Corporate clients turn to Ilyashev & Partners’ team for advisory support on transactional employment issues, staff outsourcing, and employee transfers and relocations. The practice is led by the 'outstanding' Valeriia Gudiy, who focuses on trade union and collective bargaining disputes, and regularly undertakes HR due diligence and corruption risk management assignments. The team also advises on confidentiality and IP protections, as well as non-compete matters, and is noted for its 'mastery of every nuance'.
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Testimonials
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- 'Their advice has been crucial in ensuring continuity of our humanitarian operations in Ukraine.’
- ‘Valeriia Gudiy is an outstanding employment lawyer. She combines deep technical knowledge of labour law with exceptional leadership. Her responsiveness, attention to detail, and ability to balance legal compliance with humanitarian needs were invaluable for our organisation. In a sensitive employment dispute, Valeriia successfully defended our legal position – something we greatly admire.’
- ‘As a state-owned enterprise operating in the defence sector, we consider Ilyashev & Partners the leading specialists in employment disputes in Ukraine. Their extensive experience in state-sector employment matters ensures mastery of every nuance. In our labour dispute, they delivered an excellent result.’
- ‘I have been working with Valeriia Gudiy for many years, and she is truly a brilliant lawyer and a remarkable person. Whether in negotiations or in court, she is persuasive, confident, and professional – opponents quickly lose any appetite to continue the dispute.’
- ‘Ilyashev & Partners is our first choice for employment disputes that combine strict procedural requirements with substantial business risks. In a complex reinstatement case, they designed and led a multi-track strategy: appeals and cassation, urgent applications to secure the process, development of evidence regarding pay during alleged forced absence, and parallel work with enforcement issues.'
- 'The team quickly identified decisive legal points (collective agreement, status of separate structural units, powers of the union, proper EDR entries) and converted them into clear procedural steps.’
Key clients
- Coca-Cola Beverages Ukraine
- UNILEVER Ukraine
- CLAAS Ukraine
- Ukrrichflot
- Ukrspecexport
- Mondelēz Ukraine
- Grindex
- American Club
- Standard Club UK
- The London P&I Club
- North of England P&I Association
- The Swedish Club
Work highlights
Advised a leading FMCG manufacturer on aligning workplace health and safety policies with Ukrainian labour laws for female employees in production, ensuring legal compliance and operational efficiency.
Advised a major international humanitarian organization in Ukraine on complex wartime employment and military deferment issues.
Advised a European humanitarian foundation on employment and labour law structuring for its Ukrainian branch, enabling the legal onboarding of foreign and local staff to support operations across multiple regions in Ukraine.
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Practice head
Valeriia Gudiy