INTEGRITES is a full-service law firm with offices in Ukraine, Kazakhstan, representative offices in Germany and the UK. The firm provides legal service to companies seeking comprehensive advice on large deals and major disputes, as well as day-to-day operation.
The mission of the firm is to help companies concentrate on the development of their business while lawyers at INTEGRITES take care of the legal issues. With profound industry-focused expertise, the firm delivers legal solutions that add value to the business of clients 80% of which are international. Alongside the countries of presence, INTEGRITES makes its legal expertise available to clients from other jurisdictions through three foreign desks – teams of qualified lawyers with unique German-, French- and Turkish-speaking competence. The firm also closely cooperates with a well-established partner network of over 100 international law firms.
INTEGRITES is highly recommended for its dispute resolution work performed by the recognized legal experts in international arbitration, cross-border and domestic litigation. The team represented the interests of the clients in more than 100 international commercial and investment proceedings under the arbitration rules of major international arbitration centers.
INTEGRITES is an internationally recognized legal counsel to companies working in the energy sector, in particular, renewables. The firm represents the biggest international clients with a cumulative commitment to 2 GW of wind and 500 MW solar power projects in Ukraine, which ensures the firm’s leading position on the regional market.
The firm and its lawyers are recognized by the leading legal rankings – Chambers Global/Europe, The Legal 500 EMEA, IFLR1000, GAR100, Who’s Who Legal, Best Lawyers. The firm has been shortlisted for Law Firm of the Year award by the Lawyer European Awards 2021 and Chambers Europe Awards 2022.
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American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine
German-Ukrainian Chamber of Industry and Commerce
Norwegian-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce
Ukrainian Wind Energy Association
International Turkish Ukrainian Business Association
Confederation of Builders of Ukraine
8th November 2022
INTEGRITES successfully secured interests of Epiroc (Sweden), one of the global leaders in production of rock drilling equipment, in the safeguard investigation on the imports of three-cone drill bits into Ukraine regardless of country of origin and export. The firm’s International Trade lawyers managed to stop the investigation initiated by the Ukrainian manufacturer of three-cone drill bits, Universal Drilling Technique LLC, without applying safeguard measures on the client.
8th November 2022
INTEGRITES successfully protected interests of a Ukrainian grain producer as respondent in a London-seated GAFTA arbitration. With the claimant being a Swiss subsidiary of a Chinese trader, the case involved international sales contract for Ukrainian feed corn.
8th November 2022
INTEGRITES successfully represented the interests of the Ukrainian state-owned enterprise “Ukrkhimtransamiak”, one of the world's major operators of ammonia pipelines, in arbitration before the International Commercial Arbitration Court at the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICAC) against PJSC “Togliattiazot”, a Russian chemical giant, the world's largest ammonia producer.
11th July 2022
Initiator and co-host is Affordable Housing Institute (USA) in association with the Temerty Contemporary Ukraine Program of the Ukrainian Research Institute (Harvard University).
11th July 2022
INTEGRITES lawyers contributed to the submission of the Ukrainian Government’s response to the European Commission’s questionnaire as part of Ukraine's screening by the European Union for the status of candidate to the membership. Its completion is expected to facilitate the official start of Ukraine’s bid to join the EU, which will hopefully be fast tracked on the heels of the full-scale russian and belorusian military aggression earlier this year.
11th July 2022
INTEGRITES has supported Wärtsilä’s France-based Special Applications unit throughout the development of the bidding strategy, participation in two tenders as well as direct negotiations with the State Enterprise “National Nuclear Energy Generating Company “Energoatom” (Ukraine) for the procurement of replacements to the safety backup of nuclear power plant worth over EUR 2 million.
11th July 2022
INTEGRITES acted as a lead legal counsel to General Сommerce LLC in connection with the privatization of JSC “First Kyiv Machine-Building Plant” (Bilshovyk Plant), in particular, on obtaining merger clearance for the privatization.
11th July 2022
INTEGRITES advised InVivo Group* (France) on obtaining merger clearances in Ukraine and other FSU jurisdictions for the acquisition of Soufflet Group**, the French family-owned agri-food group. The transaction has been completed by parties in December 2021. Its value reaching EUR 2,2 bln makes the deal one the major ones on the global agri market in the last decade.
11th July 2022
INTEGRITES successfully represented the interests of an Eastern European trader as claimant in a London-seated GAFTA arbitration against a Swiss trader as respondent under the sales contract concluded via broker.
11th July 2022
INTEGRITES successfully protected interests of Centravis, one of the world’s top manufacturers of seamless stainless-steel pipes, in a sunset antidumping investigation. Initiated by the Russian producers of the same product, the investigation related to the import of pipes of the Ukrainian origin onto the territory of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU).
11th July 2022
INTEGRITES protected the interests of SE Starokostiantynivskyy milk plant in the court of the first instance in a dispute against the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (the AMCU). The dispute arose due to the appeal of the AMCU's decision to impose the largest fine in its history (UAH 84 mln or app. USD 3 mln) in the field of protection against unfair competition on the firm’s client.
