Aequo has reaffirmed its excellence in the four categories researched by Chambers Europe Guide in Ukraine for its 2024 edition.
- Competition/Antitrust,
- Corporate/M&A,
- Dispute Resolution,
- Intellectual Property.
Nine Aequo lawyers have been highly recommended in their respective practice areas:
- Anna Babych, Executive Partner and Head of Corporate and M&A at Aequo, Denis Lysenko, Executive Partner, and Michael Lukashenko, Partner, are recommended for Corporate/M&A,
- Mariya Nizhnik, Executive Partner and Head of Competition at Aequo, and Sergey Denisenko, Partner, are recognized for Competition/Antitrust,
- Pavlo Byelousov, Yevgen Levitskyi, and Olena Pertsova, partners, are recommended for Dispute Resolution.
- Nataliya Dryuk, Partner and Co-Head of IP at Aequo, has been recognized in Intellectual Property.
Chambers Europe highlights Aequo’s robust Dispute Resolution team, which is particularly well regarded for international investment and commercial arbitration mandates relating to oil and gas companies. The law firm is also active in cross-border litigation and enforcing arbitral awards in Ukraine. The legal practice is also well regarded for domestic corporate disputes, including large-scale debt collection matters.
In their review, editors state that Aequo's M&A practice group continues to receive significant instructions from private equity funds as well as notable local and international companies. The team assists with domestic and cross-border M&A transactions as well as JV projects. The practice group has a strong track record in handling private equity transactions, representing private equity funds and venture capital firms.
According to the directory, Aequo houses a strong team that advises on various issues, including abuse of dominance and cartel investigations. The law firm assists clients with merger control clearance and offers compliance advice on commercial contracts and cooperation agreements.
Aequo's IP team advises on contentious IP matters, including defence against patent, TM, and copyright infringement before the authorities and in court. It is also active in a wide range of civil and criminal proceedings, including counterfeiting matters. Research emphasizes a diverse client base of international and local businesses, including a significant number of pharmaceutical companies, clients from the TMT sector and industrial companies.
Despite the ongoing war, Aequo continues to support businesses in Ukraine, working with major international corporations and domestic players, including those from the banking, agriculture, infrastructure, IT, defence, pharmaceutical, retail and energy sectors.
Chambers Europe ranks the top lawyers and law firms across Europe, providing indispensable insights, and market intelligence for law firm clients as well as legal professionals. In light of the ongoing war in Ukraine, the Chambers Europe team changed its approach to the research of Ukraine’s legal market and limited its rankings to the most active areas.
About the firm
Aequo is one of Ukraine’s top law firms serving industry leaders in transactional and dispute resolution matters. Aequo has been named Ukraine Law Firm of the Year at the Chambers Europe Awards 2022, the Most Innovative Law Firm of the Year in Ukraine by IFLR Europe Awards 2018, and one of the most innovative law firms in Europe according to the FT Innovative Lawyers 2015-2023.
The firm has consistently demonstrated its ability to drive positive change while adhering to sustainable development goals. In 2023, Aequo was recognised for the "Best ESG Initiative" at The Lawyer European Awards and highly recommended for the outstanding work of its Dispute Resolution team. For several years in a row, the firm has been ranked in the top tiers by The Legal 500 and IFLR 1000, and its expertise has been recognised by such specialised directories as GAR 100, GCR 100, WTR 1000, IAM Patent 1000, World Tax and others.
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