Olena Polyakova

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.

Mykola Siutkin is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation, Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Real Estate Law. Mykola, who practices law in Kyiv, Ukraine, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Mykola is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

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...

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...

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...

Alexey responsibilities in Kesarev draft legislation development in clients’ interests advising the clients on legislative procedures and cooperation with parliamentary bodies legal analysis and expertise guidance and management of outsourced lawyers. Professional Experience Being a professional lawyer with a profound theoretical background and practical experience both in business and public service, Oleksiy provides legal and advisory services with a focus on regulatory issues to the ...

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...

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...

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...

Natalia Ulyanova - founder and CEO of UNA//PARTNERS. Natalia started her professional career in 2002 after graduating from the Institute of International Relations at Taras Shevchenko National University, Kyiv. In 2004 she earned a master's degree at South Methodological University in the United States. Natalia has been with ICF Legal Service since 2005 and has risen from lawyer to managing partner. ICF Legal Service has consistently ranked in the TOP 50 law firms in Ukraine and the TOP 500 l...