Timur Bondaryev, Managing Partner at Arzinger, has won the award in thespecial nomination "Best Legal Business Top-Manager" within theframework of the annual all-Ukrainian competition "Lawyer of theYear".  Last year Mr. Bondaryev was also recognized by thiscompetition and made to the five best top-managers in the Ukrainian legalbusiness.

A special nomination "Best Legal Business Top-Manager" establishedby the newspaper "Yurydychna gazeta" together with the UkrainianLawyers' Union within the competition "Lawyer of the Year" chooses alawyer who was most successful in his/her work, has achieved the best resultsas manager in a law firm based on the results of the year and demonstrated thebest professional and business qualities. Readers of the newspaper"Yurydychna gazeta" select the winner in course of an interview.According to terms of the nomination, only heads of leading law firms inUkraine are entitled to be interviewed and give their votes to three mostworthy candidates among players on the legal market.

The brisk growth of Arzinger Law Office evidenced by appointment of newpartners and improved positions of firm's practices, deep changes andrestructuring in the firm which are directed by Timur Bondaryev and strengthenthe market position of the firm could not remain unnoticed by the interviewed opinionleaders. And it was their decision exactly to give the award in this nominationto Timur Bondaryev.

This nomination has previously pointed out the results achieved by Mr.Bondaryev as the managing partner of a law firm in the framework of the competition"Lawyer of the Year 2012".

The "Lawyer of the Year" award isgiven on the annual basis by the Ukrainian Lawyers' Union with participation ofthe Highest Justice Council of Ukraine, the Supreme Court of Ukraine, theSuperior Economic Court of Ukraine, the Superior Administrative Court ofUkraine, the General Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine, the Ministry of Justice ofUkraine, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, the Ministry of Educationof Ukraine, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, the Security Service ofUkraine, the State Tax Administration of Ukraine, the State Customs Service ofUkraine, leading law schools, the  Association of Attorneys-at-law ofUkraine, the Ukrainian Notary Chamber of Ukraine, other professional and publicassociations of lawyers.