Next Generation Partners

Rising Stars

Real estate and construction in Ukraine

Aequo

Aequo

Practice head(s):

Yulia Kyrpa


Other key lawyers:

Bohdan Dmukhovskyy


Key clients

Posco International


International Finance Corporation


European Bank for Reconstruction and Development


Raiffeisen Bank International AG (Austria)


Dragon Capital


Epicentr K


NCH Capital


Kyiv City Council


Alma Stone


DTEK Group


UMG Investments


Güris


EMSO Asset Management Ltd.


Fursy Energy Group


Kreditanstalt fur Wiederaufbau


Bunge S.A.


Work highlights


  • Advised Dragon Capital on the acquisition of Aqua-Eco.
  • Advised Epicentr K group, as borrower, on a $120m loan from the European Investment Bank.
  • Advising IFC, Agroprosperis Group and Epicentr on the opportunities and limitations emerging due to legislative changes, land market reform and the lifting of the moratorium on the sale of agricultural land.

Totum

Totum

Practice head(s):

Bohdan Yaskiv; Yuriy Khapko; Oleksandr Voroniuk


Key clients

BGV Group Management


Advansys Group


Work highlights


  • Assisted Advansys Group with obtaining a certificate of facility readiness for operation in the interests of the general contractor Advances Group.

Vasil Kisil & Partners

Vasil Kisil & Partners

Practice head(s):

Alexander Borodkin


Key clients

Arcona Property Fund N.V.


NIRAS A/S


Frontline Invest Capital ltd


International Business Centre LLC (Hilton hotel in Kyiv)


KDD Engineering


St. Sophia’s Homes


Work highlights


  • Advised Arcona Property Fund, the Euronext Amsterdam, and a Prague Stock Exchange-listed Central European real estate fund on increasing the fund by attracting an in-kind contribution from Secure Property Development & Investment.

Arzinger

Arzinger

Practice head(s):

Timur Bondaryev; Markian Malskyy; Andrii Pidhainyi; Maryna Sharapa; Viktor Syzonenko


Testimonials

‘Strong professionals with practical knowledge and advice and a high level of co-operation.’

‘Timur Bondaryev has high engagement in the projects, provides strong practical advice and looks at the project from the wider perspective than just the legal sphere.’

Key clients

SoftServe


Kronospan


Puma Ukraine


ESE International AG


Elementum Energy


TIU Canada


HS Timber Group


Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine, Ukrainian Railways


Horos


Ukrainian Council of Shopping Centres


Work highlights


  • Assisted the IT group SoftServe with the purchase, at auction, and privatisation of the property of a state penitentiary institution in Lviv.
  • Represented Kronospan Organisation in three disputes relating to an environmental impact assessment permit.
  • Advising the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine and Ukrainian Railways on various issues relating to a major concessions project involving Ukrainian railway stations.

Asters

Asters

Practice head(s):

Oleg Boichuk; Roman Kostenko; Anzhelika Livitska


Testimonials

‘Asters is a very reliable partner in all negotiations. The consultations were always constructive and efficient. I enjoy working with this firm.’

‘The team has a result-oriented, precise, and proactive approach.’

Key clients

Everest Transportation Systems


Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Limited


Quinn Properties Ukraine


PRADA


Sotheby’s Inrealty Ukraine


Webuild SpA (exSalini Impregilo)


GSN Games Ukraine


Univermag Ukraina


Work highlights


  • Advising Irish Bank Resolution Corporation on real estate issues concerning Univermag Ukraina and BC Leonardo, in which the client holds interest.
  • Assisted Grammarly with a commercial lease.
  • Assisted Sotheby’s Inrealty Ukraine with the structuring of the transactional and brokerage business of a Ukrainian subsidiary.

Avellum

Avellum

Practice head(s):

Maksym Maksymenko


Testimonials

‘I am very pleased with the level of service, attitude and ability to meet tight deadlines. They understand the local terrain and add value to our projects. I found them highly professional.’

‘Maksym Maksymenko is responsive and understands the client’s needs. He is a very solution-oriented lawyer who thinks outside the box and is good at identifying legal issues that could potentially arise.’

