Led by Viktor Surnyk, Alarius Attorneys at Law represents large Ukrainian businesses, top managers, investors, and key individuals from international companies in economic disputes, administrative cases, and other conflicts involving state and controlling bodies.

AMBASSADORS Law Firm navigates complex commercial, administrative, and civil disputes. With core work focused on contractual disputes, regulatory litigation, financial disputes and ADR. Tatiana Ognevyuk heads the team often influencing and shaping judicial practice in Ukraine.

AMV Law Offices of Martinenko, Volkovetskyi & Partners is a newly-formed boutique dispute resolution firm. Co-founders Olexander Martinenko and Danylo Volkovetskyi, previously from Kinstellar, lead alongside Mariana Antonovych who has joined from Avellum, and Arina Kolesnyk also arriving from Kinstellar.

Attorneys association «LBASE» focuses on complex litigation and arbitration matters involving significant financial, political or reputational risk. Vladyslav Zhabskyi and Kuzma Pozychaniuk lead the team.

Axon Partners is a well-known firm among IT clients and major names in the culture and media industry. IP expert Lidiya Klymkiv leads alongside Nadia Denysiuk, who assists various clients from the IT, media, cinematography and e-commerce sectors.

Bono Legal, led by Pavlo Byelousov, is particularly active in disputes arising in the energy, infrastructure, defence, and financial sectors, with a core team recently acquired from Aequo.

Fortior Law is recognised for its strength in international commercial arbitration, investor–state disputes, and cross-border enforcement. Vitaliy Kozachenko regularly instructs on high-stakes, multi-jurisdictional matters involving complex legal, regulatory, and geopolitical elements. Alongside him, Galyna Carey, Ivan Lishchyna and Pavlo Moroz have all joined the team in 2025.

Leshchenko & Partners, founded by Oleksandr Leshchenko, handles high-stakes, politically exposed, and constitutionally significant cases specialising in white-collar and criminal defence, reputational and defamation disputes, and general commercial litigation.

Led by Sergiy Gryshko, Queritius handles matters relating to cross-border investments and commercial arbitration, as well as fraud and white-collar crime cases.

Aequo handles a wide range of structurally sensitive, multi-jurisdictional disputes, including commercial arbitrations, sanctions-related cases, and restructurings. The team has recently built a focus on developing litigation strategies in disastrous damage recovery, where it has represented a range of clients from various industries across the energy, infrastructure, finance and technology spaces. Practice head Oleksiy Filatov stands out as ‘a real star of the profession’, routinely acting in landmark disputes before the Supreme Court. On the corporate and regulatory side, Olena Pertsova is a key senior name, with Vadym Maistruk assisting in high-stakes litigation across corporate, commercial, banking, and regulatory disputes.

Asters deals with highly complex domestic and cross-border disputes and international arbitration matters, and has broad capabilities in various types of disputes spanning commercial, regulatory, criminal, insurance and family law. The team works with notable clients from a wide range of industries, including banking, telecoms, retail, transport and logistics. Managing partner Oleksiy Didkovskiy acts as head of the international arbitration and cross-border litigation practice, with a concerted focus on multi-jurisdictional matters. Gleb Bialyi and Andriy Pozhidayev jointly head up the domestic litigation practice; the former typically represents clients in commercial, civil and administrative proceedings, whilst the latter bolsters the team's expertise in banking, contractual, corporate and labour disputes. Oleksandr Volkov, Oksana Legka and Sergiy Dusanovsky bring further strength to the team.

Avellum is noted for 'providing inspiring solutions and ideas', and regularly acts in a wide range of domestic litigation, international arbitration and insolvency matters, which frequently involve strategic enforcement action. The client base spans domestic and foreign investors, international financial institutions, and large corporate clients in sectors such as energy, mining, infrastructure, finance, agriculture and defence. Kostiantyn Likarchuk, co-head of the practice, focuses on cross-border litigation, asset tracing and recovery as well as corporate investigations, while his co-head, Vadim Medvedev, has experience in complex regulatory and tax disputes. Andriy Fortunenko heads up the white-collar crime practice, focusing on high-profile criminal defences, anti-corruption matters, and internal investigations.

EnGarde Attorneys at Law advises clients on all stages, from the conclusion to enforcement of court decisions and arbitral awards. With work spanning various industries including agriculture, construction, oil & gas, energy, banking & finance, telecoms and international trade, the team provide a ‘hands on, client friendly approach’ to disputes. Managing partner and co-head of the international arbitration group, Irina Nazarova‘s expertise includes commercial litigation, cross-border litigation, international arbitration, and mediation. Dmytro Donenko works alongside Irina as co-head of the team recently working on damage recovery as well as matters of fraud. Andriy Vyshnevsky, head of litigation group, specialises in litigation, investment treaty and commercial arbitration, and corporate law.

