Oleksandr Fefelov
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Spotlight : Competition/Antitrust
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Provided by Oleksandr Fefelov
Practice Areas
Partner Oleksandr Fefelov is a Head of Antitrust and Competition Practice at Ilyashev & Partners. Oleksandr specialises in Antitrust, Competition, Corporate and M&A, Foreign Investments, Public Procurement, Privatization, Compliance.
Career
A recognized expert in the protection of economic competition, public procurement and state aid, Oleksandr Fefelov has been carrying out antitrust regulation work in Ukraine for 30 years.
Oleksandr successfully represents clients in antitrust disputes, participates in consideration of cases on unfair competition, abuse of monopolistic market position.
Personal
Education
• Institute of International Relations of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Master in International Law;
• Queen Mary and Westfield College of London University (Great Britain), International Commercial Law Internship.
Recommended as one of the leading lawyers in Antitrust and Competition according to Ukrainian research “Ukrainian Law Firms. A Handbook for Foreign Clients", international directories Chambers Europe and The Legal 500 - EMEA. Listed in “Client’s Choice: TOP-100 Best Lawyers of Ukraine".
Languages Spoken
English, Ukrainian, Russian.
Professional Memberships
• Kyiv City Bar Council;
• President of the Ukrainian Law Firms Association
Chambers Review
Europe
Oleksandr Fefelov of Ilyashev & Partners offers a broad competition law practice, advising clients on merger clearance mandates, appeals against AMCU decisions and competition compliance mandates.
Articles, highlights and press releases
13 items provided by Ilyashev & Partners
50 Leading Law Firms of Ukraine 2025: Ilyashev & Partners Ranked Second
Ilyashev & Partners Law Firm was ranked second out of 50 Leading Law Firms of Ukraine 2025, an annual ranking of Ukrainian law firms. A report of the national research program results was published by Yurydychna Praktyka Publishing House on 4 December 2024.
Ukraine's 50 Leading Law Firms 2024: Ilyashev & Partners Ranked Second
Ilyashev & Partners Law Firm is ranked second out of 50 Leading Law Firms of Ukraine 2024, an annual ranking of Ukrainian law firms. The results of the annual research program were published by Yurydychna Praktyka Publishing House on 14 December 2023.
Ilyashev & Partners Provides Pro Bono Legal Services to the Strategic State Enterprise of Ukroboronp
Ilyashev & Partners Law Firm and the strategic State Enterprise Plant 410 Civil Aviation (a part of the State Concern Ukroboronprom) have reached an agreement to expand the scope of services that the firm will provide pro bono during martial law period.
Chambers Europe 2023 Recommends Ilyashev & Partners as a Leading Law Firm in Ukraine
Ilyashev & Partners Law Firm is recommended by the authoritative international survey Chambers Europe 2023 in Dispute Resolution, Competition/Antitrust, Employment, and Intellectual Property practices. Survey results were released on 16 March 2023.
Ilyashev & Partners Won a Case Against the AMCU in the Supreme Court
The team of Antitrust and Competition Practice of Ilyashev & Partners Law Firm defended the interests of Municipal Enterprise International Airport Kyiv (Zhulyany) named after I. Sikorsky, as well as of Master-Avia LLC, which is engaged in the development and maintenance of the airport.
M&A in Ukraine During COVID-19. General Advice
This article is to address two aspects of M&A in Ukraine in the face of the global disaster called outbreak of COVID-19.
Ilyashev & Partners Proved the Illegal Nature of Claims Filed by Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority
The team of Ilyashev & Partners has successfully defended the interests of Danube Shipping and Stevedoring Company LLC in a dispute with the State Enterprise Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority over the use of berth and berthing infrastructure of Mykolaiv Sea Port.
Ilyashev & Partners Is Top-Ranked in Ukrainian Law Firms 2020
According to the results of a research Ukrainian Law Firms 2020. A Handbook for Foreign Clients, published July 28, 2020 Ilyashev & Partners ranked 1st in Litigation for Ukraine. Ilyashev & Partners heads the ranking for the sixth year in a row.
Ilyashev & Partners Wins an Action Against the Antimonopoly Committee in the Supreme Court
The antitrust practice team of Ilyashev & Partners Law Firm defended the interests of the leading Ukrainian pharmaceutical manufacturer Biopharma in a case involving an alleged violation of legislation on the protection of economic competition in the national market of immunoglobulins.
Chambers Europe 2020 Recommends Ilyashev & Partners as a Leading Law Firm
Ilyashev & Partners Law Firm headed the Chambers Europe rating in the field of Dispute Resolution in Ukraine, becoming the only Band 1 firm in this practice for 3 years in a row.
