Mr Oleksiy Filatov > Aequo > Kyiv, Ukraine > Lawyer Profile
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Mr Oleksiy Filatov
Work Department
Dispute Resolution
Position
Senior Partner at Aequo. Head of Dispute Resolution
Career
Oleksiy Filatov focuses on local and cross-border litigation and international arbitration, particularly corporate, commercial and investment disputes. He also has considerable experience in banking, financial and IP disputes.
In Ukrainian courts Oleksiy represents mainly international and major local companies in high-profile commercial and regulatory litigation. He has also acted on many occasions as Ukrainian law counsel in international legal teams in foreign courts, particularly in UK, Switzerland and Cyprus.
Apart from private legal practice, Mr. Filatov’s professional experience involves serving as deputy chief of staff of the President of Ukraine, secretary of the Constitutional Commission and coordinator of the Judicial Reform Council, including leading the development of significant amendments to Ukrainian rules of court proceedings, Ukrainian Constitution and laws on judiciary.
Languages
English, Ukrainian
Memberships
Kyiv Regional Bar (1998)
Education
Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University, Institute of International Relations (1998)
Lawyer Rankings
Ukraine > Dispute resolution
(Leading partners)Aequo remains at the forefront of the dispute resolution space, playing a leading role in precedent-setting cases. The team has strong cross-border capabilities, advising on significant international arbitration and cross-border litigation, and a go-to for international law firms for local counsel on high-profile disputes. It boasts expert specialism in highly regulated industries, such as energy, finance, pharmaceuticals and biotech, as well as a successful track record representing Ukrainian retail and logistics businesses in war damages claims against Russia. Oleksiy Filatov leads, focusing on corporate, commercial and investment disputes. Olena Pertsova brings to the team particular sector expertise in the energy, real estate, banking and financial and retail industries. Representing banks, financial institutions and other creditors, Yevgen Levitskyi excels in insolvency and civil enforcement and debt collection cases. Ksenia Koriukalova and Vadym Maistruk are other names to note. Pavlo Byelousov and Yulia Volkova departed in April 2025.
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