“CMS is very pragmatic and provides excellent service based on legal and industry knowledge, and arguably has Ukraine’s leading energy practice”, says the recently published 2013 edition of the leading international directory, Legal 500. CMS Kyiv’s Corporate and M&A, Banking and Finance, and Real Estate and Construction practices are consistently highly ranked by Legal 500 and this year was no exception. The Tax and Dispute Resolution practices made a strong showing with partner Olexander Martinenko recognised as Ukraine’s leading dispute resolution lawyer. Anna Pogrebna, Partner in the Banking and Finance and Tax practices, was viewed as ‘efficient, fast and reliable’, Vitaliy Radchenko, Energy Counsel, was recognised as “extremely knowledgeable”, and Natalia Kushniruk, associate in the Real Estate practice, seen as “professional and customer-oriented”.
Daniel Bilak, Managing Partner of the CMS Cameron McKenna Kyiv office, noted by Legal 500 for his work in real estate and construction, comments: “We are very happy that our clients and peers recognise our expertise, which evidences not just the high quality of our services, but also the outstanding reputation and deep sector knowledge of our team.”
Johannes Trenkwalder, Managing Partner of the CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz Kyiv, also expresses his delight: “This ranking once again proves the leading presence and excellent legal services CMS provides for its clients in CEE.”
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For further information, please contact:
Liliya Omelyanenko, CMS
liliya.omelyanenko@cms-cmck.com / + 380 44 391 33 77
Kristijana Lastro, CMS
Kristijana.Lastro@cms-rrh.com / +431 40443 4000
CMS aims to be recognised as the best European provider of legal and tax services. Clients say that what makes CMS special is a combination of three things:

• strong, trusted client relationships
• high quality advice
• industry specialisation

We combine deep local expertise and the most extensive presence in Europe with cross-border consistency and coordination.
CMS has a common culture and a shared heritage which make us distinctively European.
CMS operates in 29 jurisdictions, with 54 offices in Western and Central Europe and beyond. CMS was established in 1999 and today comprises 750 Partners and over 2,800 lawyers.  CMS is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany.
www.cmslegal.com