Kinstellar > Kyiv, Ukraine > Firm Profile

Kinstellar Offices

Kinstellar
77A Velyka Vasylkivska Str.
03150 Kyiv
Ukraine
Visit website +380 044 490 9575

Kinstellar > The Legal 500 Rankings

Ukraine > Commercial, corporate and M&A Tier 1

Practice head(s):

Anastasiya Bolkhovitinova

Testimonials

‘The Team is great and very cooperative, very professional and collaborative, adjusting to the client needs.’

‘Especially I would like to highlight Anastasiya Bolkhovitinova, a valuable asset to Kinstellar that are fortunate enough to have her on their team.’

Key clients

Rheinmetall

Zipline International Inc.

International Rescue Committee

Recorded Future

Work highlights

  • Advising Rheinmetall on the signing of a cooperation agreement with Ukraine’s state-owned defence industry concern, Ukroboronprom.

Ukraine > Competition Tier 1

Practice head(s):

Olexander Martinenko

Testimonials

‘Kinstellar has a great competition law team in Ukraine. Oleksandr and Yulia are not only excellent lawyers but also very efficient and resourceful.‘

Key clients

Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek

InterCars SA, DANX

Work highlights

  • Advising InterCars SA, DANX to obtain the AMC approval for the establishment of a joint venture DANXILS sp. z о.о. (Poland) by ILS SP. z o.o. and DANX Group A/S.

Ukraine > Dispute resolution Tier 1

Practice head(s):

Olexander Martinenko

Testimonials

‘Kinstellar lawyers demonstrated impressive hands-on approach and proved very useful and helpful throughout our fruitful cooperation. The dispute I engaged them for is indeed vey difficult from various angles. The team managed to maintain high level of motivation which is very important to secure consistency of the position in such types of disputes. I also like the IT facilities which they are using for the case management. ’

‘I am working primarily with Volkovetskyi Danylo, who plays a crucial role in the project management and maintenance of the consistency of our position. Danylo has very relevant experience in cross-border disputes and international arbitration. ’

‘We have engaged Kinstellar team as Ukrainian law experts in two very significant arbitrations. The quality of their service was impressive. They do know how to present complex and not-straightforward issues in a simple and comprehensible manner. I would very much recommend them, in particular for the expert isntructions before foreign courts and arbitral tribunals.’

‘Their team is experienced, dedicated, knowledgeable and bright. We have worked a lot with Olexander Martinenko and he proved himself as an unparalleled legal expert. He deals easily with complex Ukrainian law issues and can explain to the tribunal everything – strating from minor practical issues to profound theoretical concepts of Ukrainian law. Another stand-out individual is Danylo Volkovetsky. He is a very bright professional, with great attention to details. We could fully rely on him and it is a pleasure to work with him.’

Key clients

Joint Legal Team acting for the relatives of victims of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash

Work highlights

  • Advised the Joint Legal Team, acting for the relatives of victims, before the Hague District Court in the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) MH17 trial, to secure a verdict and an award of €16m in moral damages to the relatives.

Ukraine > Employment Tier 1

Practice head(s):

Olena Kuchynska; Maksym Tesliar

Key clients

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH

EBRD

PJSC National Power Company Ukrenergo

Work highlights

  • Advised the Ukrainian office of GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH) on the labour/employment law matters.
  • Advised the Supervisory Board of the National Joint-Stock Company “Naftogaz of Ukraine” and its committees on labour and employment among other issues.

Ukraine > Energy Tier 1

Practice head(s):

Olexander Martinenko

Key clients

Tetra Tech ES

PJSC National Power Company UkrEnergo

Work highlights

  • Advised Tetra Tech ES, Inc. and the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine on the analysis of the status of transposition of EU energy acquis to the Ukrainian legislation, identifying gaps and providing recommendations on their further transposition into the domestic law as required by the Association Agreement and Energy Community.
  • Advising the Supervisory Board of Ukrenergo National Power Company, the national transmission system operator for energy, on electricity market regulations (incl., unbundling-related matters), on legal aspects in connection with corporate governance matters and other matters concerning the activity of the Supervisory Board and its Committees.

Ukraine > Real estate and construction Tier 1

Practice head(s):

Oleg Matiusha 

Key clients

QTerminals

Automagistral-Pivden

Rheinmetall

HAVI

GIZ

ADM Ukraine

Mobile Solutions Services Holdings LLC (Brightfin)

Renesas Design

Work highlights

  • Advised QTerminals WLL on various matters related to implementation of Olvia Port Concession Project.
  • Advised Automagistral-Pivden on the €2.5bn Krakovets-Lviv-Brody-Rivne 240-km motorway construction PPP project.

Ukraine > White-collar crime Tier 1

Practice head(s):

Olexander Martinenko

Testimonials

‘Excellent firm – very responsive and high quality legal advice in challenging circumstances.’

