Sayenko Kharenko
Mykhailo Kharenko
CEO
Sayenko Kharenko enjoys global reputation as a leading Ukrainian law firm with an internationally oriented full-service practice. Currently we are one of the largest law firms in Kyiv with a Ukrainian law representative office in London. The firm is top-ranked in multiple specialised practice areas, according to all international legal directories, including Chambers Global, IFLR1000 and The Legal 500. Sayenko Kharenko has provided legal services to over 2,000 clients from more than 60 countries around the globe. We are the firm of choice for the leading international corporations, including over 70 Fortune 500 companies (AbbVie, ADM, Citigroup, Coca-Cola, Comcast, Dell, DuPont, HP, Intel, Merck, Microsoft, Pepsi, Pfizer, Procter & Gamble, and others), and the world's top-tier investment banks (Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, UBS).
Contacts
Members' News
Sayenko Kharenko Helped to Secure a Victory for a Swiss Digital Asset Company in a USD 42 Million SCC Arbitration
Sayenko Kharenko Ranked Top Law Firm in Ukraine for the Fourth Consecutive Year According to the "50 Leading Law Firms of Ukraine 2025"
Three Sayenko Kharenko Partners Named Global Elite Thought Leaders by Lexology Index: Client Choice 2025
Vitaliy Odzhykovskyy Was Appointed as Co-Chair of the American Chamber of Commerce Legal Committee in Ukraine
Sayenko Kharenko’s Attorneys Successfully Defended Philip Morris Brands Sarl in a Counterfeit Cigarette Trafficking Case
Sayenko Kharenko Advises PJSC UKRNAFTA on Acquiring 51% Stake in Shell Gas Station Network in Ukraine
Anzhela Makhinova Has Been Named Among the World’s Leading Trade & Customs Experts According to the Lexology Index
Kateryna Utiralova Was Re-Elected as Co-Chair of the American Chamber of Commerce Tax Committee in Ukraine
Sayenko Kharenko Secures a Win for a Leading German Bank in the Recognition and Enforcement in Ukraine of a Multi-Million ICC Arbitral Award
Sayenko Kharenko’s Anzhela Makhinova Was Named Among Ukraine’s Top Four Franchise Law Experts by Lexology Index: Franchising 2024
Sayenko Kharenko Secures Top Position in IFLR1000 2024 with Outstanding Individual and Practice Area Recognition
Sayenko Kharenko Participated in the Launch of the Business Resilience and Industrial Security Hub of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine
Sayenko Kharenko Advises Getin Holding S.A. During the Execution of the Sale-Purchase Agreement of Idea Bank Ukraine with TAS Group
Sayenko Kharenko, Together with the Breathe Charity Fund and the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine, Is Inviting You to the Halloween Blood Donation Day
Valentyna Hvozd and Oleksandr Nahorny Participated in the Discussion Regarding Key Changes to the Competition Legislation of Ukraine
Reshaping the Educational Landscape: Sayenko Kharenko Initiates Dialogue Between Business and Universities
Sayenko Kharenko Advises Ad Hoc Committee of Bondholders on Restructuring of Ukraine’s USD 20.5 Billion Sovereign and Sovereign-Guaranteed Eurobonds
Olexander Droug Was Recognised Among the Top Three Arbitration Experts in Ukraine by WWL Thought Leaders 2024: Arbitration
Nazar Chernyavsky and Igor Lozenko Have Been Recognised Among Leaders in Capital Markets According to Who’s Who Legal 2024
Sayenko Kharenko Maintains Leadership Positions for the Ninth Consecutive Year in ITR World Tax 2025 Ranking
Recognition of Tax Expertise: Sayenko Kharenko Is a Finalist in the ITR EMEA Tax Awards 2024 in Three Categories
Sayenko Kharenko Has Signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University
Sayenko Kharenko Acts as Legal Counsel to the Export and Capacity Building Consultation Project Participants
"New Year's miracle of hope": Sayenko Kharenko and the charity foundation "Breathe" helped the elderly
Sayenko Kharenko, together with the charity foundation "Breathe" support the educational project "Girl Power Ukraine" as part of the New Year's campaign
GAR 100 Ranking Has Recognised Sayenko Kharenko as a Top Global Arbitration Practice for the Six-Year in a Row
