ADER HABER, a Ukrainian law firm, has a long-term commitment to real estate and land matters, assisting leading Ukrainian companies with real estate portfolio management, asset and land acquisitions, lease agreements, property transfers, land use issues, and handling complex disputes. The team is well-versed in both transactional and litigation mandates. The firm supported MERX, a large construction and business center’s lease holding, with the purchase of real estate, which is a cultural heritage monument, in the privatization process. The practice team represented the interests of a large construction corporation called Blockmaster Ukraine within a group of disputes with the capital construction customer with regard to the execution of contractor agreements; advocated for LLC Firma Technova, a company that generates electric power and heat and supplies thermal energy and hot water in the northern-Ukrainian city of Chernihiv, in the termination process of the lease agreement for the municipal property complex, specifically the heating and power plant belonging to the city of Chernihiv. Despite challenges arising from the lack of regulation in leased property located in previously occupied territories and active combat areas, the firm successfully defended DC Ukraine (Watsons), healthcare and beauty care chain store in Asia and Europe, against a landlord’s lawsuit for lease agreement debt recovery by presenting evidence of business impossibility. The firm’s real estate partner, Oleksandra Fedotova, is highly-regarded on the market for her multifaceted experience. Dmytro Nikolov is commended for his creative approach to projects. Iaroslava Lahan is another key senior team member.
Asters, Ukraine’s largest full-service law firm, boasts a reputable real estate team specializing in real estate asset transfers, complex property transactions, land acquisitions, construction, and leasing. The real estate workflow encompasses a diverse range of real estate matters, including ownership structuring and re-zoning, land transfers, lease agreements, services agreements for premises, real estate due diligence and acquisition, complex development and environmental issues for renewable energy projects, as well as residential construction projects in Ukraine. The firm continued providing advice to Quinn Properties Ukraine, the owner of a business center in Kyiv, on lease, and Univermag Ukraina, a shopping complex in the capital, on operational issues related to commercial real estate management and leasing issues. The team assists Management Sciences for Health, a global health non-profit organization implementing the Safe, Affordable, and Effective Medicines for Ukrainians (SAFEMed) Program in Ukraine, with real estate aspects (reconstruction, registration etc.) in connection with reorganization of State-owned Enterprise Ukrmedpostach of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, a strategic supplier to the Ukrainian medical system. Partner Oleg Boichuk is known for guiding estate transactions, being endorsed by peers for his wider background. Viktoriya Demydenko (previously – Metinvest) joined as a counsel and co-head of construction.[1]
The real estate and construction practice group of Baker McKenzie in Kyiv is preferred for handling real estate development and construction projects, property leasing, mortgages, and investment financing. The team excels in structuring international real estate transactions and provides expert guidance on sales, acquisitions, land-related matters, as well as privatization. Among the notable ongoing projects in the firm’s practice portfolio is advising Kingspan Group, a world leader in the production of high-tech, energy efficient building materials, on all legal matters arising in the process of preparation to and implementation of their new project – construction of a multimillion high-tech building technology campus in Western Ukraine. The office continues providing legal advice to IKEA on a regular basis in respect of various matters arising in the course of their operations in Ukraine, including issues arising during the period of martial law. Long-standing multinational clients are supported on various real estate, construction and compliance matters, structuring of operations, greenfield development projects, office lease, as well as force majeure and martial law. Clients include Amstar Europe, ArcelorMittal, McDonald’s Ukraine, La Societe des Centres Commerciaux, Pegasus, Bayer, State Property Fund, embassies of foreign states, international institutions and organizations. The practice has two highly-reputed partners on board – Serhiy Piontkovsky and Lina Nemchenko.