Key clients

Joint Legal Team acting for the relatives of victims of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash

EBRD

National University “Kyiv-Mohyla Academy”

Work highlights

  • Advised the Joint Legal Team, acting for the relatives of victims, before the Hague District Court in the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) MH17 trial, to secure a verdict and an award of EUR 16 million in moral damages to the relatives.
  • Advising the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development in relation to assistance with the second stage of the project aimed at the enhancement of the corporate governance practices, regulatory and legislative frameworks.
  • Advising National University of “Kyiv-Mohyla Academy” on possible corruption issues.

Ukraine > Banking, finance and capital markets Tier 2

Practice head(s):

Illya Muchnyk

Testimonials

‘Illya Muchnyk (Partner) – Illya is commercial, pragmatic, responsive and is able to grasp and advise on complex transactions very quickly including on a cross border basis. Illya is a pleasure to deal with and a partner we can always rely on to get the job done.

‘The team of Kinstellar Ukraine LLC consists of experts of high qualification. The company is unique with its high qualified team which cover all the areas of legislation, ability to react quickly to any request or changes to request and readiness to provide any type of legal support to its partners.’

Ukraine > Intellectual property Tier 2

Practice head(s):

Natalia Kirichenko

Key clients

Rheinmetall

PJSC Kyivstar

Pfizer

Work highlights

  • Assisting Rheinmetall in drafting a cooperation agreement with Ukraine’s state-owned defence industry concern, Ukroboronprom on setting up a joint venture, with the purpose of maintenance of military vehicles, transfer of technology, joint production of selected Rheinmetall products in Ukraine and potential joint development of military systems.
  • Advising PJSC Kyivstar on acquisition of a majority stake in the business operating the system for medical appointments and interaction with medical institutions and pharmacies.

Ukraine > Tax Tier 2

Practice head(s):

Illya Muchnyk; Lyudmyla Dzhurylyuk

Testimonials

‘Kinstellar have a technically excellent team that deliver advice in a commercial manner. Their tax offering is top of the market in their jurisdiction.’

‘Lyudmyla Dzhurylyuk is an excellent lawyer and a joy to work with. She is very experienced in transactional matters and has a vast knowledge of transfer pricing. She also has a keen understanding of the market and delivers her advice in a commercial manner. ’

‘Nowadays a flexible approach in any situation, in addition to the present high professional level, adds such strengths as efficiency to Kinstellar team.’

‘Motivation for the result and a deep analysis of the specifics/components of the issue has been very appreciated. Thanks a lot to Dzhurylyuk Lyudmyla for high quality collaboration and knowledge shared. ’

Kinstellar > Firm Profile

The firm: Kinstellar is a leading independent law firm in Emerging Europe, Turkey and Central Asia, with 12 offices in Almaty and Astana (Kazakhstan), Belgrade (Serbia), Bratislava (Slovakia), Bucharest (Romania), Budapest (Hungary), Istanbul (Turkey), Kyiv (Ukraine), Prague (the Czech Republic), Sofia (Bulgaria), Tashkent (Uzbekistan) and Zagreb (Croatia).

Kyiv office: The Kyiv office launched in 2016 with a team of highly skilled legal professionals with long-term experience handling major transactions for leading international and domestic clients in Ukraine across a wide spectrum of business sectors.

The Kyiv office is a fully integrated part of Kinstellar’s regional coverage and provides seamless client service in its core practice areas. Clients benefit from the firm’s regional expertise and its on-the-ground experience, as well as its ability to provide consistent, top-quality legal advice and assistance to the highest international standards in a fast-changing and dynamic market environment.

Areas of practice: Today Kinstellar Kyiv operates as an internationally oriented full-service practice focused on banking & finance; capital markets; competition & state aid; corporate/M&A; CRSI (compliance, risk & sensitive investigations); dispute resolution; restructuring & insolvency; tax. Kinstellar lawyers’ expertise also allows the firm to make a shift towards the industry focus, offering complex advisory to agribusiness; energy & natural resources; infrastructure, construction & real estate; transportation & logistics; manufacturing; life sciences & pharmaceutical; IT/telecommunications sector clients.

Main Contacts

Department Name Email Telephone
Managing Partner: ESG; Energy; Corporate, commercial and M&A Olena Kuchynska olena.kuchynska@kinstellar.com +380 044 490 9575
Partner: Energy, Agribusiness, Infrastructure and Technology Daniel Bilak dan.bilak@kinstellar.com +380 044 490 9575

Staff Figures

Kyiv office : 50 lawyers
Firm-wide total : 300+ lawyers

Languages

English
French
German
Ukrainian
Russian

Memberships

Ukrainian Bar Association (UBA)
American Chamber of Commerce (ACC)
European Business Association (EBA)
British-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce
Norwegian-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce
US-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)