Asters is the only Ukrainian law firm which has been shortlisted for the prestigious Legal Week's British Legal Awards 2016 in the category "European Law Firm of the Year". Asters is among eight leading European law firms in the running for this honorable prize alongside with Cuatrecasas Goncalves Pereira, Garrigues, Kinstellar, Magnusson, Mourant Ozannes, Noerr and Uria Menendez.

Commenting on the nomination, Asters' Managing Partner Oleksiy Didkovskiy points out: "We are delighted to be among the finalists for such an honorable award together with a number of elite European law firms. This nomination recognizes hard work of Asters' team, our excellent client service, social responsibility and the Firms' utmost reputation among our clients and peers."

The British Legal Awards was established to recognise legal business community's important contribution not just to the UK economy but also to wider Europe. The judging process is carried by an independent judging panel made up of senior business lawyers from major corporations, banks and the public sector on the basis of such criteria as legal expertise and innovation, strategic vision, business winning, client care, employee development, financial performance and commitment to CSR.

The winners of The British Legal Awards will be announced on 24 November 2016 at Finsbury Square, London.

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Asters is a full-service independent national law firm that has maintained a strong presence in Ukraine since 1995. Asters has been acknowledged as the Law Firm of the Decade by Ukraine's Legal Awards 2016. The Firm is a two-time winner of the Law Firm of the Year: Ukraine and the CIS award (The Lawyer European Awards 2014 and 2015), Law Firm of the Year (Ukraine) award (Who's Who Legal Awards 2014), Law Firm of the Year award (Ukrainian Legal Awards 2014) and is also named No.1 law firm in Ukraine according to the 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 Top 50 Law Firms Annual National Ranking.