About

The firm: Founded in 1997, Ilyashev & Partners is one of the most authoritative full-service law offices of the CEE region. We have achieved this by employing leading experts in various law practice areas, innovative thinking and strict compliance to ethical standards in relationships with our clients.

Ilyashev & Partners provides services in almost every practice area to well-known European and American companies, leading Ukrainian companies and financial institutions, government agencies, law offices and consulting companies. With offices in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Dnipro and Odesa, the firm employs 50 highly professional lawyers.

Corporate: Ilyashev & Partners has extensive experience in corporate law. The firm has advised major international corporations entering the Ukrainian market and has helped Ukrainian companies launch large-scale corporate projects. The firm’s knowledge and experience ensure the expert provision of a full range of corporate law services.

Dispute resolution: Dispute resolution is a key practice area at Ilyashev & Partners. The firm is able to litigate in any court, whether it is a local court, the Supreme Court of Ukraine or international arbitration. Furthermore, Ilyashev & Partners never stops at just obtaining a judgment; the firm also ensures its enforcement.

International arbitration: Ilyashev & Partners has many years of experience in international commercial arbitrations according to all major arbitration rules. Our lawyers are experienced in representation in multi-million dollar investment arbitrations: both according to the specialized ICSID Convention and commercial regulations (UNCITRAL, SCC).

International trade and customs: Ilyashev & Partners Law Firm renders the full scope of legal services in the sphere of international trade law to increase the cost of the client’s business and minimize the risks in the process of conducting foreign economic activities. Key areas – trade protection, WTO and anti-dumping laws, plans of applying regional preferential arrangements, customs law, settlement of disputes, customs law, rules of origin.

Banking and finance: The firm provides highly professional advice on banking, corporate finance, debt collection, investment, property assets and lease, securities. Ilyashev & Partners has successfully represented a large number of leading Ukrainian and international banks; has been recognised for the exceptional work by all international rankings. The firm has outstanding reputation and is definitely one of the top law firms in Ukraine.

Employment: Services in labour law constitute one of the key practice areas at Ilyashev & Partners. The firm provides these services to major companies, trade unions and individuals in particular, government officials, chief executives of industrial companies and representative offices.

Intellectual property: In today’s market, patents, copyrights and processes often matter more than plants or offices. Ilyashev & Partners understands the importance of intellectual property protection for business. IP protection is one of the main practice areas at the firm.

Intellectual property: In today’s market, patents, copyrights and processes often matter more than plants or offices. Ilyashev & Partners understands the importance of intellectual property protection for business. IP protection is one of the main practice areas at the firm.

Antitrust and competition: Ilyashev & Partners provides its clients with a wide range of legal services on various matters of antitrust law in Ukraine and abroad, inter alia, obtaining approvals from the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine for concentrations and concerted actions, protecting clients from unfair competition, anticompetitive practices of the public authorities, and representing clients in disputes related to possible violations of antimonopoly legislation.

Criminal defence: Ilyashev & Partners Law Firm actively expands criminal law practice in the field of white-collar and other crimes. Our attorneys have extensive experience of cooperation with law enforcement institutions and experience in advocacy that permits to protect and represent clients at all stages of criminal proceedings. The firm has experience in conducting independent financial investigations, including in respect of crimes committed by unscrupulous management bodies of clients.

Agribusiness: Ilyashev & Partners provides professional arrangement of contractual relations which minimizes clients’ risks and losses. The firm has valuable experience in M&A and construction in Ukrainian agriculture sector, as well as in the resolution of various disputes.

Clients: An irreproachable reputation, an unfailing professional approach and the highest standards of work draw many companies and individuals to Ilyashev & Partners’ practice. The firm’s clients range from international corporations to local government bodies.

Languages

  • English
  • German
  • Ukrainian
  • Russian

Staffing Figures

  • 50 Number of lawyers
  • 40 at this office