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EVERLEGAL Offices
4 RYLSKYI LANE
SOFIYSKA SQUARE
KIEV 01001
Ukraine
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EVERLEGAL > The Legal 500 Rankings
Ukraine > Banking, finance and capital markets Tier 2
Practice head(s):
Vsevolod Volkov; Andriy Olenyuk
Work highlights
- Advisin a major Swiss bank, as lender, on releasing an $82m facility to finance the commodity trading and harvesting activity of a major Ukrainian agrocompany.
- Advising the Dutch vehicle and investment arm of an international developer of renewable energy projects in Ukraine and abroad, as borrower, on the financing of a €15m project connected with the relocation of used wind turbines from EU and other Eastern Europe countries and their installation in Ukraine.
- Advising a Ukrainian fishing company, as borrower, on attracting €50m worth of financing from international lenders for the purchase of two fishing vessels for shrimp catching and harvesting.
Ukraine > Employment Tier 2
EVERLEGALPractice head(s):
Yevheniy Deyneko; Oleksandr Ruzhytskyi
Testimonials
‘Our organization has been maintaining years of pretty good relationship with Everlegal and their response to our request is quick, approapriate and very helpful. Even during the ongoing war their service has been excellent. ’
‘Everlegal has experts on various subjects and fields and each individual is professional and precise.’
Key clients
USAID/ENGAGE
Hero Future Energies
Embassy of Japan in Ukraine
Work highlights
- Advising Hero Future Energies on employment matters relating to the change of top management in the Ukrainian company, implementing a renewable energy project – 52 MW SES in Dnipropetrovsk region of Ukraine.
- Assisting a USAID-funded technical assistance project on implementing a national-scale educational and legal rights protection campaign aimed at briefing SMEs and civilians about their basis rights and freedoms during the martial law.
- Advising a global Spain-headquartered IT company across a range of novel employment law issues that lack sufficient practice of application e.t. covid-related employment matters, martial law related employment matters, mobilization of personnel into the Armed Forces of Ukraine, establishing and terminating remote format of work.
Ukraine > Energy Tier 2
Practice head(s):
Yevheniy Deyneko; Andriy Olenyuk
Testimonials
‘I experienced them as knowledgeable, responsive, and professional. ’
Key clients
Hero Future Energies
Work highlights
- Advising Hero Future Energies on developing and operating three solar power plants with total capacity of 52 MW in the Dnipropetrovsk region of Ukraine.
- Advising a leading Polish construction company on incorporation of several Ukrainian companies for further construction and development of solar projects in Ukraine.
- Advising one of the largest and most reputable investment and development companies in the Ukrainian renewable energy industry, on legal matters of financing 3 wind energy projects on various stages of development in Ukraine, with a planned capacity of almost 200 MW.
Ukraine > Commercial, corporate and M&A Tier 3
Practice head(s):
Yevheniy Deyneko; Andriy Olenyuk
Testimonials
‘Very commercial, very driven, young and dynamic team.’
‘Very deep knowledge of the industry, they keep close to clients.’
Key clients
Hero Future Energies
Work highlights
- Advising Hero Future Energies on developing and operating three solar power plants with total capacity of 52 MW in the Dnipropetrovsk region of Ukraine.
- Advising a Fortune 500 company, a global FMCG leader on a buy-side M&A fade-out transaction involving assets in Ukraine.
- Advising a Fortune 500 Japanese optical, imaging, and industrial producer, on corporate matters, including on operating during the martial law in Ukraine.
Ukraine > Competition Tier 3
Practice head(s):
Yevheniy Deyneko; Andriy Olenyuk
Testimonials
‘Strong team with a good mix of junior and senior members.’
Work highlights
- Advising one of the largest Ukrainian producers of sunflower oil, with regard to the necessity of filing a merger clearance application and obtaining a merger clearance of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine in connection with client’s planned purchase of the grain elevator currently owned by a Ukrainian subsidiary of a global commodities’ trader.
- Advising a German multinational chemical company and the largest chemical producer in the world, with regard to obtaining a merger clearance of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMC) in connection with the planned acquisition by the client of 49% of corporate rights in an Indonesian company engaged in nickel and cobalt ore processing and refining, which will be implementing the project on the development, construction and operation of a hydrometallurgical nickel and cobalt plant in Indonesia.
- Providing antitrust advice to the Ukrainian innovation park in relation to the sale of its Ukrainian subsidiary, engaged in development and construction of an office building on the territory of innovation park, to an Azerbaijani investment group.
