On July 16, 2020 the Law on Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts Concerning State Support for Culture, Creative Industries, Tourism, Small and Medium-Sized Business in …

Oleksandr Aleksyeyenko, Head of Antitrust & Competition Practice, is again ranked among leading Ukrainian Competition/Antitrust lawyers by Chambers Europe 2020. Chambers Europe 2020 notes “his experience …

Marchenko Partners has been recognized again in all main practices by The Legal 500 EMEA 2020. The Firm was recommended in the following areas: Banking, Finance …

The Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (“Committee”) has recently published its annual Report featuring the Committee`s activities for 2019 (“Report”). In this newsletter we provide a …

On March 30, 2020 the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted the Law # 540IX “On amendments to certain legislative acts of Ukraine aimed at providing …

Стаття опублікована українською мовою у №4 "Юридичної Газети" від 24.02.2020 Порушив конкуренційне законодавство — готуйся не просто сплатити штраф, але й відшкодувати постраждалим завдану шкоду. Проте чи реально …

Ukrainian authorities decided not to wait for Ukraine becoming another epicenter of COVID-19 and took certain immediate steps in order to prevent a massive outbreak …

Marchenko Partners had been ranked by WTR 1000 for the first time. Before that, our Partner, Head of the Intellectual Property Practice of the firm, …

The President of Ukraine has signed the Law No. 2300 on cancelling from 1 January 2020 the government monopoly for spirits production. Oleksandr Aleksyeyenko, Partner, Head …

On December 19, 2019 UA Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (“UA-DRP”) started to apply to .COM.UA third-level domain name registrations. Although the adoption of the UA-DRP …

Стаття опублікована українською мовою у посібнику «Вибір клієнта 2019» від Юридичної Газети. Система контролю за державною допомогою – достатньо новий але надзвичайно важливий елемент української правової …

The Antimonopoly Committee began to more actively put into practice individual provisions of the legislation that had not been applied before. Oleksandr Aleksyeyenko​, Partner, Head of …

Oleksandr Aleksyeyenko, Partner, Antitrust & Competition Marchenko Partners, comments on the Draft Law No.1076 adopted by Ukrainian Parliament, which brings changes to the ProZorro system. The …

Law on Protection against Unfair Competition (Law) stipulates that undertakings may draft Rules of professional ethics in a competition (Rules) for the relevant areas of economic …

Oleksandr Aleksyeyenko, Partner, Antitrust & Competition Marchenko Partners, comments on the draft law designed to regulate the HR-policy of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine. The opinion …

Oleksandr Aleksyeyenko, Partner, Marchenko Partners, has been elected as Co-Chair of the Competition Committee at the American Chamber of Commerce. We wish Oleksandr a dynamic and …

On March 19, 2019 .UA domain administrator (Hostmaster) announced the launch of an alternative domain name dispute resolution procedure. The procedure may be applied to …

The Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (Committee) recently adopted Guidelines on Application of Merger Control Rules to Joint Ventures (Guidelines). The Guidelines provide for four criteria that …

Стаття опублікована на сайті видання Mind 10.06.2020 Вже не перший рік між банками з однієї сторони та перш за все найбільшими українськими рітейлерами з іншої сторони …

Oleksandr Aleksyeyenko shares insights about the protection of the employer by non-compete agreement with Дело.UA. Read more.

“According to the first report of the AMCU State Aid Department, the coal mining industry in Ukraine receives 70% of state support which is twice …

“While there is a number of concerns to the antimonopoly authority’s capacity and willingness not just to launch, but to enforce a state aid policy, …

Oleksandr Aleksyeyenko is among leading IP practitioners and ranked by 2019 World Trademark Review 1000 for 3 years in a row. “Aleksyeyenko acts for many top …

On September 06, 2018 the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine released the Guidelines on certain state aid issues concerning the international financing of undertakings. By dealing with …

On May 23, 2018, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (CMU) adopted Regulation #420 (Regulation) setting out the list of services of general economic interest …

On March 23, 2018, the Draft Law “On Amending Certain Laws of Ukraine to Bring Them in Compliance with the Law of Ukraine “On State …

On December 15, 2017, the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU) published the draft Guidelines on the Assessment of Non-Horizontal Mergers (Draft). The Draft clarifies AMCU’s …

The Regulation on Block Exemptions in Vertical Concerted Actions (Regulation) took effect after its publication on December 05, 2017. The Regulation was adopted by the …

State aid legislation adopted pursuant to Ukraine’s obligations under the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement finally becomes effective today, August 2, 2017. The Law on State Aid to …

The Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU) recently presented a draft Regulation on Block Exemptions in Vertical Concerted Actions (Draft). The Draft defines vertical concerted actions …

Ukraine nationalized Privatbank, its largest bank, in December 2016. In the process, Ukraine mandatory converted into bank’s shares all debt obligations of Privatbank on borrowings …

On January 11, 2018, the Criteria on Compatibility of State Aid for Professional Training (Criteria) were brought into effect by the Regulation of the Cabinet …

Oleksandr Aleksyeyenko, Partner at Marchenko Partners, shares his thoughts about the Interaction between Antitrust and Intellectual Property in Ukraine in his article for the Ukrainian …

This day two years ago the Ukrainian State Aid Law took effect. The Law was a good starting point, but certain amendments are obviously needed …

Oleksandr Aleksyeyenko, Partner at Marchenko Partners, shares his thoughts on the need to look at the issue of state aid regulations and practice in Ukraine …

The Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU) has recently issued the Explanatory Note on Improvement of Control over Mergers of Undertakings with Participation of Sanctioned Individuals …

On March 26, 2016 the amendments to the Law of Ukraine On Protection of Economic Competition concerning the merger control procedures in Ukraine (“Amendments”) were …

On September 20, 2016, the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (Committee) extended the deadline for filing applications to obtain amnesty/clearance for qualifying infringements of merger control …

On February 16, 2016, Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU) amended the Guidelines on the determination of fines for competition law infringements. Practically, AMCU expanded the sphere …

The Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU) has recently one more time emphasized the importance of timely and accurate merger clearance. However, the AMCU made its …

Global legal industry research Acritas recognized Oleksandr Aleksyeyenko, Partner and Head of Antitrust & Competition Practice of Marchenko Partners, as being among the stand-out talents …

On the long track of state aid development in Ukraine, the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU) has finally taken an important step to put theory …

It has been more than a year since the Law of Ukraine “On State Aid to Undertakings” fully entered into force. With the first tiny …

Oleksandr Aleksyeyenko, Partner at Marchenko Partners comments on new Ukrainian Law about the protection of economic competition for Yuridicheskaya Praktika. Read the full article (in Russian) here.