Name of company / organization:
DLA Piper Ukraine LLC
Name of principle person or persons attending the exhibition / conference:
Mrs Margarita Karpenko, Managing Partner
Margarita.karpenko@dlapiper.com
+380 44 490 9565 (direct)
+380 44 490 9575 (switchboard)
77A Chervonoarmiyska Street, 4 floor, Kyiv 03150, Ukraine
Margarita is Managing Partner of the Kyiv office. She is experienced in corporate law, M & A, antitrust legislation, intellectual property, trade law and labour law, and has advised extensively in the consumer products, financial, oil and gas, media, real estate and hospitality sectors. Prior to joining the Kyiv office, she managed EY Law practice in Ukraine.
Margarita completed a Master's in Law at Moscow National University (1991) and also has a diploma of accounting courses. Since 2000, she is a member of the Kyiv City Bar Association. The Ukrainian Journal of Business Law and Business Weekly released several publications authored by her. Margarita is fluent in English, Ukrainian and Russian.
Type of business in which you are involved:
DLA Piper Ukraine LLC is part of DLA Piper, a global legal services organization with offices across Europe, Asia, Africa, the US and Middle East. With over 3,200 lawyers across 62 offices and 24 countries we provide a broad range of legal services through our global practice groups: corporate, mergers and acquisitions, banking and finance, commercial, projects, energy and utilities; real estate and construction; hospitality; employment law; intellectual property and information technology; litigation and arbitration; tax; customs and currency control. We are relationship driven and designed to meet the ongoing legal needs of our clients, wherever they choose to do business.
In Ukraine our practice of 20 lawyers is headed by Mrs Margarita Karpenko, Managing Partner. Before joining DLA Piper, most of our lawyers worked with EY Law (former legal practice of Ernst & Young). Starting from 1 July 2005 all employees of EY Law, in accordance with the agreement between Ernst & Young and DLA Piper, joined DLA Piper Ukraine LLC. Most of our lawyers have studied abroad in addition to being educated in Ukraine and are admitted to the Kyiv City Bar Association. They also actively participate in social life of the Ukrainian community taking part in the work of legal committees of the European Business Association and the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine.
DLA Piper is highly recommended in Ukraine by Legal 500 rankings. Please visit our web site www.dlapiper.com to find out more.
Specific offer to American companies:
DLA Piper Ukraine LLC works for understanding clients' needs and for adding value to their businesses. Main practice areas for Kyiv office are corporate law and mergers & acquisitions, banking & finance, competition law and regulatory, real estate, tax, contracts, intellectual property, employment.
In corporate law and mergers & acquisitions we do:
inbound investment
- company registration and incorporation
- greenfield and brownfield developments
- joint venture formation
- equity and quasi-equity investments
outbound investment
- corporate structuring, including creation of offshore holding vehicles
- joint ventures and joint activities
- assistance with regulatory, currency control and tax issues
- transaction support throughout project implementation
corporate restructuring and reorganization aimed at:
- preparation for an IPO
- attracting debt financing
- disposals or courting a strategic investor
- an intra-group reorganization
- a company winding up
mergers & acquisitions
- transaction structuring and full legal support throughout implementation
- pre-acquisition legal and tax due diligence on behalf of both vendors and purchasers
- share-for-share exchanges
- management buyouts
- tender offers
- proxy contests
- divisional purchases and sales
- cross-border deals
day-to-day legal corporate advice
- drafting internal corporate documents and corporate legal opinions
- negotiations with contractors and suppliers
- security issues, fundraising, private equity, corporate tax
In banking & finance we do:
- acquisition and public debt finance
- refinancing and recapitalization
- asset-based and leveraged finance
- infrastructure and project finance
- registration and licensing of banks