Gramatskiy & Partners is a prominent player on the Ukrainian real estate market, handling a comprehensive range of projects spanning commercial, residential, industrial, HoReCa, leisure, urban renewal and social infrastructure. The firm has established relationships with major developers and construction companies, ensuring its busy workload. City Capital Group, a longstanding client of the firm, is supported in a series of continuously ongoing multimillion projects, in particular, construction of the first stage of the Business Park office complex; construction of a shopping, entertainment, office and hotel complex with underground parking near Lisova metro station in Kyiv; construction of a hotel on Boryspil Highway; expansion of a shopping and entertainment center on the left bank – Darynok Shopping Centre. Furthermore, the firm is consistently retained in prestigious residential construction projects, among others, supporting construction company Zhilstroyinvest on construction of the Trinity residential complex in Kyiv; supporting IF Budinvest 2007 LLC on the development of a residential quarter in Ivano-Frankivsk. The firm also supported NSV Group LLC and private investors in joint activity in the construction of a logistics center and Horonda Park, an industrial park near the EU border. Ernest Gramatskiy, the firm’s founder, is highly-regarded in the real estate community and provides strategic guidance in the firm’s most complex projects. Among other key team members are Denis Boginich (lease matters), and Ihor Kasianov (land disputes).
The multidisciplinary real estate practice at Sayenko Kharenko provides comprehensive advice to a diverse clientele of international and domestic entities, acting on transactional matters, pure real estate, facility management, infrastructure. The firm has a noticeable pipeline of projects related to the reconstruction of Ukraine. The key highlights include advising NEFCO on land allocation procedures and construction regulation in connection with a project to construct housing for internally displaced persons financed by the European Union; Philip Morris on the implementation of a brownfield investment in connection with the launch of new production facilities in Lviv Region. The firm advised R1 Group, a leading development company in Zaporizhzhia, and performed the legal due diligence, reviewing the construction project documentation for 5 of 9-storey residential houses for 310 apartments in Zaporizhzhia. The litigation team defended retailer Auchan in a high-profile case against the Asset Recovery and Management Agency of Ukraine (ARMA) in the Supreme Court of Ukraine, having contested an unlawful sale of the land plots owned by Auchan and Ceetrus. During the research period practice’s workload includes advising on acquisition of production facilities, buildings, negotiating leases for premises and managing the termination of lease agreements, navigating implications of martial law, complex development of land plots, assessing the legal status of specific real estate assets, etc. Oleksandr Nikolaichyk guides M&A deals involving commercial properties and investment projects. Svitlana Gurieieva, the real estate partner, shifted to a business development role. Tymur Enkhbayar, counsel, is the main project leader across the team’s workload.
Alarius is a Ukrainian law firm with distinctive focus on real estate matters, which handles regulatory work and subsequent litigation. The firm is retained by prominent real estate developers, especially in the residential segment. The firm represented the interests of a Ukrainian company Kontaktbudservis LLC engaged in the construction of residential and non-residential real estate objects in a series of legal disputes regarding the recognition of concluded additional agreements on the renewal of lease agreements for five land plots in the city of Kyiv. Another highlight includes representation of the interests of the Ukrainian construction company Citibudservice as a plaintiff in a court dispute concerning the collection of approximately USD 10 million from the Kyiv budget. The firm’s client roster includes Proektinvestbud, Konkord-DS Plus, Stolitsa Group, Kyivmiskbud, and others. Viktor Surnyk, managing partner, is the main contact.
ANTIKA Law Firm possesses extensive experience in providing comprehensive legal support for real estate development projects. During the research period the firm consistently supported construction and renovation projects in various regions of Ukraine, advising on engineering communications and connections, sale of land plots and advised on land lease. The firm defended PJSC Tutkovsky in commercial courts and returned a complex of non-residential and industrial premises in the city of Kyiv, which were illegally registered as the bank’s property. Clients include AWT Bavaria, IBIS, Skvyraplemrybhosp LLC and other names. The firm’s senior partner, Dr.Oleksiy Kot, provides practice strategic guidance. Vasyl Sheretko, senior associate, is also active across projects.
