Hillmont Partners LLC > Kyiv, Ukraine > Firm Profile

‘Hillmont Partners is a unique firm in the Ukrainian legal market in that it is equally high calibre in high-value domestic matters, in all areas of contentious and non-contentious work, as also in complex international mandates in the fields of cross-border litigation and international arbitration.’

‘James Hart, Andrii Chornous and Ivan Kovalenko are all star individuals. James Hart is an adept strategist and works tirelessly for his clients, whether major blue chips or high net worth individuals. He is extremely effective in complex cross-border litigation and international arbitration, particularly with a UK or US nexus. He continuously achieves great results for clients in asset recovery through the UK worldwide freezing order jurisdiction and Section 1782 and related discovery motions in the US.’

‘Amazing, creative and thorough team who make resolving issues possible in a challenging environment’

‘Brilliant tactical thinkers with excellent technical skills.’

‘We have instructed team led by partner James Hart and Counsel Andrii Chornous. Brilliant tactical thinkers with excellent technical skills. Associate Iryna Nahorniak is a talented junior with excellent case management and client skills.’

‘Excellent team with strong ability to analyse the issues and direct accordingly. ’

‘James Hart is a fine communicator and is able to comment across multiple jurisdictions in a way rarely seen which allows him to develop holistic strategies to address client problems ’

‘Hillmont have a unique offering as they span the east and west, being led by James Hart. The quality is extremely high but they have unparalleled insight to local markets. I am always impressed by their associates (in particular Bohdan Novyk) and their partners are at the top of their game.’

‘The team is very proactive, responsive and structured. They deliver high quality services and think two steps ahead. I worked with corporate practice and really liked how Valentyn Zasukha managed the project and the speed of responses we received.’

‘Valentyn Zasukha was our key contact and we worked mainly with him as the project was indeed sophisticated. I was admired with the quality of work that he performed and strategical thinking.’

‘Hillmont has great expertise in its team, which allows them to deliver high quality advice to its clients. ’

‘James Hart is an excellent communicator and facilitator in various relations and projects. Andrii Chornous who co-heads the Dispute Resolution practice has been brilliant in our multi-jurisdictional efforts to enforce an award.’

‘Coherent, multifarious, and multi-lingual with a British partner that makes an ideal bridge between the regions…narrows the cultural divide and widens the scope of understanding a case in a much quicker timeframe.’

‘Oleksii Miagkyi is a professionals’ professional…utmost integrity and transparency with the desire to win the case rather than focus on billing. A sincere lawyer who practices law for the sake of justice.’

‘The practice is extremely unique. The firm carries a reputation for excellence in eastern Europe because of their continued ability to wrestle with complex circumstances, where success often hinges on the understanding regional nuances and how they are best managed in the international arena. Their work in the various arbitral seats across the globe has seen them defeat arguments from some of the largest global law firm’s superstar litigators. ’

‘James Hart continues to be an unstoppable force at the firm. His work ethic and ownership of each situation is unrivalled. Intelligent, experienced and creative, James is able to quickly consume facts and set down an pragmatic route to resolution. ’

‘The practice is one of the best for complex, challenging issues like enforcement in Ukraine. ’

‘Strong ability to analyse problems and bring multiple skill sets to the issues. Highly collaborative internally offering innovative solutions and perspectives to their clients.’

‘Andrey Nizhniy is highly competent, knowledgeable but a ready and able communicator. ’

‘The team is amazing – creative and solid. Structuring multiple agreements across jurisdictions enables proper structures in challengin jurisdictions.’

‘A team of professionals, they put a lot of soul into what they do. For any problem they have separate approaches.’

‘Some of the collaborators are Russian speakers, which makes it much easier for us to understand and debate the actions/strategies. for example. James Hart, Andrii Chornous and Iryna Nahorniak’

‘This is a fast-growing practice with focus on Ukrainian transactions and litigation coming out of them. Recently, the practice has retained a number of seasoned practitioners in the field of corporate and litigation to bolster its team.’

‘Valentyn Zasukha is a top-tier practitioner, who combines the experience of working in the banking sector, debt collection, corporate and debt restructurings, and litigation in Ukraine and abroad, and can use these skills to solve complex multijurisdictional issues of clients.’

‘James Hart stands out for his energy and commitment to client service.’