- due diligence and share acquisitions in the financial sector
- negotiations with the financial authorities
- loans, including syndicated and revolving facilities, and loan participations and assignments
- documentary credits and bills of exchange (promissory notes)
- secured transactions
- advice on compliance with currency control regulations and obtaining licences from the National Bank of Ukraine
- public private partnerships (PPPs)
- Eurobond arrangements
- IPOs
In competition law we do:
- obtaining permits from the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine
- structuring mergers & acquisitions, strategic alliances and joint ventures (including multinational)
- share purchase permits and approvals
- cartels and abuse of a dominant position
- competition audits and implementation of competition compliance programmes
- anti-dumping procedures
- public procurements
- intellectual property and e-commerce
- pricing, distribution and unfair competition
- consumer protection and false and comparative advertising
- international competition
In real estate we do:
- the sale, purchase or lease of immovable property and land and registration of associated rights with the local authorities
- the transfer of land and immovable property rights
- mortgage lending
- securitized financing
- utilities connection and the installation of industrial equipment
- environmental and planning issues
- public sector projects
- hotels and leisure
- real estate and investment due diligence
- management contract structuring, drafting and negotiation
- litigation of clients' interests in real estate sector
In tax law we do:
- corporate and personal tax planning, structuring and optimization
- ongoing advice on VAT, corporate, profit, personal income and other tax issues
- review of the tax profile of foreign representative offices
- consulting on transfer pricing issues
- tax structuring for inbound and outbound investments
- lobbying the state authorities for changes to tax legislation
- litigation with the tax authorities
- drafting and review of the tax aspects of commercial transactions and agreements
- international tax structuring and cross-border transactions
In contracts we do:
- development and current legislation compliance analysis of economic agreements
- representing clients in negotiations with counteragents
- advice on the matters of goods import/export, development and analysis of foreign-economic agreements
- advice on the matters of pre-agreement debates
- advice on and development of necessary documentation on security of obligations fulfillment (bail, pawn, forfeit, guarantee, etc.)
- advice on customs procedures
In intellectual property we do:
- registration and protection of patents, models and designs
- drafting patent licence agreements
- protection of brands, copyright and business know-how
- advice on trade marks
- domain names and cyber squatting
- international protection of intellectual property
- sponsorship and merchandising arrangements
- intellectual property audit, taxation and management strategies
- enforcement of intellectual property rights infringements
- advertising (including comparative)
- anti-piracy and customs law
- e-commerce and data privacy
In employment we do:
- issues arising as the result of a corporate reorganization and restructuring
- negotiations for senior executives' appointments and termination
- obtaining visas and work permits for expatriates
- confidentiality and non-compete covenants
- negotiations with management, unions and staff representatives
- cross-border human resource projects
- team transfers, secondments and outsourcing
- remuneration, reward and performance management
- overtime pay and regulations
- payroll taxes
- internal rules of conduct
- equal treatment audits, training and policy development
- advice on termination matters
The types of company you would like to meet:
DLA Piper Ukraine LLC is interested in communicating and collaborating with the US-based companies which are interested in doing business in Ukraine or those which already do business in Ukraine and seek for the high-end legal support in Ukraine and globally. Namely, companies of banking and financial sector, insurance companies, manufacturers of goods imported to Ukraine, those having interest to invest and to maintain their investments in Ukraine, etc.