‘Our company always has extra important issues that need immediate resolution. Avellum lawyers are always open to active and effective cooperation in the shortest possible time. Avellum lawyers approach the project creatively, have deep expertise and are attentive to details.’

‘Maksym Maksymenko not only evaluates the issues from the side of legislative regulation but also evaluates how to effectively solve issues in the business sphere. Within an active discussion of the report on the results of legal services, Maksym Maksymenko will always point out the most important aspects so that the client can make the right decision on how to act in a problematic situation.’

‘Maksym Maksymenko showed himself as a client-oriented and dedicated lawyer. His organisational skills, along with his friendly personality and professionalism, make him the ideal lawyer for sophisticated and extraordinary assignments.’

‘One of the team’s greatest advantages is a comprehensive and deep understanding of the legislation governing real estate investments, including by-laws and local acts. It allows the firm to, firstly, asses all the potential risks and complications that might arise during the project with impressive precision and, secondly, develop effective strategies to fix or mitigate them. Avellum has a remarkable understanding of the current affairs in the real estate and construction sector.’

‘The real estate and construction team at Avellum has very strong expertise and market knowledge. They consistently provide clear and thorough advice. The team is particularly effective in the transactional context and has solid experience of working on complex transactions.’

‘Maksym Maksymenko is a very knowledgeable, proactive and client-oriented partner. He is always on top of things, able to provide exhaustive advice and come up with effective solutions to complex legal issues. Maksym Maksymenko is a strong negotiator and always excellent with clients.’

Key clients

The Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine


Lactalis


The State Road Agency of Ukraine


RIEL


Toppan Merrill GmbH


LLC “Masnavi Ukraine”


DTEK


Weisenburger Bau, Verwaltung GmbH


Work highlights


  • Advised Lactalis, a French multinational dairy products producer, on real estate matters related to the acquisition of Bel Shostka Ukraine.
  • Advised a Ukrainian high-net-worth-individual and investor on modular house construction in the Kyiv suburbs for those who had suffered as a result of the conflict.
  • Advising the Ministry of Infrastructure, on a pro bono basis, on the potential update of laws in order to booster real estate restoration processes after the conflict.

Baker McKenzie, Kyiv Office

Baker McKenzie, Kyiv Office

Practice head(s):

Serhiy Piontkovsky; Lina Nemchenko


Testimonials

‘The team has expertise in real estate.’

‘The team has flexibility and responsiveness.’

Key clients

Amtel Properties


Remington


Amstar Europe


ArcelorMittal


IKEA


La Societe des Centres Commerciaux


McDonald’s Ukraine


Metal Yapi Konut Anonim Sirkeri


Bayer


Pegasus


State Property Fund


Work highlights


  • Advised IKEA on the launch of its first store and business expansion in Ukraine.
  • Advised Amtel Properties, an international development company, on the sale of its office and logistics complex Amtel to Dragon Capital.
  • Advised the State Property Fund of Ukraine on privatisation of 78.289% of the shares in Centrenergo.

CMS

CMS

Practice head(s):

Nataliya Kushniruk; Anna Pogrebna


Other key lawyers:

Maksym Morozov


Testimonials

‘I have worked with the CMS Ukraine team on real estate transactions and construction matters, and I would highly recommend them. They provide clear advice, often coupled with useful industry insight into the domestic market.’

‘Maksym Morozov is very responsive, highly organised and technologically advanced. The team has been exceptionally supportive in a very difficult period for Ukraine, and we value CMS’ partnership very highly during these circumstances.’

‘Nataliya Kushniruk is a standout practitioner who provides comprehensive, coherent and considered legal advice. She fully understands our needs as a client, and I trust her implicitly to lead negotiations on our behalf.’

‘Maksym Morozov has excellent communication skills. Maksym is always available to assist us, whether with ongoing transactions or ad hoc queries, where Maksym demonstrates exceptional attention to detail.’

