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October 21, 2022

AVELLUM’S STATEMENT ON PROFESSIONAL RANKINGS IN UKRAINE DURING THE WAR

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March 13, 2023

AVELLUM acted as the legal counsel to the action group led by the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine and the State Financial Monitoring Service of Ukraine to facilitate the adoption of restrictive measures against russia by the FATF

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March 15, 2023

AVELLUM defended the client, a Member of Parliament of Ukraine of the 9th convocation, being also a Lieutenant General of Ukrainian Armed Forces, in the criminal case heard by the High Anticorruption Court

AVELLUM is a Ukrainian law firm providing services across a wide range of practices, including Corporate, Dispute Resolution, Tax, Real Estate, and Antitrust.

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Practices:

Start-ups and Venture Capital
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Investment into Ukrainian food-tech start-up Foodz

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Legal advisor to MHP

Private equity 
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Acquisition of Thomson Reuters’ Intellectual Property & Science Business

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Legal advisor to Onex Corporation and Baring Private Equity Asia

Antitrust
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Merger control clearance for the acquisition of Eaton’s Hydraulics business

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Legal advisor to Danfoss

Capital markets
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Consensual deferral of external debts worth over USD25 billion

25

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Ukrainian legal counsel to (i) the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine, (ii) Private Joint Stock Company “National Power Company “Ukrenergo” (“Ukrenergo”), and (iii) the State Road Agency of Ukraine (“Ukravtodor”)

Compliance and Internal investigations
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Tax fraud compliance and legal analysis of possible Ukrainian law implications of the UK Criminal Finances Act 2017

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Iron ore company with assets in Ukraine

Corporate
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Full legal support in connection with launch of American University Kyiv

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Legal advisor to the managing partners of American University Kyiv

Data protection and Cybersecurity
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Advice on Ukrainian data protection and telecommunications law matters related to transfer and processing of personal and telecom data

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Multinational telecommunications services company

Employment
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Complex employment support in relation to the creation of co-working hub, structuring the employment relations and drafting documents

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Legal advisor to Spectrum Equity

Energy & Natural resources
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Sale of a stake in renewable energy projects to Elementum Energy, the largest international renewable energy producer in Ukraine

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Legal advisor to one of the sellers

Finance
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CAD 2.4 billion (equivalent to USD1.8 billion) concessional loan from Canada

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Legal advisor to the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine

Government relations
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ACTED FOR UKRAINE ON CONSENSUAL DEFERRAL OF EXTERNAL DEBTS WORTH OVER USD25 BILLION

25

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Ukrainian legal counsel to (i) the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine, (ii) Private Joint Stock Company “National Power Company “Ukrenergo” (“Ukrenergo”), and (iii) the State Road Agency of Ukraine (“Ukravtodor”)

Intellectual property
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Advice on transfer of proprietary rights to intellectual property

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Legal advisor to GoDaddy

International arbitration
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Defeated a challenge to a USD20 million LCIA Award with the UK High Court

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Litigation
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Defended the client, a Member of Parliament of Ukraine of the 9th convocation, a Lieutenant General of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, in the criminal case heard by the High Anticorruption Court

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Mergers and Acquisitions
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Acquisition of NeoGames by Aristocrat Leisure Limited

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Ukrainian legal advisor to Aristocrat Leisure Limited

Private clients
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Settlement of Prime Assets Capital trust and transfer of Roshen Group

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Legal Advisor to Roshen

Real estate & Infrastructure
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Establishing campus in historic Kyiv River Port building

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Legal advisor to American University Kyiv

Restructuring
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Debt restructuring under the two inter-conditional English schemes of arrangement for DTEK Energy B.V. and DTEK Finance PLC

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Legal advisor to DTEK Group

Tax
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Tax aspects of Eurobond issue

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Legal Advisor to National Power Company “Ukrenergo”

White-collar crime
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Internal investigation into the suspected insider fraud followed by the criminal proceedings

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Legal advisor to international e-commerce company

Industries:

Technology
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Acquisition of Blam!Games Studios

