Martial law in Ukraine made companies reimage their idea of force majeure, its interpretation in documents and its impact on current contracts, production chains and corporate strategies. The speakers of the webinar used real wartime cases to illustrate how to handle force majeure issues from the perspectives of contractual law, commercial real estate and lease, taxation.
During the webinar, we discussed:
- Force-majeure and hardship: peculiarities and ways to terminate or amend the contract
- Commercial real estate: revising and terminating contracts
- The impact of martial law on taxation
Speakers:
Olena Perepelynska, Partner, International Arbitration. Partner Olena Perepelynska is recognized legal expert in international arbitration, litigation and international trade with 20 years of professional experience in these fields. She has been the President of the Ukrainian Arbitration Association since 2016. Since the beginning of russia’s war against Ukraine, Olena has been the key contact at INTEGRITES for domestic and international clients seeking legal advice on force majeure, its impact on various types of agreements and disputes arising out of force majeure.
Viktoriya Fomenko, Partner, Tax and Customs. Partner Viktoriya Fomenko leads the Tax and Customs team and co-heads the Private Client practice at INTEGRITES. Having 23 years of experience, Viktoriya handles complex cases as an advisor of choice to large international and Ukrainian companies, representative offices of foreign companies in Ukraine. During martial law, she has consolidated considerable experience consulting clients on the dynamically changing tax legislation and its implications for their business.
Tetiana Storozhuk, Senior Associate, Real Estate and Construction. Senior Associate Tetiana Storozhuk is a real estate law practitioner with 15 years of experience. During martial law in Ukraine, she has advised clients from a broad range of industries, including commercial real estate, infrastructure, retail, agribusiness and others, on development and construction matters, including commercial lease.