Key clients

Air Products


Hirsch Porozell LLC


FAS Energy


Work highlights


  • Assisted Air Products with the construction of a plant, including land allocation, negotiation of construction agreements, tax and customs issues, and equipment supply and certification.
  • Advised Hirsch Porozell on its investment into property in Ukraine, as well as on corporate and finance issues in connection with this transaction.
  • Advised FAS Energy on the acquisition of a solar power plant.

Dentons

Dentons

Practice head(s):

Oleg Batyuk


Key clients

EKSIM YATIRIM HOLDING A.S.


Dnv Gl Energy Advisory GmbH


Dionis Biogas Energy LLC


Work highlights


  • Advising Dionis Biogas Energy on real estate and land law matters concerning the implementation of a biomethane project in Ukraine.
  • Advising Eksim Yatirim Holding on real estate and land law matters related to the acquisition and further construction of a 60MW wind project in Western Ukraine.
  • Advised IFC on real estate and land matters relating to a market study of city utilities in Ukraine.

EY Law

EY Law

Practice head(s):

Borys Lobovyk; Bogdan Malniev


Key clients

Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine


Schwarz Dienstleistung KG


IFC


Harmony Industries NV


Lviv City Council


GOLAW

GOLAW

Practice head(s):

Sergiy Oberkovych; Oleksandr Melnyk


Testimonials

‘Partner-led advice.’

Key clients

Be’er Itzhak Energy


Ubisoft Ukraine


KBPP Management


Export Guarantee and Insurance Corporatio


Work highlights


  • Assisted KBBP Management and its Ukrainian subsidiary, Khmelnytskiy biofuel power plant, with challenging the refusal of the State architectural inspectorate to issue a construction permit.
  • Assisted BIE with the purchase of sunflower oil production facilities in Ukraine.
  • Assisted EGAP with the sale of a grain storage complex.

Ilyashev & Partners

Ilyashev & Partners

Practice head(s):

Mikhail Ilyashev; Dmytro Hrybov


Testimonials

‘The team is fundamentally versed in issues of land allocation, lease of communal and state property, and privatisation. The firm has a precedent-setting caseload regarding several well-known construction and historical architectural objects in the Ukrainian capital.’

‘Mikhail Ilyashev and Roman Marchenko, for many years, have been authoritative advisers in the acquisition, registration, lease and management of real estate. The team under their leadership achieves incredible results.’

‘Dmytro Hrybov is a very strong and technical team player.’

Key clients

UPD Holdings Limited


Inditex Ukraine


Ukrrichflot


Danube Shipping-Stevedoring Company


Budpostach (Ukraine)


Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH


COFCO Agri Ukraine


Bunge Ukraine


Etrex, construction development company of Kyiv Region


M-Line Property Management (Kazakhstan)


BTA Bank (Kazakhstan)


Sunward Ukraine


JV Poltava Petroleum Company


Ferrexpo AG


ISTIL Management


Black Iron Inc.


Kyivmiskbud-1


DH Invest Neruhomist


Monolith Holding Proektbud


PRESTIGE SERVICE Construction Company


Granex-Cherkassy


Saltovskiy Meat-Processing Plant


CEMENT.UA Group of Companies


Work highlights


  • Assisted Monolith Holding Proektbud with obtaining the right to use an integral property complex.
  • Assisted SC Ukrrichflot with the protection of its rights to real estate objects.

Integrites

Integrites

Practice head(s):

Oleksiy Feliv


Testimonials

‘The firm is commercially efficient and provides business-oriented services.’

‘They value and appreciate their clients and are always ready for the extra mile if needed. I like their proactive, patient and responsible attitude. Special kudos for their availability.’

‘Oleksiy Feliv is our key contact, a reliable and knowledgeable practitioner, very well-connected in the market. He is intelligent, far-sighted, with a strategic mindset and excellent in advocacy. He has led our projects for years and has been incredibly comfortable to deal with.’

‘The team has great flexibility.’

‘The team has an international approach, local legal knowledge and fulfils client expectations.’

‘We’ve worked with Integrites for quite a long time. They’ve proved to be diligent, patient and hardworking. I like how they leverage their cross-practice expertise. 100% recommendation.’

