Kyiv - DLA Piper is pleased to announce that Natalia Kochergina, Partner and Head of Real Estate in Ukraine, has been named one of the world's leading Construction lawyers for Ukraine by the 2011 Construction Expert Guide recently released by the Legal Media Group.  She is acclaimed one of the most experienced construction and real estate lawyers at the Ukrainian market and is repeatedly recommended by clients.

Expert Guides are published by Legal Media Group Guides, the legal publishing arm of Euromoney Institutional Investor, one of the world's leading financial publishers.  The Expert Guides have been providing counsel with access to the world's leading business lawyers for over 15 years and cover all the key practice areas of business law, undertaking continuous research to identify only the best individuals in more than 25 practice areas and over 60 jurisdictions worldwide.

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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

Notes to editors:

1. DLA Piper Ukraine LLC is part of DLA Piper, aglobal 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.
2. DLA Piper is one of the largest global law firms with offices across Europe, Asia, the Middle East and the US.  Over 4,200 lawyers across 76 offices and 30 countries provide a broad range of legal services to businesses that operate on a local, regional and global level.  DLA Piper is relationship driven and committed to meeting the ongoing legal needs of its clients.
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