KPMG Law Ukraine is rated by The Legal 500 EMEA 2019

KPMG Law Ukraine is rated by The Legal 500 EMEA 2019

On 10 April 2019, international rating The Legal 500 EMEA released the annual results of legal market research.

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On 10 April 2019, international rating The Legal 500 EMEA released the annual results of legal market research.

It has now become a tradition that KPMG Law Ukraine is ranked in the first tier of Tax. Oksana Olekhova, Partner, Head of Tax Advisory, and Maksym Zalavnyy, Director, Head of M&A Tax, are the leading experts of KPMG Tax practice. Sergiy Popov, Partner, Head of Tax & Legal, acted for a Ukrainian energy producer in a tax audit of nine group companies. In addition, KPMG was mentioned in this research as the firm that "has the largest transfer pricing practice in Eastern Europe, which is led by Konstantin Karpushin."

Commercial, corporate and M&A practice demonstrated stability of the results and was ranked in the third tier among the market leaders. Yuriy Katser, Director, Head of Legal Services, acted for United Nations Office in Ukraine for Project Services on the establishment of a new utility company to control Kiev's district heating system.

This year, two more practices were included in The Legal 500 for the first time and received high recommendations: Energy and Dispute resolution. The legal expertise of Sergiy Popov, Yuriy Katser and Iaroslav Cheker were recommended separately. Citing the research: “The 'clear and thoughtful' Yuriy Katser acts for Ukrainian energy companies and multinational corporations. He advised an overseas investor on the acquisition of four 10MW solar power plants”. As mentioned in the Guide, “KPMG Ukraine is very responsive and provides robust, good quality work”. In addition, the research highlighted the high level of support provided by Yuriy Katser, who acted for a liquidated bank in a Supreme Court case seeking to confirm the legality of its liquidation. LG Electronics is also among the firm's clients.

"As an international company, we always implement high customer service standards and appreciate their positive feedback. The Legal 500 2019 demonstrates that KPMG Law Ukraine reaffirms its strong position in the market and growth dynamics of our presence in the ratings by legal practice areas, which are classical for law firms," Sergiy Popov, Partner, KPMG Law Ukraine, commented.

The Legal 500 – the leading international guide that has been providing annual comprehensive analyses of legal markets in more than 100 countries worldwide since 1987. The results of the review are based on questionnaires of law firms, interviews with clients and business leaders on the legal services market.

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