Energy
We will help you implement your projects in the field of traditional and renewable energy, providing them with professional legal support. We know how the energy market works in Ukraine and will help you become a participant in it, accompanying you through licensing procedures and advising you on various formalities that need to be overcome. We are one of the few law firms that have real experience in supporting projects using the entire list of renewable energy sources, including the use of "green tariffs" or work in the market.
Recent Experience:
Our recent experience includes:
- advising Ukrainian and foreign companies on their participation in tenders for the construction of power lines in Ukraine;
- representation of the creditor's interests and legal support for the issuance of a loan to a Ukrainian company specializing in fuel retail;
- providing advice and support to a foreign investor company on leaving the balancing group of the Guaranteed Buyer and working in the market;
- full support for the launch and operation of an international company engaged in the import/export of electricity;
- launch of 51 renewable energy facilities of various capacities for the period July 2018 – April 2023 (full or partial project support):
- advising leading companies on legislation in the field of alternative energy;
- participation in the creation of regulations in the field of energy.
Real estate and agriculture
We help our clients identify real estate objects, and walk them through the administrative procedures governing the acquisition of a property title. We assist our clients in the legal and financial structuring of real estate transactions and, when necessary, in the resolution of disputes. Our services include:
- Structuring and due diligence of real estate acquisitions and disposals;
- Change of land categorization and registration of such changes;
- Tax structuring of real estate transactions;
- Negotiation support and drafting investment and subcontracting agreements;
- Advising on all stages in the construction of office, commercial, residential, warehouse, and industrial buildings, as well as their infrastructure.
Recent Experience:
Our recent experience includes:
- Advising on the laws of the UAE in relation to the title to the real estate and rent relationships to the investor
- Advising a French producer of agricultural commodities on the acquisition of 3 hectares of land in Ukraine. Drafting relevant documents and contracts;
- Advising several foreign investors from the United Arab Emirates, Japan and South Korea on the acquisition of various land plots in Ukraine for the purpose of construction.
Corporate & commercial
We help our clients structure their presence in the UAE and Ukraine and guide them through every aspect of their formation and operation. Our services include:
- Corporate formation, structuring, and regulatory compliance of the business in the UAE and Ukraine;
- Due diligence;
- Drafting and analyzing sale purchase agreements, shareholders' agreements and other related transactional documents;
- Negotiation and drafting of commercial contracts;
- Structuring of foreign direct investments, joint ventures and strategic alliances;
- Advice on antimonopoly and banking regulations;
- Procurement of licenses and permits, registration with state authorities;
- Advice on intellectual property rights;
- Advice on employment law.
Recent Experience:
Our recent experience includes:
- Advising two Ukrainian companies specializing in the field of marketing in relation to their merger;
- Advising the beneficial owners of various Ukrainian companies regarding the limitation of the powers and authorities of their directors;
- Support of transactions for the purchase and sale of shares in companies that produce electricity from renewable sources.
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Finance
We help our clients understand the particular rules governing Ukraine’s banking system, and advise in relation to the financing of the projects. In particular, our services include:
- Drafting loan agreements and collateral agreements between residents and non-residents of Ukraine;
- Drafting security documents for protection of the Creditor`s rights in the transaction;
- Registering loan agreements with the National Bank of Ukraine, when necessary;
- Advising on Ukrainian foreign currency controls issues.
Recent experience:
- Advising a Dutch company in relation to a loan to its Ukrainian daughter company and the registration of such loan with the NBU;
- Drafting and negotiating pledge and mortgage agreements in order to secure a German creditor`s interests in the transaction;
- Advising a German company in relation to the repayment of monies owed by a Ukrainian company by resorting to various Ukrainian financial instruments.
Dispute Resolution
Where possible, our team will try to prevent or solve amicably disputes. But for all the situations where conflict may not be avoided, you can count on the advocacy skills of our team members.
Our team has inside knowledge of the Ukrainian court system and can advise you and represent you within the framework of all commercial or administrative procedures.
Our lawyers are also among a handful in Ukraine with world-class experience of international dispute resolution proceedings. Our team can represent you in all stages of international arbitration proceedings. We have conducted, as lead counsel, arbitrations under the world’s major arbitration rules such as the rules of arbitration of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the UNCITRAL Rules, the LCIA Rules and ICSID rules.
We also advise on the provision of the most effective dispute resolution clauses in all your contracts.
Recent Experience:
- Representing a Korean multinational company in an ICC arbitration over licensing rights;
- Representing the government of Ukraine in an arbitration initiated pursuant to a Bilateral Investment Treaty:
- Representation of producers of electricity from renewable sources in appealing against fines, decisions of the Regulator, debt collection.
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