Sergiy Smirnov

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...

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...

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.

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...

Tetyana Gavrysh has been the Managing partner of ILF since 2000. She was chosen by Ukrainian Law Firms 2017 as leading legal consultant on medicine and pharmacy in 2017. Tetyana Gavrysh is a head of the Kharkiv Expert Group for Healthcare Reform. Ms. Gavrysh was included in the top-10 list of the best international legal experts in Ukraine, according to “TOP-100 Best Lawyers of Ukraine”, in no small part due to her substantial experience in rendering legal advice to international ...

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...

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...

Irina Paliashvili began her private practice by co-founding one of the first private law firms in Ukraine, and expanded by founding the Washington-based RULG-Ukrainian Legal Group, P.A., where she serves as the President and Senior Counsel. She is also the Managing Partner of the Kiev-based Ukrainian Legal Group LLC. Before going into private practice, she served as General Counsel (International) to two major companies in Ukraine. During that time, Irina completed a six-month assignment with...

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...

Nataliia Osadcha is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Investment. Nataliia, 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 Nataliia is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.