Ilyashev & Partners regularly participates in complex cross-border litigations involving two or more jurisdictions. Although the team’s main focus remains on traditional specialist areas of dispute resolution, such as tax litigation, debt collection, shareholder disputes, intellectual property and real estate disputes, there has recently been a strong focus on domestic insurance disputes. Managing partner Mikhail Ilyashev handles high-profile, multi-jurisdictional mandates with a primary focus on energy and corporate disputes. Roman Marchenko takes the lead on international arbitrations. Oleh Trokhymchuk and Andrii Konoplia jointly lead the dispute resolution practice, providing expertise in banking and energy mandates, as well as bankruptcy procedures.

Impacta Law represents both international and national companies, receiving mandates predominantly from private businesses, with a small focus on work done for the government sector. The practice represents clients in different types of disputes, including debt collection, challenging the decisions of state bodies, labour disputes, private client disputes, and competition and bankruptcy matters. Dmytro Marchukov works on trans-national insolvencies, asset tracing and recovery cases, fraud investigations, enforcement of mortgages, and commercial and investment arbitrations. Serhii Uvarov brings further expertise to the team, specialising in the energy, construction and financial services sectors. Olena Perepelynska is an expert in international arbitration, litigation and trade, focusing on the most challenging cross-border cases, while Oleksandr Onishchenko has a strong track record in civil, commercial and administrative law disputes.

Sayenko Kharenko navigates complex, high-stakes matters across various jurisdictions and industries, including high-profile corporate disputes and security matters. Olga Vorozhbyt leads the dedicated cross-border disputes and investigations practice, with work ranging from internal probes to corruption, fraud, and misconduct-driven inquiries. The litigation team is jointly led by Olena Sukmanova and Oleksiy Koltok, and represents leading international and local clients, including major banks, public institutions and development partners. The international arbitration and cross-border litigation practice is led by Olexander Droug, who assists clients facing increasingly complex international arbitrations and related court challenges, as well as enforcement actions. Sergey Pogrebnoy remains a key senior figure within the team.

Vasil Kisil & Partners‘ dispute resolution practice has recently been particularly active on mandates focused on pursuing war damages, helping clients enforce insurance for lost property. Managing partner Andriy Stelmashchuk brings his tax expertise to the fore, regularly appearing in relevant disputes before the Supreme Court. Oleg Alyoshin takes the lead on complex international arbitrations, representing clients before arbitral tribunals both in Ukraine and abroad. Oleg Kachmar oversees domestic litigation, representing clients in real estate and construction disputes, as well as insurance and insolvency cases. Vsevolod Mazurenko also brings valuable international experience to the team.

 

Ario Law Firm handles high-stakes disputes involving public law, regulatory action, enforcement and complex cross-border elements. The team's work spans the banking, financial services and regulatory spheres, in addition to the energy and infrastructure fields. The firm regularly handles war-related disputes, and is particularly specialised in acting on matters with institutional, political and financial significance. Co-head Julian Khorunzhiy's practice spans a wide array of domains, including bankruptcy and restructuring, corporate and M&A, competition, banking and financial law. Fellow co-head Ann Sydorovych specialises in corporate and tax disputes.

Arzinger handles matters spanning domestic commercial, corporate and tax disputes, international investment arbitrations, and cross-border litigations. The firm specialises in banking, intellectual property, patent and labour disputes, as well as white-collar crime and broader civil litigation, with clients spanning a range of industries such as energy, infrastructure, transportation, retail, agriculture, life sciences and real estate. Managing partner Markian Malskyy and the 'well connected' Timur Bondaryev head up the cross-border litigation and international arbitration offering. Sergii Shkliar oversees the domestic litigation piece.

EQUITY Law Firm handles a wide range of high-stakes disputes, acting on behalf of domestic and international corporations, banks, state-owned enterprises and politically exposed individuals. The firm has developed a recent focus on damage recovery, including advisory work and litigation on behalf of businesses, municipalities and infrastructure entities. The department is jointly led by Oleg Malinevskiy and Vyacheslav Krahlevych; the former is a bankruptcy and restructuring specialist, while the latter is noted for his white-collar crime expertise.

Hillmont Partners LLC‘s dispute resolution team deals with a wide span of matters, including asset tracing and recovery, insolvency and contentious restructuring cases, shareholder disputes, ADR and international arbitration. Managing partner James Hart acts as a strong facilitator in strategic investment relations and projects involving Ukraine, and has latterly advised the government on asset recovery and reform. Andrii Nyzhnyi oversees the domestic litigation offering. Andrii Chornous bolsters the teams’ expertise, handling cross-border debt recovery and restructuring projects, as well as representing international companies in a range of complex multi-jurisdictional disputes and arbitration matters.

LCF Law Group offers full-service litigation support to domestic and international clients, including multinational corporations, financial institutions, state-owned enterprises, and high-net-worth individuals. The practice’s key types of work include banking and finance disputes, corporate disputes, bankruptcy and insolvency litigation, energy-sector litigation, and real estate disputes, with an additional focus on IP, private client and regulatory litigation. Anna Ogrenchuk and Artem Stoyanov are key senior figures in the firm's commercial litigation space, which has previously focused on the banking and financial services sectors, but has also recently gained traction in the energy, land, IP and regulatory spaces. Iryna Kobets heads up the dispute resolution department.

Lexwell & Partners is particularly well versed in handling high-profile international investment and commercial arbitrations for the Ukrainian government and leading domestic companies, as well as multinational corporations. On the litigation side, the firm operates across various industries, including oil and gas, mining, real estate, food, and automotive. Practice head Andrei Kolupaev brings expertise across the entire span of the firm's core areas to his role.

VB PARTNERS litigates and arbitrates commercial, corporate, tax, debt collection, employment and other types of disputes, many of which are bet-the-company issues. The team also focuses on martial law issues for domestic and international clients spanning various industries, including real estate, oil and gas, technology, telecoms, banking, and healthcare. Volodymyr Vashchenko heads up the dispute resolution practice, working closely with Denys Shkarovsky, who contributes a wealth of experience in sanctions and white-collar crime cases.

ADER HABER continues to act on a wide range of high-value disputes, including complex arbitration proceedings and contentious mandates for major energy and IT sector clients. Andrii Hvozdetskyi and Yuriy Petrenko oversee the work; between them, they brings deep expertise in asset protection, forensic audits, highly specialised energy-related disputes, and financial restructurings to the group. Counsel Artem Vitsenko also plays a key role within the group, and is noted for his 'thorough preparation, precision in procedural matters and strong advocacy at trial'.

AGA Partners continues to strengthen its reputation through work on complex cross-border enforcement matters, including securing recognition and execution of arbitral awards and interim measures. The team has also recently focused on high-profile disputes against national regulatory authorities, involving public law, regulatory compliance and state liability issues. Alongside its continuing work on commercial mandates, the firm is contributing to the development of legal frameworks for the recovery of war-related damages. Aminat Suleymanova, Iryna Moroz and Ivan Kasynyuk all play key roles across these proceedings.

Baker McKenzie, Kyiv Office handles a broad caseload spanning commercial, real estate, construction, corporate, IP and telecoms disputes, acting for both Ukrainian and international clients. The team is active in complex cross-border matters, including high-value real estate and aircraft leasing disputes, equipment-related claims and damage recovery actions across civil, administrative and criminal jurisdictions. Ihor Siusel leads on major contentious mandates, with Kseniia Prokhur contributing strong experience in commercial and administrative litigation, compliance and investigations.

CMS Ukraine maintains a strong profile in high-stakes, multi-jurisdictional disputes, especially those involving sanctions and regulatory investigations. The practice continues to attract major international clients across energy, pharmaceuticals, logistics and defence, reflecting steady demand for its sanctions and compliance expertise. Olga Shenk heads up the practice, consistently leading on its most complex contentious matters, and is noted for her 'efficiency and litigation skills'.

Dentons continues to handle a broad spectrum of cross-border and domestic disputes, with notable activity in commercial real estate, product liability, competition, tax and customs litigation. The team remains trusted for its 'great knowledge of local processes and regulations'. Managing partner Oleg Batyuk is noted for his deep experience in transactions and regulatory issues with a strong disputes component. Oleg Kuchanskyy is another core team member, acting across the range of corporate and commercial contentious matters.

Esquires Law Firm handles a steady flow of commercial, tax and land disputes, with work frequently arising in the oil and gas sectors. The team is regularly instructed in matters involving business reputation, property issues and financial claims. Oleksandr Shkelebey 'has the ability to cut through the trickiest of instructions to produce clear and focused briefs', drawing on his experience in business-related disputes and real estate-focused litigation.

EVERLEGAL maintains a high dispute resolution profile, representing clients in conflicts with suppliers, regulators and business partners, as well as acting in strategic international arbitrations. The firm has recently been active in matters concerning compensation for war-related damages. Andriy Porayko leads on complex domestic disputes and regulatory proceedings, while Oleksandr Ruzhytskyi  focuses on human rights protection and criminal defence work.

