Arzinger’s competition practice is widely regarded as a leading adviser on complex antitrust matters, acting in high-profile proceedings before the AMCU and advising on merger control, abuse of dominance, and bid-rigging cases. The team is jointly headed by Timur Bondaryev, a well-known antitrust specialist regularly involved in alleged cartel investigations; Sergii Shkliar, who focuses on competition law enforcement; and Lana Sinichkina, who has contributed to legislative initiatives aimed at reducing corruption risks and refining methodologies for calculating antitrust fines.
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- ‘Good value for money, good responsiveness and commercial expertise.’
- ‘Team delivers very expert advice in any form suitable for the client. They can bring comprehensive advice on a complex project in form of a presentation readable by non-lawyers. Great understanding of client's business must be mentioned. They may deliver advice even if they were not engaged for the project, just because they read press releases etc. and saw the potential risks.’
- ‘Lana Sinichkina - the head of the pharma industry and competition practice - has outstanding strategic perspective on client's business. Other local firms really lacks this quality.'
- ‘Very experienced and professional.’
- ‘Lana Sinichkina - experienced lawyer, the partner of the firm. She has very good knowledge of the industry and particularly of the client, and usually finds innovative ways to protect and support clients' needs and business aims.’
- ‘Arzinger provides legal services at a European standard in an non-standard working environment. This includes very valuable insights in the political background. Their legal advice (including prognoses on the outcome of cases) always prove reliable.’
Key clients
- Shell
- Zeppelin
- DCH Investment Management
- OMV
- Uniper
- Engie
- GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ukraine
- Sandoz Ukraine
- Servier Ukraine
- Dr. Reddy's
Work highlights
Representing Shell Overseas B.V., a part of a Shell Group (a global group of energy and petrochemical companies with operations in more than 70 countries), in the sale of its stake in Alliance Holding LLC (a joint venture in Ukraine, an operator of a network of gas stations under the Shell trade mark in Ukraine), to Ukrnafta PJSC.
Advised on complex antitrust and regulatory matters, as well as represented the interests of a number of international pharmaceutical companies in connection with significant legislative changes that introduced administrative control over key aspects of commercial relations, including pricing, distributor selection criteria, discount mechanisms, and the permissibility of marketing services.
Supported Zeppelin Group in obtaining merger and concerted practices clearances from the AMCU.
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Practice head
Timur Bondaryev; Sergii Shkliar; Lana Sinichkina