June 18, 2008

Frishberg& Partners has appointed Mr. Petro Kushnirenko its Of Counsel on Antimonopoly (Competition) Legislation. Mr. Kushnirenko has more than 15 years of experience in the area of competition law and antidumping investigations. His professional affiliations include the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine and the Institute for Competition Protection (Institute of Competition). 

Among other projects, Mr. Kushnirenko participated in the consolidation of a supermarket network in Kyiv; acquisition of controlling packets of stock in Ukrainian milk plants, fire-brick producers, power-repair producers, shipyards and aluminium plants, etc. Mr. Kushnirenko graduated from the Kiev State University, Institute of International Relations in 1998 and obtained a Masters degree in law.

June 10, 2008

On June 10, 2008, Alex Frishberg participated in the Roundtable "Surprises of Entrepreneurial Activity in Ukraine" before a delegation of Estonian businessmen. During the roundtable, other political scientists and investment bankers discussed various "surprises" connected with doing business in Ukraine. The speakers shed light on the basic components of the entrepreneurial environment, as well as a practical overview of the business climate in Ukraine. Alex Frishberg noted: "In Ukraine, there is a battle between three strong leaders, who do not have enough time for management of the country. As a consequence, the legislation is not executed effectively, and the shadow economy grows."

June 6, 2008

Frishberg & Partners participated in the Ukrainian-Brazilian business forum, which took place with the assistance of the Brazilian Ministry of External Affairs and Trade Chamber of Ukraine. The forum was aimed at the establishment of collaboration between Brazil and Ukraine. Bilateral negotiations of representatives of 30 Brazilian companies and potential Ukrainian partners were organized within the scope of the presentation. The firm's senior partner, Mr. Alex Frishberg, made a presentation about doing business in Ukraine in light of the current political climate.

May 12, 2008

Galina Khmarskaya has been promoted to senior associate in the Corporate Group at the law firm "Frishberg& Partners", specializing in due diligence and real estate transactions.
Her publications include:

Investment in Ukrainian Unfinished Construction: Russia / Eurasia Executive Guide, April, 2006;

Financing Residential Construction Projects in Ukraine: Russia / Eurasia Executive Guide, July, 2006.