Consulting
on all areas of commercial, corporate, finance and labor law in Ukraine
The Firm
Kushnir, Yakymyak & Partners Law Firm is a full-service law firm based in Kyiv, with broad experience of advising on projects throughout Ukraine. The firm was founded in 2003. Deep specialization of our professionals and understanding of our client’s needs together with excellent knowledge of Ukrainian legal and regulatory environment are the cornerstones of our well-tailored advice and services.
When dealing with the clients, our approach is quite flexible: we tend to build up the relationship according to the client's demands; we model a specific situation, which needs to be solved, find the most effective legal tools to be used and solutions to be achieved in each specific case. At the same time, we do not neglect the fundamental principles established in our practice, which are professionalism, priority of the client's interests, and responsibility for the services rendered. We are convinced that only the combination of such flexibility and permanence might result in attainment of the highest standards of legal services. Kushnir, Yakymyak & Partners is proud to have this skill
Why Us?
High level services provided by the specialists of Kushnir, Yakymyak & Partners are ensured due to the following principal features of our law firm:
Professionalism – to deal with the client's matters, we involve professional lawyers having master degrees in law and practical skills in the respective field of law. The services are provided solely according to the principle of lawyer's professional ethics, which, among others, includes timely response to the client's inquiries, advising on the basis of applicable laws and existing practice, and confidentiality of the client – lawyer relationship.
Effectiveness – when providing legal services, we analyze all possible ways to solve the task before us and offer the best option based on the cost effectiveness, time saving as well as the most reasonable way to use other client's resources. Our ultimate goal in each case is to save and increase the value of the client's assets with minimal costs.
International experience – specialists of our law firm gained LLM degrees in the top law schools and did further practical training in the law firms abroad (North America, Europe). This enables us to communicate with the clients, particularly foreign and international companies, using "the same language" as well as to apply the long established in the international practice standards of legal services adjusted to the Ukrainian environment.
Flexibility – we are always open to determine the terms of cooperation with the client based on the client's requests and priorities. The form and way of rendering services are client-oriented in order to ensure the most convenience for the client. The flexible approach in determining the cost of our services enables to offer to the clients the hourly rates billing system as well as special terms (fixed fee, cap fee, subscriber's fee etc.)
Practice Areas
We assist our domestic and foreign clients on doing business in Ukraine advising them on corporate, tax, antimonopoly, customs, labor, telecommunications, energy, and intellectual property law, as well as banking and finance, commercial transactions, foreign investment, mergers and acquisitions, real estate, cross-border trade, commercial litigation and arbitration.
Specific services, which we offer to our clients involved in business transactions and commercial activity in Ukraine include, but are not limited to, the following:
Incorporation of companies
and other legal entities, business restructuring and termination
Legal assistance
on various aspects of corporate governance
Structuring
of M&A transactions
Tax consulting
and tax planning
Legal assistance
in obtaining licenses and liaising with governmental authorities
Legal support
in preparation to and holding
commercial negotiations
Conducting
legal due diligence of companies and transactions
Legal backing
of real estate transactions, lease agreements
Legal support
in the construction projects (residential and commercial)
Litigation
- representing in commercial and general courts of law, international commercial arbitration
Representing
at various stages of criminal investigations (white collar crimes)
Team
Kushnir, Yakymyak & Partners is established and led by a team of highly motivated professional lawyers open to accept the western style of legal practice and striving to meet the highest requirements of our clients.
In order to ensure the high quality of our services, we select members of our professional staff from among the top graduates of well-known Ukrainian universities and qualified practicing lawyers with comprehensive knowledge and solid experience in respective practices.
Kushnir, Yakymyak & Partners is a member of the European Business Association (EBA), Tax Advisors Association, Ukrainian Bar Association, our staff participates in the working committees of these associations, as well as plays leading role in a number of professional and public initiatives, some serve as members of private arbitration courts.
PARTNERS
Managing partner, attorney-at-law
University of Virginia School of Law, LL.M.
Practice concentrates on investments, IT, tax, and cross-border commercial transactions.
Maryan Kushnir
Senior partner, attorney-at-law
Central European University (Budapest, Hungary), LL.M.
Specializes in corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, antimonopoly law, securities, labor law, supervises company incorporation and winding-up service lines.
Oleg Yakymyak
Senior partner, attorney-at-law
Member of the Public Integrity Council.
Specializes in real estate transactions, land use regulations, tax consulting and tax planning, Intellectual Property law, and litigation.
Publications
ArchivePro Bono / CSR
At Kushnir, Yakymyak & Partners we devote substantial attention to service for the benefit of our community. The energy, vision and skills of our lawyers are the most valuable assets that we can contribute to improving the standards of living in our communities, assisting with access to justice, as well as building civil society and promoting Rule of Law in Ukraine. For us this is not just words, but everyday concrete actions - be it providing the quality legal services, Pro Bono counseling of those in need, or involvement in a wide range of public service activities.
Providing Pro Bono counseling for those in need, who would not otherwise be able to afford legal assistance, is the firm’s corporate social responsibility, and at the same time the professional responsibility of our lawyers. The firm’s track in Pro Bono work encompasses a wide range of legal issues, with especial dedication to the issues pertaining children.
The Firm supports a number of NGOs and community initiatives through Pro Bono legal service, chairing or serving on board of NGOs, and making in-kind or financial contributions. Some NGOs benefit from Firm’s facilities and personnel, which are fully available for their activities, including Public Commission for Prevention and Investigation of Human Rights Violations in Ukraine, Canada-Ukraine Parliamentary Program Alumni Association, and Tax Advisors Association.
Understanding the great importance of receiving practical knowledge and international experience by future leaders of legal profession, the Firm cooperates with Ukrainian universities for providing the internship opportunities for the best students. Senior lawyers of the Firm were also committed to extracurricular training of law students and promoting participation of Ukrainian universities at the international moot court competitions, in particular: