Anzhelika Livitska

Attorney at VB PARTNERS law firm (starting from 2010). Specialization: Dispute resolution, Criminal Defense, Corporate conflicts. Practical experience includes provision of legal aid to companies, their top managers and shareholders, as well as to private clients in criminal law cases. Nikita effectively defends clients at all stages of criminal proceedings, that is, both during pre-trial investigation and in court. Nikita has accumulated exclusive in-depth experience in anti-corruption cases...

Maksym Bocharov Ukrainian Patent Attorney Head of Patent Practice Maksym Bocharov is a Head of the Patent Practice at Gorodissky and Partners (Ukraine) and also vice president of the All-Ukrainian Association of Patent Attorneys. He advises clients on modern patent strategies for the most effective protection of intellectual rights in Ukraine, the CIS and Europe. He has extensive experience in prosecution and enforcement of IP rights and represents the interests of clients before the Ukrainia...

Denys Bugay - cofounder, head of White-Collar Crime practice at VB PARTNERS, former president of the Ukrainian Bar Association Denys is one of the leading White-Collar Crime attorneys in Ukraine. He specializes in complex criminal proceedings, business protection, and support of complex court processes. The key expertise covers official crimes, anti-corruption investigations, money laundering, misappropriation and embezzlement of assets, and tax evasion. Denys advises clients in various indus...

Oleg Zhukhevych Ukrainian Trademark Attorney & Attorney at Law Oleg is recognized for his work in intellectual property area where he has been involved in significant IP transactions domestically, throughout CIS region as well as other multinational projects. Prior to joining ADVANCE PARTNERS Oleg has gained extensive experience in intellectual property while working as a head of a legal practice at one of the largest CIS-based intellectual property law firms. He frequently represents Ukr...

Yaroslav Ognevyuk advises clients on all intellectual property issues with a special focus on building strategies of IP portfolios, IP litigation and brand protection. His areas of expertise cover suppression of unfair competition, trademark disputes, patent and utility model disputes, design disputes, copyright disputes, domain name disputes, plant variety disputes, etc. Yaroslav is one of the most experienced experts in Ukraine in anti-counterfeit cases, customs' seizures, cancellations and...

VLADIMIR VASHCHENKO - co-founding partner, head of Dispute Resolution practice. Vladimir specializes in solving extremely complex legal disputes with Ukrainian elements in national courts and international institutions. He has a broad practice of supporting investors' disputes with the state, regulatory and law enforcement agencies, with an emphasis on protection against the expropriation of investments and ensuring corporate interests. He also has been recognized by the legal market as one o...

Oleksandr Lukianenko – attorney-at-law, partner at VB PARTNERS Specialization: White-Collar Crime, M&A, Competition and Antitrust, Real estate. Oleksandr Lukianenko specializes in business protection, representing interests in criminal proceedings and complex legal disputes in all court instances. He is experienced in cross-border investigations as a local adviser. He takes part in asset tracing in foreign jurisdictions, as well as in investigations related to fraud, corruption, and...

Timur Bondaryev is an Attorney, Managing Partner and Head of Real Estate and Construction, Antitrust and Competition, IP, Advertisement and Promotion practices at Arzinger. Besides, he heads Automotive, Food and Beverages industrial practices. Timur Bondaryev is a highly respected law practitioner enjoying an excellent reputation in the local and international market. He has extensive experience in working at state authorities and large corporations. He was Head of Division in the Legal Depar...

Denys Shkarovsky - partner, head of Investigations Denys specializes in representing clients' interests at all stages of the criminal process within the framework of economic and corruption crimes. He is effective in protecting shareholders and business top management in cases with potential or existing suspicion. In the sphere of his professional interests, there is also the support of complex multimillion national disputes and disputes with an international element in cooperation with forei...

Oleg Vdovychen is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Tax Law. Oleg, who practices law in Kyiv, Ukraine, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Oleg is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.