The banking, finance, and capital markets team at CMS Ukraine often acts in English law-governed mandates across the region. Practice head Ihor Olekhov advises on insurance, corporate governance, reorganisations, and the financial regulatory framework for banks. Kateryna Chechulina brings strong cross-border capabilities, with a focus on trade and commodity finance, syndicated and corporate lending, and project finance. Bohdan Ilchenko specialises in debt and project finance, cross-border financing structures, and regulatory compliance. Both Chechulina and Ilchenko are English-qualified solicitors.
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Testimonials
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- ‘The CMS team is exceptional. They have supported us pro bono on complex cross-border tax deduction issues, seamlessly engaging experts from different jurisdictions. What makes them unique is their ability to seamlessly involve CMS experts from different countries, ensuring that we always receive well-rounded and practical advice. Their advice is always timely, practical, and delivered with remarkable professionalism and warmth.'
- ‘The team is very knowledgeable and extremely resourceful. CMS is reactive and reliable, one of the key law firms in Ukraine.’
- ‘Kateryna Chechulina is an excellent lawyer, praised for her pragmatism and demonstrating a great deal of skills in the financial industry.’
- ‘Top quality advice matching City of London quality, but coming out of Ukraine. This is unique.’
- ‘Tatyana Dovgan is a dream to work with.’
- ‘The team at CMS Ukraine provides practical, commercially-minded advice that is directly applicable to the challenges that a client might be facing. The team is incredibly responsive and proactive and consistently exceeds expectations by demonstrating a high level of dedication and investment in each deal. It is always a pleasure to work with them.’
Key clients
- IFU
- Revolut
- Horizon Capital and NJJ Capital
- Dutch Good Growth Fund
- ING
- INVL Renewable Energy Fund I
- Goldbeck Solar Investment
Work highlights
Advised IFU on a EUR7m subordinated debt investment in Bank Lviv to support Ukrainian SMEs in sectors like manufacturing, trade, and agribusiness.
Supported Revolut in offering its financial services to customers in Ukraine, ensuring compliance with local regulatory requirements.
Advised NJJ and Horizon Capital on securing USD435m in financing from the EBRD and IFC for the acquisition of Ukraine’s major telecom operators lifecell and fixed telecom and pay TV provider Datagroup-Volia, marking the largest telecom investment in Ukraine in the last decade.
Lawyers
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Artem Lukyanov
Practice head
Ihor Olekhov
Other key lawyers
Kateryna Chechulina; Bohdan Ilchenko; Tatyana Dovgan; Artem Lukyanov