The Kyiv office of Dentons provides support on real estate acquisitions, lease agreements, industrial construction and land matters, corporate structuring for clients entering the Ukrainian market. The firm is deeply engaged in the energy sector, providing extensive legal counsel to industry leaders on construction and land law issues for their projects in Ukraine. For example, the team provided complex legal advice to Hlobynskyy Pererobnyy Zavod on real estate, construction and regulatory matters in connection with the development of a biogas project in Ukraine; advised on real estate and land law matters in connection with several acquisitions in the renewable energy sector; supported complex projects that included construction of solar stations and acquisitions. The ongoing project encompass advising on residential complex construction. Partners Volodymyr Monastyrskyy and Adam Mycyk guide the real estate practice’s work.
Ukrainian real estate boutique Dictio is retained by foreign and domestic companies in the construction sector, energy and agribusiness players, as well as investors, developers, suppliers of construction materials. In June 2022, the firm signed an affiliation with Miller Canfield (USA/Poland) to join efforts in supporting the expansion of clients and investments made by them. Since the onset of the full-scale war, the firm has been actively advising on shifts within real estate and construction sector amidst martial law, including reconstruction projects, foreign investment attraction, insurance against military and political risks, and fostering partnerships between foreign investors and Ukrainian entities. The team renders comprehensive legal counselling to representative office in Ukraine of Unibep S.A., one of the largest construction companies in Poland, in a project called “Reconstruction of the international checkpoint for road traffic Shehyni on the Ukrainian-Polish border”, which is financed in accordance with an inter-governmental agreement. Dencher’s, one of the firm’s longstanding clients, is a Ukrainian company and exporter of honey to European countries, and instructs the team on various real estate transactions, land regulations and lease agreements. The firm advises TB Group, a professional supplier of fire protection installations, on the process of licensing construction activity and the certification procedure. Being highly-active Olena Shtohryn, the firm’s managing partner, joined the parliamentary Working Group for the development of the Urban Planning Code of Ukraine as an expert.
Ukrainain law firm Ilyashev & Partners is renowned for its expertise in dispute resolution, and has swiftly expanded its real estate and construction practice, engaging in comlex regulatory tasks, transactional mandates, comprehensive repair and reconstruction projects. The firm advised the Saltivsky Meat Processing Plant (SMK Group), the largest meat processing site in Ukraine, on the acquisition of rights to agricultural land in Kharkiv Region and supported conclusion of a preliminary contract for the purchase and sale of real estate; delivered complex legal support to Volynholding, which is part of Nestlé, in the process of implementation of the project on expanding production facilities in Volyn Region and relocating the company’s production facilities from Kharkiv. The team recently advised Mirra-Development LLC (UPD Holdings Limited), which owns real estate of 11,000 sq. m on the territory of the formerly state-owned Arsenal plant in Kyiv, on renting additional land plots as a result of their separation. The firm is traditionally known for its extensive litigation practice, particularly property rights and regulatory disputes, a tender appeal. The firm acted in a precedent-making case and represented WTT Netherlands BV in an appeal against the results of the international tender of the EBRD for the purchase of services for the construction of a mechano-biological complex for waste processing in Lviv. Among recent pro bono projects is supporting the Ukrainian Red Cross Society on developing a construction contract for the large-scale repair of the old building of the clinic at the First Medical Union, on the basis of which the UNBROKEN National Rehabilitation Center was created. Dmytro Hrybov, counsel, was promoted to head of real estate and construction in December 2023.
INTEGRITES is sought after for its expertise in advising on industrial construction and reconstruction projects, contractual matters, acquisitions and sales, as well as leasing agreements. The firm continued supporting its long-standing clientele, including the biggest international players in the renewables and energy markets with ongoing matters related to the ongoing war and its impact on their construction projects in Ukraine. During the research period the team advised on the construction of medical centers, new production, industrial facilities, etc. In particular, the firm acts as a legal counsel to VAMED Engineering GmbH, a global service provider for hospitals and other facilities in the healthcare sector, in three projects related to the design, (re)construction and (re)equipment of three healthcare facilities in Ukraine; assists InTica Systems AG, the German automotive manufacturer, with issues related to establishing and launching a production facility near Kyiv; acted as a legal counsel to the American University Kyiv on real estate issues related to opening a campus in the renovated Kyiv River Port. Ümitli, Turkish developer of renewable energy facilities, instructs the firm to support all aspects of acquisition of the land plot in the downtown area of Kyiv for the development of the residential complex with offices and retail facilities. The team provided the urban community of Truskavets with pro bono legal advice on accommodation for internally-displaced persons. Dr. Oleksiy Feliv, managing partner, heads the practice. The practice was strengthened with the arrival of Tetiana Storozhuk, senior associate.