Role of the AMCU as of the Body for Challenging the Public Procurement Procedures
Existence and adequate protection of competition against the actions of the state represent a cornerstone of public procurement in a market economy system.
New Face of the AMCU in the Light of European Integration
Long before the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement was concluded, it was quite clear that there was a number of issues in the field of protection of economic competition pertaining to the regulatory support for the activities of governmental bodies operating in this field.
Supreme Court Has Finally Resolved a Dispute on Monopoly Abuse by Ukrzaliznytsia
The antitrust practice team of Ilyashev & Partners Law Firm under the guidance of Partner Oleksandr Fefelov and Counsel Valeriia Gudiy defended the interests of Ukrrichflot Shipping Company in a case on monopoly abuse by JSC Ukrzaliznytsia (Ukrainian Railways).
50 Leading Law Firms of Ukraine 2025: Ilyashev & Partners Ranked Second
Ilyashev & Partners Law Firm was ranked second out of 50 Leading Law Firms of Ukraine 2025, an annual ranking of Ukrainian law firms. A report of the national research program results was published by Yurydychna Praktyka Publishing House on 4 December 2024.
Ukraine's 50 Leading Law Firms 2024: Ilyashev & Partners Ranked Second
Ilyashev & Partners Law Firm is ranked second out of 50 Leading Law Firms of Ukraine 2024, an annual ranking of Ukrainian law firms. The results of the annual research program were published by Yurydychna Praktyka Publishing House on 14 December 2023.
Ilyashev & Partners Provides Pro Bono Legal Services to the Strategic State Enterprise of Ukroboronp
Ilyashev & Partners Law Firm and the strategic State Enterprise Plant 410 Civil Aviation (a part of the State Concern Ukroboronprom) have reached an agreement to expand the scope of services that the firm will provide pro bono during martial law period.
Chambers Europe 2023 Recommends Ilyashev & Partners as a Leading Law Firm in Ukraine
Ilyashev & Partners Law Firm is recommended by the authoritative international survey Chambers Europe 2023 in Dispute Resolution, Competition/Antitrust, Employment, and Intellectual Property practices. Survey results were released on 16 March 2023.
Ilyashev & Partners Won a Case Against the AMCU in the Supreme Court
The team of Antitrust and Competition Practice of Ilyashev & Partners Law Firm defended the interests of Municipal Enterprise International Airport Kyiv (Zhulyany) named after I. Sikorsky, as well as of Master-Avia LLC, which is engaged in the development and maintenance of the airport.
M&A in Ukraine During COVID-19. General Advice
This article is to address two aspects of M&A in Ukraine in the face of the global disaster called outbreak of COVID-19.
Ilyashev & Partners Proved the Illegal Nature of Claims Filed by Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority
The team of Ilyashev & Partners has successfully defended the interests of Danube Shipping and Stevedoring Company LLC in a dispute with the State Enterprise Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority over the use of berth and berthing infrastructure of Mykolaiv Sea Port.
Ilyashev & Partners Is Top-Ranked in Ukrainian Law Firms 2020
According to the results of a research Ukrainian Law Firms 2020. A Handbook for Foreign Clients, published July 28, 2020 Ilyashev & Partners ranked 1st in Litigation for Ukraine. Ilyashev & Partners heads the ranking for the sixth year in a row.
Ilyashev & Partners Wins an Action Against the Antimonopoly Committee in the Supreme Court
The antitrust practice team of Ilyashev & Partners Law Firm defended the interests of the leading Ukrainian pharmaceutical manufacturer Biopharma in a case involving an alleged violation of legislation on the protection of economic competition in the national market of immunoglobulins.
Chambers Europe 2020 Recommends Ilyashev & Partners as a Leading Law Firm
Ilyashev & Partners Law Firm headed the Chambers Europe rating in the field of Dispute Resolution in Ukraine, becoming the only Band 1 firm in this practice for 3 years in a row.
Role of the AMCU as of the Body for Challenging the Public Procurement Procedures
Existence and adequate protection of competition against the actions of the state represent a cornerstone of public procurement in a market economy system.
New Face of the AMCU in the Light of European Integration
Long before the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement was concluded, it was quite clear that there was a number of issues in the field of protection of economic competition pertaining to the regulatory support for the activities of governmental bodies operating in this field.
Supreme Court Has Finally Resolved a Dispute on Monopoly Abuse by Ukrzaliznytsia
The antitrust practice team of Ilyashev & Partners Law Firm under the guidance of Partner Oleksandr Fefelov and Counsel Valeriia Gudiy defended the interests of Ukrrichflot Shipping Company in a case on monopoly abuse by JSC Ukrzaliznytsia (Ukrainian Railways).
