Vasil Kisil & Partners is Top Ranked by Chambers Europe 2016 in Six Practices
26/04/2016
Vasil Kisil & Partners is top ranked in six practices by the international legal directory Chambers Europe 2016.
Dispute resolution, real estate, labour & employment, tax, corporate/M&A, energy & natural resources practices are highly recommended by the edition.
VKP’s dispute resolution practice has been top ranked (Band 1) for many years in a row. “Nobody is comparable to the team in terms of the strength of the brand,” say clients. Partner Oleg Makarov has been highly praised by the directory: “There are very few rivals to him in terms of experience", a source says. Andriy Stelmashchuk, managing partner at Vasil Kisil & Partners is recommended for the legal support in tax disputes and white-collar crime cases: “He has a high level of knowledge of law and the court process”.
The real estate team has also been consistently top ranked for the outstanding expertise in property development and representing numerous high-profile international clients. Partners Oleg Alyoshin and Alexander Borodkin, the head of real estate practice, are highly recommended by Chambers Europe 2016.
The labour & employment practice group led by partner Oksana Voynarovska has been top ranked (Band 1) among the market leaders. “An excellent employment practice”, “Vasil Kisil & Partners has a very good, reliable reputation. It works to high standards”, say clients. Oksana Voynarovska is “very professional and at the same time very friendly and client-oriented”.
The directory has praised the firm’s strong tax team, headed by partner Andriy Stelmashchuk, who is a leading lawyer in tax disputes. Chambers Europe describes Andriy as “technically strong” professional.
VKP’s corporate/M&A team is traditionally recognized as very strong. Vasil Kisil, senior partner of the firm, who is extremely experienced, is a key person in corporate practice (Band S) in Ukraine.
The energy & natural resources practice group has been highly recommended as well. The team is led by Oleg Alyoshin and Alexander Borodkin and is experienced in complicated energy & natural resources projects.
Chambers Europe is a well-known and reputable legal market guide that covers 52 jurisdictions. The editorial conducts numerous surveys among lawyers and their clients, performs project-specific information research and analyses legal business development trends in Ukraine.