JN Legal is a local law firm that has recently diversified its offer in favor of a full range of services and special turnkey support of development projects. The company offers a unique product for development projects, starting from the selection of a reconstruction object or land plot to the implementation of the entire project, production and sales launch with comprehensive advice on land regulation, construction, urban planning and regulatory tasks. The firm also offers financing and/or credit mechanisms for such projects, and advises transactions on the acquisition of industrial property and land plots. For example, the team currently advises Violet Line East on an investment project related to the launch in Ukraine of an enterprise for the collection and processing of waste incineration in recycling conditions using an ecologically innovative method of processing. The firm recently rendered legal support to GigaCenter in its implementation of a rebuilding project. The firm is also traditionally active in advising construction of residential premises and retail projects. For example, it renders full legal support to Creator Bud for the construction of several residential complexes in Kyiv; advises on a reconstruction project for the Avrora retail chain. In 2023 the firm extended its contentious construction services. Disclosable clients encompass Europarking, Tourist Hotel, ATB Corporation. Market sources recognize Sergiy Dakhnovskiy as a seasoned practitioner in the field. Ian Levitas was noted for his standout managerial role.
Kinstellar’s real estate and construction practice group remains a robust transactional team, providing advice on real estate, infrastructure, construction, land matters for both Ukrainian and international businesses. In 2022-2023, the office rendered legal support in real estate and land transactions, lease, pre-investment due diligence, construction and engineering, privatization, being particularly noticeable in infrastructure and industrial projects, seaports and agribusiness, retail and hotel industry. The team is known for extensive experience in leasing matters, having advised on offices and commercial property lease and applying force majeure clauses. Among notable ongoing highlights is supporting Renesas Design, leading-edge semiconductor solutions provider, in connection with a lease of more than 2,000 sq. m in Lviv. The firm’s project portfolio includes comprehensive commercial property construction projects, urban development projects, structuring grain terminals, etc. Among disclosable clients are HAVI Logistics, Mariupol Investment Group, MoonActive. Oleg Matiusha was promoted to partner position in April 2023.[2] He is one of the FIDIC arbitrators and is acclaimed for having broad experience of real estate, construction and comprehensive infrastructure projects. The senior team includes Yevhen Husakov and Diana Malysh.
KPMG Law offers comprehensive legal support for structuring investments in residential and commercial property construction, including contractual framework and tax considerations. The firm supports clients in negotiating office premises leases, acquisition of real estate assets, advises on construction and real estate in the energy field. The team provided legal advice to OneUkraine GmbH regarding the construction of sustainable wooden housing for internally displaced persons in Ukraine, including the involvement of regulatory frameworks and key authorities, urban planning and land zoning regulations, land allocation, key licenses and permits necessary for the construction process, analysis of key state construction standards, etc. KPMG Law was entrusted by ATC Energie with a project involving legal advice on market entry and participation in the privatization process of a seaport in Ukraine. Yuriy Katser, director, is the main point of contact.
Legal & Economic Security (LES) provides legal support for the construction of residential premises, offering expertise in regulatory and urban planning matters, and representing clients in regulatory disputes to challenge limitations. Throughout the research period the firm provided legal support for the construction of six residential and mixed-use complexes. The firm is known for its extensive experience in appealing decisions controlling construction authorities, and most recently challenged the order issued by a supervisory authority, which suspended construction works at a construction site. On the basis of court decisions, the relevant authorized body provided the firm’s clients with urban planning conditions and restrictions for the design of two construction projects. Viktor Skok leads the firm’s caseload. Serhiy Kolisnyk, managing partner, is the practice head.
