Kyiv - Within the frames of full legal support provision in Ukraine, DLA Piper assisted InterContinental Hotels Group, an international operator of several hotel chains, with obtaining of the approval of the Ukrainian Antimonopoly Committee (AMCU) for management of the Holiday Inn, a 4-star hotel in Kyiv, Antonovycha Street.  Hotel is being constructed within the frames of multifunctional complex by Ukrainian-Canadian joint venture "Toronto-Kyiv".

DLA Piper's team for the project of obtaining of the AMCU approval was led by Margarita Karpenko, Managing Partner, and included Galyna Zagorodniuk, Legal Director, and Maryna Bychkova, Associate.

This is the third project of InterContinental Hotels Group in Ukraine with participation of DLA Piper.

Previously, DLA Piper also advised InterContinental on the first hotel management project under the brand of InterContinental in Ukraine.  Within that project DLA Piper provided tax structuring, IP and antimonopoly advice to the client as well as assisted with drafting and negotiating management agreement.

Also, in 2011 DLA Piper's team helped InterContinental Hotels Group to obtain the AMCU approval for management of Crowne Plaza Hotel which will be located in the center of Kyiv, and also provided legal support to the client on preparation and signing of management contract for this hotel complex with the ITT-Group (developer).

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For further information:
Nataliya Tkachenko, Marketing Manager, DLA Piper Ukraine LLC, Tel: +380 44 490 9579 or Email: nataliya.tkachenko@dlapiper.com

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