‘Oleksiy Feliv is very experienced and perfectly oriented with the market. He was detailed and specific, very attentive and anticipated all challenges which may occur. An expert and advisor I can rely on.’

Key clients

Wärtsilä


EMERGY AS


EuroCape/Longwing


Ümitli


Work highlights


  • Advised EMERGY and Total Eren on the construction of the 250MW Syvash wind farm, worth €376m.
  • Advised EMERGY on all aspects of the financing and development of the first (42.5MW), second (300MW) and third (450MW) stages of the 792.5MW Zophia wind farm in southern Ukraine.
  • Assisted Wärtsilä Corporation and Wärtsilä Finland with finance and security documentation for a €1-2bn project.

JN Legal

JN Legal

Practice head(s):

Ian Levitas; Serhii Dakhnovskys


Key clients

Kut Forestry


Creator Bud


ATB Corporation


Work highlights


  • Represented Kut Forestry in court hearings concerning the use of land plots, as well as acting in appeals against the decisions of local councils and assisting with debt recovery.

Kinstellar

Kinstellar

Practice head(s):

Natalia Kochergina


Other key lawyers:

Yevhen Husakov; Oleg Matiusha


Testimonials

‘The specialists working at Kinstellar are highly experienced and well-educated. We had a few chances to collaborate on different real estate projects. The support provided was at the highest level. We felt protected and safe regarding the agreements prepared in close co-operation with Kinstellar.’

‘The team is very knowledgeable and informed in their relevant field. As we worked on something new and complex, they were creative and co-operative in finding a solution with our company as well as internal and external legal teams. The team always responded promptly and was very detailed.’

‘Yevhen Husakov and Natalia Kochergina were great in responding and keeping the communication up. Very good to work with.’

Key clients

Cargill


QTerminals


Automagistral-Pivden


State Property Fund of Ukraine


Work highlights


  • Advised Qatari port operator QTerminals on various land allocation matters, title registration matters and construction regulatory matters with regard to the modernisation of the Olvia port.
  • Advising Automagistral-Pivden on the €2.5bn Krakovets-Lviv-Brody-Rivne 300km motorway concession project.

KM Partners

KM Partners

Practice head(s):

Maxim Oleksiyuk


Work highlights


  • Represented an international investment and development company in a lawsuit against the Kyiv City Council regarding the renewal of a land lease agreement.
  • Advised a Ukrainian developer on restrictions concerning agricultural land and new land market rules.

KPD Consulting Law Firm

KPD Consulting Law Firm

Practice head(s):

Vladyslav Kysil


Other key lawyers:

Mykhailo Semka


Testimonials

‘Vladyslav Kysil is a key person in the real estate practice of KPD Consulting. He is a very knowledgeable and experienced person, especially in construction and mortgage issues.’

‘I can recommend the real estate team of KPD Consulting as one of the most professional teams in the market.’

‘I may point to Vladyslav Kysil, who is a market authority, very knowledgeable, and reliable. We are also working with Mykhailo Semka. Both perfectly know the industry and are always of assistance.’

Key clients

SPP Engineering


McDonalds Ukraine


Solclouds


Ronald McDonald House of Charities


Republic of Ireland


The Kingdom of the Netherlands


Mazars SA


VoiceSpin


FCM-4 Kharkiv Palace (DCH Group)


Veneziansky Office Centre


EMRF Fund


Kharkiv Tractor Plant


Ecopolis-Kharkiv LLC


Lybidsky Centre


Energy Efficiency Fund


Market Development Group


Limes Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH


OSN Vozdvyzhenka


First National Reserve


Kiev Real Estate Recovery Fund


Solum


Sberbank


ING Bank Ukraine


Ukrsibbank (BNP Paribas)


DCH Infrastructure and Real Estate


Work highlights


  • Advised Ronald McDonald House Charities on a PPP project for the construction of Ronald McDonald Family House for families with children receiving medical treatment at the National Children’s Hospital.
  • Represented solar power plant developer SPP Engineering in its dispute with local authorities concerning the correct accrual of land tax and land valuation for the plots underlying the power plant.
  • Advised the Kingdom of the Netherlands on the sale of its portfolio of assets in Kyiv and the acquisition of land plots under mission buildings in a historical protected area of Kyiv city.

