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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...

Olexiy Kharitonov is a partner with ILF and since 2004 heads the firm's litigation department. Olexiy specialized in banking law, problem debt recovery (property and business) protection. In 2016-2017 a group of advocates and lawyers under Olexiy's supervision recovered over USD 550 million of problem debets for Ukrainian and foreighn banks, and in 2015-2017 helped 1500 depositors of liquidated banks get their money back. He assists with establishing compliance offices in companies, explains ...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...