GOLAW represents clients before Ukrainian courts of all levels, as well as handling high-stakes international arbitration, with notable mandates for global banks, export credit agencies and financial institutions. The team is active in complex cross-border enforcement, foreign judgment recognition, and major foreclosure proceedings involving politically exposed individuals. Kateryna Manoylenko handles a broad mix of civil, commercial, administrative and labour disputes, while Kateryna Tsvetkova specialises in high-value debt recovery and enforcement proceedings for leading Ukrainian and international banks.

Kinstellar has a strong focus on international arbitration, with capabilities spanning pre-arbitration advice, drafting and executing settlement agreements, enforcement of arbitral awards and investment arbitration. Additionally, the practice has a strong litigation focus especially in white-collar crime matters. Recently, the firm have also shifted attention to certain aspects of work regarding damage recovery and war-related advice. The firm specialises in representing clients in Ukrainian and foreign courts and international commercial, and investment arbitration proceedings.

KPMG Law in Ukraine focuses primarily on high-value tax litigation, representing international and domestic companies in disputes involving transfer pricing, international taxation issues, VAT refund challenges, tax audits, and contentious interactions with tax and customs authorities; Sergii Popov is the key senior name to note in this respect. Away from the tax sphere, Yuriy Katser leads on commercial litigation work. Iryna Khyliak brings strong experience in criminal and investigative proceedings, while Bogdan Shyshkovskyi adds capability across debt restructuring, bankruptcy and financial disputes.

Lamwell acts on a broad spectrum of contentious matters, ranging from complex commercial and investment arbitrations to multi-layered proceedings involving corporate, family, employment and white-collar crime issues. The team is frequently engaged in high-profile and cross-border disputes, reflecting its growing presence in the Ukrainian contentious landscape. Andriy Shulga leads on major cases, with Anastasiya Grenyuk strengthening the firm’s international arbitration capabilities.

Legal Alliance Company focuses its dispute resolution practice on the pharmaceutical and life sciences sectors, representing clients in court proceedings at all levels, international commercial arbitrations, and related enforcement matters. The firm also handles IP-heavy disputes concerning trade marks, patents and chemical compositions, supported by its strong regulatory background in life sciences. Vitalii Savchuk heads up the practice.

Pavlenko Legal Group offers comprehensive litigation support across commercial, corporate, financial, labour and tax disputes, including strategic case assessment and PR-sensitive litigation planning. The team represents clients before courts of all instances and regularly handles complex, multi-jurisdictional matters. Managing partner Grygoriy Pavlenko leads the practice with a focus on banking and finance disputes, corporate conflicts, and other high-value contentious matters.

Pragnum is recognised for its strong disputes offering, with particular depth in international commercial litigation, bankruptcy-driven asset recovery, and high-stakes conflicts across the energy, logistics, real estate and construction sectors. The team has also expanded into emerging areas, notably crypto-related litigation and financial crime defence. Vitaliy Bobrynev regularly leads on complex business disputes, bankruptcy matters and asset tracing. Oleksii Nekrasov's broad practice spans the gamut of matters, including a strong focus on criminal proceedings.

Redcliffe Partners acts on complex, multi-sector disputes ranging from non-performing loan enforcement to high-value commercial litigation and challenges involving public authorities. The team also handles international commercial and investment arbitration, as well as matters involving alleged white-collar wrongdoing. Its client base spans the energy, infrastructure, construction, pharmaceuticals, IT and finance sectors. Victoria Ivasechko, head of the dispute resolution team, leads on major cross-border mandates with a focus on investment arbitration and sophisticated multi-jurisdictional litigation.

Ante Law Firm focuses on dispute resolution specifically for pharmaceutical and medical devices manufacturers and distributors, aviation sector, and agrarian clients, with work spanning contentious commercial, tax, administrative and insolvency matters. Managing partner Andriy Guck brings experience in planned bankruptcy procedures, public procurement claims, debt collection disputes and marketing authorisation requests for both domestic and international clients to his position as head of the practice.

Armada delivers high-stakes litigation and arbitration solutions across Ukraine and internationally, with broad capabilities spanning commercial and corporate disputes, cross-border enforcement and debt recovery, regulatory disputes, IP disputes and international arbitration. The practice has also developed a recent focus on war-damage recovery and state liability claims. Managing partner and head of the dispute resolution practice, Oleksandr Kuznetsov, specialises in complex litigation, conflict-related claims and international arbitration. Illia Shevchenko bolsters the team with his ‘calm, consistent and strategic leadership’.