TOTUM is a distinguished Ukrainian real estate boutique, renowned for its expertise in urban planning, land law regulation, disposal and lease transactions in Kyiv and its surrounding areas, construction and reconstruction projects. The team is called upon by a diverse clientele including investors, developers, engineering firms, retailers, and machine producers. During the research period the firm’s workload included comprehensive legal support for property rights establishment over diverse land parcels, navigating regulatory constraints, securing environmental approvals, negotiating lease agreements, facilitating critical infrastructure project launches, completing residential and recreational complex transformations, and streamlining land use change processes. In particular, the firm provided comprehensive legal support to Advansis Group for the commissioning of a critical infrastructure facility belonging to the Ukrainian gas transmission system; provided comprehensive legal support to Kvartal Development LLC for the commissioning of the third stage of an apartment complex built in Kyiv Region; handles comprehensive support of the reconstruction of the Auchan shopping and entertainment center in Kyiv. The law firm provided a range of services to a paint and varnish manufacturing plant (Kherson Region) to record the fact of destruction of the property as a result of military actions carried out by the Russian Federation, support in conducting a technical inspection and assessment of the damages caused. Partner Yuriy Khapko is well-versed real estate practitioner, recently guiding support and development of scientific documentation in terms of height approval. The senior team includes Volodymyr Prystai and Yana Mykhailiuk. Bogdan Yaskiv, partner, guides issues of land law.
The Ukrainian office of Wolf Theiss is retained to handle transactional real estate matters, lease relations, real estate dispute resolution matters representing mortgage holders, property owners, and construction companies. The office is regularly advising IRC, a global humanitarian aid, relief, and development nongovernmental organization, on issues related to lease transactions with regard to commercial, residential and industrial property in different regions of Ukraine; advised TangoMe, one of the leading cross-network and cross-platform social live-streaming apps in the world, on lease transaction regarding office premises in a Kyiv class “A” business center. In 2022-2023 the firm continued advising a British investor in connection with a major investment dispute with the city of Kyiv and its municipal authorities as to compensation for the client’s losses sustained as a result of the cancellation by the Kyiv city authorities of an investment infrastructure project that the client was involved in. Throughout the past two years the team has been helping World Central Kitchen, providing it with pro bono advice on the lease of real estate premises in Western Ukraine as it endeavors to help Ukrainians with their humanitarian work. The practice is led by Taras Dumych, managing partner.
Ukrainian law firm ARMADA demonstrates a transactional real estate workload, having acted on real estate due diligence and acquisition transactions, as well as lease matters. For example, the firm rendered legal support in the acquisition of a plant in Bila Tserkva, Kyiv Region, including conducting due diligence and further support of the purchase of a complete property complex, including non-residential premises, roads, driveways, cranes, a transformer substation complex and a warehouse of finished products. Another highlight is conducting due diligence and monitoring of a long-term lease agreement of a complete property complex in the city of Kamianets-Podilskyi. Oksana Ielenych is the main point of contact.
Being active in the corporate and M&A field, EVERLEGAL is mainly involved in transactional real estate matters, transfer to asset management and regulatory issues. The team also covers variety of issues concerning cross-border deals and intra-group restructurings, as well as advises on domestic and international legal mechanisms for compensation for damaged property as a result of hostilities. The dispute team advises a group of private investors in a series of judicial and extrajudicial disputes with developers and urban planning authorities. Among the clients of the firm are Unilever, Fenix Group, UNIT.City, Greenville, Solum LLC, Warszawskie Przedsiębiorstwo Mostowe Mosty SP z O.O., Rentavel LLP. The practice is headed by Oleksandr Demchuk. Oleksandr Ruzhytskyi is a lead partner.
EY Law excels in handling complex infrastructure projects, conducting legal analysis of ownership and rights to the assets, and demonstrates significant involvement in PPP projects. The team supports implementation of a large-scale social project aimed at restoring a lyceum in Hostomel (Buchansky District, Kyiv Region), including preparation of documents among all stakeholders, analysis of potential models between public and private parties. The team is widely known for its unique experience in supporting concession projects in Ukrainian seaports, and currently is engaged in a feasibility analysis of the potential concession project in relation to the 1st Container and Ferry Terminals of Chornomorsk Seaport. The team also rendered legal support on a lease to one of the largest IT-companies. Notable clients include the EBRD, IFC, Charitable organization BUDUYUA, and others. Bogdan Malniev and Kateryna Oliinyk are the main figures.
