Kyiv, Ukraine, 21 March 2016 – The Kyiv Office of Baker & McKenzie maintains top rankings in the Ukrainian legal market according to the Chambers Global 2016 Guide, released on 17 March 2016.

Baker & McKenzie's Ukrainian Banking and Finance and Corporate/M&A practices have been recommended in Band 1 and Dispute Resolution in Band 3, thus reconfirming their leading position in the market for many consecutive years.

The Kyiv Office's Managing Partner Serhiy Chorny has been granted the status of Eminent Practitioner in Banking and Finance. Partners Viacheslav Yakymchuk and Olyana Gordiyenko are named leading lawyers in Corporate/M&A, and Partner Ihor Olekhov is listed as a recommended expert in Banking and Finance.

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Chambers Global is the leading international legal directory and was established in 1990 and now covers over 190 jurisdictions throughout the world. The Guide ranks both lawyers and law firms based on in-depth unbiased research, including interviews with clients and law practitioners.

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