On 15 August 2024, the Hague District Court issued a decision in the ongoing legal dispute between Gazprom International Limited (hereinafter – “Gazprom”) and Asset Management Company Slavutych-Invest (hereinafter – “Slavutych”).

Integrites has announced a restructuring of its operations leading to the separation of its office in Kazakhstan from its office in Ukraine.

Integrites has advised Novus and Univer on a UAH 400 million corporate bonds issuance.

As the war in Ukraine reshapes the country's economic landscape, the antitrust sector faces significant challenges and transformations, according to Integrites Senior Partner Vyacheslav Korchev, who highlights a growing trend of domestic M&A activity and a push toward aligning with European regulatory standards.

Integrites, working with Hughes Hubbard & Reed, has successfully represented Ukrenergo in an investment treaty arbitration against Russia.

Integrites has advised the Ukrainian subsidiary of Peikko Group Corporation's agreement with Industrial Park Bila Tserkva 1, part of UFuture Group, on launching production in Ukraine.

Integrites, working with Holman Fenwick Willan, has advised Nibulon on reprofiling a USD 80 million pre-export credit facility extended by a syndicate of banks, including ING Bank NV, Credit Agricole CIB, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and FMO, the Dutch entrepreneurial development bank. CMS advised the lenders.

Integrites has advised UAID Fund on financing the reconstruction of the Giraffe Mall in Irpin, Kyiv Region.

Former CMS Partner Anna Pogrebna has joined Integrites as a Partner to focus on real estate, construction, and infrastructure, while Mykola Nychyporuk has joined the firm as a Counsel and the Head of its White-Collar Crime practice.

On April 8, 2024, Integrites announced it had been selected, alongside Latham & Watkins, to advise the Ukrainian Finance Housing Company on a bridge financing to be granted by international financial institutions and the subsequent securitization of mortgage loans.

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Integrites has provided pro bono defense representation to a soldier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine concerning criminal charges brought against him by the military command. The firm also advised the soldier's family on obtaining monetary compensation.

Marked by the turbulence of war, Ukraine’s legal sector has adjusted to the new circumstances but potential future talent challenges loom on the horizon.

Integrites won the public tender and signed the procurement contract to become the legal advisor of NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine on matters related to the activities of the company's supervisory board and its committees throughout 2024, and will work with the UK's Simmons & Simmons as co-executor under the contract.

Integrites' Cross-Border Litigation and Private Client practices Co-Head Dmytro Marchukov has been appointed as a Senior Partner at the firm.

The reconstruction of Ukraine – critical infrastructure, housing, hospitals, and social facilities – is already underway. This major effort has been significantly assisted by international support. Ukraine’s commitment to transparency, coupled with specific regulations under martial law, has been instrumental in achieving this progress.

As the full-scale war continues into the second year, Ukrainian companies are facing unprecedented difficulties with attracting capital which is desperately needed to restore their day-to-day business operations and production halted by the military aggression. Predictably, international debt capital markets remain inaccessible not only to Ukrainian private borrowers but also to sovereign entities. The unpleasant situation worsens with high costs of borrowing, which have skyrocketed even more for Ukrainian borrowers since the outbreak of the war due to unsustainable country risk.

Integrites has advised the Hypra Fund on its USD 10 million acquisition of a minority stake in US-Ukrainian digital product manufacturer Trinetix.