During the research period KM Partners excelled in diverse legal matters, including facilitating complex M&A deals, resolving property ownership disputes, conducting comprehensive legal due diligence, defending clients in court cases, and facilitating shareholder agreement negotiations for international companies. The team handled the successful defense of a real estate company, member of the international group, in two court cases on the annulment of two decisions of the city council on increasing land rent rates for certain categories of tenants. Maxim Oleksiuk is the lead partner.
Ukrainian law firm NOBLES is called upon to advise on land development to office spaces, production facilities, retail establishments, and hotel projects. The firm is preferred by renowned European retailers, being advised on lease matters and martial law regulations. Office lease matters, business expansion plans and considering hostilities-related risks are subjects of requests from clients. Alexander Weigelt and Volodymyr Yakubovskyy are the main contacts.
Domestic law firm Olsten Partners assists foreign companies with real estate issues on entry to the Ukrainian market; advises a variety of domestic business and private clients on lease of premises, acquisition of real estate assets, obtaining regulatory permits, construction matters, contractual and regulatory disputes. Among the project highlights is legal support to Development Cluster Group for establishing and operating a construction cluster in Ukraine; assistance to LOT with the registration of the right to lease a land plot for non-residential buildings in Kyiv; due diligence of a land plot in Kyiv for the construction of an apartment building. The firm’s portfolio contains a number of construction projects which are in progress. Olesia Romanenko, managing partner, is the main contact.
Renowned for its expertise in M&A and financial transactions, Redcliffe Partners advises on the real estate aspects of supported deals, ensuring comprehensive advice throughout the entire process. In particular, the firm conducted legal due diligence of two Ukrainian subsidiaries and advised on Ukrainian real estate issues in the course of acquisition of FFW, a Denmark-based company specializing in marketing strategies, by advised Jakala S.p.A. S.B., a portfolio company of Ardian, a leading European independent private equity investment company. The practice portfolio included potential acquisitions of industrial and commercial real estate. Svitlana Teush, partner, guides the real estate and construction practice and co-heads the firm’s renewable energy practice.
Vdovychen & Partners provides legal support for various real estate projects in Kyiv, including the reconstruction of buildings into office and commercial centers, development of commercial contracts, and audits for land acquisition and cottage town construction. The firm recently assisted its clients in creating new construction companies, managing townhouse construction projects, conducting legal due diligence, facilitating property sales, restoring property documents, and analyzing real estate purchases abroad, particularly, in Bulgaria. Oleg Vdovychen, managing partner, is the main point of contact.
Being known for handling sound deals on the real estate market, AEQUO* is a visible legal counsel. Yulia Kyrpa is a lead partner and a member of the board of the Register of Damage Caused by the Aggression of the Russian Federation Against Ukraine.[3]
Arzinger* is referred to as a notable legal advisor for real estate acquisitions and commercial property leases. Managing partner Timur Bondaryev has been actively involved in this practice area for many years. Anzhelika Livitska (previously – Asters) joined the firm as a partner.
AVELLUM’s* real estate and infrastructure practice is noted as a vivid player on the Ukrainian market, particularly for its performance in advising property investment deals, M&A, regulatory work. Among the public highlight was advising American University Kyiv on establishing a campus in the historic Kyiv River Port Building. Myksym Maksymenko, partner, is highly active on the market, fronting issues connected with rebuilding Ukraine.
The Kyiv office of CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang* is noted for advising industrial construction projects, property investments, and renewable energy acquisitions. Real estate partner Natalia Kushniruk is renowned for her extensive expertise in transactions. Counsel Mykhaylo Soroka is a recognized name among real estate practitioners.
KPD Consulting* boasts a longstanding presence on the Ukrainian real estate market, serving construction projects, office and production facility leases, as well as advising on collateral issues. Vladyslav Kysil is constantly endorsed for extensive practical experience and solid academic background.
