Kyiv, Ukraine, 15 January 2024
- Baker McKenzie Partners Oksana Simonova and Lina Nemchenko have been recognized as leaders in the Ukrainian Women in Law 2023 directory published by Yurydychna Hazeta (Legal Newspaper) in December 2023.
Partner Oksana Simonova heads the Kyiv office's Antitrust & Competition Practice. She is highly ranked in leading Ukrainian and international legal directories, including The Legal 500, Chambers Europe and GCR 100. She has been recognized as a future leader in competition law in the Who's Who Legal 2023 Competition Global Guide. Oksana also chairs the Pro Bono Committee of Baker McKenzie's Kyiv office.
Lina Nemchenko is a partner in the Kyiv Real Estate Practice Group and the head of the Employment & Migration Practice. Lina has been named "Best in Real Estate" twice by the European Women in Business Law Awards and is the only Ukrainian lawyer ever to receive this award. The Legal 500: EMEA directory includes Lina Nemchenko into its Hall of Fame (Real Estate Practice) and Chambers Europe has been recommending Ms Nemchenko for Band 1 in Real Estate in Ukraine since 2008. Lina also chairs the Kyiv office's Inclusion, Diversity and Equity Committee.
