Arzinger handles matters spanning domestic commercial, corporate and tax disputes, international investment arbitrations, and cross-border litigations. The firm specialises in banking, intellectual property, patent and labour disputes, as well as white-collar crime and broader civil litigation, with clients spanning a range of industries such as energy, infrastructure, transportation, retail, agriculture, life sciences and real estate. Managing partner Markian Malskyy and the 'well connected' Timur Bondaryev head up the cross-border litigation and international arbitration offering. Sergii Shkliar oversees the domestic litigation piece.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Large experienced team.’
- ‘Timur Bondaryev is well connected and a good coordinator.’
- ‘Arzinger is my go-to firm in the Ukrainian market. We have worked on various projects together and I have always been impressed by their dedication and quality of legal work.’
- ‘Markiyan Malskyy, who is their managing partner and a leading disputes lawyers in Ukraine and the region, combines deep legal knowledge and strategic thinking. His insight into not just the legal aspects of disputes is extremely valuable to the clients.’
- ‘Arzinger's team is extremely responsive and client-oriented. They combine these qualities with perfect knowledge of the law and our case. They are always simple to understand, even when we discuss difficult for a non-lawyer legal concepts. The service is on the top-level: from communication to documents which we receive.'
- 'All members of Arzinger's team we worked with have a proven track record and complementary experience. We feel comfortable and safe as to their ability to handle our matter.’
Key clients
- Shell Group
- Engie Energy Ukraine and Alliance Holding Ukraine
- JSC CB PrivatBank
- Natsprod and KD Energy
- Olicon AB
- Livescore Limited
- Subsidiary of JSC "Oschadbank"
- PEPCO
- JSC Ukreximbank
Work highlights
Represented Shell in a case relating to breach of the international obligations of Ukraine under applicable international treaties.
Filed several successful lawsuits on behalf of a major Ukrainian solar energy producer against Russia for $52m.
Represented state bank JSC Ukreximbank in a series of labour disputes initiated by former top managers seeking reinstatement.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Markian Malskyy; Timur Bondaryev; Sergii Shkliar
Other key lawyers
Volodymyr Nakonechnyi; Andrii Tyshchenko