Publications

There is hardly any Ukrainian left who has not even tried for the last three months to raise or remit money to meet needs of our military. It is often the case that a Privatbank card number, which is given in the first comment to the social media post, is used to raise funds. However, volunteers are facing the risk of having huge amounts of tax charged if they accept money to their personal bank cards...

Q&A about Attribution of Acts or Omissions to the State

Years of occupation of Ukraine by russia, whatever form it happened in, made Ukraine look close to russia in all senses to the rest of the world. International businesses considered this closeness as a marker to optimize operations in Eastern Europe. In management terms, it often resulted in direct reporting of Ukrainians to russian offices instead of headquarters. In legal terms, the result was often the corporate control of russian units of multinational corporations over Ukrainian units or other forms of control such as IP licensing...

Q&A provides an overview of Competition Compliance in Ukraine

Beyond the standard government response to a military invasion – a switch to martial law mode of operation, Ukraine has turned its IT industry into one of the key instruments to keep the country afloat. Since 24 February IT has done and continues to be extraordinarily successful in saving lives and defending homeland. People can rely on applications to swiftly inform them of air raids, satellite internet access ensures military and emergency communication...

Let's say you bake delicious croissants, and those who have tasted them once wait every day for fresh pastries. Today, an Instagram account with photos of croissants from different cafés and their reviews is likely a more profitable business. Croissants are a traditional business. But if you are selling social media accounts, the validity of the deal costs much more. A recent Ukrainian alternative is the Law on Virtual Assets (the "Law"). What risks should be considered and how to mitigate them, why Ukrainian jurisdiction could become a new black for virtual assets – read on...