News date: 25 September 2026
Ilyashev & Partners Law Firm has been named Ukraine Law Firm of the Year by the prestigious international rating Benchmark Litigation Europe Awards 2026. The awards ceremony took place in London on 24 September 2026.
The Benchmark Litigation Europe Awards recognize leading law firms and lawyers who have achieved outstanding results over the year at both national and international levels.
Ilyashev & Partners is one of Ukraine’s leading law firms with the strongest Dispute Resolution practice. Ilyashev & Partners’ team participates in more than 1,000 court hearings annually and provides comprehensive protection for large and medium-sized businesses, major national enterprises, international corporations, and foreign investors across courts of all instances, as well as in international commercial and investment arbitrations.
The expertise of Ilyashev & Partners’ Dispute Resolution practice team covers the most complex corporate conflicts, shareholder disputes, unfair competition defense, protection against hostile takeovers, as well as handling large-scale bankruptcy and debt restructuring proceedings. The firm handles intellectual property protection matters, challenges against regulatory authorities’ actions in tax and customs disputes, provides business defense in international trade and anti-dumping investigations, and represents clients in cases involving the recording and recovery of damages caused to businesses as a result of armed aggression.
“The Benchmark Litigation Europe 2026 Award confirms that Ilyashev & Partners’ Dispute Resolution practice maintains its undisputed leadership in handling the most complex national and cross-border disputes. This recognition is a testament to the high expertise of our team, while the ultimate benchmark for the firm has always been the trust of our clients, who entrust us with protecting their interests,” stated Mikhail Ilyashev, Attorney at Law, Managing Partner at Ilyashev & Partners Law Firm, Honored Lawyer of Ukraine.
Benchmark Litigation is an international guide focused on analyzing the performance of law firms and lawyers in dispute resolution. The research is based on an in-depth analysis of the market’s most significant court cases and a series of interviews with corporate legal department heads and leading lawyers.