Details of any representations or offices you may currently have in the USA:
DLA Offices in North America
| 1 |
Annapolis
60 West St
Suite 401
Annapolis, MD 21401-2434
Phone: 443.482.3830
Fax: 443.482.3848
Dial Code: 806 |
15 |
Minneapolis
90 South Seventh Street
Suite 5100
Minneapolis, MN 55402-3903
Phone: 612-524-3000
Fax: 612-524-3001
Dial Code: 824 |
| 2 |
Atlanta
One Atlantic Center
1201 West Peachtree Street
Suite 2800
Atlanta, GA 30309-3450
Phone: 404.736.7800
Fax: 404.682.7800
Dial Code: 888 |
16 |
New York
1251 Avenue of the Americas
29th Floor
New York, NY 10020-1104
Phone: 212.335.4500
Fax: 212.335.4501
Dial Code: 802 |
| 3 |
Austin
1221 S. MoPac Expressway
Suite 400
Austin, TX 78746-7650
Phone: 512.457.7000
Fax: 512.457.7001
Dial Code: 812 |
17 |
Northern Virginia
1775 Wiehle Avenue
Suite 400
Reston, VA 20190-5159
Phone: 703.773.4000
Fax: 703.773.5000
Dial Code: 808 |
| 4 |
Baltimore - Downtown
111 South Calvert Street
Suite 1950
Baltimore, MD 21202-6174
Phone: 410.580.3000
Fax: 410.580.3665
Dial Code: 806 |
18 |
Palo Alto
2000 University Circle
East Palo Alto, CA 94303-2215
Phone: 650.833.2000
Fax: 650.833.2001
Dial Code: 821 |
| 5 |
Baltimore - Mt Washington
6225 Smith Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21209-3600
Phone: (410) 580-3000
Fax: (410) 580-3001
Dial Code: 806 |
19 |
Philadelphia
One Liberty Place
1650 Market Street, Suite 4900
Philadelphia, PA 19103-7301
Phone: 215.656.3300
Fax: 215.656.3301
Dial Code: 804 |
| 6 |
Boston
33 Arch Street, 26th Floor
Boston, MA 02110-1447
Phone: 617.406.6000
Fax: 617.406.6100
Dial Code: 801 |
20 |
Raleigh
4141 Parklake Avenue
Suite 300
Raleigh, NC 27612-2350
Phone: 919.786.2000
Fax: 919.786.2200
Dial Code: 825 |
| 7 |
Chicago
203 North LaSalle Street
Suite 1900
Chicago, IL 60601-1293
Phone: 312.368.4000
Fax: 312.236.7516
Dial Code: 810 |
21 |
Sacramento
400 Capitol Mall
Suite 2400
Sacramento, CA 95814-4428
Phone: 916.930.3200
Fax: 916.930.3201
Dial Code: 820 |
| 8 |
Dallas
1717 Main Street, Suite 4600
Dallas, TX 75201-4605
Phone: 214.743.4500
Fax: 214.743.4545
Dial Code: 811 |
22 |
San Diego - Downtown
401 B Street
Suite 1700
San Diego, CA 92101-4297
Phone: 619.699.2700
Fax: 619.699.2701
Dial Code: 814 |
| 9 |
Easton
117 Bay Street
Easton, MD 21601-2703
Phone: 410.820.4460
Fax: 410.820.4463
Dial Code: 805 |
23 |
San Diego - Golden Triangle
4365 Executive Drive
Suite 1100
San Diego, CA 92121-2133
Phone: 858.677.1400
Fax: 858.677.1401
Dial Code: 813 |
| 10 |
Edison
379 Thornall Street
8th Floor
Edison, NJ 08837-2226
Phone: 732.590.1850
Dial Code: 803 |
24 |
San Francisco
153 Townsend Street
Suite 800
San Francisco, CA 94107-1957
Phone: 415.836.2500
Fax: 415.836.2501
Dial Code: 822 |
| 11 |
La Jolla
1200 Prospect Street
Suite 575
La Jolla, CA 92037-3654
Phone: 858.638.6806
Fax: 858.456.3075
Dial Code: 813 |
25 |
Seattle
701 Fifth Avenue
Suite 7000
Seattle, WA 98104-7044
Phone: 206.839.4800
Fax: 206.839.4801
Dial Code: 823 |
| 12 |
Las Vegas
3960 Howard Hughes Parkway
Suite 400
Las Vegas, NV 89109-5982
Phone: 702.677.3900
Fax: 702.737.1612
Dial Code: 815 |
26 |
Tampa
101 East Kennedy Boulevard
Suite 2000
Tampa, FL 33602-5149
Phone: 813.229.2111
Fax: 813.229.1447
Dial Code: 809 |
| 13 |
Los Angeles - Century City
1999 Avenue of the Stars, 4th Floor
Suite 400
Los Angeles, CA 90067-6022
Phone: 310.595.3000
Fax: 310.595.3300
Dial Code: 819 |
27 |
Washington, D.C.
1200 Nineteenth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202.861.3900
Fax: 202.223.2085
Dial Code: 807 |
| 14 |
Los Angeles - Downtown
550 South Hope Street
Suite 2300
Los Angeles, CA 90071-2631
Phone: 213.330.7700
Fax: 213.330.7701
Dial Code: 818 |
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