Competition/Antitrust
Europe Guide 2024 : Ukraine
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Provided by Asters
Asters lawyers have profound knowledge and vast experience in the entire spectrum of antitrust issues that includes merger cases, concerted practices, abuse of dominance, unfair competition, etc.
Asters guides and counsels its clients to help them minimize the burden of responding to the state investigations, obtaining merger clearances and other authorizations from the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine.
With 9 lawyers in the antitrust / competition team, our practice is the biggest in Ukraine. Asters Partners Igor Svechkar and Oleksandr Voznyuk are leading practitioners in this area and represent Ukrainian and foreign clients in the most complicated and high-profile transactions and antitrust investigations.
Our lawyers closely interact and cooperate with the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine and are very active in the legal and academic community – in particular, Oleksandr Voznyuk is a chairman of the Competition Committee of the Ukrainian Bar Association and a Co-Chair of Competition Commission of ICC Ukraine, while Igor Svechkar is a member of the Competition Committee of the Ukrainian Bar Association and the Public Council of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine.
Chambers Review
Asters has a market-leading team that remains a top choice for high-profile domestic and cross-border merger filings and behavioural investigations. The law firm represents clients before the competition authorities and challenges decisions of the authority before the Ukrainian courts. The legal practice is experienced in matters pertaining to abuse of dominance, cartels and concerted practices, particularly in the pharmaceutical and financial sectors. It also offers significant expertise in compliance issues, particularly regarding distribution agreements. Asters acts for blue-chip international clients from a variety of sectors including private equity and energy.
Work Highlights
- Asters advised Microsoft on the Ukrainian competition law aspects of its acquisition of Activision.
Notable Practitioners
Igor Svechkar has a strong focus on high-value merger clearance mandates, assisting clients with both phase I and II investigations. He also represents clients in behavioural investigations into allegations of anti-competitive vertical practices.
Oleksandr Voznyuk has a varied competition law practice that covers advising clients on investigations into allegations of abuse of dominance and assisting with obtaining competition law approval for proposed concentrations.
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Clients
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Bayer
Lactalis
L’Oréal
Microsoft Corporation
Peugeot S.A.
Philip Morris
Sanofi
Visa
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Energy
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