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Legal advisor to Nordcurrent

Agriculture
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Advising on the largest contract for the supply of agricultural products

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Legal Advisor to “State Food and Grain Corporation of Ukraine”

Banking and Financial institutions
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Tax advice on cross-border financing matters

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Legal Advisor to PrivatBank

Consumer goods
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Corporate group restructuring

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Legal Advisor to New Products Group

Energy & Natural resources
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Acquisition of 70% stake in the Zavallivskyi Graphite Group

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Legal advisor to Volt Resources Limited

Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals
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Advice on transfer of employees due to global spin-off of Covestro

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Legal advisor to Bayer AG

Industrial and Manufacturing
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Developed and implemented dispute resolution strategy in multi-party dispute over shares in Poltava Mining Refinery

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Legal Advisor to Ferrexpo AG, subsidiary of LSE-listed Ferrexpo Plc

Real estate
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Construction of a real estate complex in the centre of Kyiv in the form of a joint investment with a business partner

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Legal advisor to A-Development, one of the leading Ukrainian developers

Telecoms and Media
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Eurobond offering of Vodafone Ukraine’s loan participation notes

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Legal advisor to joint lead managers

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Our insights and press releases

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AVELLUM advises Ministry of Finance of Ukraine on sovereign loan from Canada

AVELLUM acted as the Ukrainian legal counsel to the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine in connection with a CAD2 billion 10-year concessional loan from Canada. The funds were provided through the mechanism of the Administrated Account of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and will be directed towards Ukraine’s priority social and economic needs. The loan […]

April 15, 2024

AVELLUM is top-ranked by Legal 500 – 2024

AVELLUM earned 12 practice rankings, and all 10 of our partners received individual recognitions in the 2024 edition of The Legal 500. The Legal 500 lists AVELLUM as a top-tier firm in 12 practices. Tier 1: Banking, finance and capital markets, Commercial, Corporate/M&A, Competition, Dispute resolution, Employment, Private Client, Real estate and construction, and Tax. […]

April 10, 2024
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AVELLUM advises EBRD on financing of Kyiv Medical University’s new campus in Poland

AVELLUM acted as the Ukrainian legal counsel to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (“EBRD”) in connection with a senior secured loan of up to EUR2.5 million to Private Higher Educational Establishment “Kyiv Medical University” (“KMU”). Funds from the EBRD loan will be utilised to complete the establishment of a new campus for KMU’s […]

April 5, 2024
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Law on corporate governance of state-owned enterprises introduced

On 8 March 2024, Law of Ukraine No. 3587-IX (“Law”) came into force, intending to bring Ukrainian laws on the governance of state-owned enterprises (state unitary enterprises and business entities where the state holds more than 50% of shares) (“SOEs”) in line with the OECD Guidelines on Corporate Governance of State-Owned Enterprises. This Law will […]

April 2, 2024
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AVELLUM successfully secures unconditional merger clearances for UKRNAFTA’s strategic transactions

AVELLUM advised Ukrnafta, the country’s largest oil producer operating 460 petrol stations across Ukraine, on obtaining approvals of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine for taking under management: Mykyta Nota, Partner at AVELLUM, says: “Both transactions hold strategic value for Ukraine’s energy sector. It is our honour to serve as Ukrnafta’s trusted adviser on matters of […]

April 2, 2024
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Ukrainian Government takes further steps to implement renewable energy guarantees of origin in Ukraine

On 27 February 2024, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted Resolution No. 227 “On Introduction of Guarantees of Origin of Electricity Produced from Renewable Energy Sources” (“Resolution”) that came into force on 5 March 2024. The Resolution sets rules for the operation of the renewable energy guarantees of origin (“GoO”) mechanism. Background The foundation […]

April 1, 2024
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AVELLUM assists in developing law to temporary exempt cross-border military and defence sector transactions from merger clearance in Ukraine