11th July 2022
INTEGRITES advises the National Securities and Stock Market Commission (NSSMC) on improving energy commodity markets, including organized trading for commodity products, in Ukraine. The firm is part of consortium with PwC EU Services EESV and Correggio Consulting Ltd (both – Belgium) that was awarded implementation of the project by the European Union. The project is a registered technical assistance administered through the Delegation of European Commission in Ukraine.
11th July 2022
INTEGRITES assisted Sturgeon Capital*, the UK-based investment boutique, with the due diligence of PeopleForce**, an HRM solution provider for small and medium businesses with main operations based in Kyiv, Ukraine. Following the successful due diligence, Sturgeon Capital, with the participation of other strategic investors, has closed its first investment in Ukraine – USD 700K round for PeopleForce. The capital injection will be used to develop new features, grow the internal team, expand into new markets, and increase brand awareness.
11th July 2022
INTEGRITES successfully protected interests of a German equipment manufacturer before the Commercial Cassation Court in a dispute related to the recovery of inflation losses and 3% of the annual interest rate in the amount of UAH 6 mln. The dispute arose due to failure of NNEGC Energoatom, one of Ukraine’s largest energy generating state-owned enterprises, to pay the long overdue debt for the special equipment supplied by the firm’s client to SSE Chornobyl NPP.
11th July 2022
INTEGRITES advises EuroCape Ukraine I LLC, an indirect subsidiary of LongWing Energy S.C.A., a Luxemburg-based independent power producer operating renewable assets in Europe, on commissioning of Phase I of the 500 MW Zaporizhzhia Wind Park. The facility is one of the most large-scale onshore wind farms being under construction in Ukraine.
11th July 2022
INTEGRITES advised Chanta Mount, a subsidiary of the leading Ukrainian bakery producer Khlibni Investytsii, on USD 3 mln financing extended by Raiffeisen Bank International for construction of a new production line.
11th July 2022
INTEGRITES Domestic Litigation team assisted the German equipment manufacturer to recover losses caused by the long-term non-repayment of the debt by one of Ukraine’s largest energy generating state-owned enterprises – NNEGC Energoatom.
11th July 2022
INTEGRITES protected interests of one of the leading Ukrainian producers of sunflower and rapeseed oils at the administrative court of appeal in the UAH 25 mln tax dispute against the Office of Major Taxpayers of the State Tax Service.
11th July 2022
International Trade practice at INTEGRITES successfully represented interests of Foshan Vinmay Stainless Steel Co. Ltd* (China) in the antidumping investigation initiated by the leading Russian stainless pipes producers. The investigation related to the imports of welded stainless pipes manufactured in China to the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union.
4th October 2021
INTEGRTIES has advised the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine (Minfin) and JSB Ukrgasbank, a state-owned bank, in connection with EUR 30 mln loan agreement and implementation agreement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC). The five-year loan for Ukrgasbank comes with an option for IFC to convert the loan into the common shares. The deal is unique for the Ukrainian banking market and is an important step towards privatization of Ukrgasbank.
4th October 2021
International Trade practice at INTEGRITES successfully represented interests of Foshan Vinmay Stainless Steel Co. Ltd* (China) in the antidumping investigation initiated by the leading Russian stainless pipes producers. The investigation related to the imports of welded stainless pipes manufactured in China to the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union.
4th October 2021
INTEGRITES is among TOP-10 best employers among law firms in Ukraine in 2020-21, according to the survey by grc.ua. The survey covered almost 500 companies from 20 industries. More than 6,000 respondents defined the criteria they use when choosing a job, as well as identified the most attractive industries and employers.
4th October 2021
INTEGRITES Domestic Litigation team assisted the German equipment manufacturer to recover losses caused by the long-term non-repayment of the debt by one of Ukraine’s largest energy generating state-owned enterprises – NNEGC Energoatom.
4th October 2021
INTEGRITES advised Chanta Mount, a subsidiary of the leading Ukrainian bakery producer Khlibni Investytsii, on USD 3 mln financing extended by Raiffeisen Bank International for construction of a new production line.
4th October 2021
INTEGRITES advises EuroCape Ukraine I LLC, an indirect subsidiary of LongWing Energy S.C.A., a Luxemburg-based independent power producer operating renewable assets in Europe, on commissioning of Phase I of the 500 MW Zaporizhzhia Wind Park. The facility is one of the most large-scale onshore wind farms being under construction in Ukraine.
4th October 2021
INTEGRITES successfully protected interests of a German equipment manufacturer before the Commercial Cassation Court in a dispute related to the recovery of inflation losses and 3% of the annual interest rate in the amount of UAH 6 mln. The dispute arose due to failure of NNEGC Energoatom, one of Ukraine’s largest energy generating state-owned enterprises, to pay the long overdue debt for the special equipment supplied by the firm’s client to SSE Chornobyl NPP. 
