19 April 2010 Reading time: 1 min
Asters Keeps Top Positions for Ukraine in the Legal 500: EMEA 2010 Ranking
The Legal 500: EMEA recommends Asters as one of the top law firms in Ukraine for Banking, Finance and Capital Markets, Corporate and M&A, Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property, Real Estate and Construction, Tax. The Firm is acknowledged by analysts for its involvement in "the biggest deals in the market" and its "highly regarded corporate team".
Asters' finance practice is acclaimed as "very strong" advising "EBRD on a lot of transaction including a $50m loan to NCH New Europe Property Fund, regarding its farming investments in Ukraine". Armen Khachaturyan and Iryna Pokanay are "highly recommended" for Banking, Finance and Capital Markets.
Oleksiy Didkovskiy, Oleksandr Padalka and Vadym Samoilenko are reckoned in Dispute Resolution being active for a range of clients including Telenor, Nissan, Coca-Cola and Glencore.
The Firm's Intellectual Property team, headed by Oleksandr Padalka, is recognized for "an impressive range of clients" such as Coca-Cola, New Line Cinema and Sopharma.
Real Estate and Construction practice is regarded for its "booming agricultural sector" and advising "on major real estate acquisitions, financings, construction projects, corporate structuring and lease agreements".
In Tax Asters' is noted as "well-regarded team" and is recognized for continuous involvement "in the full range of transactional and day-to-day taxation issues".
The Legal 500 provides the most comprehensive worldwide coverage currently available on legal services providers, in over 100 countries. Used by commercial and private clients, corporate counsel, CEOs, FDs and professional advisers - as well as by other referrers of work both nationally and internationally - the series is widely regarded as offering the definitive judgment of law firm capabilities. The Legal 500: EMEA/Ukraine is the clients guide to the best law firms, top lawyers, attorneys, advocates, solicitors and barristers in Ukraine.