Ukraine

FIRM:

Established in 1992, Konnov & Sozanovsky is one of the leading Ukrainian law firms with office in Russia and representative offices in Cyprus and Great Britain.

Konnov & Sozanovsky provides comprehensive legal assistance to national and foreign clients in the most popular business areas of law such as copyright and media law, competition law, corporate law, real estate, construction and land law, litigation and ADR, intellectual property law, commercial law and contracts, securities and financial institutions, tax law.

We practice an individual approach in each case, taking into consideration the peculiarities of a client’s business and his preferences. Our practice includes provision of legal assistance in various sectors of economy such as advertising and design, agricultural industry, banking, energy and power, food industry, insurance, investment and equity market, light industry, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, publishing, real estate and construction, computer programs, tobacco and spirits, trade and distribution, veterinary science, and land market.

Konnov & Sozanovsky's approach to law is results-oriented. We deliver crisp, corporate legal results on every file; we have a rational fee structure. Our success rests on long-term client-firm relationships predicated on fair, predictable fees. We have a disciplined business culture - we recruit only the best, and instill in them our no-nonsense, client-centered commitment. We follow world-class standards - professional internships, conference participation, and prolific authorship sustains our critical legal edge.

Konnov & Sozanovsky is actively engaged in full panoply of community activities. The firm supports profile legal and business associations, provides financial support of the national teams in international legal competitions, provides university students with the chance to practice or train with any legal department of the Firm, and also acts as a sponsor for public events.

Konnov & Sozanovsky publishes legal news via the Internet on a regular basis. To subscribe, visit us at www.konnov.com. The firm’s lawyers are co-authors of numerous foreign publications. Konnov & Sozanovsky lawyers are experienced legal authors and commentators on various legal and business events which are published in the leading mass-media.

Konnov & Sozanovsky cooperates with large international firms and is a full member of American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine (ACC), Ukrainian Bar Association (UBA), European Business Association (EBA, Ukraine), Association of European Businesses (AEB, Russia), International Trademark Association (INTA). Our lawyers are members of American Bar Association (ABA), International Fiscal Association (IFA), Ukrainian Bar Association (UBA), International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI), International Trademark Association (INTA), International Bar Association (IBA), Ukrainian Patent Attorney Association, Ukrainian Advocate's Association (UAA). The firm’s lawyers hold executive positions in the committees of American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine (ACC) and European Business Association (EBA).

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

• Commercial Law and Contracts
• Competition Law
• Copyright and Medial Law
• Corporate Law
• Intellectual Property
• Litigation
• Real Estate, Construction and Land Law
• Tax Law