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EQUITY Law Firm Offices
Rylskyi Lane, 4
KYIV
01001
Ukraine
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EQUITY Law Firm > The Legal 500 Rankings
Ukraine > White-collar crime Tier 1
Practice head(s):
Oleksandr Lysak; Taras Poshyvanuyk; Yaroslav Zeikan
Testimonials
‘Professional, available and comprehensive.’
‘Polite, high availability, loyal to the client, very skilled and professional.’
‘I have worked with Oksana Varakina and George Sotnyk at Equity Law. They are very proactive and experienced lawyers who are good to work with. They are keen to collaborate on work.’
‘Oksana Varakina is a very bright and able lawyer.’
‘They are a close-knit team who obviously work collaboratively, and therefore very effectively. They also all have an impressive grasp of their subject-matter and deploy creative tactics in the defence of their clients.’
‘Okasana Varakina and Dmytro Polishchuk are impressive individuals – both are hard-working, hard-hitting lawyers who strive to do the best for their clients.’
‘Very responsive and great team players; legal advice on the spot.’
‘Proactiveness of the team has been second to none.’
Key clients
Officials of Chernihiv City Council
Former district court officials
Shareholders and officials of Sela Energy LLC
Ukraine > Dispute resolution Tier 2
EQUITY Law FirmPractice head(s):
Oleg Malinevskiy; Vyacheslav Krahlevych; Sergiy Chuyev
Testimonials
‘Strengths: client-oriented, business-minded, propose different services that can help our case and business. Working with this team I feel confidence on all legal issues they advice ’
‘Oleg Malinevskiy is a lead lawyer there. He is proactive and professional. Easygoing and diplomatic. Dmytro Tylispkiy is a head of project. He is mindful and legally strong. They have a big team on board. I like it’
‘The standout feature is obviously its clientele – big domestic business owners, in particular, industrial enterprises. I would also single out their active participation in various professional discussions concerning damage recovery mechanisms; quite interesting suggestions and academic arguments. The team raises this important issue and, in my opinion, shows comprehensive approach to the upcoming wave of damage recovery caused by the war. ’
‘I would draw attention to partner Vyacheslav Krahlevych, who led interesting projects concerning bail-in procedures, as well as land disputes.’
‘The litigation team is very strong and professional. We have met with the entire team working on our case, and we can say for sure that this team, led by Oleg Malinevsky, is professional, dedicated and very smart. They respond quickly to all inquiries and look for answers, taking into account absolutely all factors and analysing different jurisdictions. ’
‘Oleg Malinevskyi and Oleksiy Stepanenko are the 2 lead lawyers in our case. Oleg has a very distinctive out-of-the-box thinking and brilliant legal ideas, he always offers a lot of options and strategies and proves them to be effective. Oleg engages many multidisciplinary specialists to research the issues in depth and protect our interests. We have seen how thoroughly he and his team prepare for court hearings and how he is changing the judicial system and has a deep understanding of the issues.’
‘Oleksiy is an intelligent and professional lawyer. He coordinates the work of the team and builds a strategy to protect our interests in court.’
Key clients
Azovmash Group PJSC
Group of companies of Azovmash
UkrinBank PJCS
Finance Company LLC
Khodosiv System Investments
Ukraininan Investors of|Zhezhelevsky Quarry PJSC and Khust Quarry PJSC
Group of Riviera Village Companies
Falcon Agro Group
LLC “Umedo Group”
Work highlights
- Representing the Group of Azovmash companies in a disputes against the Russian Federation on recovery of damages for a $4bn and several bankruptcy disputes in Ukraine for a $4bn.
- Representing the UkrInBank PJSC in a disputes against the Russian Federation on recovery of damages for a $132m and in a dispute over debt collection for $232m.
- Representing the «Umedo Group» LLC in a dispute against the Russian Federation and oligarchs associated with its regime for compensation for damages caused by the Russian aggression for $80m.
Ukraine > Banking, finance and capital markets Tier 3
Practice head(s):
Oleg Malinevskiy; Vyacheslav Krahlevych; Sergiy Chuyev
Key clients
Group of companies of Azovmash
UkrinBank PJCS
Finance Company LLC
Falcon Agro Group
LLC “Umedo Group”
Finevrovector LLC
Work highlights
- Representing the Group of Azovmash companies in several bankruptcy disputes in Ukraine for $4bn.
- Representing the UkrInBank PJSC in a dispute over debt collection for $232m+.
- Representing the Umedo Group LLC in a dispute against the Russian Federation and oligarchs associated with its regime for compensation for damages caused by the Russian aggression for $80m.
Ukraine > Tax Tier 3
EQUITY Law Firm > Firm Profile
EQUITY is a leading Ukrainian law firm recommended for both transactional and dispute resolution experience.
The firm’s team has a profound 20 years’ experience across practices, including corporate, banking and finance, insolvency and restructuring, tax, real estate and construction, antitrust, intellectual property, domestic and cross-border ligation, international arbitration, white-collar crime, sanctions and more.
