Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences
Market authorisation and product registration, distribution and promotion rules, clinical trial agreements, pricing and reimbursemen…
Ukrainian law, explained for international business
Respect Law Company advises foreign companies, investors and private clients on entering the Ukrainian market, operating within it and, when the time comes, leaving it cleanly. Practising in Kyiv since 2003.
23+Years of practice
100+Corporate foreign clients
12Practice areas
200+Businesses registered
The firm
A local firm that works to international expectations
Most foreign companies do not need a lawyer to explain Ukrainian law in the abstract. They need someone who can say what will happen, how long it will take and what it will cost.
That is the standard we hold ourselves to. Our clients are international groups with Ukrainian subsidiaries, investors acquiring Ukrainian assets, manufacturers appointing local distributors, and founders structuring or selling businesses. Their in-house counsel and international advisers expect written advice in English, agreed fee estimates and a named partner who answers the phone. We work that way.
Kyiv · since 2003
Services
Twelve practice areas, one point of contact
Most matters cut across several of these. You will not be handed between departments — one partner stays responsible from start to finish.
01
Business Registration
Incorporating a Ukrainian entity is straightforward on paper and unforgiving in practice. We take foreign investors from entity choice …
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02
Corporate Structuring
A structure that looked efficient in 2015 may today create controlled foreign company reporting, treaty benefit denial and a stalled ex…
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03
Mergers & Acquisitions
Transactions fail on the details that were not checked and the conditions that were not drafted. We run acquisitions and disposals of U…
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04
Taxes & Finance
Tax rarely determines whether an investment happens, but it routinely determines what it returns. We advise on the tax consequences of …
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05
Antitrust & Competition
Ukrainian merger control catches more transactions than foreign parties expect, and the penalty for closing without clearance is measur…
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06
Banking & Accounts
For a foreign-owned Ukrainian company, opening a bank account is usually harder than incorporation. The obstacle is rarely the law — it…
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07
Migration & Labour
A foreign national may not lawfully work in Ukraine without a permit obtained by the employer, and the sequence — permit, then visa, th…
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08
Due Diligence
Due diligence is not a document-collection exercise. It is the process of establishing what you are actually buying and what it would c…
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09
Contracts & Deal Support
A cross-border contract that ignores Ukrainian currency control, settlement deadlines and formality requirements will be unenforceable …
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10
Compliance & Regulatory
Compliance failures in Ukraine rarely announce themselves. They surface during a bank review, an audit or a transaction, when the cost …
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11
Litigation & Disputes
Ukrainian proceedings run through three instances and reward parties who prepare the evidence before filing rather than during the hear…
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12
Real Estate
Ukrainian real estate is registered, but registration does not guarantee title. The history matters, and so does whether the land may l…
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Industries
Where we work
Sector knowledge matters because the regulatory questions differ. These are the industries in which we advise most often.
Information Technology
Development and outsourcing contracts, intellectual property assignment from contractors, the Diia City regime, data protection and …
Real Estate & Construction
Site acquisition and title verification, land designation, construction permitting, development and contractor agreements, and comme…
Investment & Private Capital
Fund and holding structures, shareholder and investment agreements, portfolio acquisitions and exits, and the regulatory treatment o…
Media & Advertising
Advertising compliance and comparative claims, content licensing and rights clearance, sponsorship and talent agreements, and unfair…
Automotive
Importer and distributor arrangements, dealer networks, homologation and technical regulation, product liability and warranty exposu…
Next step
Discuss your matter with us
Tell us what you need to achieve in Ukraine. The first consultation is free and confidential — we will tell you candidly whether we are the right firm for the task.