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CMS Cameron McKenna shares their expertise in the renewable energy sector
Newsletters from CMS Cameron McKenna, Kyiv, Ukraine
29 November, 2011
Vitaliy Radchenko, senior associate and coordinator of the Energy and Projects practice with Kyiv office of CMS Cameron McKenna delivered presentations on “Issues revealed by due diligence of wind & solar projects in Ukraine” during recent annual conferences devoted to renewable energy in Ukraine: the 3rd Ukrainian Forum on Renewable Energy (REF-UA-2011) on 17 October 2011 and the 3rd international trade show and conference GREENEXPO | Alternative energy on 26 - 28 October 2011. Both events were held in Kyiv.
Having worked on a number of renewable projects in Ukraine Vitaliy has an in-depth understanding of the industry itself and relevant legal issues. During his presentations he provided practical tips on peculiarities of due diligence of wind and solar projects in Ukraine. He touched upon several major aspects which should be checked during the project's due diligence: legal title to land, permitting and grid connection.
Vitaliy also spoke about various stages of the project cycle for developers and investors, including project initiation and structuring, land allocation, construction, grid link and potential environmental issues. Vitaliy shed some light on the principal concerns of investors into wind and solar projects that the project developers should be aware of and account for.
The conferences were also attended by the following major international players:
Activ Solar, Alstom Holding, DTEK, KVAZAR, Metinvest holding, Mitsubishi Electric Europe, Photon Energy, Prenecon, Sharp, Siemens, Suzlon Energy, Vestas, Martifier Solar, WKN, Iberdrola, Gamesa, GE Energy.
About CMS Cameron McKenna in Kyiv: CMS Cameron McKenna opened its doors in Kyiv in September 2007 and was the first UK-headquartered law firm to open in Ukraine. The office comprises of 32 lawyers, including five partners, and represents major international and Ukrainian companies working in various sectors. We are consistently highly ranked by the major international directories such as Chambers Global, IFLR, Legal 500, PLC Which Lawyer? and others. Recently Yurydychna Practyka awarded us (for the third year in a row) Best International Law Firm at their annual Legal Awards 2011 Ceremony. Our Energy Practice in Kyiv has also been continuously ranked as a top legal practice in energy sector in the country (by Ukrainian Law Firms 2009-2011 and Corp INTL Legal Awards 2010 rankings).
Notes to Editors:
CMS provides a deep local understanding of legal, tax and business issues and delivers client-focused services through a joint strategy executed locally across 29 jurisdictions with 54 offices in Western and Central Europe and beyond.
The CMS nine member firms are: CMS Adonnino Ascoli & Cavasola Scamoni (Italy); CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo (Spain); CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre (France); CMS Cameron McKenna LLP (UK); CMS DeBacker (Belgium); CMS Derks Star Busmann (Netherlands); CMS von Erlach Henrici Ltd. (Switzerland); CMS Hasche Sigle (Germany); and CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz (Austria).