EQUITY has worked for 1,000+ companies and individuals. The clients’ list includes industry leaders such as Arterium Corporation, Ferrexpo, AvtoKrAZ, NEST Corporation, Concorde Capital, AIS Corporation, Azovmash, Agroholding Mriya, Helen Marlen Group.
The firm regularly defends the interests of Ukrainian top officials and high-net-worth individuals in pending investigations, including Volodymyr Omelyan (former Minister of Infrastructure), Hennadiy Trukhanov (Mayor of the City of Odessa) and Roman Nasirov (former Head of the State Fiscal Service).
Dispute resolution precedents: EQUITY’s team has acted for clients in two landmark cases in the Supreme Court of Ukraine which resulted in new precedents in insolvency matters.
In one case, the Supreme Court upheld EQUITY’s reasoning and ruled that the court may not adopt a formalistic approach in assessing the facts and taking a decision on the commencement of the insolvency proceedings.
In another case, the Supreme Court upheld EQUITY’s reasoning and confirmed that the central bank had unlawfully declared one of Ukrainian banks insolvent.
In 2023, Oleksandr Lysak and Taras Poshyvanuyk obtained acquittals in the Supreme Court of Ukraine. This has proved the firm’s outstanding experience in white-collar crime matters, given that acquittals constitute only 1% of the decisions in criminal proceedings.
Thought leadership and social responsibility: EQUITY partners are thought leaders of the dispute resolution and WCC market of Ukraine. The firm co-organizes major legal forums under the auspices of the Ukrainian Bar Association, the Ukrainian Advocates Association and Yuridicheskaya Praktika.
Following years of in-depth research, EQUITY partners Oleksandr Lysak and Yaroslav Zeikan published five books:
- the study guide ‘Attorney’s Techniques (preparation to proceedings and methods of persuasion)’, 2017;
- the book ‘Defense Strategy and Tactics in Criminal Process’, 2018;
- the book ‘Inadmissible evidence’, 2019;
- second edition of the study guide ‘Attorney’s Techniques (preparation to proceedings and methods of persuasion)’, 2019;
- the book ‘Introductory and closing speech in criminal proceedings’, 2020.
Main Contacts
Department | Name | Telephone | |
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Dispute Resolution, Restructuring/Insolvency | Oleg Malinevskiy | oleg.malinevskiy@equity.law | |
White-Collar Crime | Taras Poshyvanyuk | taras.poshivanyuk@equity.law | |
Dispute Resolution | Serhiy Chuyev | sergiy.chuyev@equity.law | |
Banking and Finance | Andriy Nikitin | andriy.nikitin@equity.law | |
Real Estate, White-Collar Crime | Vyacheslav Krahlevych | viacheslav.kraglevich@equity.law | |
White-Collar Crime | Oleksandr Lysak | oleksandr.lysak@equity.law | |
International Dispute Resolution | Anna Yudkivska | hanna.yudkivska@equity.law | |
White-Collar Crime | Yaroslav Zeikan | yaroslav.zeykan@equity.law | |
Dispute Resolution, Private Client | Oksana Varakina | oksana.varakina@equity.law | |
Dispute Resolution | Andrii Ivaniv | andriy.ivaniv@equity.law | |
Dispute Resolution, Restructuring/Insolvency | Dmytro Tylipskyi | dmytro.tylipskyi@equity.law | |
Dispute Resolution, Restructuring/Insolvency | Oleksiy Stepanenko | olexy.stepanenko@equity.law | |
Banking and Finance | Yevgen Filonenko | yevhen.filonenko@equity.law | |
White-Collar Crime | Bohdan Slobodian | bogdan.slobodian@equity.law | |
White-Collar Crime | Rodion Kokosh | rodion.kokosh@equity.law |
Staff Figures
Partners : 8 Counsels : 8 Associates : 40+Languages
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Ukrainian Advocates Association Ukrainian Bar Association (UBA)Press Releases
EQUITY Successfully Protects Interests of the Corporate Non-State Pension Fund of the NBU
19th March 2021 EQUITY lawyers have successfully defended the interests of the Corporate Non-State Pension Fund of the National Bank of Ukraine in a number of disputes in the amount around UAH 28 mln.EQUITY Team Continues to Successfully Protect Interests of Azovmash Group
19th March 2021 EQUITY lawyers have substantiated the refusal to initiate proceedings over the bankruptcy of Poltavkhimmash PJSC on the grounds of “a dispute over a right” and no signs of insolvency of the debtor.EQUITY returned a big sum of money, which was confiscated from a non-resident Client by the SFCA!
15th March 2021 EQUITY team proved the legal origin of the Client's money.EQUITY is among The TOP-5 leading law firms of Ukraine!
15th March 2021 During the year we strengthened our positions and climbed up four steps at once, changing the 9th place to 5th!EQUITY is in TOP-5 law firms in Ukraine according to Yurydychna Gazeta!
15th March 2021 We are happy to have received the recognition from Yurydychna Gazeta in its traditional annual Market Leaders Rating!EQUITY team successfully protects RwS Bank interests in its dispute with NBU
15th March 2021 EQUITY lawyers proved proper fulfillment of legal requirements by the bank in making clients’ transactions that were examined by NBU.- White-collar crime
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