ADER HABER’s practice advises its clientele on executive hires and exits, regulatory inspections, and on employment-related compliance risk assessments. The team is jointly headed by Oleksandra Fedotova, whose broader practice spans public procurement, PPP, energy, and real estate, and Anna Movchan, who specialises in handling complex labour disputes, advising on the implementation of EU employment legislation, and assisting with employment-related compliance and risk management.
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Key clients
- The World Bank Group
- MHP
- Sense Bank
- Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine
- Kyiv Experimental Prosthetic and Orthopedic Enterprise
- Unex Bank
Work highlights
Providing expert legal analysis to the World Bank Group on the comprehensive reform of Ukraine’s Labour Code, which aims to modernise labour legislation in line with EU standards, balance worker protections with economic flexibility, and address wartime and post-war reconstruction challenges.
Represented one of Ukraine’s largest oil products manufacturers in a complex employment dispute with a former senior executive; successfully secured a full victory before the Supreme Court, which upheld the lawfulness of the employer’s actions in a case involving allegations of wrongful dismissal, disciplinary sanctions, and claims for salary recovery.
Represented Ukraine’s gas transmission operator successfully in two disputes brought by its former CEO over substantial bonus and dismissal‑related compensation claims.
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Practice head
Anna Movchan; Oleksandra Fedotova