Firm Profile
Sayenko Kharenko enjoys global reputation as the leading Ukrainian transactional law firm. The firm specializes in cross-border transactions and regularly handles the largest and the most innovative deals involving Ukrainian assets or counterparties in agricultural, finance, pharmaceutical, energy, communications, media, retail, steel and other industries.
For the last four years the firm has been No. 1 by the number of the largest transactions in The 50 Largest Deals in Ukraine research by Yuridicheskaya Practika, the leading Ukrainian legal research house. The firm consistently tops the league tables for Ukrainian M&A, finance, debt and equity capital markets deals (Mergermarket, Thomson Reuters, Ukrainian Law Firms 2010).
Sayenko Kharenko's excellent reputation has been recognized by all major local and international legal directories and publications (The Lawyer European Awards, the Chambers Europe Award for Excellence, the International Tax Review European Tax Awards, Legal Awards for M&A, Corporate, Antitrust, Finance and Real estate by Yuridicheskaya Practika).
- Top-Listed in Ukraine in Capital Markets with 3 lawyers.
- Top-Listed in Ukraine in Corporate with 3 lawyers. *
- Top-Listed in Ukraine in Antitrust with 2 lawyers. *
- Top-Listed in Kyiv in Corporate with 3 lawyers. *
- Top-Listed in Kyiv in Capital Markets with 3 lawyers.
- Top-Listed in Kyiv in Antitrust with 2 lawyers. *
* One or more other firms have tied for this top listing.
Clients
Our clients are many of the largest multinational corporations and financial institutions, including Fortune 500 and Forbes International 500 companies, international public organizations, government agencies, and individual investors. The firm’s regular clients include Arcapita, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays Capital, BNP Paribas, Central European Media Enterprises, Citigroup, Commerzbank, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, EBRD, Evraz, HSBC, ING, JPMorgan, Metalloinvest, Morgan Stanley, Philip Morris, Porsche, RBS, Renaissance Capital, Severstal, SigmaBleyzer, Standard Bank, UBS, and Western Union.