Transport & Logistics

Ilyashev & Partners is one of Ukraine’s leading law firms in transport, logistics, and international transportation. The team has extensive experience advising on projects involving maritime, aviation, road, and rail transportation, international trade, freight forwarding, port infrastructure, and supply chains. The firm represents Ukrainian and international carriers, freight forwarding companies, logistics operators, port operators, cargo owners, insurance companies, manufacturing businesses, and investors.

The practice provides a full range of legal services in the transport and logistics sector, from structuring investment projects and drafting commercial agreements to handling complex cross-border disputes, international arbitration proceedings, and protecting clients’ interests in dealings with governmental authorities. The team has substantial experience advising on the organization of international transportation, the development of logistics routes, customs clearance of goods, foreign exchange regulations, risk insurance, carrier liability, and international trade contracts.

Ilyashev & Partners regularly advises on projects involving disruptions to supply chains, cargo detention, transport downtime, cargo damage or loss, breaches of contractual obligations, international trade disputes, and recovery of damages. Extensive experience gained during martial law enables the firm to effectively advise clients on risk mitigation strategies, alternative transportation routes, sanctions restrictions, export controls, and ensuring continuity of supply chains.

The team possesses deep expertise in drafting and negotiating transportation and logistics agreements, including contracts of carriage, freight forwarding agreements, storage agreements, insurance contracts, agency agreements, and international supply contracts. The firm’s lawyers also advise on the application of international transport conventions, European Union legislation, customs regulations, and international trade rules.

One of the key areas of the practice is dispute resolution in the transport and logistics sector. The firm represents clients before Ukrainian commercial and administrative courts, foreign courts, and international arbitral tribunals in disputes involving international transportation, carrier liability, debt recovery, cargo damage, insurance claims, breaches of delivery terms, and performance of transportation contracts.

Ilyashev & Partners also participate in the development and analysis of legislation relating to transport, logistics, and international trade, advises business associations and market participants on changes to transport, customs, and tax regulations, and prepares proposals for improving legislation in line with European standards and international best practices.