Sayenko Kharenko Has Been Recommended as a Top-Tier Firm in Almost All Practice Areas Researched for Ukraine in The Legal 500 EMEA 2024 Edition
The Business Security Index Was Calculated Based on Sayenko Kharenko’s Joint Research Report “Security Assessment: Doing Business in Ukraine”
Sayenko Kharenko’s Lawyers Have Become Experts on the Project “Analysis and Evaluation of Judicial Practice Regarding War Crimes, Collaborationism” by SAFE Ukraine 2030
The Sayenko Kharenko Team Successfully Defended the Interests of an International Company in the Field of E‑Commerce in a Lease Dispute with the Owner of a Business Center in the City of Kyiv
Igor Lozenko Has Been Appointed to the Esteemed Country Selection Committee for the 2023 CEE Deals of the Year Awards
Acclaimed International Disputes Expert Olga Volozhbyt has joined Sayenko Kharenko’s team as a partner
Sayenko Kharenko Successfully Defended CONSORZIO DI TUTELA DELLA DENOMINAZIONE DI ORIGINE CONTROLLATA PROSECCO Before the Ukrainian Competition Authority
Sayenko Kharenko Joins The Women’s Empowerment Principles Initiated by the United Nations Global Compact and the Empowerment of Women
Sayenko Kharenko Has Been Recognised in the “Elite” Category by International Directory Global Competition Review 100
Sayenko Kharenko Advises IFC on EUR 40 Million Equivalent Risk-Sharing Facility for Credit Agricole to Support Ukrainian SMEs
“Christmas Miracle of Hope.” Sayenko Kharenko, in Cooperation with the Breathe Charity Fund, Continues the Tradition of Holiday Season Charitable Initiatives
Sayenko Kharenko Is Ukraine’s #1 for Three Consecutive Years According to the "50 Leading Law Firms of Ukraine 2024"
Sayenko Kharenko Secures Preeminent Position as Leading Law Firm in Ukraine at The Lawyer European Awards 2023
Historic Precedent: Sayenko Kharenko Secures Groundbreaking 0% Dumping Margin Rate for Stalkanat in US Antidumping Administrative Review
Sayenko Kharenko Dominates Who’s Who Legal: Fintech & Blockchain 2023, with the Highest Number of Recognised Lawyers in Ukraine
Sergiy Smirnov Named a Leading Expert in Business Crime Defence – Individuals by Who’s Who Legal 2023
Sayenko Kharenko Advises the European Fund for Southeast Europe on EUR 4 Million Financing to Bank Lviv to Support Lending to MSME
Sayenko Kharenko Has Been Recognised as One of Europe’s Top 50 Most Innovative Law Firms by the Financial Times
Reimagining Mental Health Support: Breathe Charity Fund Collaborates with DoLadu Mental Health Project to Support the Mental Health of Ukrainian Defenders, Veterans, and Their Families
Sayenko Kharenko Secures Top Honours as Ukrainian Tax Firm of the Year in the Prestigious International Tax Review 2023 Awards
Sayenko Kharenko’s Attorneys Successfully Defended Philip Morris in an Anti-Counterfeiting Case and Recovered Compensation Over UAH 1.4 Million
Sayenko Kharenko’s Attorneys Have Secured a Record-Breaking EUR 10 Million in Damages for Oschadbank for Unlawful Trademark Use
Who’s Who Legal 2023 Recognised Nazar Chernyavsky and Igor Lozenko as the Leading Experts in Capital Markets
Four Sayenko Kharenko’s Lawyers are Recognised Among the World’s Best Antitrust Experts by Who’s Who Legal: Competition 2023
Sayenko Kharenko Maintains Its Position as One of the Top Law Firms for the Eighth Consecutive Year in the ITR World Tax 2024 Rankings
Sayenko Kharenko’s IP Team Successfully Defended the Trademark of Starlink LLC in the Court of Appeal
Olexander Droug is one of the two Ukrainian practitioners recognised by the WWL Thought Leaders: Arbitration 2023
Sayenko Kharenko Has Successfully Defended Société BIC in the Dispute with the Ukrainian IP Office Regarding Three-Dimensional Mark
Sayenko Kharenko Has Been Shortlisted for the FT Innovative Lawyers Europe 2023 Awards with Its Two Prominent Projects
Sayenko Kharenko Advises on the GBP 26.3 Million Equivalent Reconstruction Loan Provided to Ukraine Under the Guarantee of UK Export Finance
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted the Law on Bringing Legislation in the Field of Protection of Rights to Plant Varieties and Seed Production and Nurseries into Compliance with the Provisions of European Union Legislation
