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22 May 2012. Senior Associate of International law firm Integrites in his speech at Ukrainian M&A Congress touched upon the current situation and prospects of Ukrainian market of mergers and acquisitions, particularly M&A deals in Ukraine in a comparative perspective and the most common deal breakers.

RECOGNIZED BY CHAMBERS EUROPE 2012

18 May 2012. The prestigious international guide Chambers Europe 2012 marks the steady progress in Banking and Finance practice and international expansion of International law firm Integrites.

11 May 2012. International law firm Integrites provides comprehensive support to “FlyFish” in the matters of domestic and international trading operations.

10 May 2012. International law firm Integrites provides legal support to Piotrowice, the leading manufacturer of chemical products in Poland.

RECOMMENDED INTEGRITES IN KEY PRACTICE AREAS.

04 May 2012. The Legal 500, world’s largest legal referral guide, highly appreciated the work of International law firm Integrites and its partners. 

RUSSIAN OFFICE INTEGRITES

28 April 2012. Alexander Ryazantsev, a lawyer with years of experience in the field of dispute resolution, has joined international law firm Integrites as a head of Restructuring and Mediation Department.

IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

25 April 2012. International law firm Integrites represented Bosnalijek d.d., a leader on the pharmaceutical market in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in settlement of a multimillion dispute with a major Ukrainian distributor of pharmaceuticals.

CIS OPERATIONS 

20 April 2012. International law firm Integrites has acted as a legal adviser to scientific-industrial company «Mining Machines», a leader in the Ukrainian machine-building, on matters of development of the company's presence in the CIS.

19 April 2012. International law firm Integrites has been joined by Yulia Repina, a new Counsel for dispute resolution.

13 April 2012. International law firm Integrites represents an Australian company in relations with authorities in the Republic of Kazakhstan regulating the use of oil fields.

12 April 2012. International law firm Integrites acts as a legal adviser to the leading Icelandic company Samherji Group.

09 April 2012. International law firm Integrites acting as a legal adviser to Chinese import-export company ANSHAN XIAGUANG MATERIAL TRADING CO. Ltd., representing the interests of company in local disputes with contractors in the CIS.

29 March 2012. International law firm Integrites held a workshop "Corporate arbitration: English-style corporate warfare".

UKRAINIAN AGRIBUSINESS COMPANY SOLVED

3 March 2012. International law firm Integrites has represented China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation SINOSURE in settlement of a multimillion dispute with a Ukrainian agriculture company, a leader in production and import of crop-protection agents.  

21 March 2012. International law firm Integrites establishes a separate practice of Government Relations that will cover matters of legal support and representation of interests of clients in their relations with state authorities.

16 March 2012. International law firm Integrites has been recognized by DealMakers Monthly Magazine among winners of its annual DealMakers Law Awards 2012. This year, ILF Integrites was named Law Firm of the Year in the Management Labour and Employment category.

15 March 2012. International law firm Integrites has acted as legal adviser to Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) in relation to legal foundations for European Merchant Services to handle acquiring of payments carried out by residents and non-residents by means of special payment tools when buying air tickets via the UIA’s web-site. 

13 March 2012. International law firm Integrites acted as Ukrainian legal counsel to China Development Bank Corporation on secured US$85 million loan to OJSC Lysychanskvuhillya.

OF THE LARGEST AGRICULTURAL COMPANIES OF UKRAINE

9 February 2012. International law firm Integrites acts as a legal adviser on taxation to a company, ranked in TOP-100 list of the largest agricultural companies of Ukraine.  

1 March 2012. International law firm Integrites has acted as a transaction legal adviser on matters of English and Ukrainian law to a client that operates on capital markets in the Middle East region.

International law firm Integrites acts as a legal adviser on settlement of disputes to Erste Bank, one of TOP-20 most reliable banks in Ukraine.

