Kyiv - Kyiv office of DLA Piper is again shortlisted among finalists for "Ukraine Tax Firm of the Year" nomination at European Tax Awards 2012.

European Tax Awards ceremony is annually conducted by International Tax Review ("ITR"), one of the world's leading tax publications that provides value added and updated tax news from many jurisdictions. The finalists has been chosen under independent in-depth research held by ITR's editorial team and judged according to size of tax department, the complexity of tax issues and innovation approaches that tax team shows to solve them.

"We are shortlisted in this nomination for a second time in a row", comments Svitlana Musienko, Partner and Head of Tax with DLA Piper Ukraine. "Nomination in this prestigious tax award means high level of recognition of the team's professionalism at the Ukrainian market".

In addition to being shortlisted for Ukraine, DLA Piper will also compete to win in 14 other categories, namely, Belgium Tax Firm of the Year, France Tax Firm of the Year, Germany Tax Firm of the Year, Hungary Tax Firm of the Year, Italy Tax Law Firm of the Year and Italy Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year, Netherlands Tax Firm of the Year, Netherlands Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year, Poland Tax Firm of the Year, Spain Tax Firm of the Year, European Tax Firm of the Year, European Tax Disputes Firm of the Year, European Indirect Tax Firm of the Year and European Energy Tax Team of the Year.

The winners will be announced at the award ceremony which will take place in London 16 May 2012. For further details please refer to this link.

For further information:

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

Notes to editors:

  • DLA Piper Ukraine LLC is part of DLA Piper, a global law firm, operating through various separate and distinct legal entities. The Kyiv team comprises more than 35 lawyers and is headed by Managing Partner Margarita Karpenko.
  • DLA Piper is a global law firm with 4,200 lawyers across 77 offices and 31 countries. From its offices across Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and the United States, legal and business advisers provide a comprehensive range of services to local, regional and international businesses.
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