Denys Medvediev is a Partner in the Antitrust and International Trade practices with solid experience in competition and internal trade law.
Denys has a track record of more than 200 cleared transactions, including obtaining clearances for high-profile M&A deals, establishment of JVs, creation of a purchasing alliance, and eco/sustainability initiatives among competitors. Denys regularly advises clients on the competition law aspects of distribution agreements (in particular, on sales schemes, discounting and bonus programmes, and marketing campaigns), as well as on unfair competition aspects of advertising, use of trademarks, packaging, etc. He has extensive experience of representing clients in abuse of dominance, cartel and unfair competition cases. He also regularly represents international and domestic clients in trade defence investigations.
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Denys’s experience in Antitrust includes advising:
- EBRD and IFC in connection with USD 435 million financing to support the merger of the Lifecell and Datagroup-Volia groups (Deal of the Year in Ukraine in 2024 according to CEE Legal Matters)
- One of the world’s leading agrochemical/biotechnological companies on obtaining merger clearance in Ukraine for a USD 63 billion transaction with considerable overlaps in the local market of crop protection products
- A French multinational rolling stock manufacturer on the EUR 12.35 billion sale of its power and grid business to a US multinational conglomerate
- Two big names in the beverage industry on obtaining merger clearance in Ukraine for a USD 12 billion transaction
- A leading investment firm in the USA on obtaining merger clearance in Ukraine for the USD 6.5 billion acquisition of an IT company active in the development of software for the automobile and property insurance industries
- A US-based multinational technology conglomerate on obtaining merger clearances in Ukraine for numerous acquisitions of IT start-ups worldwide
- A major European automobile producer on obtaining merger clearance in Ukraine for the EUR 2.2 billion acquisition of a US automobile producer’s business division, in a transaction with considerable overlaps in different car segments
- Two of the world’s leading steel producers on obtaining merger clearance in Ukraine for the establishment of a JV (Deal of the Year Award from the S&P Platts 2020 Global Metals Awards)
- Several international container shipping companies on obtaining antitrust (concerted practices) clearance for the establishment of a global shipping business network, including the creation of a blockchain platform for a wide range of industry stakeholders
- European Business Association (EBA) and several Ukrainian subsidiaries of global leaders in crop protection industry on obtaining antitrust (concerted practices) clearance for the establishment of an online platform for co-ordinating their efforts on the collection, processing and recycling of crop protection containers
- A major Ukrainian retail chain and two other local retailers on obtaining antitrust (concerted practices) clearance for the establishment of a regional trading and purchasing union aimed at the reduction of purchasing and retail prices for food and non-food products
- One of the world’s largest generic drug companies on the protection of its rights in an unfair competition case (i.e., the use by the client’s competitor of a similar packaging design for its drugs, that can mislead consumers)
- A major Ukrainian wholesale distributor of tobacco products in one of the most high-profile abuse of dominance cases of the past few years
- One of the biggest pharma distributors in Ukraine on appealing the AMC’s decision to impose a fine in a cartel case (i.e., alleged concerted practices of a global pharmaceutical company and its Ukrainian distributors)
Denys’s experience in Trade Defence includes representing clients in:
- A safeguard investigation concerning imports of cheese and certain cheese products into Ukraine, successfully concluded with no duties imposed
- An anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of syringes into Ukraine, successfully concluded with no duties imposed
- An anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of steel pipes into Ukraine, resulting in the imposition of a duty at a level acceptable to the client
- An anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of steel fasteners into Ukraine, resulting in the imposition of a duty at a level acceptable to the client
- A safeguard investigation concerning imports of sulphuric acid and oleum into Ukraine, successfully concluded with no duties imposed, and with quotas that were not significant for the client
- An anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of urea-formaldehyde concentrate (UFC) and urea-formaldehyde resin (UFR) into Ukraine, successfully concluded with no duties imposed on UFC and a manageable duty applied to UFR
