CMS is top ranked by Chambers Europe 2015

CMS Cameron McKenna, 
Kyiv, Ukraine, Mon, May 18, 2015

Kyiv office of CMS Cameron McKenna has been broadly recognised for itsachievements in a wide variety of areas since its appearance on the Ukrainianmarket in 2007. CMS Cameron McKenna is the Band1 law firm in the Energy sector in Ukraine, marking the fourth consecutive yearthe firm has been ranked. According to recent Chambers Europe 2015 edition, CMSCameron McKenna is: “a prominent teamwith outstanding expertise in the oil and gas sector. Strongly recommended forits experience in production-sharing agreements. Active on renewable energyprojects, including installation and construction matters, and counts majorenergy and mining companies amongst its clients”.

Vitaliy Radchenko, a notable and leading practitioner and Partner, has been ranked as aBand 1 lawyer in Energy for the fourth year in a row too. His “practice covers oil and gas, mineralresources and conventional and renewable power generation”.

Among other highlights, Kyiv office of CMS Cameron McKenna continues tobe highly ranked for Competition/Antitrust, Corporate/M&A, Banking andFinance, Real Estate and Construction, Tax, Employment and Dispute Resolution.

Managing partner of CMS Cameron McKenna, Daniel Bilak, received aperfect rating for being at the top of the Real Estate and Banking &Finance sectors in Ukraine. Real Estate clients describe Daniel ashaving “a breadth of experience inadvising developers, financial institutions and international agribusinesses ona range of real estate issues.”

Recognised in three lawyer rankings, Senior Partner OlexanderMartinenko’s broad practice encompasses M&A, restructuringand competition matters. Olexander is ranked as a Band 1 lawyer inCorporate/M&A and top ranked in Competition/Antitrust and Energy practices.

Head of CMS Cameron McKenna M&A and International Private Equityacross CEE, Graham Conlon,UK-qualified Partner, is highlighted inthe elite leading lawyers list and is considered to be at the very top of hisfield.  He is notable for taking "abalanced, diplomatic approach in negotiations and he is astute in findingsolutions".

This year, Dispute Resolution (both Litigation and Arbitration) has beenidentified among the strengths of the CMS Cameron McKenna Kyiv office. Sergiy Gryshko, a Senior Associate, received recognition in this category forhis experience in international arbitration and was named as a "terrific source of insight intoUkrainian law."

Olga Belyakova, a Counsel, and Nataliya Nakonechna, a Senior Associate,also received an honourable mention for their professionalism in the categoryof Competition and Employment law.

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For furtherinformation, please contact:

Darina Gordienko, CMS

E: darina.gordienko@cms-cmck.com/+38044 3913377

About CMS

CMS is a full-service top 10 global law firm, based on the number oflawyers (Am Law 2013 Global 100). With 59 offices in 33 countries across theworld, revenues totalled €842m in 2013. CMS acts for the majority of the DAX30, a large number of the FT European 500 and a number of Fortune 500companies.

CMS provides a wide range of expertise across 19 expert practice andsector areas including Banking and Finance, Commercial, Competition, Corporate,Dispute Resolution, Employment, Energy, Funds, Intellectual Property, LifeSciences/ Pharmaceuticals, Real Estate & Construction, Tax and TMT.

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