WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Schneider Law Group, an international business law and consulting firm, has been approved for membership in the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), the USUBC executive committee announced today on behalf of the entire USUBC membership of 144 companies and organizations who have business operations, investments or other development programs in Ukraine.

Schneider Law Group, a premier international provider of legal and consulting services, is set to launch an office in Kyiv, Ukraine, as part of the firm’s enhancement of its Eastern European practice. The new office will officially open in late November 2010 and will be managed by Dr. Borys Bazylevskyi, a former Ukrainian diplomat and expert in the fields of international law and international relations.

Schneider Law Group has offices in New York, New Jersey, Chicago, Seoul, Hong Kong, Moscow, and soon in Kyiv, thus ensuring a high quality round-the-clock legal support of international and regional clients.

ABOUT SCHNEIDER LAW GROUP
The Schneider Law Group is a multi-disciplinary, multi-national, practice that advises many international investors on matters related to:
            - Corporate
            - M&A
            - Business Immigration Law
            - Company Incorporations
            - Capital Markets
            - Financial Services and Funds
            - Trust & Estates
            - Real Estate Transactions
            - Intellectual Property
            - Arbitration

Schneider Law Group’s expertise and resources are diverse.  It combines emerging markets experience with international professional standards and represents international corporations doing business in various countries around the globe.  The firm has participated in closings of very important transactions in Eastern Europe (including Ukraine), involving major groups.

Schneider Law Group’s multi-national employees are able to communicate in Russian, English, German, Hungarian, Turkish, Korean, Polish, and Azerbaijani, enabling the firm to better understand the needs of various clients from different backgrounds. 
 
ATTORNEYS & OFFICES IN USA & UKRAINE:
(1) NEW YORK: William Schneider, attorney, 100 Church Street, 8th Fl, New York, NY 07024, tel: +1 718-513-3620; e-mail: wzs@wzslaw.com.

(2) KYIV: Borys Bazylevskyi, attorney, Horizon Officer Tower, 42-44 Shovkovychna Street, Suite 318, Kyiv, 01601 Ukraine; Tel: 380 44 490 1297; E-mail: dr.bbazylevskyi@wzslaw.com

(3) CHICAGO: Alex Tolmatskyi, attorney, 350 East Dundee Road, Suite 320, Wheeling, IL 60090, e-mail: a.tolmatsky@wzslaw.com

"USUBC looks forward to working with the Schneider Law Group and are pleased they are opening an office in Kyiv," said Morgan Williams, Director, Government Affairs, Washington Office, for the SigmaBleyzer Private Equity Investment Management Group, who serves as President of the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC). 

"I met recently in Kyiv with William Schneider, Borys Bazylevskyi and Alex Tolmatskyi.   Borys attended a USUBC sponsored luncheon in Kyiv with U.S. Ambassador John Tefft.  Borys and Alex attended a USUBC workshop on the US Commercial Service and Ukrainian banking opportunities for financing US exports to Ukraine, " Williams said. 

INFORMATION: Additional information about the Schneider Law Group, their personnel, their services and publications may be found at: http://www.wzslaw.com.

USUBC MEMBERSHIP EXPECTED TO REACH 150 BY END OF 2010 
USUBC now has one-hundred forty-four members.  Membership in January of 2005 was eight and in January of 2007 was 22.  Membership is expected to reach 150 by the end of 2010.  The complete list of USUBC members can be found at: http://www.usubc.org/members.php.  For a list of the USUBC board of directors go to the following link: http://www.usubc.org/site/u-s-ukraine-business-council-board-of-directors.