Military & Defence

• Advising the world's largest humanitarian mine clearance organisation on ongoing corporate, tax, employment and regulatory matters related to its activities in Ukraine
• Advising an aerospace high tech company on set up of a presence in Ukraine and related regulatory issues
• Advising a global supplier of ammunition and firearms on corporate, tax and regulatory issues in Ukraine
• Advising a leading company in the security industry and demining on setting up Ukrainian operations, immigration procedures for employees and military service procedures
• Advising one of the largest global aerospace manufacturers on corporate, commercial, labour and personal data protection issues arising in view of acquisition of navigation system
• Advising an Austrian airport engineering and operator company on conversion of a major military airfield into a joint civilian/military airport
• Advising an aviation museum in the USA on acquisition of military aircraft engines in Ukraine
• Advising a state agency on developing and coordinating a policy of national security on drafting cybersecurity strategy of Ukraine on the implementation of certain forms of public-private partnership
• Advising the State and local authorities on the development of legislative acts and other regulatory issues due to martial law in Ukraine
• Advising a state authority focusing on providing secure government communications, government courier service, information protection and cyber defence on cybersecurity, data protection and telecommunications in connection with the development of by-laws in the field of cybersecurity

Asters offers extensive expertise, backed by successful track record, to advise clients on:

• Martial law (mobilisation: general advice on mobilisation of employees, border crossing, discharge of conscripts from military service, relocation of conscripts; comprehensive assistance during the reservation process and registering employees in the special military register)
• Demining (accreditation procedures for operators of demining activities; advising agricultural companies on financing demining and post-demining activities; procurement of demining equipment)
• Military tech (setting up business; promotion of cooperation between individual defence tech companies, the state, the Ukrainian military, investors and other potential partners)
• Government relations (negotiations with the government authorities; contribution to the legislation making activities; dispute resolution and mediation)