UKRAINIAN BUSINESS

International law firm Integrites held workshop on "The Practice of Antitrust Regulation in Structuring of Ukrainian Business". The event took place on 23 February 2012 at Integrites office in Kiev

International law firm Integrites acted as legal adviser to Zeppelin Ukraine LLC in dispute settlement on the territory of Ukraine.

FINIANCIAL PORTAL NO 1 IN UKRAINE - FINANCE.UA

1 February 2012. International law firm Integrites acts as legal adviser to Private Joint Stock Company “Infinservis”, a founder of finance.ua, one of the most popular Ukrainian portals of financial information. 

IN SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES WITH CONTRACTORS

Integrites acted as legal advisor to Honeywell Ukraine in order to resolve a dispute arising from the failure of counterparty to fulfill contractual obligations. As a result of mediation between the parties the agreement on restructuring of the existing debt was reached. 

25th January 2012. IFLR 1000 – The Guide to the World’s Leading Financial Law Firms, an international annual publication ranking leading law firms in corporate and financial law, announced its rankings for 2012. International law firm Integrites is now a recognized law firm in Banking and finance, Mergers and Acquisitions according to the 2012 edition of the IFLR 1000.

16-th of January 2012 International Law Firm Integrites has been announced as the winner for IAIR (International Alternative Investment Review) Legal Awards 2011

11th January, 2012. Gennady Atamanyuk, an expert with long-term experience in the bodies of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine, has joined a team of International law firm Integrites as a Coordinator of Antitrust and competition practice.

27 of December 2011 International law firm Integrites has started cooperation with Eutelsat S.A. the French provider of satellite telecommunications. Integrites would act as a primary legal counsel of Eutelsat S.A. in Ukraine in the sphere of dispute resolution on the territory of Ukraine.

OF SC JOHNSON COMPANY ON A LONG TERM BASIS

22 of December 2011 International law firm Integrites provides due diligence of major and potential companies contractors of the Ukrainian office of SC Johnson company on a long term basis. SC Johnson is one of the world's leading manufacturers of household products. 

December, 15, 2011. International law firm Integrites, together with Edwards Wildman Palmer UK LLP and George Z. Georgiou and Associates organized a workshop: “International Arbitration: How To Protect Assets In Foreign Jurisdictions” which took place at Business Club Belgravia.

15 November 2011. International law firm Integrites, export-credit agencies of Sweden EKN and Finland Finnvera held a trade finance seminar on «Attracting trade finance under the guarantees of export-credit agencies of Sweden and Finland», that took place on the 10th of November in Kiev.

01 November 2011. International law firm Integrites, export-credit agencies of Sweden EKN and Finland Finnvera organize a trade finance seminar on «Attracting trade finance under the guarantees of export-credit agencies of Sweden and Finland», that will take place on the 10-th of November in Kiev.

24 October 2011. International law firm Integrites acts as legal adviser to OCS Distribution, one of top players on Russian IT distribution market, in a trade finance project.

Back to news Integrites Organises Seminar on Project Finance for Import of Energy Efficient Equipment into Ukraine

05 October 2011. The British Legal Centre and international law firm Integrites held a reception devoted to the visit of Rt Hon Sir Robin Auld Kt, P C,  to Ukraine, recently retired Lord Justice of Appeal, formerly the senior presiding judge of England and Wales and member of the Judicial Appeal Committee of the Privy Council.

26 September 2011. Kurmangazy Talzhannov, a partner of Kazakh Office of International law firm Integrites, became an arbitrator of the Kazakhstan International Arbitrate – the first arbitration court (third-party tribunal) in the Republic of Kazakhstan.

29 September 2011. International law firm Integrites organized a seminar on attracting trade finance for retailers which took place on September, 29 in Kiev under the support of Exporta Publishing & Events Ltd.

‘MAIN CHANGES IN THE TAX CODE BY THE LAWS OF UKRAINE No 3609-VI AND No 3675’

21 September 2011. International law firm Integrites became a co-organizer of a round table on ‘Main changes in the Tax Code by the Laws of Ukraine No 3609-VI and No 3675’, held at the Baker Tilly Ukraine office.

