 2022, Nataliia Gorbal joined the ARZINGER team as a partner. Nataliia will lead ARZINGER's Private Clients and Family Law practice.
AGRECA Law Firm team joins ARZINGER
New partners Andrii Pidhainyi and Maryna Sharapa strengthen ARZINGER's sectoral expertise in transport, infrastructure, privatization, and public private partnership.
Arzinger successfully defended the interests of ROUST Ukraine LLC in a labor dispute
The Arzinger team successfully defended the interests of ROUST Ukraine LLC in a labor dispute with a former employee. The case was based on a claim for additional wages and compensation for unused leave.
Arzinger's lawyers defended interests of Danone Dnipro LLC in a labour dispute
Arzinger's lawyers defended interests of Danone Dnipro LLC in a labour dispute
Arzinger attorneys defended CEETRUS in a VAT refund dispute worth upwards of UAH 53 million
Arzinger's Tax litigation team successfully represented CEETRUS UKRAINE in court to appeal against the tax notification-decision denying the Client a VAT refund of over UAH 53 million.
Arzinger experts co-authored An International Guide to Corporate Internal Investigations by ABA
Arzinger Partners Kateryna Gupalo and Lana Sinichkina, and Associate Yurii Kleban were invited to author Ukrainian chapter for An International Guide to Corporate Internal Investigations. The book's publisher is the American Bar Association, the largest voluntary association of lawyers in the world.
Arzinger acted as a Ukrainian legal adviser to Zeus Packaging Group (Ireland)
Arzinger acted as a Ukrainian legal adviser to Zeus Packaging Group (Ireland) in relation to the global acquisition of the Austrian-based food packaging manufacturer Petruzalek Group.
Arzinger attorneys lifted the attachment imposed on the property worth about USD 10 million
Arzinger attorneys lifted the attachment imposed in criminal proceedings on the property worth about USD 10 million, owned by a renewable energy company with Chinese investments
Oleg Chayka joined Arzinger law firm’s team as a Partner and the Head of Tax practice
Oleg Chayka is a well-known expert in tax matters, including tax disputes, deals, and international taxation, acknowledged in Ukraine and other jurisdictions and is regularly featured in Ukrainian and international rankings.