CMS Cameron McKenna has been recently recognised as a leading law firm in Ukraine in the Energy & Natural Resources sector by the newly published Ukrainian Law Firms 2012 (the "Directory"). The Directory found the energy, projects and construction (EPC) practice of CMS Cameron McKenna to have "an impressive track record in 2011. Numerous projects considered of oil & gas regulatory advice with regard to upstream business in Ukraine, environmental, tax issues, interaction with state authorities, obtaining special permits for subsoil use, concluding product sharing agreement with the state, negotiations and execution of multimillion emissions reductions purchase agreements.”. In addition, Olexander Martinenko, Senior Partner and Head of the EPC practice in Ukraine, is reported by the Directory as the leading individual in this sector, together with Vitaliy Radchenko, Senior Lawyer and Coordinator of Energy Projects.

Apart from being recognised as the leader in the energy sector in Ukraine, CMS Cameron McKenna in Kyiv also achieved leading positions in each of the following practices: Corporate, Information Technologies and Communication, Medicine and Healthcare, with Adam Mycyk and Olexander Martinenkoranked among the Top-5 lawyers. Additionally Adam was acknowledged as one of the Top-5 Mergers & Acquisitions specialists.

Many of our lawyers have also been mentioned as notable practitioners in the following fields: Olexander Martinenko and Olga Belyakova in Antitrust/Competition; Daniel Bilak in Real Estate and Construction; Olexander Martinenko in M&A; and Sergiy Gryshko in International Arbitration.

It is not only the results of our work that have led to this recognition, but also the quality of the work that we provide to our clients. At CMS we have a client feedback program which helps us to understand how we perform as a law firm and as a team. This year we received the highest praise from our clients for our services - a representative of a major international oil & gas companies said: “We chose CMS because we thought they would be best for us. They are very knowledgeable, they speak very good English and we have a relationship with Cameron McKenna which is helpful as we understand them as a firm.  It has a brand which helps; it is not an unknown entity… CMS do an excellent job of letting us know what is going on in Ukraine. They have their ear to the ground and this is very helpful to us. They help us to understand the way in which the laws and the country work, the way politics is going and who has power, so that we can keep ourselves out of trouble”.

“We are really excited about the latest recognition of our energy practice and how peers and clients value our services. We will continue to go the extra mile for our clients and to help them achieve great results in Ukraine”, says Olexander Martinenko.

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 25 lawyers, including four 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.

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 30 jurisdictions with 54 offices in Western and Central Europe and beyond.

The CMS ten 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) and CMS Rui Pena & Arnaut (Portugal).

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