Vasil Kisil & Partners > Kyiv, Ukraine > Firm Profile
Vasil Kisil & Partners Offices
17/52A Bohdan Khmelnytsky Street
Kyiv
01054
Ukraine
Vasil Kisil & Partners > The Legal 500 Rankings
Ukraine > Dispute resolution Tier 1
Practice head(s):
Andriy Stelmashchuk; Oleg Kachmar; Oleg Alyoshin
Other key lawyers:
Key clients
Teplodarsky Energy Park LLC
Dniprovska Riviera
Political Party “HOLOS”
Ekogran LLC
Rost Agro, LLC
Enki Construction LLC
Akelik Group
Halychyna-Zakhid LLC
GlobalLogic Ukraine LLC
Rock Design LLC
Ukraine > Employment Tier 1
Practice head(s):
Oksana Voynarovska; Valeriya Bezpala
Other key lawyers:
Ukraine > Private client Tier 1
Practice head(s):
Oksana Voynarovska; Alexander Borodkin
Ukraine > Real estate and construction Tier 1
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
Advising Arcona Property Fund (Arcona), the Euronext Amsterdam and Prague Stock Exchange listed
Central European real estate fund, on increasing the fund by attracting an in-kind contribution from
Secure Property Development & Investment (SPDI).
Homes
Work highlights
- Advising Arcona Property Fund on increasing the fund by attracting an in-kind contribution from Secure Property Development & Investment.
Ukraine > Banking, finance and capital markets Tier 2
Practice head(s):
Alexander Borodkin; Anna Sisetska
Key clients
Arcona Property Fund N.V.
NIRAS A/S
Tchibo GmbH (Germany)
Hellenic Bank
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
USAID Project Credit for Agricultural Producers (CAP)
Fin.Do (Lithuania)
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE)
Energy Standard Group (Cyprus)
Work highlights
- Advising the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development on the validity and enforceability of a security package under the project finance loan to a Ukrainian energy-generating company for the construction and operation of a biomass-fired thermal power plant with a total capacity of 18MW in the Kyiv Region.
- Advising the World Council of Credit Unions on the structuring of US government financial support to Ukrainian agricultural producers through Ukrainian credit unions and unions of credit unions.
- Advising Arcona Property Fund on increase transactions by attracting an in-kind contribution from Secure Property Development & Investment.
Ukraine > Commercial, corporate and M&A Tier 2
Practice head(s):
Volodymyr Igonin
Key clients
Avrora Group
WIX
Nibulon
Molokiia
Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine
BMS International
Nvidia (Mellanox)
Farmgate
Arcona
Ukraine > Competition Tier 2
Practice head(s):
Anna Sisetska
Key clients
Farmgate Group
Aspik Group
LNZ Group
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation Ukraine
Konstanta Kyiv LLC
San-Standart LLC
RLG Ukraine
European Business Association
Kischenzi Fruits LLC
Ukraine > Energy Tier 2
Practice head(s):
Alexander Borodkin; Oleg Alyoshin
Key clients
Odeh Asalem Automation System ODASCO (UAE)
Energy Standard Group (Cyprus)
Cindrigo (UK)
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Nadeva Wind (Germany)
CarboCycle Ingenieurbüro (Germany)
Socar Energy Ukraine
SVG Plus LLC (petrol station chain “Autotrans”)
Work highlights
- Advising the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development) on the validity and enforceability of a security package under the project finance loan to a Ukrainian energy-generating company for the construction and operation of a biomass-fired thermal power plant with a total capacity of 18MW in the Kyiv Region.
Ukraine > Intellectual property Tier 2
Practice head(s):
Ilarion Tomarov
Key clients
Robert Bosch GmbH
Yunona Kovalenko
Jacobs Douwe Egberts Ukraine LLC
Dattalion NGO
Public Association “Ukrainian Foundation for Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving”
PressKom LLC
Trendformer sp. z o.o.
Avrora Group
McDonald’s Ukraine
Leeloo Marketing LLC
Ukraine > International trade Tier 2
Ukraine > Tax Tier 2
Practice head(s):
Andriy Stelmashchuk; Alexander Borodkin
Other key lawyers:
Key clients
WIX.COM LLC
Rost Agro LLC
Miniso Ukraine LLC
European Business Association
Vitaland LLC
Arcona Property Fund N.V.
ROMAD Holding (Cyprus)
Tchibo GmbH (Germany)
Imperial Tobacco Ukraine
USAID Project Credit for Agricultural Producers (CAP)
Work highlights
- Representing Miniso Ukraine, an international retail company, in a dispute with the tax authorities regarding a VAT return.
- Representing WIX.COM in a dispute with the tax authority relating to refusal to accept VAT returns.
- Advising Arcona Property Fund on various tax issues arising as a result of fund increase transactions.
Ukraine > White-collar crime Tier 2
Practice head(s):
Vasyl Prytula; Andriy Stelmashchuk
Key clients
Members of the National Commission for State Regulation of Energy and Public Utilities
Vasil Kisil & Partners > Firm Profile
The firm: Vasil Kisil & Partners was founded in 1992 and for more than 32 years continues to be a leading independent multi-disciplinary Ukrainian law firm with thriving international and national practices. We work as a trusted adviser on high-profile local and international matters and cater to large domestic and global corporate clients, including many Fortune 500 companies.
