Hillmont Partners LLC provides comprehensive advisory on cross-border insolvency, debt restructuring, and complex financing transactions. Valentyn Zasukha leads the team, focusing on international M&A and corporate finance. James Hart advises on asset structuring, investment protection, and cross-jurisdictional transactional and litigation matters, while Olesya Zhmak, who recently joined the practice, contributes expertise in corporate and financial advisory projects.
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Testimonials
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- ‘James Hart is recognized for exceptional leadership and the ability to navigate complex financial matters with clarity and confidence. He combines technical expertise with outstanding negotiation skills, anticipating challenges and securing optimal outcomes.’
- ‘Responsive, client-focused, knowledgeable, and innovative.’
- ‘Hillmont Partners’ banking, finance, and capital markets practice stands out for its deep understanding of domestic and international financial regulations and its ability to translate this knowledge into clear, practical advice.'
- 'The team excels in complex cross-border financing, debt restructuring, and regulatory matters, making it a trusted adviser for banks, investment funds, and corporates in Ukraine.’
- ‘What makes the practice unique is its responsiveness and business-oriented mindset. Lawyers deliver precise technical analysis while ensuring advice aligns with the client’s commercial priorities. Hillmont is consistently noted for efficiency, adaptability, and hands-on partner involvement, giving clients confidence in high-stakes transactions.’
- ‘The team has introduced innovative approaches to collaboration and project management, including flexible billing and effective use of technology for transaction monitoring and document sharing. This focus on transparency and client convenience, combined with a strong international outlook, ensures top-tier service.’
Key clients
- Anatolie Stati
- MD Finance
- Anatolie Stati
- MD Finance
Work highlights
Assisted Stati, a Moldova-based client, with restructuring its debt towards Viktoriabank (Moldova), amounting to more than USD5m, over the group of the borrower and preparing all necessary security documentation across multiple jurisdictions, including Moldova, Bulgaria, and BVI.
Advised a foreign investor on a subscription to convertible bonds issued by a Delaware company as part of a private financing round.
Assisted a client with drafting and developing transactional documents for a structured transaction related to back-to-back assignment of rights from a Ukrainian bank through a financial company to a holding company based in the UK.
Practice head
Valentyn Zasukha
Other key lawyers
James Hart; Olesya Zhmak