Who’s Who Legal: Project Finance 2023 Recognises Michael Kharenko Among the World’s Foremost Project Financing Experts
Sayenko Kharenko Takes Home Prestigious Awards for Debt and Equity-Linked Deal at IFLR Europe Awards 2023
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Adopted the Law on Strengthening the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights
Sayenko Kharenko’s Legal Expertise Recognised with Double Win at CEE Legal Matters 2023 Deal of the Year Awards
“Christmas Miracle During the War”: Sayenko Kharenko and the Breathe Charity Fund hHelped 2,266 Children as Part of the Light for Children Project
GAR 100 Ranking Has Recognised Sayenko Kharenko as a Top Global Arbitration Practice for the Fifth Year in a Row
Sayenko Kharenko Has Been Recommended as a Top-Tier Firm in Almost All Practice Areas Researched for Ukraine in The Legal 500 EMEA 2023 Edition
Sayenko Kharenko Has Successfully Defended the Interests of LLC “Starlink” in a Dispute Over the Early Termination of Ukraine’s Trademark Registration
Vitaliy Odzhykovskyy Was Elected to the Anti-Corruption Council Under the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine
Sayenko Kharenko, the Breathe Charity Fund, and the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine Hosted a St. Valentine’s Day Blood Donation
Over UAH 3 Million Were Collected as Part of the "New Year's Miracle during the War" Initiative for the "Children of Heroes" Fund
“Christmas Miracle during the War” – Sayenko Kharenko, Together with the “Breathe” Charity Fund, Continues the Tradition of the Holiday Charity Initiatives
Sayenko Kharenko Becomes the European Litigation Team of the Year by The Lawyer European Awards 2022
Starting from 17 August 2022, no Import Duty Applies to Goods Required to Secure Storage of Grain and/or Oilseed Crops
The Results of a Joint Study by Sayenko Kharenko and the "IT Ukraine" Association Regarding the State and Prospects of Relocation of IT Companies "Relocation. The New IT Landscape of Ukraine"
Sayenko Kharenko Has Created a Comprehensive Overview of Approaches to Taxation in Various Countries
The “Breathe” Charity Fund Receives the First Applications for Covering Part of the Rent as Part of the Grant Programme
Monthly Report – July 2022: Almost UAH 500,000 to Help Hospitals and a New Batch of Humanitarian Aid
Regulatory reminder Ukraine: 1 August 2022 Is the Deadline for Foreign Broadcasters Whose TV Channels Were Authorised for Retransmission before 1 February 2022
First to go: Canada Has Set a Legal Framework for Transferring Proceeds from Sanctioned russian Assets to Ukraine
Media law update: Newly adopted law against pro-Russian propaganda probably leaves no room for opposing views
At the time of martial law in Ukraine introduced control over the retail prices of a number of products, including food and gasoline
Sayenko Kharenko invite Ukrainian and international communities to help Ukraine in these difficult times
Volodymyr Yaremko Is First Ukrainian Lawyer to Become the Certified Adjudicator of International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC)
Sayenko Kharenko Is Among Three Ukrainian Law Firms Recognised in “Elite” Category According to 2022 Edition of Global Competition Review 100 2022
Sayenko Kharenko Has Initiated an Interim Eeview of Anti-Dumping Measures Applied to Imports Into Ukraine of Salt Extra with Origin in Belarus
Anzhela Makhinova Once Again Recognised Among the World’s Top Trade and Customs Lawyers by Who’s Who Legal: Trade & Customs 2021
Sayenko Kharenko Advises Getin Holding S.A. During Execution of the Sale-Purchase Agreement in Relation to Idea Bank Ukraine with FUIB
Sayenko Kharenko Lawyers Dominate "Top 30 Under 30 Lawyers" Nomination in "Client’s Choice. Top 100 Best Lawyers of Ukraine 2021" Ranking
Sayenko Kharenko Advised Getin Holding S.A. on the Sale of Idea Bank Romania Group to BANCA TRANSILVANIA S.A
Sayenko Kharenko Acted as a Ukrainian Law Expert for the Allard Pierson Museum in the “Scythian Gold” Case
Volodymyr Yaremko Is Among Three Ukrainian Practitioners Recognised in WWL Thought Leaders: Litigation 2021
