CMS is an award-winning, full service international commercial law firm advising businesses, financial institutions, governments and other public-sector bodies. CMS employs over 8,000 people worldwide. We have 79 offices in 74 cities in 44 countries. In a competitive legal market, CMS stands apart through our deep commitment to understanding our clients’ business and our detailed knowledge of the sectors and countries where they operate. From major multinationals and mid-caps to enterprising start-ups, CMS provides the technical rigour, strategic excellence and long-term partnership to keep every client ahead, whatever its chosen market.
Market-leading team in Ukraine
CMS in Ukraine is a full-service law firm with an experienced team who have been advising established international companies and local and global innovative market players, as well as financial institutions in Central and Eastern European markets, since 2007. Our team in Ukraine has 8 partners and 25 qualified associates, including English-law qualified lawyers, in addition to junior lawyers and paralegals.
The lawyers at CMS in Ukraine are highly ranked by leading international and local rankings, such as Chambers Global, the Legal 500, Best Lawyers, IFLR, Ukrainian Law Firms and other major legal directories in Corporate/M&A, Agribusiness, Energy, IT & Communication, Infrastructure, Banking & Finance, Real Estate & Construction, Dispute Resolution, Competition/Antitrust sectors and practices.
We work with both foreign and Ukrainian banks, credit organisations and other financial institutions, and offer a full range of services relating to financial transactions and regulatory matters in the financial services sector. We provide comprehensive experience and in-depth knowledge from the perspective of both issuers/originators and banks. We can combine state-of-the-art finance expertise with unrivalled industry know-how. This enables us to find tailor-made solutions and get right to the crucial points of a transaction.
We offer the following services, inter alia, syndicated and bilateral bank facilities; capital markets financing; funds formation and investments; equity financing, joint venture and partnership formation; finance, operating and tax-based leasing; concession-based and project financings; sales and purchases; operational management agreements.
