Baker McKenzie’s Kyiv office has reaffirmed its market‑leading position in The Legal 500: Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) 2026, achieving top‑tier rankings in all 12 practice areas researched in Ukraine.
The Firm upholds its top‑tier standing in the following areas: Banking & Finance and Capital Markets; Competition; Commercial, Corporate and M&A; Dispute Resolution; Employment; Energy; Intellectual Property; International Trade; Private Client; Real Estate and Construction; Tax; and White-Collar Crime.
This year’s edition also highlights exceptional individual achievements, with 19 Baker McKenzie Ukraine lawyers recognized among the best‑in‑class legal professionals in their respective fields.
Hall of Fame:
Co-Managing Partner Serhiy Chorny – Banking, Finance and Capital Markets
Co-Managing Partner Viacheslav Yakymchuk – Commercial, Corporate and M&A
Partner Hennadiy Voytsitskyi – Tax
Partner Serhiy Piontkovsky – Real Estate and Construction
Partner Lina Nemchenko – Real Estate and Construction
Partner Ihor Siusel – Dispute Resolution
Partner Ruslan Drobyazko – Intellectual Property
Leading Partners:
Partner Oksana Simonova – Competition
Partner Lina Nemchenko – Employment
Next Generation Partners:
Partner Oleksiy Stolyarenko – Intellectual Property
Partner Andrii Moskalyk – Commercial, Corporate and M&A
Counsel Mariana Marchuk – Employment
Leading Associates:
Counsel Olga Mikheieva – Competition
Counsel Kseniia Prokhur – Dispute Resolution
Counsel Roman Koren –Tax
Senior Associate Elmaz Abkhairova – Real Estate and Construction
Senior Associate Nadiya Filozop – International Trade
Senior Associate Bohdan Diakovych – Banking, Finance and Capital Markets
Associate Anna Trishnevska – Employment
Across the broader EMEA region, Baker McKenzie received 270 practice rankings and 318 individual lawyer recognitions – reflecting a 6% year-on-year increase in individual listings and eight newly ranked practice groups.
About The Legal 500 EMEA
For over 30 years, The Legal 500 EMEA has been providing readers with an annually updated, impartial, third-party opinion on the leading law firms and lawyers across the EMEA region. The ranking is based on a number of criteria, including work conducted by law firms over the past 12 months and historically, experience and depth of teams, specialisms and ancillary services, and, importantly, opinions of law firms' clients. https://www.legal500.com/c/ukraine/
The Firm upholds its top‑tier standing in the following areas: Banking & Finance and Capital Markets; Competition; Commercial, Corporate and M&A; Dispute Resolution; Employment; Energy; Intellectual Property; International Trade; Private Client; Real Estate and Construction; Tax; and White-Collar Crime.
This year’s edition also highlights exceptional individual achievements, with 19 Baker McKenzie Ukraine lawyers recognized among the best‑in‑class legal professionals in their respective fields.
Hall of Fame:
Co-Managing Partner Serhiy Chorny – Banking, Finance and Capital Markets
Co-Managing Partner Viacheslav Yakymchuk – Commercial, Corporate and M&A
Partner Hennadiy Voytsitskyi – Tax
Partner Serhiy Piontkovsky – Real Estate and Construction
Partner Lina Nemchenko – Real Estate and Construction
Partner Ihor Siusel – Dispute Resolution
Partner Ruslan Drobyazko – Intellectual Property
Leading Partners:
Partner Oksana Simonova – Competition
Partner Lina Nemchenko – Employment
Next Generation Partners:
Partner Oleksiy Stolyarenko – Intellectual Property
Partner Andrii Moskalyk – Commercial, Corporate and M&A
Counsel Mariana Marchuk – Employment
Leading Associates:
Counsel Olga Mikheieva – Competition
Counsel Kseniia Prokhur – Dispute Resolution
Counsel Roman Koren –Tax
Senior Associate Elmaz Abkhairova – Real Estate and Construction
Senior Associate Nadiya Filozop – International Trade
Senior Associate Bohdan Diakovych – Banking, Finance and Capital Markets
Associate Anna Trishnevska – Employment
Across the broader EMEA region, Baker McKenzie received 270 practice rankings and 318 individual lawyer recognitions – reflecting a 6% year-on-year increase in individual listings and eight newly ranked practice groups.
About The Legal 500 EMEA
For over 30 years, The Legal 500 EMEA has been providing readers with an annually updated, impartial, third-party opinion on the leading law firms and lawyers across the EMEA region. The ranking is based on a number of criteria, including work conducted by law firms over the past 12 months and historically, experience and depth of teams, specialisms and ancillary services, and, importantly, opinions of law firms' clients. https://www.legal500.com/c/ukraine/
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