News date: 24 December 2025
Ilyashev & Partners Law Firm’s Managing Partner Mikhail Ilyashev and Senior Partner Roman Marchenko are among the TOP-30 most influential leaders of the Ukrainian legal market, who have held the highest positions in rankings over the past 10 years, according to Client’s Choice 2026: TOP-100 Lawyers of Ukraine, an annual survey of the quality of legal services. The results of the survey were published by Yurydychna Gazeta on December 24, 2025.
Partner and Head of International Trade Practice Olena Omelchenko, Partner Valeriia Gudiy, and Partner and Head of Antitrust and Competition Practice Oleksandr Fefelov are among the TOP-100 Lawyers of Ukraine.
Thirteen Partners, Counsels, and Lawyers of Ilyashev & Partners also received personal recognition of the national survey in 16 practice areas. The status of Practice Leaders was awarded to:
- Antitrust – Oleksandr Fefelov;
- Compliance/Internal Investigations – Valeriia Gudiy;
- Criminal Law and Procedure – Kostiantyn Kryvenko;
- Dispute Resolution/Mediation – Mikhail Ilyashev;
- Insolvency/Financial Restructuring – Vadym Kizlenko, Andrii Konoplia;
- Employment – Valeriia Gudiy;
- Evaluation and Recovery of War Damages – Marina Riashchenko;
- International Arbitration/International Dispute Resolution – Roman Marchenko, Roman Protsyshyn, Marina Riashchenko;
- International Trade – Olena Omelchenko;
- Maritime Law – Sergey Nedelko;
- Public Procurement – Oleksandr Fefelov;
- PPP/Infrastructure Projects – Mikhail Ilyashev;
- Real Estate/Construction – Dmytro Hrybov;
- Sanctions – Valeriia Gudiy, Olena Omelchenko
- Sports Law – Mikhail Ilyashev, Kateryna Solodovnyk;
- White-Collar Crime – Kostiantyn Kryvenko.
The results of the annual all-Ukrainian survey Client’s Choice: TOP-100 Lawyers of Ukraine are based on the confidential data received from surveys, votes, and recommendations of in-house lawyers from Ukrainian and international companies, as well as national law firms.
The study covers the entire national legal market, featuring lawyers from all national law firms who have received high votes in the voting process. Among the criteria used for evaluating lawyers were professionalism, authority among colleagues, and influence on the practice.