EPAP Ukraine has been highly ranked in all practice areas researched for Ukraine in the newly released The Legal 500 EMEA 2016.

This year EPAP Ukraine advances its positions being top ranked in four practice areas – Corporate and M&A, Dispute Resolution, Energy, and IP. The firm maintained its high rankings for Banking & Finance and Capital Markets, Real Estate & Construction, and Tax.

The Legal 500 top ranks Corporate & M&A Practice for “very good quality at reasonable cost”. Practice Head Oksana Ilchenko and “foreign law expert” Ilona Zekely gain recognition as Leading Individuals. Partner Oleg Boichuk is spotlighted as “knowledgeable and efficient”.

For the second consecutive year, the Guide ranks “hardworking, honest, proactive and technically excellent” Dispute Resolution team in the highest Tier 1, acknowledging “responsive and hardworking” Managing Partner and Practice Head Serhii Sviriba among leading practitioners. “Super-smart, commercial” Partner Markiyan Kliuchkovskyi is highly esteemed by the source, while Partner Gleb Bialyi is individually “recommended for domestic litigation”.

The Guide top ranks Energy Practice and distinguishes Partners Roman Stepanenko and Markiyan Kliuchkovskyi among the outstanding practitioners.

Intellectual Property Practice gains recognition among prominent advisors. Counsel Taras Kyslyy is widely respected for expertise in “IP disputes, registration and antimonopoly”.

Headed by Roman Stepanenko, “a well-respected” Banking & Finance and Capital Markets Practice is acknowledged among the leaders.

Real Estate team is also well praised. Partner Oleg Boichuk and his recent work on advising Univermag Ukraina and a Japanese trading and investment company are marked out in the research.

Tax Practice is again among the leaders of the market. Clients acknowledge “technically excellent” Counsels Oleksandr Maydanyk and Arsen Miliutin.

The Legal 500 has been analysing the capabilities of law firms across 100 jurisdictions, with a comprehensive research programme revised and updated every year to bring the most up-to-date vision of the global legal market.