During the "Legal Awards - 2012" ceremony, held on May 29, 2012, at Hyatt Regency Hotel in Kyiv, Oleksandr Mamunya, a partner of Vasil Kisil & Partners law firm, was named the winner in "The best lawyer in intellectual property" nomination.

In his acceptance speech, Oleksandr said the reward was a collective achievement, thanked his colleagues for the team effort and result-driven work and expressed special gratitude to VKP's partners.

VKP's partner Yulia Kyrpa made the list of five finalists in the "Best Lawyer in banking / financial law" category while another firm's partner Maria Nizhnik was shortlisted for the "The best lawyer in competition law" nomination and Ivan Yurchenko - for "The best tax attorney" category.

This year when selecting nominees for “Yuridicheskaya Premia” Legal Awards Vasil Kisil & Partners decided to deviate from the traditional approach to be represented by prominent practice leaders, lawyers that have been repeatedly recognized by many national and international rankings. The company decided to give the young crew a chance to be acknowledged for their successful track record, to promote those who have more recently built their professional reputation among clients and colleagues through continuous growth and development.

Commenting on the results of this year's awards, Oleg Makarov, VKP's managing partner, said: "This year we bet on the fresh faces. Each of the nominees has contributed to the development of their practices, not only within our company, but the industry as a whole. They are actively involved in professional associations, highlighting important issues and problems at conferences and seminars, and are regularly published in business and trade publications. We are happy that all of our nominees were included in the final shortlist and believe in their future success and achievements.”

“Yuridicheskaya Premia” Legal Awards, organized by the editorial staff of “Yuridicheskaya practika” newspaper annually celebrate best lawyers and law firms of Ukraine in various practice groups.
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About the Firm
Established in 1992, Vasil Kisil & Partners is a Ukrainian law firm that delivers integrated legal advice in banking & finance, mergers & acquisitions, capital markets, antitrust, competition and trade, dispute resolution, tax law, energy and natural resources law, intellectual property law, labor and employment law, real estate and construction law, as well as PPP, concessions and infrastructure law.

The firm`s clients include such world-known companies as Alpcot Agro, Africa-Israel Group, Astellas Pharma, BASF, Bayer Consumer, BNP Paribas, British American Tobacco, Central European Media Enterprises, Coca Cola, Credit Agricole Group, Danone, Dell Inc., Du Pont, Energy Standard Group, Eurosport, Google, IKB Deutsche Industriebank, LG Electronics, Leroy Merlin Ukraine, Lukoil, Metso Automation Oy, Moody’s, Mott MacDonald Limited, NCH Capital, Novacke chemicke zavody, Opel, Philips, Pioneer, Red Bull, Russian Standard Bank, St. Sophia Homes, SEB AB, SEB Group, Swedbank AB, Seven Hills, Shell, Standard Charted Bank, Tchibo, UniCredit Group, Vanco International / Vanco Energy, Volkswagen, VympelCom, YouTube.