Agricultural business: The team consists of leading experts and practitioners in the area of tax, intellectual property, land, labour, corporate and contract law, allowing them to provide a comprehensive service to clients whose business is related to agriculture and food industry.
Antitrust and competition: Advising on all matters related to merger control, concerted practices, market dominance, cartels investigations, intellectual property, public procurement, trade/WTO matters within the competition and trade regulatory environment of Ukraine.
Banking and finance: Advising on setting up, acquiring or merging Ukrainian banks and establishing in-house legal expertise; NBU licenses and approvals; various issues of capital increase; payment systems registration with NBU, related tax and regulatory issues.
Capital markets: Assisting in equity, debt, asset securitisation and financing transactions, supporting domestic bonds issues; representing lenders and borrowers, financial investors and their target companies; legal opinions re validity and enforceability of the financial and security documentation; major restructurings of corporate debt.
Corporate/M&A: Corporate mergers, acquisitions, reorganisations and liquidations, all types of commercial contracts; structuring cross-border transactions; obtaining necessary merger control clearances and other regulatory approvals.
Dispute resolution: Leading Ukrainian DR practice highly experienced in local and international litigation and arbitration; excellent track record in antimonopoly litigation and regulatory investigations, litigation in banking, corporate, commercial, financial, environment, insurance, international trade, intellectual property, maritime, privatisation, property, regulatory, tax and other matters.
Energy and natural resources: Advising on all aspects of oil, gas and coal mining industries, subsoil use, alternative/renewable energy, sector-specific regulatory, transactional and environmental matters; significant experience in project finance transactions within the sector.
Intellectual property: Advising on all aspects of intellectual property laws, including trademarks, patents, trade names, copyright, IP litigation, prosecution and transactions in advertising, automotive, biotechnology, FMCG, consumer goods, telecommunication, media and IT.
International trade: Advising on various types of contracts, including sale and distribution contracts, franchise, license and concession agreements, agency agreements, confidentiality and consultancy agreements, IP rights and Know-How transfer agreements, leasing, etc.
Labour and employment: Advising on Ukrainian labour and employment law, including employment contracts and agreements with independent contractors, work permits for foreigners, registration with the immigration and employment authorities, as well as redundancies and termination of collective bargains and trade union issues.
Private clients: Representing interests of high net worth individuals in matters of capital structuring, domestic and international tax planning, asset management, working closely with international network of law firms and offshore trust companies handling on all matters of family law.
Public Advocacy: Assisting in facilitating efficient dialogue between business, government and NGOs and removing business barriers at the highest state level, both in Ukraine and abroad (the US, EU); advising foreign businesses on the Ukrainian market entry.
Public Private Partnership, concessions and infrastructure: Advising on all matters related to pre-qualification stage, bidding procedures, contractual work and negotiations, project finance, construction process and operational stage; international contract transactions, regulatory and compliance matters, design and adaptation agreements, general contracts for works.
Real estate and construction: Full range of legal services, including operations with all types of commercial, residential and industrial property, investment and development projects; title due diligence, structuring transactions, project acquisition support, contractual work and negotiations, regulatory advice, pre-sales and project finance greenfield development, rezoning and legal support for agricultural business, mining and other specific operations with land.
Taxation: Advising on all aspects of taxation under Ukrainian law, M&A and restructuring related tax planning; taxation aspects of property purchase and lease, industrial plants and machinery; tax implications of investing in Ukraine; double taxation treaties; tax affairs of foreign nationals employed in Ukraine; tax compliance and litigation, VAT refund.
White-collar crime: Advising on criminal law proceedings which include economic and financially motivated nonviolent crimes committed by business and government professionals; significant experience in representing companies/senior managers in public audits, as well as protecting the interests of clients in courts in cases involving state control in the sphere of business.
Main Contacts
Department | Name | Telephone | |
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Antitrust & Competition | Anna Sisetska | ||
Banking & Finance | Anna Sisetska, Alexander Borodkin | ||
Corporate / M&A | Volodymyr Igonin | ||
Dispute Resolution | Andriy Stelmashchuk | ||
Dispute Resolution | Oleg Kachmar | ||
Energy & Natural Resources | Oleg Alyoshin | ||
Energy & Natural Resources | Alexander Borodkin | ||
Intellectual Property | Ilarion Tomarov | ||
International Arbitration | Oleg Alyoshin | ||
Labour & Employment | Oksana Voynarovska | ||
Private Clients | Oksana Voynarovska, Alexander Borodkin | ||
Public Private Partnership, Concessions & Infrastructure | Alexander Borodkin | ||
Real Estate & Construction | Alexander Borodkin | ||
Taxation | Andriy Stelmashchuk | ||
White Collar Crime | Vasyl Prytula | ||
Public Advocacy | Ostap Semerak |
Lawyer Profiles
Photo | Name | Position | Profile |
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Mr Oleg Alyoshin | Partner | View Profile | |
Mr Alexander Borodkin | Partner | View Profile | |
Mr Volodymyr Igonin | Counsel | View Profile | |
Mr Oleg Kachmar | Partner | View Profile | |
Ms Anna Sisetska | Partner | View Profile | |
Mr Andriy Stelmashchuk | Managing Partner | View Profile | |
Mr Ilarion Tomarov | Counsel | View Profile | |
Ms Oksana Voynarovska | Partner, Head of Labour & Employment, Head of Private Clients Practice Group | View Profile |