On 24 May 2016, an awards ceremony of the Annual Legal Award was held. Arzinger was named among the winners as the Best Business Protection Law Firm and the Best Compliance Law Firm of the Year.

The 2016 event was the 10th anniversary ceremony to award the best lawyers in Ukraine, where Arzinger was honoured as a finalist in six nominations.

"Expertise in compliance is one of today’s key requirements for firms offering support to international business. Ukraine, having gloomy ranks in international corruption indexes, is in the focus of attention of any international corporation operating in the country. Apart from elaborating internal compliance procedures and documents as well as ethical standards, the lion’s share of Arzinger’s compliance work is taken by so-called internal and external investigations requested by clients in case of suspicions regarding their own offices or with respect to contractors or prospective partners. Also, such investigations are a prerequisite for business or asset acquisition. In general, it should be noted that risks are an integral part of any business in any country, so the primary task of compliance lawyers is to minimize these risks as much as possible, Lana Sinichkina, Partner and Head of Compliance at Arzinger, comments on Arzinger’s victory.

Kateryna Gupalo, Partner and Head of White Collar Defence at Arzinger, comments on the Best White Collar Defence Law Firm of the Year award: "Modern realities dictate the need to think about business protection even for companies that did not identify the relevant "red" zones on the risk map until recently. Asset-grabbing, attacks on the part of law enforcement agencies – such is the reality even for international companies in Ukraine. Our aim is not only to defend clients in specific problem situations, but also to react proactively by taking measures to minimize the risks and to teach tour clients to actively resist the negative external interference."

Arzinger’s recognition by the legal market in Ukraine is a great merit of each and every member of our team. We are proud of our success and promise to stay strong in the pursuit of our goals!