Arzinger strengthens its Tax and Customs Disputes as well as White Collar Defence practices

Arzinger law firm, Kyiv,
Ukraine, Tue, March 3, 2015

Kateryna Gupalo has joined Arzinger Law Office as Counsel andHead of Tax and Customs Disputes as well as White Collar Defence practices.Kateryna's valuable experience will make Arzinger's expertise more attractivefor clients in these areas and thus allow the company to greatly strengthen thepractices' positions on the market.

Prior to joining Arzinger, Katerynapracticed tax law at a leading Ukrainian law firm. Kateryna’s many years ofexpertise involve representation of national companies as well as of companieswith foreign investments in more than a hundred court disputes with tax andcustoms authorities. The relevant companies include, in particular, Ukrainiansubsidiaries of multinational grain-trading companies and other agribusinessrepresentatives as well as food, timber processing and construction companies,etc.

Due to her understanding of the relevantbusiness processes Kateryna can effectively defend our clients’ companies incriminal proceedings against officials in pre-trial investigations as well asin trials proper.

Apart from that, Kateryna has extensiveexpertise in the area of appeals against regulatory acts by administrativeprocedures.

Sergiy Shklyar, Founding Partner and Head of Litigationat Arzinger, commented on Kateryna Gupalo's joining Arzinger: "We arevery pleased to welcome Kateryna at Arzinger. Her joining our team ofprofessionals will allow our company to significantly strengthen its marketpositions on the market and increase our market share in Tax and CustomsDisputes as well as White Collar Defence. In my opinion, Kateryna's joiningArzinger will give a significant impetus to the development of these practices.Tax and Customs Disputes is a traditionally strong practice in our company -since the company's foundation we have successfully represented our clients'interests in many areas of business in disputes of various complexity levelswith tax and customs authorities. Kateryna's experience and strong ambitionswill contribute to the promotion of the relevant practice on the market".

"Our company has big ambitions intax and criminal law practices, so we consistently pursue our strategy in thisarea. During the last years we have confidently increased our share on the taxconsulting market, which also included the increase of our presence on the taxdisputes market. Apart from tax disputes, we have represented our clients'interests in disputes with various authorities for many years. Our clientportfolio includes a lot of international and national companies in variousindustries, in particular in the agricultural sector, pharmaceuticals, retail,etc., which traditionally attract the attention of regulatory and lawenforcement agencies. That is why we have traditionally had a heavy load inthese areas and we see good prospects of further increase in them. Theuniqueness of our approach has always been supported by the fact that apartfrom services in the area of appeals against tax authorities’ decisions we alsooffer handling criminal cases which usually arise along with the related taxcases. To date, the practice has proved its being successful. However, asManaging Partner, I feel that this area needs more attention and furtherinvestments. That is why we pin great hopes on Kateryna and her expertise. Isuppose that her vigour, proactivity and expertise will let the company bringthe practice to a new level," commented TimurBondaryev, Managing Partner.

In her turn, Kateryna Gupalo comments theoccasion as follows: "I highly appreciate the opportunity to becomepart of Arzinger’s team. I have always admired the company’s sustainabledevelopment and onward progress. It is worth noting that Arzinger’s team isactive on the market, is able to timely feel new developments and to adapt tothem, They are ambitious in pursuing their goals and consistent in achievingthem. In my opinion, the combination of the said factors along with my acquiredexpertise in tax disputes will be a perfect basis for establishing a leadingteam in these practices."