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We stand with our people in Ukraine and the whole Ukrainian nation against the widespread devastation and growing humanitarian crisis caused by the Russian invasion. Read our statement on Ukraine.
Our Kyiv office is currently operating remotely. For any queries, please contact kyiv.info@bakermckenzie.com
As the first global law firm to establish an office in Ukraine, our Kyiv lawyers advise clients on all aspects of doing business in the country, assisting more than 550 multinational companies and financial institutions on their domestic and international operations.
As market leaders in Banking & Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions and Capital Markets, our strength is advising clients on complex transactions, but we also bring expertise and experience to a range of other clients matters.
Our Employment practice, ranked Band 1 by Chambers Europe, is part of one of the largest employment practices in the world, advising clients on employment agreements, employee handbooks, executive termination agreements, employee benefits plans, personnel policies and collective agreements, as well as handling dispute resolution and trade union matters.
For years our Real Estate practice has been at the forefront of the real estate and construction expansion in Ukraine, providing guidance on development and construction, leases and property mortgages, property investment financing, structuring international real estate transactions, and real estate sales and acquisitions.
Our Intellectual Property team helps clients register, protect and enforce their IP rights on products and services marketed in Ukraine, providing strategies to discourage counterfeiting.
We also advise on ground-breaking Private Equity transactions in the Ukraine, evaluating debt push-down structures, local regulation of financial assistance and other corporate and regulatory issues associated with structuring a successful buyout.
We also provide local and global advice in the following areas:
We host a six-week summer program every year to teach law students how to negotiate, deliver presentations and conduct legal research. As well as getting the opportunity to work on actual cases, students also receive mentoring from experienced lawyers. Interns may be offered future employment with the Firm based on their performance.