Ukraine > Dispute resolution Tier 3
Practice head(s):
Andriy Porayko; Oleksandr Ruzhytskyi
Testimonials
‘The structure of the team and ability to handle and correctly distribute even large volume of work/cases is exceptional. Andriy Porayiko made a great job and overseen the litigation team as it grown and after all years he has a professional and devoted people working on his team, who are delivery results.’
‘Andriy Porayiko and Svitlana Teteria are both great personalities and professionals in their area of expertise. One may call at any time of the day and each of them is always readily available to advice and find the best solution for a situation at hand. It is a pleasure to work with them.’
‘The dispute resolution team is very strong with deep knowledge of both substantive law and procedural rules in Ukrainian courts. ’
‘Oleksandr Ruzhytskyi and Andriy Poraiko have a great experience in handling very complicated litigations. They are focused on providing the best legal support for their clients.’
Key clients
Agro-Lan
The National Bank of Ukraine
UkrSibbank
OTP Bank
“DEVELOP FINANCE”
Agromino
Concorde Capital
Work highlights
- Representing Argomino in a complex USD 3 million dispute, involving over 350 parallel court cases over the restoration of lease rights on 800 hectares of agricultural land uncontrollable by the client due to a series of raider attacks in 2018.
- Representing OTP Bank in two administrative disputes with the National Securities and Stock Market Commission.
- Representing Concorde Capital in a USD 5 million mortgage dispute.
EVERLEGAL > Firm Profile
The firm: EVERLEGAL is an independent sector-focused Ukrainian law firm. EVERLEGAL’s partners are ex-Clifford Chance senior lawyers with deep expertise in international corporate finance matters and well-known Ukrainian advocates with focus on complex litigation.
EVERLEGAL has transactional, dispute resolution and advisory practices. The firm is industry-focused with particular expertise in energy (oil and gas, conventional power and renewables); banks and financial institutions; agriculture; innovations and technology, pharmaceuticals and FMCG.
The firm is also active in blockchain and cryptocurrencies sphere partnering up with business advisory and marketing/PR firms in this sector.
The firm has grown by more than 50% over the last two years and currently has 50 lawyers and 11 members of the business support unit. The firm has been ranked among the Top 20 Ukrainian law firms by the leading legal newspaper in Ukraine and has been recommended in the leading international rankings, as well as recognised among the leading firms in the energy sector.
Areas of practice: The main practice areas of the firm are: corporate and M&A; dispute resolution; antitrust and competition; banking and finance; international arbitration; commercial and employment matters.
The firm is particularly strong in the energy-related transactional and advisory work with Yevheniy Deyneko focusing on oil and gas matters and Andriy Olenyuk on renewable energy projects.
The dispute resolution partners, Andriy Porayko and Oleksandr Ruzhytskiy, have unparalleled experience of representation in domestic courts, focusing on corporate disputes spanning various industries, as well as acting for banks and borrowers in complex financing-related disputes.
The firm also has a strong team of antitrust lawyers, led by Yevheniy Deyneko, representing global corporates in merger control filings in Ukraine, as well as advising international and local clients on matters related to cartels, abuse of dominance and unfair competition.
Finally, the firm prides itself on expertise in employment related matters, particularly complicated top management and protected categories’ separations, as well as transfer of personnel during corporate reorganisations.
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
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| Corporate and M&A, Antitrust and competition, Commercial and Employment matters | Yevheniy Deyneko | deyneko@everlegal.ua | +380443370016 |
| Corporate and M&A, Banking and finance, Commercial matters | Andriy Olenyuk | olenyuk@everlegal.ua | +380443370016 |
| Dispute resolution (litigation, arbitration, mediation, ECHR), Human Rights, Corporate, Commercial and Employment matters | Oleksandr Ruzhytskiy | ruzhytskyi@everlegal.ua | +380443370016 |
| Dispute resolution (litigation, arbitration, mediation, ECHR), Commercial matters, Government relations (legislative drafting and advocacy) | Andriy Porayko | porayko@everlegal.ua | +380443370016 |
| International Arbitration, Cross-border Litigation, Banking and Finance | Vsevolod Volkov | volkov@everlegal.ua | +380443370016 |
Lawyer Profiles
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Mr Yevheniy Deyneko | Managing Partner | View Profile |
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Mr Andriy Olenyuk | Partner | View Profile |
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Mr Andriy Porayko | Partner | View Profile |
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Mr Oleksandr Ruzhytskyi | Partner | View Profile |
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Mr Vsevolod Volkov | Partner | View Profile |