In the Legal 500 EMEA 2026 ranking, Redcliffe Partners has been recognised across eight practice areas, reflecting the breadth of the firm’s capabilities and expertise. The firm’s rankings include: Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 A number of the firm’s lawyers have also received individual recognition: Client feedback highlighted the strength of the firm’s teams across practices: Banking, Finance and…
Read MoreAs Ukraine enters another year of full-scale war, the authorities continue to deploy targeted measures to stabilise the economy, attract private capital and prepare the groundwork for post-war recovery. This update covers (i) the latest operational developments for the U.S.–Ukraine Investment Fund (the “Fund”) and (ii) further easing of the martial-law moratorium on select cross-border FX transfers by the National…
Read MoreWe are proud to be one of only two firms in Ukraine to receive Band 1 recognition in Antitrust / Competition from Chambers and Partners. In addition, Redcliffe Partners has been ranked Band 1 in Banking & Finance in Ukraine and has also been recognised in Corporate / M&A. We are especially proud that our colleagues Olexiy Soshenko, Managing Partner,…
Read MoreCEELM: Were there any new laws or amendments in 2025 that significantly affected competition oversight in Ukraine? Denys Medvediev: In 2025, the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU) consolidated its return to its pre-full-scale war operational capacity. Merger review timelines became more predictable, initial rejection rates declined, and enforcement activity intensified across priority sectors. A defining feature of the year was…
Read MoreThe transaction establishing the United States-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund has been shortlisted for the 2025 CEE Deal of the Year in Ukraine by CEE Legal Matters. The shortlist recognition underscores both the strategic importance and the legal novelty and highest complexity of this first-of-its-kind investment framework intended to mobilize public and private capital into Ukraine, including during wartime and post-war…
Read MoreIn The Corner Office, we ask Managing Partners at law firms across Central and Eastern Europe about their backgrounds, strategies, and responsibilities. This time around, we asked: To date, have the investments the firm has made into AI tools made a return on investment? If no/not yet, what do you believe have been the main barriers to it? If yes,…
Read MoreThe National Bank of Ukraine (the NBU) has announced a further easing of certain foreign exchange (FX) restrictions, effective 14 January 2026. The key changes are summarised below. New FX Mechanism Linked to Post-2026 Foreign Loans The NBU has introduced a mechanism under which foreign currency funds received under a foreign loan on or after 1 January 2026 (other than…
Read MoreCareer: Redcliffe Partners, Partner, Co-Head of Antitrust practice: 2021-present PJSC Ukreximbank; Member of the Supervisory Board; 2021-2023 Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine; Chairman; 2015-2020 ArcelorMittal: General Counsel (Legal, Real Estate, Compliance, Corporate Secretary): 2012-2015 Metro Cash and Carry Ukraine; Compliance Officer, Head of Internal Audit (Operational Monitoring); 2009-2012 Metro Cash and Carry Ukraine; Head of Expansion Coordination; 2008-2009 Metro Cash and…
Read MoreBy Teona Gelashvili As reconstruction efforts accelerate, Avellum Managing Partner Mykola Stetsenko, Imagine Lawyers Partner Illya Sverdlov, Redcliffe Partners Partner Albert Sych, and LCF Law Group Partner Ivan Bondarchuk outline how financing models, PPP legislation, and investor sentiment are evolving. A More Structured Landscape Looking at Ukraine’s reconstruction market, “the overall landscape is becoming more structured, and the pace tends…
Read MoreThe legal profession keeps moving forward – and it’s encouraging to see new leaders and rising talent being noticed. In Yurydychna Gazeta’s research on the next generation of legal professionals, Redcliffe Partners lawyers were recognised as follows: Rising Leaders – Denys Medvediev, Partner, Competition & Antitrust – Victoria Ivasechko, Counsel, International Arbitration & Litigation, Head of Dispute Resolution Junior Stars:…
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