19 September 2011. Integrites International Law Firm acted as Ukrainian legal counsel to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on secured USD 60 mln. loan to the agri-industrial holding Astarta-Kyiv, one of the leaders of sugar and agrarian industries of Ukraine.

11 July 2011. Integrites Russia became a partner of International Finance Corporation (IFC) to organize strategic sessions on "Restructuring and Bankruptcy", held in the Russian Federation. The program is funded by EVD.

28 July 2011. International law firm Integrites acted as a legal counsel for Astellas Pharma Europe B.V., one of the world’s leading producers of pharmaceutical products, in the international court of arbitration.

8 August 2011. International law firm Integrites was named Dynamic Law Firm of the Year in Ukraine at Corporate INTL Magazine 2011 Global Awards which mark excellence in the world's leading legal advisers.

30 July, 2011. The international law firm Integrites rendered charitable aid to the children’s home "Yurasik”, located in Pereiaslav-Khmelnytsky rayon of Kyiv oblast.

25 July 2011. International law firm Integrites acted as a legal counsel for Vitmark Group of companies, leading producer of juices in Ukraine, in the dispute settlement process against tax administration.

1 June 2011. Andrei Liakhov, partner of the international law firm Integrites, named one of the world's leading Oil & Gas lawyer according by Who’s Who Legal.

3 June 2011. Alina Plyushch, partner of International law firm Integrites, acknowledged expert in Corporate and M&A, joins the World Justice Project 2011 as one of the national experts on Ukraine in the Rule of Law Index publication.

By WHO’S WHO LEGAL 

Who’s Who Legal has held its international survey 2011, having defined the best lawyers each country and practice area. Following the results of the poll, Andrei Liakhov is recognized as one of World's leading Oil&Gas lawyers.

3 June 2011. Alina Plyushch, partner of International law firm Integrites, acknowledged expert in Corporate and M&A, joins the World Justice Project 2011 as one of the national experts on Ukraine in the Rule of Law Index publication.

2 June 2011. Kyiv. Integrites’ Kyiv office has won three categories of the Fifth Annual Legal Awards 2011 held at Hyatt Regency Hotel on July, 1st by the Yurydychna Praktyka Publishing House.

AT THE KYIV CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

Oleksandr Aleksyeyenko, Integrites’ partner, is elected Chairman of the Foreign Trade Committee at the Kyiv Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Alina Plyushch, Integrites’ partner, is elected Deputy Chairman.

INTEGRITES AND EQUITY TRUST (JERSEY) LIMITED ORGANISED THE BUSINESS BREAKFAST ON TRUSTS AND INVESTMENT FUNDS

Alina Plyushch and Andrei Liakhov, partners of Integrites international law firm, together with Paul Weir, Head of Private Clients of Equity Trust, spoke at the “Trusts and Investment Funds: New Traditions of Modern Business” business breakfast.

International law firm Integrites named “Law Firm of the Year” in Energy and Natural Resources according to Finance Monthly Law Awards 2011 (the UK).

20 April 2011. Korea Trade Insurance Corporation K-sure, a leading Korean export-import insurance agency, has acknowledged international law firm Integrites as the Best Performer in its annual performance rating.

29 March 2011. Kyiv. International law firm Integrites became the first Ukrainian law firm registered with the Law Society of England and Wales.

26 April 2011. ILF Integrites acted for the Arabic investors on acquisition of a gas thermal power plant in the North of England for the total consideration of $ 25 mln.

04 April 2011. Kyiv. Ukrainian office of the international law firm Integrites in early April moved to the new premises in the historical center of Kyiv. 

29 March 2011. Kyiv. International law firm Integrites became the first Ukrainian law firm registered with the Law Society of England and Wales.