Sayenko Kharenko Secured Victory for OLFA (Ukraine) in an International Arbitration Case for Recovery of Approximately EUR 3 Million in Damages from Olainfarm (Latvia)
Anzhela Makhinova Recognised as Exclusive Lexology Client Choice Award 2021 Winner of the Franchise Category for Ukraine
Maryna Hritsyshyna Has Been Selected to the Mentoring Program “Women in Energy Empowerment” as the Only Participant from an Independent Ukrainian Law Firm
Michael Kharenko and Nazar Chernyavsky Confirm Their Positions Among the World’s Top Experts in the Fields of Banking and Financial Law, Capital Markets According to Expert Guide 2021
Anzhela Makhinova Recognised Among the World’s Pre-eminent Franchise Lawyers by Who’s Who Legal: Franchise 2021 for the Sixth Year in a Row
Four Sayenko Kharenko Lawyers have been Recommended Among the World’s Leading Competition and Antitrust Lawyers by Expert Guides 2021
Yaroslav Ognevyuk has been Appointed to the International Trademark Association (INTA) Enforcement Committee for 2022–2023
USAID Project and Sayenko Kharenko Assist the NSSMC in Developing New Regulations for Commodity Exchanges
GAR 100 Ranking Has Recognized Sayenko Kharenko as a Top Global Arbitration Practice for the Third Year in a Row
Svitlana Musienko and Zlata Simonenko Are Among the Candidates for the Positions of Members of the UBA Board
Sayenko Kharenko Advises on USD 400 Million Eurobond Issue and Related Tender Offer by Trans-Oil Group
Sayenko Kharenko and PwC Ukraine Are Conducting the “Assessment of the Safety of Doing Business in Ukraine” 2.0 Survey
Sayenko Kharenko Advised Getin Holding S.A. in Course of Execution of the Sale-Purchase Agreement in Relation to Idea Bank Group Companies in Romania
Sayenko Kharenko Advises Fiat Chrysler Automobiles in Obtaining Ukrainian Merger Clearance for Combination of FCA and PSA to Create a Leader in Sustainable Mobility
Sayenko Kharenko Took Part in the Preparation of the Systemic Report of the Business Ombudsman Council
Sayenko Kharenko Advises Ad Hoc Committee of Bondholders on USD 2 Billion Debt Restructuring by DTEK
Sayenko Kharenko Has Gathered IP Heavy-Caliber Experts for the INTA International Online Forum "Anti-Counterfeiting – Today’s Challenges and Smart Decisions"
Sayenko Kharenko Defended in the Supreme Court the Rights of Bacardi in the Case of Look-Alike Product Drink Martini Bianco
Sayenko Kharenko Advised Creatio on USD 68 Million Investment Raised from the US and European Growth Equity Funds
Sayenko Kharenko Recognised as the Best in the Field of Business Protection According to the Magazine “TOP-100. Ratings of the Largest”
Sayenko Kharenko Advises European Fund for Southeast Europe on EUR 5 Million Financing to Bank Lviv to Support Agricultural Producers
Sayenko Kharenko Advises EBRD on EUR 25 Million Financing to OTP Leasing to Support MSMEs in Ukraine
Who’s Who Legal Recommends Alina Plyushch Among the World’s Leading Private Client Lawyers for the 6th Year in a Row
Sayenko Kharenko Supports Verkhovna Rada with the Forthcoming Update of Data Protection Laws in Ukraine
Sayenko Kharenko Secures Ukrainian Merger Clearance for Acquisition by Saudi Aramco of 70 Per Cent Stake in SABIC
Sayenko Kharenko Advises Orexim on the Sale of Leading Port Terminal to Glencore Agriculture Limited
Sayenko Kharenko Serves as Ukrainian Antitrust Counsel to AbbVie in its USD 63 Billion Acquisition of Allergan
Sayenko Kharenko Advised ADM, Bunge, Cargill, COFCO, Louis Dreyfus Company and Glencore Agriculture in Obtaining Merger Clearance for Formation of a Joint Venture Aiming to Modernise Global Agriculture Commodity Trade Operations
Sayenko Kharenko Advised the EBRD on the Entry Into ISDA Master Agreement with the National Bank of Ukraine
Sayenko Kharenko Advised on the USD 2 Billion Eurobond Issue and Related Switch Tender Offer by Ukraine
Sayenko Kharenko Advises EBRD on EUR 7.5 Million Financing to Bank Lviv to Support Ukrainian Small and Medium Enterprises
Best Lawyers in Ukraine 2021 Recognises 33 Sayenko Kharenko Lawyers and Honours Three as Lawyer of the Year
Official Service Providers
