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ENVIRONMENTAL
SUSTAINABILITY

Being a responsible business, Asters takes the impact of climate change on the planet seriously and directs its efforts in environmental management both in day-to-day operations and client advice

Developing a corporate
culture of sustainability

Adherence to
Green Office policy

Implementation of E-document
management system

Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development
advice for clients

SOCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY

Corporate social responsibility is an important part of Asters' mission. The firm supports Ukrainian art, educational and healthcare projects, provides comprehensive pro bono support for positive community impact, etc.

In 2020-2021 Asters won the title "The most socially responsible law firm in Ukraine" from the annual PLS Top Teams research held by Legal Practice weekly.

Art

ArtAsters

ArtAsters is a non-profit project, launched in 2009 in order to benefit Ukrainian artists and create additional opportunities for them to display their work. As part of this project we provide artists with an opportunity to display their work in a gallery-like space in our office where our lawyers, clients, and other visitors can admire artistic works.

ArtAsters continues with the exhibition ART AT WAR & PEACE

Asters supported the art catalogue of works by Ukrainian artist Mykola Glushchenko

ArtAsters presents Inna Pantelemonova's Solo "Senses"

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Good health and well-being

DobroRun is the most heartwarming and inclusive charity race established by Asters and Tabletochki Charity Fund.
All the registration fees go to the Tabletochki and are used
for medicines and other arrangements helping Ukrainian children fighting cancer.

Established in 2020, the race has raised UAH 3.3 million
to fight children's cancer.

Education

EBA-Asters Legal School – a unique free of charge platform for Ukrainian legal practitioners to share their experience and best practices in legal support and protection of business within the European Business Association (2013 – 2021)

Ukrainian Catholic University Law School - a general partner

The partnership also covers financial support of the 20 bachelor's course (2019 – 2023)

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Kyiv School of Economics - an institutional partner (since 2020)

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Pro Bono

Asters' Counsel and pro bono legal advisor of the Committee on Industrial Ecology and Sustainable Development of the European Business Association (EBA) Anzhelika Livitska contributed to EBA White Paper "Deregulation of environmental legislation in a time of war and reforms aimed for European integration".

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On 23 June 2022, the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine acting on behalf of the State of Ukraine filed the first part of Ukraine’s substantive submissions in its application before the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France, to address the damages caused by the violations committed by the Russian Federation over the first phase of full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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Markiyan Kliuchkovskyi, Partner and Co-Head of International Arbitration and Cross-Border Litigation at Asters, has been appointed to the working group on the development and implementation of international legal mechanisms to compensate the damage caused by Russia's war against Ukraine.

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31 October 2022

Anzhelika Livitska contributed to EBA White Paper "Deregulation of environmental legislation in a time of war and reforms aimed for European integration"

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24 June 2022

Asters contributes to work on representation of interests of Ukraine in inter-state case against Russia before the European Court of Human Rights

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08 June 2022

Markiyan Kliuchkovskyi appointed to working group on compensation for damage caused by Russia's war against Ukraine

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Diversity & Inclusion

Asters provides comfortable working conditions for all its employees irrespective of age, gender identity, nationality, and sexual orientation:

among the Firm's employees are those aged from 19 to 70+ with almost gender parity – 44% men and 56% women (as of 01.01.2022)

Asters became a pioneer on the local legal market to:

publicly support LGBT Pride Month considering the support the LGBTQ+ community in a broader context of adhering to the principles of equality and tolerance both within our firm and in Ukraine. The legal profession implies an obligation to protect basic human rights

adapt its corporate website for the use by people with visual impairment

sign the Declaration for Gender Equality and Prevention of Domestic Violence

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GOOD GOVERNANCE

Asters is committed to ethical and transparent doing business

We have no tax optimization structures that are questionable from legal point of view and create risks

We have well-established and tested conflict checks procedure

We work in line with Anti-Corruption Policy developed in compliance with local and international standards and requirements, including FCPA and UKBA

Asters Annual Report 2021

Asters Annual Report 2022

Asters Annual Report 2023