Fortior Law is an international, disputes-focused law firm headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, with offices in Kyiv, London, Nicosia, Taipei and Tbilisi.

The Ukrainian office of Fortior Law specialises in handling complex cross-border disputes concerning the trading and shipping of soft commodities, finance and investment treaty protection. The team also advises on human rights matters and provides transactional support in corporate law, M&A, tax and customs law.

Fortior Law represents clients before the English High Court and in investment and commercial arbitrations, primarily governed by English and US law, under the rules of institutions such as LCIA, LMAA, GAFTA, FOSFA, SCAI. We regularly obtain worldwide freezing orders and other prohibitory injunctions from the English High Court, as well as interim measures in jurisdictions such as Switzerland, Cyprus and the UAE, in support of arbitration proceedings.

The key individuals in the Kyiv office include:

• Vitaliy Kozachenko, Managing Partner of Fortior Law, is admitted to practise in New York and England & Wales, a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a supporting member of the LMAA (London Maritime Arbitrators Association).
• Ivan Lishchyna is a cross-border commercial litigation and human rights specialist. He served as Deputy Minister of Justice of Ukraine, leading complex international disputes on behalf of the State and state-owned entities, and acted as Ukraine’s representative before the European Court of Human Rights.
• Pavlo Moroz is one of the top specialists in Ukraine in cross-border M&A, corporate, tax and customs law. Pavlo also served as Deputy Minister of Justice of Ukraine in charge of corporate registration and de-centralisation.

Since its establishment, Fortior Law has earned the trust of both Ukrainian and international clients. Our work has been recognised by leading legal directories, including The Legal 500. Fortior Law is ranked among the top 10 international law firms in Ukraine by the Top-50 Leading Law Firms in Ukraine, and as one of the leading firms in commodities by Ukrainian Law Firms: A Handbook for Foreign Clients.