Kyiv, 14 August 2025:
Baker McKenzie’s Kyiv office has once again demonstrated its market leadership, securing a high number of practice and individual lawyer recognitions in the newly released 2025 edition of Ukrainian Law Firms: A Handbook for Foreign Clients (ULF). This annual guide offers a comprehensive overview of Ukraine’s legal landscape, spotlighting firms that excel in complex transactional, corporate and regulatory matters across various industries.
In this year’s edition, Baker McKenzie was named a “Leading Firm” in eight key practice areas: Corporate & M&A; Energy & Natural Resources; Intellectual Property; IT & Telecommunications; Labor & Employment; Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare; Real Estate & Construction, Land; and Tax (Consulting).
Additionally, the firm’s capabilities in Agribusiness, Antitrust & Competition, Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Fintech and International Trade (including Trade Remedies, Regulatory Compliance, Commodities, Cross-Border Contracts and Customs), as well as Tax (Litigation and Transfer Pricing), were recognized as “Advanced” and “Established” practices.
Individual Recognitions
ULF honored the following three partners as “Authorities” in their respective fields:
- Co-Managing Partner Serhiy Chorny in Banking & Finance, Capital Markets and Debt Restructuring
- Partner Serhiy Piontkovsky in Energy & Natural Resources and Real Estate, Construction and Land
- Partner Ruslan Drobyazko in Intellectual Property
The following senior lawyers were named “Leading Individuals”:
- Co-Managing Partner Viacheslav Yakymchuk in Corporate & M&A
- Partner Oksana Simonova in Antitrust & Competition
- Partner Lina Nemchenko in Real Estate, Construction and Land
- Partner Hennadiy Voytsitskyi in Tax (Consulting)
- Partner Andrii Moskalyk in Corporate & M&A and Energy & Natural Resources
- Counsel Mariana Marchuk in Labor & Employment
The following eight lawyers were also recognized as “Notable practitioners”:
- Partner Hennadiy Voytsitskyi in Transfer Pricing
- Partner Lina Nemchenko in Labor & Employment
- Partner Oleksiy Stolyarenko in Intellectual Property and IT
- Counsel Olga Mikheieva in Antitrust & Competition
- Counsel Roman Koren in Tax (Consulting)
- Senior Associate Hanna Smyrnova in Banking & Finance, Capital Markets and Debt Restructuring
- Senior Associate Elmaz Abkhairova in Real Estate, Construction and Land
- Associate Olha Sviatenka in Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare
Published annually for over two decades, ULF has established itself as a premier benchmarking resource for Ukraine’s legal sector. The publication features exclusive insights from practicing lawyers and presents the findings of comprehensive annual research into the country’s legal market. This year’s edition is dedicated to the resilience and professionalism of Ukrainian legal experts — those who remain steadfast in their commitment to clients, values and country. It also speaks to the subscribers: individuals and organizations seeking to understand Ukraine’s evolving legal landscape, support its recovery and engage with its future.
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