22 March 2011. Kyiv. International law firm Integrites advised Myronivsky Hliboproduct (MHP SA), one of the largest agricultural companies in Ukraine in relation to compliance with Continuing Obligations of GDR issues listed and traded at the London Stock Exchange (LSE).

15 March 2011. Moscow. International law firm Integrites successfully mediated between Robles & Robles (Panama) and Arkhangelsk Trawler Fleet (the Russian Federation).

09 March 2011. Kyiv. International Law Firm Integrites advised ATB-Market, one of the major players in the Ukraine retail market , on arranging of trade finance in the amount of EUR (€)10 mln.

ntegrites is runner-up in the 2010 national rating of the top-50 law firms in Ukraine, organized by Yuridicheskaya Praktika PH. The firm moved up 6 places this year, compared to 2009 placing. In addition, Integrites was recognized as a leader in the rating categories of profit and transparency, and took third place in the lead table of largest law firms.

Integrites partners score highly in Yuridicheskaya Gazeta’s “TOP-100 Best Lawyers of Ukraine” 2010 Clients’ Choice

11 February 2011. Moscow. International law firm Integrites successfully advised KWH Plast, a leading manufacturer of polymeric products (Finland), in the debt restructuring process against one of Russia's largest polydiene companies, DPS LTD.

22 February 2011. Kyiv. International law firm Integrites has been awarded the status of Euro-Asian adviser to an Australian oil and gas company, one of the world’s leaders in the exploration of oil and gas deposits. Integrites won a tender to provide support to the company in its acquisition of oil and gas assets in CIS countries, worth approximately 150 million USD.

07 February 2011. Kyiv. Andrei Liakhov, Integrites partner, was recognized as one of the best mining and energy lawyers in the world by Lawyer Monthly Magazine, the leading UK legal community publication.

28 January 2011. Kyiv. International law firm Integrites successfully advised LS ALLOYS S.A., a leading European distributor of ferro-alloys (Luxembourg), in Ukrainian court victory against Interpipe NizhnedneprovskiI Truboprokatnyi Zavod (tube-rolling factory) (Ukraine).

Integrites acted as a legal counsel to Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A. (trading as Rabobank International)

Prestigious British Legal Awards first ever included Ukrainian law firm in the shortlist - and it won the second place.

Kyiv. Alina Plushch, a well-recognised expert in corporate finance, M&A and capital markets, joined Integrites International Law Firm as a Partner.

21 October 2010. Kyiv. Partner of international law firm Integrites Oleksandr Aleksyeyenko gave a speech on «Ways of currency risks hedging in Ukraine» at the IX Annual Financial Directors Forum 2010, organized by FA Service (Ukraine).

07 October 2010. London. International Law Firm Integrites is a nominee for one of the most prestigious European legal awards: British Legal Awards, in the category: European Legal Team of the Year.

25 August 2010. Kyiv. Mykhailo Parapan, partner of Integrites international law firm will make a presentation on investment protection schemes at Mall Expo-2010 trade summit.

International law firm Integrites joined the project «With a book in your heart», organized by a «Gifted children – great future» Charity under the auspices of Ministry of Ukraine for Family, Youth and Sports, Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, Ministry of Culture and Turism of Ukraine and National Association of Ukrainian Writers.

UKRAINIAN COMPANIES TO BE SHORT-LISTED AMONG THE MOST PROMISING ISSUERS ON THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE

30 June 2010, Kiev. International law firm Integrites won the Best Firm of the Year in Banking and Finance. Integrites Managing Partner Vyacheslav Korchev is the best litigation lawyer in Ukraine.

The national ranking "GVardia of the stable law firms recognised Integrites as one of the leading law firms

Ukrainian companies and companies from the CIS will be among the most attractive IPO investment targets on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange (AIM) in the upcoming year, concluded the participants of the “Ukrainian IPO 2011: pending new billion” round table, held in Kyiv on July 14. The event was organised by Integrites international law firm and the London Stock Exchange in partnership with Rothschild investment bank.

