Vasil Kisil & Partners has advised youth entrepreneurship educator Junior Achievement Europe on the establishment of its institutional presence in Ukraine through a specialized NGO called Junior Achievement Ukraine.

CMS has advised the PrimoCollect Group on obtaining the National Bank of Ukraine's approval for its acquisition of a significant stake in the Tiger Finance non-banking financial company.

Avellum has advised both Q Partners and UPD Holdings Limited on obtaining merger control clearance for the former’s acquisition of a 55% stake in the latter, before the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine.

Esquires has successfully represented Limagrain Ukraine in a tax dispute before the Kyiv Sixth Appeal Administrative Court.

Peterka & Partners has successfully represented France’s Bureau National Interprofessionnel du Cognac (BNIC) in registering the French "Cognac" geographical indication in the Ukrainian Customs Register of Intellectual Property Rights.

Arzinger has successfully defended the interests of Roust Ukraine in a labor dispute with a former employee.

Integrites, working with Aramis, has advised the InVivo Group on obtaining merger clearance in Ukraine and Kazakhstan for its EUR 2.2 billion acquisition of the Soufflet Group.

Transport and infrastructure boutique Agreca law firm has joined Arzinger, which now has two additional Partners – Andrii Pidhainyi and Maryna Sharapa.

In 2021 Ukraine enacted a set of laws ("Diia City laws") aimed at introducing a legal framework as well as tax, social security, labour and certain other incentives for Ukrainian businesses that derive all or almost all their revenues from R&D and IT-related activities (also known as "DIIA CITY").

On 24 November 2021, Ukraine launched a new law enforcement authority – the Bureau of Economic Security of Ukraine (“BES”). BES will focus on analytical activities aimed at early detection of risks in the economy, as well as pre-trial investigation of certain criminal offences.

On 15 December 2021 the Law of Ukraine “On Mediation” No. 1875-IX (“Law”) entered into force. The Law introduced mediation as a voluntary alternative dispute resolution method for the first time at the legislative level.

The capital markets in Ukraine have been a sleeping topic until recently. On June 19, 2020, the Ukrainian Parliament has restated the Law of Ukraine on Capital Markets and Organized Commodity Markets (Law). The restated Law became effective in July 2021, introducing a whole new framework for the issue of securities in Ukraine. It implements the most important EU capital markets regulations, including MiFID II, MiFIR, and CRD IV.

Sayenko Kharenko has advised Elementum Energy Limited on its acquisition of a majority stake in Lymanska Vitroelektrostantsiia from Ukraine Power Resources.

Oleksandr Markov, Head of Tax and Tax Litigation practice at Redcliffe Partners, has been promoted to Partner at the firm.

Comprehensive legislative overhaul, thriving business sectors, and new opportunities for foreign investors – these are the hot topics in Ukraine right now, according to Integrites Partner Illya Tkachuk.

Head of Avellum's Competition practice Mykyta Nota has been promoted to Partner, as of January 1, 2022.

Arzinger has advised Siriusproject Lviv on the refinancing of the shopping and entertainment mall King Cross Leopolis in Lviv.

Sayenko Kharenko, working with the Italian office of Bird & Bird, has successfully represented Sistema Prosecco before the Supreme Court of Ukraine in an unfair competition case over a Ukrainian wine producer using the Prosecco brand for its wines.