Regional Counsel
Odesa-based ANK Law Office is a top choice for large-scale industrial construction in ports and terminals. The firm is strongly involved in projects to increase the capacity of the Danube ports and increase the volume of cargo handling as well as privatization. The firm advises AGRO-RENI LLC, during implementation of the investment project at Reni Sea Commercial Port on construction, putting into operation and operating a transshipment complex for grain cargoes, the new transshipment multimodal complex at the territory adjoined to Reni Port, as well as in purchasing of the unified property complex for reconstruction for allocation of the warehouse for grain commodities. Dmytro Kolodiazhnyi and Vladyslav Brig are the key team members, guided by Oleksandr Kyfak, the firm’s founder.
AS Legal, which is based in Odesa, specializes in providing legal support for the construction of infrastructure facilities and multi-apartment residential complexes. In wartime the firm continues to deliver legal support to ST Capital on the construction of the Sapphire residential complex. The firm customarily represents clients in construction, contractual and regulatory disputes. The team recently rendered assistance to Vektor Budconsalt Ltd for appealing the resolution of the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning of Odesa, which imposed a fine in the field of urban planning; represented VS Project in pre-trial settlement of a dispute with CNI Odesa Regional Oncology Center of the Odesa Regional Council. The practice is headed by Maksym Andrieiev, the firm’s managing partner.
Law Firm De-Jure, which is based in Odesa, specializes in supporting property transactions, including investments in residential and commercial properties, asset purchases and sales, and financing for construction projects. The firm also acts for a wide range of private clients in asset and share deals centered on real estate assets. Grygorii Tripulskyi is the main point of contact.
Odesa-based law firm Dominanta is focused on supporting investment projects in real estate both in Ukraine and abroad, real estate and land plots transactions, including outbound investment. Among the notable highlights is rendering project and legal support to Degas Group, a vertically-integrated holding, for the construction and launch of the Nova Europe residential complex in Odesa, residential complex Greenwich Park with total investments coming to the value of USD 13 million; representing a private investor in the course of a purchase of commercial real estate in Ukraine, namely the WALL STREET Business Center and WALL STREET MAESTRO hotel complex. During the research period the firm demonstrated experience in real estate projects in Armenia and Bulgaria. For example, it represented a private investor in purchasing one of the biggest shopping malls in Armenia. Vitaly Gritsik and Maxim Kobzov are the main points of contact.
Odesa-based law firm LEGRANT is centered its practice to industrial infrastructure assets and subsequent land plots. The team is providing legal assistance in the registration of rights to a land plot under the future innovative universal transport terminal, which is a prerequisite for the start of construction works; development of the legal mechanism for using warehouse facilities during the transshipment of grain cargo and for exploitation of a single property complex for loading, storage and discharging of liquefied petroleum gas. Managing partner Tetiana Titarenko is the main contact.
Cherkasy-bases Rezultat Law Firm provides legal support of projects on urban planning documentation, construction, land plots allocation and use, lease, etc. Over the course of 2023 the firm observed a rising number of assignments on sale and purchase agreements for agricultural land plots, formalization of rights to use water fund plots, construction projects. Selected highlights include ongoing legal support for the construction of the Kozatska Fortetsia summer camp for children; legal support for the acquisition of agricultural land plots with a total area of 44.5 hectares for the founders of the Trizovagro agricultural enterprise; acquisition of the right to lease water fund plots at land auctions with the total area of 22.8 hectares. The firm has won litigations on termination of lease agreements with unscrupulous tenants. Since Maxim Polishkevych, managing partner, joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Liubov Polishkevych heads the practice and is the main point of contact.
[1] In October 2023, Anzhelika Livitska, counsel, left the firm and joined Arzinger as a partner.
[2] Natalia Kochergina, partner, real estate and construction, departed in March 2023.
[3] The firms marked with an asterisk (*) have not submitted information for the current research. The highlights were taken from public sources to underscore their market presence, a fact consistently confirmed during in-depth interviews.