On 1 April 2025, Resolution of the National Securities and Stock Market Commission of Ukraine (“Commission”) No. 28/21/1933/K03 dated 6 March 2025 (“Resolution”) entered into force. The Resolution establishes a new procedure for the disclosure of regulated information by securities issuers during martial law.

Sayenko Kharenko has advised the International Finance Corporation on a EUR 66 million risk-sharing facility with Ukrsibbank.

Integrites has advised Terwin Group on the structuring and financing of a USD 700 million investment project aimed at developing a nationwide logistics network across Ukraine.

Ukraine is seeing a wave of developments across key sectors, from natural resources and energy to M&A and outbound investments, according to Imagine Lawyers Partner Galyna Zagorodniuk. With the recent ratification of the so-called “Mineral Treaty” with the United States, renewed privatization efforts, and a shift toward EU-aligned regulation, the country is preparing for significant economic and legal activity.

Big law firms can coast on boring slogans. They’ve got the clout, the infrastructure, and the impressive list of past clients to do the talking. But if you’re a smaller firm and your website sounds like everyone else’s, you are disappearing into the beige background of legal marketing noise.

On 2 May 2025, the Law of Ukraine "On Amendments to the Labor Code of Ukraine on Improving Legal Regulation of Certain Issues of Home-Based and Remote Work" dated 27 March 2025 No.4339-IX ("Law") entered into force.

The European Accessibility Act (EAA), approved in 2019, takes effect on June 28, 2025. The Act requires a wide range of products and services – such as consumer electronics, vending machines, websites, and mobile apps – to meet accessibility standards for people with disabilities.

Integrites has established a new practice dedicated to advising Ukrainian defenders and military units on military law. The new practice is headed by Partner Oleksandr Onishchenko who is also the Head of the Domestic Litigation practice.

Arzinger has successfully defended Aroma Perfume in a dispute with the customs authorities.

CMS has advised the Investment Fund for Developing Countries on its EUR 7 million subordinated debt investment in Bank Lviv.

Integrites has represented Elba Basincli Dokum and its trading arm Eleks Dis in the Ukrainian antidumping investigation into imports of radiators for heating originating from Turkiye and the People’s Republic of China.

Ukraine's infrastructure sector is experiencing heightened activity driven by urgent reconstruction needs and modernization efforts following the impact of the war with Kinstellar Partner Oleg Matiusha expressing cautious optimism over the significant opportunities awaiting investors as recovery efforts accelerate.

Asters has advised Shark Robotics on the supply of 40 AI-powered Colossus firefighting robots to Ukraine’s State Emergency Service under a French-Ukrainian grant program. 

Integrites has advised Wartsila Finland and the municipal enterprise Teplokomunenerho of Chernihiv City Council on securing public financing from the Finnish-Ukrainian Investment Facility. 

With the rise of digital platforms and the possibilities that the internet provides for businesses, more and more sellers are able to offer goods and services via these platforms and the internet. In this context, it has been difficult for the Ukrainian tax authorities to trace the flow of goods and services as well as to identify sellers to ensure that these goods and services are duly taxed.

On April 24, 2025, Sayenko Kharenko announced that Getin Holding's sale of Idea Bank Ukraine to TAS Group (as reported by CEE Legal Matters on October 25, 2024) has now closed.

CEE Legal Matters is proud to introduce the latest in our Comparative Guides series. This one focuses on Bribery & Corruption in CEE.

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