Integrites International has successfully represented one of Europe’s leading pharmaceutical companies in proceedings against the Ukrainian firm Medfarmservis LTD

THE NATIONAL RANKING ‘‘GVARDIYA OF STABLE LEGAL FIRMS’’ RECOGNISED INTEGRITES INTERNATIONAL LAW FIRM WAS AS ONE OF THE LEADING LAW FIRMS

SENIOR PARTNER OF INTEGRITES LAW FIRM, RUSLAN BERNATSKY TOOK PART IN THE 6TH ANNUAL UKRAINIAN INVESTMENT SUMMIT IN LONDON

30 June 2010, Kiev. International law firm Integrites won the Best Firm of the Year in Banking and Finance. Integrites Managing Partner Viacheslav Korchev is the best litigation lawyer in Ukraine.

INTEGRITES HAS SUCCESSFULLY PROTECTED THE INTERESTS OF EGIS CORPORATION IN PROCEEDINGS AGAINST MEDFARMSERVIS LTD

English quality standards arrived to Ukraine: Integrites International Law Firm is seeking registration with the Law Society of England and Wales.

19 February 2010. Kyiv. Ekateryna Kardash, Head of the International Department at Integrites was elected a Board Member of the Swedish-Ukrainian Business Club (SUBC).

26 January 2010. Kyiv. Integrites international law firm advised Rostselmash, the world’s leading manufacturer of agricultural machinery (the Russian Federation) on matters related to investment activities in the agrarian sector.

April 2010. Kyiv. Mykhailo Parapan, an acknowledged legal expert in Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Investments, Telecommunications and Real Estate has joined Integrites International law firm as a partner.

January 20, 2010. London. Sergey Dvornikov was appointed head of Integrites international law firm representative office in London (the UK). His major priorities include coordination of the office activities, acquiring and cooperating with new clients, participation in supporting transactions in the UK, as well as in the Central and Western European countries.

January 12, 2010. Kyiv. Integrites International law firm completed a project within a complex framework of legal support related to Energizer’s activity in Ukraine.

29 December 2009. Kyiv. Integrites International law firm became a General Partner of the Ukrainian Bar Association (UBA), an All-Ukrainian non-governmental professional organization.

April 16th, 2010, Kyiv. The Managing Partner of INTEGRITES International law company, Vyacheslav Korchev, participated in a meeting with the Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine, Sergey Tigipko, discussing the possibilities of making “Amendments to some legislative acts of Ukraine”.

23 March 2010. Kyiv. Integrites International law firm became a legal advisor on intellectual property rights protection for DreamWorks Animation (USA), one of the world leaders in the film industry.

22 March 2010. Kyiv. Integrites International law firm acts as attorney in a dispute settlement for BLOOMBERG Professional, one of the world leaders in the field of information supply to key-players of the financial markets.

15 March 2010. Kyiv. Integrites International law firm became the legal counsel to the AIS Group of companies, one of the leaders of the automotive market in Ukraine, on issues related to trade finance deal at the amount of Euro 35 mln.

22 March 2010. Kyiv. Integrites International law firm acts as attorney in a dispute settlement for BLOOMBERG Professional, one of the world leaders in the field of information supply to key-players of the financial markets.

In the framework of the project implementation Integrites provided legal support to MEHIB in the trade finance and export credit insurance deal at amount of USD 22 mln. The project was completed in the interest of the Hungarian pool of pharmaceutical exporters in connection with post-export finance instruments.

March 2010, Kyiv. Executive Director of INTEGRITES international law firm, Elena Malevanaya, presented a report on "Trade Finance" at a "Financier" club representatives` meeting.

International Law Firm INTEGRITES founded a new unit – the Department of Business Development which is unique for professional legal services’ market in Ukraine and the CIS. Its primary purpose is to ensure high competitiveness of the Company in traditional and new markets, expand the range of corporate products and services and their effective promotion, and ensure the Company’s leading positions in the CIS and Baltic countries.

