‘One of the strongest if not the strongest team in the market for finance law work. ’

‘Glib Bondar is my first contact at Avellum for capital markets and banking, he is fantastic to work with, commercial and solution oriented. Mykola Stetsenko is equally great in corporate matters.’

‘Bogdan Dyakovych is a great associate, very responsive and diligent. He is very familiar with the relevant regulations and is able to support the client in any complex matter.’

‘Fast reaction of the team and very helpful approach in tough enviroment of Russion aggression against Ukraine. In this difficult times CMS Ukraine team expressed once again very professional approach in export finance scheme. ’

‘Iryna Barlit was very engaged in this hard times for Ukraine. Event of agression from February 2022 caused many problems and unprecedent sitautions on financing of Ukraine borrowers by the polish bank. Professional and fast assistance of the CMS Ukraine was crucial for the bank to keep our loan, collaterales and relations between lender and the borrower in good shape.’

‘As our firm’s own banking & finance practice has matured, it is increasingly instructed on mid-market transactions with foreign obligors / security.’

‘I appreciate having the possibility to work with Integrites team during negotiation of term facility agreement with international fund. Intergrites support was crucial in the processs as they helped us benchmark and improve the terms of our agreement with the Fund. Our negotiation process was somewhat limited in time as we agreed tight deadlines with the Fund and considering this Integrites was with us all the time we needed. Integrites expertize helped us negotiate better limits for the covenants and negotiate exclusion of certain covenants contradicting the Ukraininan Laws. ’

‘Top-notch expertise within the area of our transaction Constant availability throught the transaction.’

‘Professional and ethical; work well under pressure and tight deadlines; positive outlook; easily accessible, attentive and responsive; friendly and courteous; client oriented.’

‘A really advanced law firm, capable of engaging equally with transactions of high complexity. Expertise and in-depth knowledge of local issues. We love them – we would always use them.’

‘Anton Korobeynikov. Excellent, energetic and intellectual. ’

‘Igor Lozzenko (partner) – very hands-on partner Denis Nakonechnyi (senior associate) – good and solid lawyer Vladyslava Mitsai(associate) Yevgen Koval (associate)’

‘Arzinger are a very good Ukrainian law firm. I worked with them on several occasions. They have a client-focused approach and a can-do attitude. They are quick in their communication and are always eager to assist. ’

‘Same as above. ’

‘Strong English skills, always available, very solution oriented, good insight in market practice, reasonable fees.’

‘I have been giving you feedback on the work of Ilyashev & Partners for many years and sincerely consider them the best team on the market. But in 2022-2023, they exceeded all our expectations both from a professional and human point of view: they did not abandon us, their clients, at the most difficult moment. The firm’s partners, counsels and key experts remained in Ukraine at their workplaces all the time.’

‘I take this opportunity, with your help, to express my endless gratitude to them for their courage and dedication to their professional duty.’

‘Ilyashev & Partners team demonstrated incredible resilience during the most difficult times. The fact that Ilyashev & Partners continued to work helped us to work as well.’

‘Illya Muchnyk (Partner) – Illya is commercial, pragmatic, responsive and is able to grasp and advise on complex transactions very quickly including on a cross border basis. Illya is a pleasure to deal with and a partner we can always rely on to get the job done.

‘The team of Kinstellar Ukraine LLC consists of experts of high qualification. The company is unique with its high qualified team which cover all the areas of legislation, ability to react quickly to any request or changes to request and readiness to provide any type of legal support to its partners.’

‘Engarde’s team is a great combination of lawyers, who are professional committed to their occupation. ’

‘Banking finance practice is chaired by Andrii Vyshnevsky who is a very experienced lawyer. Andrii has a global approach to the matters and a very broad legal mindset. Andrii is easy to deal with.’

‘Ernest Gramatsky, and lawyer (adviser) Andrii Trembich have impressive knowledge and competencies in the field of international finance and banking law. They are able to comprehensively resolve any problem situation related to cash flows between countries, groups and individual companies. In addition, they are wonderful people and interesting personalities with impressive erudition; it is always a pleasure to deal with them, communicate and be friends with them; I absolutely trust their opinion in complex financial matters.’

‘The team is very proactive, responsive and structured. They deliver high quality services and think two steps ahead. I worked with corporate practice and really liked how Valentyn Zasukha managed the project and the speed of responses we received.’

‘Valentyn Zasukha was our key contact and we worked mainly with him as the project was indeed sophisticated. I was admired with the quality of work that he performed and strategical thinking.’