Attorneys’ Association Gestors has a broad range of capabilities across the entire dispute resolution process, and is well versed in protecting its clients' interests at all stages of proceedings in the administrative, economic and civil courts, as well as in subsequent enforcement procedures. The practice regularly handles corporate and financial disputes, takeover litigation, and cases relating to commercial contracts, with an additional specialisation in drafting and negotiating arbitration clauses and separate arbitral agreements. Managing partner Andriy Tsvyetkov brings expertise in trade law, and banking and finance litigation and arbitration to the group. Alongside him Vitalii Makhinchuk specialises in corporate and commercial, family and inheritance law. Yaroslav Salenko is another key senior figure.

Consulting Firm "DOMINANTA" acts in debt collection, damages recovery, tax and inheritance disputes, corporate conflicts, and criminal proceedings involving economic and corruption-related offences. Vitaliy Tsvigun leads the team with a recent specialisation in war-related claims, handling politically sensitive cross-border matters.

Grain Law Firm assists clients across a wide range of complex, high-value, and politically sensitive disputes. The firm acts for corporate clients, high-net-worth individuals, public officials, and institutional stakeholders in contentious matters spanning the commercial, administrative, white-collar and cross-border domains. Managing partner Kostiantyn Doroshenko heads the practice alongside Oleksandr Teleshetskiy and Lidiia Karpliuk.

Gramatskiy&Partners is noted for its 'ability to combine strong courtroom advocacy with thorough preparation and a deep understanding of the client’s business priorities'. The team has developed a focus on settling disputes between businesses. as well as handling disputes against the state and tax authorities, with dedicated legal experience in matters arising both pre- and post-completion of relevant judicial and arbitration procedures. Andriy Trembich oversees the team, with managing partner Ernest Gramatskiy supporting on the most sophisticated cases. Oleksandr Koval is another recommended senior practitioner.

ILF Law Firm assists clients on a wide spectrum of disputes, in particular, corporate, commercial, property rights, debt recovery, tax disputes, defamation cases, and white-collar litigation. With unique expertise of representation before the ECHR, the team provides support to clients from a range of industries such as real estate, agriculture, and construction. Head of the practice, Olexiy Kharytonov, specialises in banking law, problem debts and asset protection.

KM Partners offers the full range of services regarding resolution of commercial and labour disputes, as well as disputes with tax and customs authorities. Recently, the team has developed a specialist focus on disputes related to supply, lease and service relations, as well as real estate, land and corporate issues. Alexander Minin, Alexander Shemiatkin, Ivan Shynkarenko and  Maxim Oleksiyuk form the core senior quartet.

Koziakov & Partners represents major public and commercial enterprises in complex disputes in Ukraine and abroad, including handling matters involving state players. The practice is driven by Andrii Pylypenko, who handles much of the firm’s high-value litigation and arbitration, alongside Sergii Koziakov, noted for acting in pre-trial investor–state negotiations, and Andriy Karnaukhov, whose experience spans foreign investment and cross-border disputes.

PwC Legal acts in administrative, civil, commercial and tax disputes, often involving complex criminal investigations and cross-border elements. The team handles the full lifecycle of conflict resolution, including ADR, pre-trial negotiation, trial representation, and specialised tax risk mechanisms such as MAPs and APAs. Oleksiy Katasonov also supports on relevant corporate issues, while Zhanna Brazhnyk focuses on tax audits, disputes and commercial matters.

Selepey, Volkovetsky & Partners is noted for handling complex disputes, which involving issues as diverse as subsidiary liability, unlawful asset seizures, corporate deadlock, and fraudulent transactions. The team is lauded for its 'fearlessness in tackling highly complex and seemingly unwinnable cases'. Nazar Bilotserkovets is recognised for steering intricate cases, including high-profile matters concerning the invalidation of permits.

Skliarenko, Sydorenko and Partners operates a specialised dispute resolution practice with strong capabilities across commercial litigation, administrative disputes and criminal proceedings. Managing partner Oleksandr Skliarenko represents a wide cross-section of leading domestic and international clients, while Andriy Trigub handles multi-layered disputes involving parallel proceedings. Andriy Sydorenko advises on the criminal law aspects of the firm’s litigation mandates.

Wolf Theiss handles a broad spectrum of disputes, spanning the tax, customs, regulatory, real estate and commercial spheres, often acting for major international corporations. Managing partner Taras Dumych has extensive experience in international arbitration, high-value domestic litigation, disputes with state-owned enterprises, bankruptcy matters, and negotiation and settlement processes.