Asters received the Law Firm of the Year award at the annual Legal Awards ceremony held by Legal Practice weekly on 3 July 2020. Viewed by the legal market as Ukraine's Legal Oscar, the Legal Awards distinguishes each year the best performing Ukrainian lawyers and law firms.
At this year ceremony Asters Partner Sergiy Grebenyuk got the award as the Best Lawyer in White Collar Crime & Anticorruption, and Partner Oleksandr Voznyuk was recognized as the Best Lawyer in Competition/Antitrust.
Asters and its partners were shortlisted in 23 nominations. In particular, Asters was nominated as the Law Firm of the Year in Corporate, M&A, Competition/Antitrust, Banking & Finance, Litigation, Cross-Border Litigation, Arbitration, White-Collar Crime, Family Law, Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare, and as a Pro Bono Law Firm of the Year. Senior Partner Armen Khachaturyan was shortlisted as the Best Partner of the Law Firm and the Best Lawyer in Corporate/M&A, Partner Julia Semeniy – as the Best Lawyer in IP, Partner Iryna Pokanay – in Banking & Finance, Partner Constantin Solyar – in Tax Consulting, Partner Markiyan Kliuchkovskyi –in Arbitration, Partner Andriy Pozhidayev – in Debt Restructuring, Partner Yaroslav Petrov – in Energy law, Partner Oleksandr Onufrienko – in Private Clients practice.
“The Law Firm of the Year Award from Legal Practice weekly, one of the most reputable national legal media, highlights Asters' strong reputation among our clients and peers. It is a great honor to lead the race, but not less liability – we should keep going with even higher speed,” – comments Asters' Senior Partner Armen Khachaturyan. "Our gratitude goes to each member of Asters outstanding team for their contribution to our ongoing success."
Earlier in 2020 Asters won 2020 Ukraine Law Firm of the Year from Chambers & Partners, one of the most prestigious legal industry’s ranking directories, and became the only Ukrainian law firm with top rankings in all researched practices by The Legal 500: Europe, Middle East and Africa 2020 Guide.
