AstapovLawyers International Law Group provides a high-profile legal service to clients wishing to do business in Ukraine, combining international experience with local knowledge.
We have been advising clients on transactions and disputes in Ukraine for over 10 years. We have a long-standing reputation for being a leading law firm handling all types of dispute resolution and advising on all aspects of corporate competition, tax, finance, international transactions, M&A, compliance, regulatory enforcement, public private partnership and intellectual property. We are also very active in many industry sectors, particularly agriculture, oil and gas, FMCG, telecommunications, infrastructure and real estate.

AstapovLawyers’ Kyiv office is the headquarters of the firm’s practice groups in Ukraine and comprises over 65 lawyers based in Kyiv and Odessa. Most of our lawyers have completed post-graduate studies in the US, UK and EU countries. This enables us to combine our international experience and knowledge with a deep understanding of the specifics of Ukrainian legal environment and business realities.

The quality of our team is consistently recognised by external publications and international ratings:

• TOP-10 among Ukrainian law firms in 2009 and 2010 - Yuridicheskaya Practika.Recommended for dispute resolution in Ukraine - PLC Which Lawyer.
• Dispute Resolution Advisory Firm of the Year in the Ukraine 2010 - Corporate INTL Magazine.
• Highly Commended - Top Tier Firms 2011– InterContinental Finance Magazine’s (ICFM).
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law Firm of the Year - The DealMakers Law Awards 2011.Oleh Malskyy, AstapovLawyers’ Partner, was recommended in the field of Antitrust law in 2010 – Best Lawyer.
• Oleh Malskyy, AstapovLawyers’ Partner, was named “top leading lawyers of Ukraine' in the M&A field” – Who’s Who Legal CIS in 2010 and 2011.
• Andrey Astapov, AstapovLawyers’ Managing Partner, was recognized as “internationally recognized and outstanding’ arbitration expert” - Who’s Who Legal CIS in 2010 and 2011.
• AstapovLawyers and Oleh Malskyy were named as TOP-3 among law firms and leading individuals in International Trade Practice - Ukrainian Law Firms: Handbook for Foreign Clients 2009 and 2010.
• Arbitration, Litigation & Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year- Lawyers World Magazine.
• AstapovLawyers and Andrey Astapov were named as TOP-3 among law firms and leading individuals in International Arbitration Practice - Ukrainian Law Firms: Handbook for Foreign Clients 2009 and 2010.
• Andrey Astapov and Oleh Malskyy were recognized among TOP-100 lawyers in Ukraine - Yuridicheskaya Gazeta.
• TOP-5 among Ukrainian Law Firms in M&A practice in 2010 - Mergermarket


Kyiv office is headed by AstapovLawyers’ Partner Oleh Malskyy.