KPMG Law in Ukraine

KPMG Law in Ukraine

Practice head(s):

Sergey Popov; Yuriy Katser


LEXJUS

LEXJUS

Practice head(s):

Volodymyr Chuba; Andrii Gusak


Key clients

TRC Lavina, LLC


Investbud Garant, LLC


Cinema Center, LLC


Piramida Trade, LLC


POLTAVA TRADE AND FINANCIAL COMPANY, LLC


DEMIRCIOGLU MERMER SAN. VE TIC. TAAH. LTD. STI.


SEC RESPUBLIKA


PRINCESS UKRAINE, LLC


Work highlights


  • Advised InvestBud Garant on matters relating to its lease of 188,000 square metres in Blockbuster Mall.
  • Advised SEC RESPUBLIKA on matters relating to its lease of 296,000 square metres in Respublika Park Mall.
  • Advised PRINCESS UKRAINE on real estate issues relevant for opening a casino in Ukraine.

LLC “Deloitte & Touche Ukrainian Services Company”

LLC “Deloitte & Touche Ukrainian Services Company”

Practice head(s):

Dmytro Pavlenko


Testimonials

‘I think that the practitioners and their client service and expertise make this practice unique.’

Key clients

DANIDA


LLC “De-Jure”


EBRD


Work highlights


  • Assisted DANIDA with integrity assessments and diagnostics relating to two municipally owned enterprises.
  • Advised De-Jure on the launch of a concession project.
  • Advising EBRD on a project which aims to assist the Government of Ukraine and Energoatom with the corporatisation of nuclear energy.

PwC Legal

PwC Legal

Practice head(s):

Olga Balytska


Key clients

LLC “LACOVER”


Garant-N LLC


KOMPANIYA ENZYM, PRAT


EBA


Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine / President of Ukraine


Centre for Economic Strategy


Redcliffe Partners

Redcliffe Partners

Practice head(s):

Svitlana Teush


Key clients

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development


International Financial Corporation


JP Morgan


Nebras Power


Work highlights


  • Advised Nebras Power on developing and managing a portfolio of strategic investments in the power sector globally.
  • Advised J.P. Morgan Securities on project financing for the construction and operation of an up to 500MW wind farm to be located in Zaporizhzhia Region, Ukraine.
  • Advised EBRD and IFC on two extended parallel senior secured loans to M.V. Cargo to finance the construction of a new private grain terminal in Ukraine’s Black Sea commercial port, Yuzhny.

Sayenko Kharenko

Sayenko Kharenko

Practice head(s):

Svitlana Gurieieva; Oleksandr Nikolaichyk


Key clients

Auchan Group of Companies


Padana Chemical Compounds LLC


R1 Group


Tekkom LLC


SDM Partners LLC

SDM Partners LLC

Practice head(s):

Serhiy Dzis; Dmytro Syrota


Shkrebets & Partners

Shkrebets & Partners

Practice head(s):

Evgeniy Shkrebets; Oleksii Meniv


Key clients

ME “Zhylkomservis”


ME “Kharkivzelenstroy”


Work highlights


  • Advised ME Kharkivzelenstroy on the reconstruction of the Taras Shevchenko Garden in Kharkiv.

Wolf Theiss

Wolf Theiss

Practice head(s):

Taras Dumych


Key clients

Tangome


Uniqa Real Estate


Somkhishvili, Tamaz


Vienna Insurance Group


Glovoapp23


Flex (formerly Flextronics)


International Rescue Committee, INC


Stuzo


KKR


Work highlights


  • Represented Kyiv Terminal in the Supreme Court of Ukraine in a real estate investment dispute with the city of Kyiv and its municipal authorities.
  • Advised Vienna Insurance Group on the potential acquisition of a major Ukrainian life insurer.
  • Assisted Uniqa Real Estate with the sale of its Ukrainian subsidiary, which held an office building in the historic part of the centre of Kyiv, to NEST.