Managing Partner,

MK Legal Service, Attorney

Mr. Kurochko has 19 years of legal expertise. For 5 years, Maksym was a senior legal counsel and the head of the legal department of major IT companies Gigatrans and Synchron. Having gained the necessary expertise as in-house legal counsels, Maksym and his colleagues launched the legal company MK Legal Service in 2011.

Maksym’s notable representative qualities are:

• Expert in providing comprehensive legal support for businesses in IT, Electronic Communications, HoReCa (Hospitality, Restaurants, Cafés), Retail, Manufacturing, and Real Estate sectors.
• Project leader on corporate restructuring, international market entry, and investment projects launching and scaling throughout Ukraine and abroad.
• Investment adviser with a project portfolio of more than 15 million dollars.
• Co-founder of GigaGroup, a group of companies that are the leaders of the Ukrainian cloud technologies, data center services, telecommunications, and cybersecurity markets.
• Active member and expert of key Ukrainian business organizations Young Business Club, the European Association of Software Engineering, Diia City United, and the leading legal forums of Ukraine.

Key legal expertise of Maksym Kurochko includes:

• IT law;
• investment legal support;
• corporate law and structuring;
• GR and Public-Private Partnership;
• intellectual property protection;
• tax consulting and dispute resolution;
• civil, commercial, and administrative dispute resolution;
• business defense.

Mr. Kurochko’s skill set also encompasses the following services:

• evaluation of business models and business plans;
• development of business expansion strategies in the Ukrainian market and abroad;
• support of complex negotiations with clients, partners, contractors, and investors;
• corporate model structuring to attract investment;
• development and packaging of the franchise business models;
• development of defense strategies at the pre-trial stage and in court.

Leading legal rankings, namely Legal 500, Ukrainian Law Firms. A Handbook For Foreign Clients, 50 Best Law Firms in Ukraine, Client’s Choice. TOP 100 Best Lawyers of Ukraine, Market Leaders. Ranking of the Ukrainian Law Companies, and Attorney of the Year, praise Maksym’s high-quality expertise and leadership.

The greatest recent recognition is the inclusion of Maksym Kurochko in the TOP-100 lawyers in Ukraine for two consecutive years. In 2024, Maksym has been recognized among the best legal experts in IT and Telecommunications, Corporate and M&A, Investments, IP, Tax Law and Consulting, GR and Regulatory Activity.