• Practice Areas

Product Liability/Consumer Protection

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Frishberg & Partners represents multinational companies that design, manufacture, market, and distribute consumer products, ensuring they fully comply with Ukrainian regulatory requirements.

We specialize in sector-specific regulatory compliance, focusing on consumer products, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and medical devices, chemicals, industrial and agro-processing equipment.

When necessary, we represent our clients in administrative investigations, inspections, and regulatory inquiries initiated by Ukrainian authorities. We also defend companies implicated in products liability litigation with assistance of expert witnesses in engineering and biomechanics, accident reconstruction, physicians and rehabilitation experts, among others.

From basic compliance advice to government investigations and high-stakes litigation, our product liability team will protect your company’s interests in Ukraine.

Regulatory compliance

Pre-market regulatory compliance & advisory
Distributor network, service agreements with independent sub-contractors
Review product documentation (user manuals, safety warnings, labeling, packaging) for compliance with Ukrainian legislation
Assist with product certification and labeling processes
Advise on import/export compliance, customs classification, documentation, and cross-border aspects relevant for consumer goods.
Draft distributor agreements to limit risks related to non-compliance
Provide ongoing compliance support for product launches, modifications, and imports

Dispute resolution

When necessary, we defend our clients in product liability lawsuits involving bodily injury, non-pecuniary losses, property damage and consumer disputes arising from:

Fundamental design defects
Manufacturing/production defects
Inadequate warnings or instructions about the product's dangers
Misleading advertising
Breach of express or implied warranties
Strict liability claims

Key contacts

Email: sbrown@frishberg.com
Email: oleg@frishberg.com
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  • Our Practice Areas
Market Entry and Investment Advisory

Successful market entry is a result of careful preparation, from analytics and project identification to corporate structuring and interacting with state authorities.

Corporate and M&A

Frishberg & Partners has been one of the top law firms specializing in M&A and corporate law for over 30 years.

Real Estate and Construction

We stand apart from the other Ukrainian law firms, because real estate practice has been at our core for more than 30 years.

Labor and Employment

Our team of lawyers has extensive experience in working with international law firms and in-house lawyers in connection with their Ukrainian projects.

Tax

The primary focus is on company taxation and compliance, commercial transaction structuring, import/export and customs relations, cross-border payments, profit/investment repatriation, etc.

Product Liability

A wide variety of foreign-made goods and services are readily available for sale in Ukraine. All of them must comply with Ukrainian consumer rights protection legislation, which is now fully in line with EU laws.

Intellectual Property

We have a pre-eminent reputation for transactional IP work, including trademarks, patents, copyright, regulatory data protection and exclusivity, trade secrets.

Business Immigration Law

Foreign citizens enter Ukraine for different reasons: work, marriage, education, and like elsewhere in the world, foreigners who live and work in Ukraine have to comply with Ukrainian immigration law.

Government Relations

As part of providing corporate legal services, we often interact with state and local authorities. In all cases we establish transparent relations between our clients and the government sector on every level.