On 20 March 2024, the Parliament of Ukraine adopted amendments to the Law of Ukraine “On the Protection of Economic Competition” temporary exempting cross-border transactions in the military and defence sector from the merger control notification in Ukraine (“Amendments”). AVELLUM team is thrilled to have significantly contributed to the elaboration of the Amendments. The Amendments […]

March 29, 2024
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AVELLUM advises Ministry of Finance of Ukraine on sovereign loan from Canada

AVELLUM acted as the Ukrainian legal counsel to the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine in connection with a CAD2 billion 10-year concessional loan from Canada. The funds were provided through the mechanism of the Administrated Account of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and will be directed towards Ukraine’s priority social and economic needs. The loan […]

April 15, 2024
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AVELLUM is top-ranked by Legal 500 – 2024

AVELLUM earned 12 practice rankings, and all 10 of our partners received individual recognitions in the 2024 edition of The Legal 500. The Legal 500 lists AVELLUM as a top-tier firm in 12 practices. Tier 1: Banking, finance and capital markets, Commercial, Corporate/M&A, Competition, Dispute resolution, Employment, Private Client, Real estate and construction, and Tax. […]

April 10, 2024
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AVELLUM advises EBRD on financing of Kyiv Medical University’s new campus in Poland

AVELLUM acted as the Ukrainian legal counsel to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (“EBRD”) in connection with a senior secured loan of up to EUR2.5 million to Private Higher Educational Establishment “Kyiv Medical University” (“KMU”). Funds from the EBRD loan will be utilised to complete the establishment of a new campus for KMU’s […]

April 5, 2024
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Law on corporate governance of state-owned enterprises introduced

On 8 March 2024, Law of Ukraine No. 3587-IX (“Law”) came into force, intending to bring Ukrainian laws on the governance of state-owned enterprises (state unitary enterprises and business entities where the state holds more than 50% of shares) (“SOEs”) in line with the OECD Guidelines on Corporate Governance of State-Owned Enterprises. This Law will […]

April 2, 2024
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AVELLUM successfully secures unconditional merger clearances for UKRNAFTA’s strategic transactions

AVELLUM advised Ukrnafta, the country’s largest oil producer operating 460 petrol stations across Ukraine, on obtaining approvals of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine for taking under management: Mykyta Nota, Partner at AVELLUM, says: “Both transactions hold strategic value for Ukraine’s energy sector. It is our honour to serve as Ukrnafta’s trusted adviser on matters of […]

April 2, 2024
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Ukrainian Government takes further steps to implement renewable energy guarantees of origin in Ukraine

On 27 February 2024, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted Resolution No. 227 “On Introduction of Guarantees of Origin of Electricity Produced from Renewable Energy Sources” (“Resolution”) that came into force on 5 March 2024. The Resolution sets rules for the operation of the renewable energy guarantees of origin (“GoO”) mechanism. Background The foundation […]

April 1, 2024
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Law on corporate governance of state-owned enterprises introduced

On 8 March 2024, Law of Ukraine No. 3587-IX (“Law”) came into force, intending to bring Ukrainian laws on the governance of state-owned enterprises (state unitary enterprises and business entities where the state holds more than 50% of shares) (“SOEs”) in line with the OECD Guidelines on Corporate Governance of State-Owned Enterprises. This Law will […]

April 2, 2024
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Ukrainian Government takes further steps to implement renewable energy guarantees of origin in Ukraine

On 27 February 2024, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted Resolution No. 227 “On Introduction of Guarantees of Origin of Electricity Produced from Renewable Energy Sources” (“Resolution”) that came into force on 5 March 2024. The Resolution sets rules for the operation of the renewable energy guarantees of origin (“GoO”) mechanism. Background The foundation […]

April 1, 2024
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Ukraine closes War & Sanctions Portal

On 19 March 2024, the Ukrainian Government decided to close a sanctions-related database maintained by the National Agency on Corruption Prevention (“NACP”). Back in early 2022, the NACP had initiated the “War & Sanction Portal”. This online portal featured sections like “International Sponsors of War”, “Candidates for Sanctions” and other lists covering a range of […]

March 27, 2024
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Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine releases Annual Report 2023

