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KM Partners has ‘one of the best tax teams in Ukraine’, and is ‘traditionally recognised as a market leader for tax advice and disputes’. Alexander Minin, Maxim Oleksiyuk and Alexander Shemiatkin are all outstanding tax lawyers. Clients include British Airways, Cargill and Bunge.

Ulysses has ‘very fast and qualified lawyers, who are extremely knowledgeable in tax matters’. Oleh Marchenko heads the practice, which focuses on the most complex transactional tax matters and disputes, and represents clients such as Lafarge and Bayer.

Asters provides ‘perfect advice and legal opinions’, and is ‘responsive, with very fast turnaround’. Practice head Oleksiy Didkovskiy and tax specialist Kostyantyn Solyar are key names in the team, which advised Visa on tax implications of employees’ insurance, and Shell East Europe on VAT and corporate profit tax matters.

Quality is high, responses are quick and deadlines always met’ at Baker & McKenzie – CIS, Limited, where Hennadiy Voytsitskyi is ‘quick, professional, reliable and flexible’. The firm advises large commercial banks and several major foreign investors in Ukraine.

DLA Piper Ukraine LLC is ‘great at providing co-ordinated, quick, qualitative advice’. Clients include General Electric and Saint Gobain. Svitlana Musienko and Illya Sverdlov are recommended.

Magisters merged with Russia’s Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners to create the largest law group in the CIS. Vladimir Didenko is one of Ukraine’s leading tax lawyers.

Konnov & Sozanovsky’s Yevgeniya Derbal is much praised for her ‘attention to detail and driven nature’.

PricewaterhouseCoopers provides ‘excellent service’ to clients such as soft commodities producer Trigon Agri, film distributor B&H, and PepsiCo subsidiary Sandora. Andrey Pronchenko represented ING Insurance in a dispute with tax authorities.

Sayenko Kharenko’s highly respected Michael Kharenko leads a tax team that counts Fortis Insurance, Horizon Capital and Western Union as clients. It advised Abris Capital on optimal tax structures for its acquisition of Roveks retail chain.

Anna Pogrebna heads Arzinger’s tax team, which advises on large domestic and cross-border matters.

CMS Cameron McKenna LLC’s Adam Mycyk and Olexander Martinenko regularly advise large corporates on domestic and cross-border tax matters.

Response times and service are very good’ at Gide Loyrette Nouel, where Taras Koval is recommended for his ‘detailed understanding of tax law, both written and in practice’.

Gvozdiy & Oberkovych Law Firm’s Valentyn Gvozdiy leads ‘a strong practice’, and is head of Ukrainian Bar Association’s tax committee. The firm recently advised an international holding company on tax optimisation for a €100m public placement.

Ilyashev & Partners’ Maksym Kopeychykov and Roman Marchenko are highly recommended. The team has acted in many high-value disputes with the State Tax Administration. Clients include Golden Telecom and Interbank.

Vyacheslav Korchev and Natalia Tomashevskaya at Integrites International Law Firm handle significant tax planning and disputes instructions for market-leading companies in the IT, retail, food and consumer goods sectors.

Law Firm Paritet advises companies from the pharmaceuticals, energy and financial services sectors on their tax needs. Clients include Novo Nordisk and GlaxoSmithKline. Olena Tkachenko and Borys Danevych are the key names.

Oleg Batyuk’s team at Salans regularly advises large foreign investors on tax matters.

Vasil Kisil & Partners’ Oleksiy Filatov and Denys Lysenko have ‘sound tax expertise’. The team recently advised a DIY group on tax aspects of restructuring.

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  • New Rules for Arrest of Sea-going Ships Effective in Ukraine

    On 16 May 2012 the International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to the Arrest of Sea-Going Ships (1952), known as Brussels Convention, and implementing amendments to the procedural legislation entered into force in Ukraine.
    - Asters
  • Obtaining security measures in support of arbitral awards

    Article 15 of the Code of Civil Procedure provides that applications for recognition and enforcement of awards issued in international commercial arbitration are considered by the courts of general jurisdiction following the procedure set out in the code.
  • Securities Commission Adopts New Regulation on Consolidation and Subdivision of Shares

    On 13 April 2012 the new Regulation on Consolidation and Subdivision of Shares in Joint Stock Companies (the "New Regulation") adopted on 6 March 2012 by the Ukrainian National Commission on Securities and Stock Market (the "Commission") became effective and replaced the old Regulation on Registration of Shares in the Course of Change of Nominal Value and Quantity of Shares without Change of the Share Capital Amount approved by the Commission on 14 September 2000.
    - Asters
  • Securities Commission Adopts Rules for Acquisition of Professional Securities Brokers

    On 13 March 2012 the Ukrainian National Commission on Securities and Stock Market (the "Commission") adopted the Regulation (the "Regulation") on granting a permit (the "Permit") for equity acquisition in a professional securities market participant, such as a security broker, asset management company, custodian, depositary, etc., resulting in direct or indirect holding or control over 10, 25, 50 or 75 percent of equity (the "Significant Shareholding"). The Regulation will be effective upon its approval by the Ministry of Justice.
    - Asters
  • RECENT CHANGES IN UKRAINIAN LEGISLATION Reform of Railroad Transport in Ukraine

    On 23 February 2012 the Ukrainian Parliament adopted the Law of Ukraine “On the Specifics of Establishment of Public Joint Stock Company of Public Railway Transport” (the “Public Railroad Transport Company Law”), which became effective as of 22 March 2012, and the Law of Ukraine “On Amendments to the Law of Ukraine “On Railroad Transport” (the “Railroad Amendment Law”), which will become effective from the date of state registration of the Company according to the Public Railroad Transport Company Law.
  • Recent Court Practice Relating to Taking Security in Ukraine

    From May 2011 and until January 2012, as a result of unification effort against inconsistent practice of the lower courts,the Supreme Court of Ukraine (the “Supreme Court”) re-examined inconsistent rulings of Ukrainian cassation courts on disputes arising out of, inter alia, mortgage and suretyship agreements and made a number of important decisions providing guidance on application of the relevant legislation in similar cases.
  • New Tax Circulars

    Recently Ukrainian State Tax Service (STSU) published a number of tax circulars containing STSU's interpretations of the tax law. The above circulars cover a variety of issues. Some of the key points are as follows:
    - Asters
  • Amendments to the PSA Tender Terms for Oles'ka and Yuzivs'ka Subsoil Blocks

    On 6 February 2012 the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine amended its Resolutions No. 1297 and No. 1298, dated 30 November 2011 (the "PSA Resolutions"), which determine tender terms for conclusion of production sharing agreements ("PSA") on exploration and production of hydrocarbons, in particular non-conventional gas, in Oles'ka and Yuzivs'ka subsoil blocks.
    - Asters
  • VALIDITY OF LOAN AGREEMENTS UNDER UKRAINIAN LAW

    Oleksandr Aleksyeyenko, partner - oleksandr.aleksyeyenko@integrites.com
  • Royalties decrease in 2012

    On 13 January 2012 the Law of Ukraine "On Amending the Tax Code of Ukraine Regarding Review of Certain Tax and Duties Rates"(the "Amendments") became effective. The Amendments change the procedure for calculation of adjustment index used for royalties' calculation.
    - Asters

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