Fairsquare has launched an office in Kyiv, focusing on providing advice and assistance to clients regarding their expansion into the Ukrainian market. The office will be headed by Ihor Mazurenko.
According to the firm, Mazurenko’s expertise “primarily lies in litigation in the areas of civil, commercial, and criminal law, including experience in commercial law and comprehensive company formation and ownership structures; the firm also provides services in the areas of commercial, civil, administrative, labor and family law, as well as debt collection and protection of intellectual property rights.”
"The goal of opening a representation in Kyiv is to extend the provision of our legal services and support the expected gradual expansion of clients into the Ukrainian market," explained Founder and Partner Erik Schwarcz. "Ukraine will sooner or later undergo massive reconstruction and gradual recovery. This fact will certainly stimulate the interest of Central European companies in this market and their participation in it. We want to be prepared for this in the interest of our clients, and we are already registering a number of inquiries and questions from our clients in Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and Austria regarding the Ukrainian market.”
"After the outbreak of the invasion, many companies in Ukraine suspended their procedural activities," added Mazurenko. “However, now, several international corporations are resuming their activities. For example, McDonald's, H&M, Jysk, LPP, and Samsung have already done so." Now that Ukraine has become a candidate for EU membership, according to him, it is necessary to develop relationships not only between governments but also at the entrepreneurial level. "Our cooperation can be a small brick in laying the foundations for building Ukraine as part of the European family.”
