Vasil Kisil & Partners is Top Ranked in Chambers Europe 2021

Vasil Kisil & Partners is highly recommended in labour & employment, dispute resolution, real estate, corporate/M&A, tax, international arbitration and white-collar crime practice areas.

The labour & employment practice group has been top ranked (Band 1) since 2010. "They are ready to explain complicated issues by using very simple language," the client say. Partners Oksana Voynarovska and Valeriya Savchuk are highly recommended.

The domestic dispute resolution practice at Vasil Kisil & Partners has been highly recommended for 14 years in a row. Clients appreciate the team's client focus: "They can find solutions". Andriy Stelmashchuk is known for his work in tax disputes and experience in representing high-profile individuals. A source praises his "direct and to the point" approach, adding: "He is a good leader of the team."

The real estate group and the leader Alexander Borodkin are top ranked by Chambers Europe as a strong transactional practice that assists with sales and acquisitions and advises developers, landlords and investors on real estate transactions and leasing matters.

The corporate/M&A team is recognized as acting on corporate restructuring projects as well as corporate governance mandates. "They have good business understanding” and "they understand the market," one client say. Partner Volodymyr Igonin “expresses his thoughts clearly and concisely" and "has customer orientation, empathy, and interest in building long-lasting relationships," the sources noted.

The tax litigation practice group headed by managing partner Andriy Stelmashchuk has a solid track record in advising on tax disputes across a range of industries including technology, agriculture, oil and gas etc.

The international disputes team and the head, partner Oleg Alyoshin are experienced in cross-border litigation and international arbitration, dealing with mandates within the construction, real estate and energy industries. 

The white-collar crime team and the leader, partner Nazar Kulchytskyy enter the rankings for a variety of white-collar crime matters, their "systematic approach" and the ability to "understand the case from all angles."

Chambers Europe is a well-known and reputable legal market guide that covers 52 European jurisdictions including Ukraine. The editorial conducts numerous surveys among lawyers and their clients, performs project-specific information research and analyses legal business development trends in Ukraine.