Avellum’s competition practice advises on complex merger control filings, antitrust investigations, and related litigation, as well as anticompetitive agreements, state aid, and compliance matters. The team is led by Mykyta Nota, whose practice combines competition and antitrust law with arbitration and cross-border litigation. Anton Arkhypov and Olha Samoilenko are regularly instructed on abuse of dominance cases, distribution arrangements, and multi-jurisdictional merger control mandates.
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- ‘Avellum has a powerful and balanced team of experts in different fields, and the firm is able to find a solution across numerous legal areas. Senior partners are undisputed professionals on the Ukrainian legal market for the last two decades and junior staff are selected among the most talented young experts. When addressing Avellum on the most complex issues one may be certain that the best solution will be found, and the right advisors will be involved. The team also provides valuable insights on prospective regulation and assesses potential effects in advance.’
- ‘Avellum's partners combine experience of work in international law firms and knowledge of particularities of the Ukrainian regulation, and its practical implementation.'
- ‘The Avellum team is really on the top of the market, and can handle complex global projects with short deadlines. They are focused on achieving the best results for clients given the commercial context. They have access to key decision-makers within the local regulator.’
- ‘Mykyta Nota is excellent all-around. He is a brilliant strategist who is always thinking ahead.’
- ‘Avellum is the first call for any difficult antitrust matter in Ukraine. They have a unique understanding of the Ukrainian regulator and their seamless communication with the regulator ensures high predictability in a merger review process.’
- ‘Mykyta Nota is the go-to choice for high-profile, complex competition matters. He is always on top of things and on the biggest cases.’
Key clients
- Knorr-Bremse AG
- NJJ Group
- Horizon Capital
- British American Tobacco (BAT)
- PAI Partners S.à r.l.
- PJSC “Ukrnafta”
- Grupa Pracuj S.A.
- JSC “CNVCIF “Foresight Invest”
Work highlights
Advised a consortium led by NJJ Holding (NJJ) and secured obtaining unconditional merger control clearance from the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine for acquiring Datagroup-Volia and Lifecell.
Advised Knorr-Bremse AG, a provider of braking system and other rail and commercial vehicle systems, and secured obtaining merger clearance for its acquisition of Alstom Signalling Inc., the North American conventional rail signalling business, for approximately EUR 630m.
Advised Ukrnafta, theoil producer, on obtaining merger control clearance for the acquisition of Shell’s retail business in Ukraine, comprising a network of 118 active petrol stations.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Mykyta Nota
Other key lawyers
Anton Arhypov; Olha Samoilenko