On 19 March 2024, the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (“AMC”) published its annual report for the year 2023. The report spotlights key figures of the regulator’s performance in 2023, steps towards harmonisation of the Ukrainian competition laws and regulations with EU legislation and the AMC’s priorities for 2024. 2023 STATISTICS EnforcementThe regulator imposed fines totalling […]

March 26, 2024
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New Law to accelerate industrial reconstruction in Ukraine

On 28 May 2024, Law “On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine to Simplify the Procedure for Changing the Designated Use of Land Plots to Attract Investments for the Rapid Reconstruction of Ukraine” No. 3563- IX (“Law”) will come into force. The Law enhances the conditions for reconstructing industrial facilities destroyed or damaged by […]

March 20, 2024
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New law on agrarian notes introduced in Ukraine

On 5 March 2024, the President of Ukraine signed the Law of Ukraine “On Agrarian Notes” that was passed by the Parliament of Ukraine on 22 February 2024 to become effective on 1 January 2025 (“Law”). The Law is a significant step forward towards further development of agricultural lending in Ukraine. The Law introduces a […]

March 15, 2024
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AVELLUM advises Ministry of Finance of Ukraine on sovereign loan from Canada

AVELLUM acted as the Ukrainian legal counsel to the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine in connection with a CAD2 billion 10-year concessional loan from Canada. The funds were provided through the mechanism of the Administrated Account of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and will be directed towards Ukraine’s priority social and economic needs. The loan […]

April 15, 2024
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AVELLUM is top-ranked by Legal 500 – 2024

AVELLUM earned 12 practice rankings, and all 10 of our partners received individual recognitions in the 2024 edition of The Legal 500. The Legal 500 lists AVELLUM as a top-tier firm in 12 practices. Tier 1: Banking, finance and capital markets, Commercial, Corporate/M&A, Competition, Dispute resolution, Employment, Private Client, Real estate and construction, and Tax. […]

April 10, 2024
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AVELLUM advises EBRD on financing of Kyiv Medical University’s new campus in Poland

AVELLUM acted as the Ukrainian legal counsel to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (“EBRD”) in connection with a senior secured loan of up to EUR2.5 million to Private Higher Educational Establishment “Kyiv Medical University” (“KMU”). Funds from the EBRD loan will be utilised to complete the establishment of a new campus for KMU’s […]

April 5, 2024
4 5 8 scaled

Law on corporate governance of state-owned enterprises introduced

On 8 March 2024, Law of Ukraine No. 3587-IX (“Law”) came into force, intending to bring Ukrainian laws on the governance of state-owned enterprises (state unitary enterprises and business entities where the state holds more than 50% of shares) (“SOEs”) in line with the OECD Guidelines on Corporate Governance of State-Owned Enterprises. This Law will […]

April 2, 2024
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AVELLUM successfully secures unconditional merger clearances for UKRNAFTA’s strategic transactions

AVELLUM advised Ukrnafta, the country’s largest oil producer operating 460 petrol stations across Ukraine, on obtaining approvals of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine for taking under management: Mykyta Nota, Partner at AVELLUM, says: “Both transactions hold strategic value for Ukraine’s energy sector. It is our honour to serve as Ukrnafta’s trusted adviser on matters of […]

April 2, 2024
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Ukrainian Government takes further steps to implement renewable energy guarantees of origin in Ukraine

On 27 February 2024, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted Resolution No. 227 “On Introduction of Guarantees of Origin of Electricity Produced from Renewable Energy Sources” (“Resolution”) that came into force on 5 March 2024. The Resolution sets rules for the operation of the renewable energy guarantees of origin (“GoO”) mechanism. Background The foundation […]

April 1, 2024
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AVELLUM is a professional firm with excellent attention to detail and good lawyers. They always perform well and are very driven in providing top service.

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Uniformly excellent. The best firm in Ukraine these days. Very strong across all practice areas, professional ethos and service culture.

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“An excellent combination of international experience and deep knowledge of Ukrainian realities”

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