On the 28^th of October 2009 an international law firm «INTEGRITES» had completed a comprehensive due diligence project of contact agreements for Hochland affiliate in Ukraine that is the first stage of the regular legal support.

International law firm INTEGRITES has acted as a legal advisor for OTP Bank regarding international naval law, particularly on bank’s legitimate claims settlement procedure as a mortgage holder at the cost of the pledge.

November 30^th, 2009. Kyiv. Oleksandr Aleksyeyenko became a partner of INTEGRITES International Law Firm, one of the leading law firms in Ukraine and the CIS region. Mr. Aleksyeyenko will head Banking & Finance practice.

- “Restructuring of businesses of IT companies during liquidity crisis” at the Conference House roundtable

International Law Firm INTEGRITES held an event devoted to the presentation of its new corporate style. More than 400 representatives of business and diplomatic communities from the CIS and Europe took part in this event in Kyiv.

International law firm INTEGRITES acted as a legal advisor of Kimberly-Clark, the leading world manufacturer of hygienic products. INTEGRITES has performed integrated legal support of the client’s activity in the sphere of contractual and tax law, trading and intellectual property transactions.

The international law firm INTEGRITES established new direction – the Department of Mediation and Restructuring. Such decision was taken in order to enforce the Firm’s legal practice and extend the team of lawyers.

On July 15, 2009, the concert-hall Freedom welcomed the nominees of the yearly award ceremony “TOP-100 Best managers of Ukraine”, organized by “Economika” Publishing House.

Dmitriy Marichev, the Senior Associate and the Head of Restructuring and Mediation Practice of International Law Firm INTEGRITES, participated in the Round Table on Bankruptcy, Mergers and Acquisitions as the Tools of Anti-Crisis Management, held on July, 2, in Kyiv.

On June, 21 INTEGRITES’ football team participated at the European Business Association Summer Football Tournament at the “Novyi Druk” stadium in Kyiv.

On June 11, 2009, the Head of INTEGRITES International Department Kateryna Kardash participated at the international agro-industrial exhibition “AGRO-2009” – one of the biggest and influential industrial events of the CIS and Eastern Europe.

20-22nd of May International Law Firm INTEGRITES participated in Annual International Conference Grain Forum and Grain Industry 2009 gathered more than 200 delegates representing 178 companies from 25 countries worldwide: Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, USA and European Union.

28-30th of April the delegation of International Law Firm INTEGRITES visited the global event EUROPEAN SEAFOOD EXPOSITION took place in Brussels, Belgium.

INTEGRITES has been recognized by the international legal guide Legal 500 as one of the leading international law firms which “has developed a very strong niche in trade finance” and took top position in the sphere of banking and finance in Ukraine.

06/03/2009 - 4th and 5th of March Managing Partner Vyacheslav Korchev took part in the Fourth Annual North Atlantic Seafood Forum (NASF) held in Oslo, Norway.

25/02/2009 - February 24th International Law Firm INTEGRITES participated in the Round Table on “Restructuring, Corporate Law and M&A: lawyers’ advice for business” held in Press-centre “Delo” and organized by legal newspaper Yur Gazeta.

16/02/2009 - Developing the Corporate Social Responsibility policy International Law Firm INTEGRITES became a Partner of National Round of Telders International Moot Court Competition, organized by Students League of Ukrainian Bar Association.

12/12/2008 - On December 11, Vyacheslav Korchev expressed his point of view on the current situation in the Ukrainian legal market at the roundtable «The financial crisis through the eyes of lawyers», which was organized by Yurydychna Gazeta and Economika Publishing House.

10/12/2008 - International Law Firm INTEGRITES became one of the leading companies on Ukrainian legal market in 2008 according to results of annual research on TOP-50 Law Firms in Ukraine arranging jointly by Publishing house Legal Practice and International marketing firm IPSOS Ukraine.