Asters and Its Partners Receive High Accolades in Ukrainian Law Firms 2009 Handbook

The newly published Ukrainian Law Firms 2009. A Handbook for Foreign Clients, the 7th edition of the annual research Ukrainian publishing house Yuridicheskaya Practika (Legal Practice), has reconfirmed Asters’ and its partners’ leading positions in the market in key practice areas.

Asters is ranked as the No.1 law firm for Antitrust, Corporate, and Communications in Ukraine. It is also recognised as one of the Top 5 players in the market with respect to M&A, Commercial Law, Investment, Banking and Finance, International Finance, Securities, Administrative Proceedings, Labour & Employment, Foreign Trade, and Insurance.

The Handbook recommends Asters' Managing Partner Oleksiy Didkovskiy for Communications, Insurance, and Investment law matters. Senior Partner Armen Khachaturyan is acknowledged as a prominent expert in Banking and Finance, International Finance, Securities, and Labor and Employment. Partner Vadym Samoilenko is ranked as a leading practitioner for Commercial and Corporate. Partner Oleksandr Padalka is recommended for Antitrust, as well as for Medicine law matters – as a driving force in developing the pharmaceuticals legal team. Partner Iryna Nazarova is listed among lawyers with experience in representing clients' interests at all stages of the Bankruptcy procedure. And Partner Igor Svechkar tops the ranking of key experts for Antitrust in Ukraine.

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The survey for the Ukrainian Law Firms. A Handbook for Foreign Clients aims to cover the latest information about the Ukrainian legal market, as well as to provide fresh trends and services for foreign clients planning to start and do business in Ukraine and cooperate with law firms. The rating is based on such criteria as details on the firms' biggest public deals, openness, efficiency and reputation among peers and clients.