Agribusiness

Ilyashev & Partners is one of Ukraine’s leading law firms in agribusiness and international agricultural commodities trade. The team advises agricultural holdings, crop producers, international traders, seed and crop protection product manufacturers, logistics operators, elevator owners, food processing companies, and investors.

The practice covers the full spectrum of legal services in the agricultural sector, ranging from land bank structuring, investment support, M&A transactions, and the acquisition of agricultural assets to resolving complex disputes before Ukrainian courts, international arbitration tribunals, and foreign jurisdictions. The firm’s lawyers advise on projects involving grain and agricultural commodity exports, international trade, customs regulation, transfer pricing, taxation, and foreign economic activities.

One of the key pillars of the practice is dispute resolution in international agricultural trade. The team has extensive experience representing clients in arbitrations under the rules of GAFTA, FOSFA, LMAA, LCIA, and the International Commercial Arbitration Court at the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICAC at the UCCI), as well as in disputes concerning grain supply contracts, performance of international trade agreements, product quality issues, cargo transportation, debt recovery, and enforcement of arbitral awards.

The firm also handles land disputes, asset protection for agricultural businesses, agribusiness raiding cases, insolvency and restructuring matters involving agricultural enterprises, and advises on antitrust, international trade, anti-dumping investigations, sanctions compliance, and regulatory requirements affecting agribusiness operations.

Following the outbreak of the full-scale war, the team became one of the market leaders in claims for damages suffered by agricultural businesses as a result of Russia’s military aggression. The firm advises on matters involving crop losses, damage to greenhouse facilities, grain elevators, production assets, and logistics infrastructure, including the documentation and assessment of war-related losses.

The firm’s extensive experience in tax, criminal, and international law enables it to effectively protect the interests of agricultural companies in disputes with counterparties, governmental authorities, and law enforcement agencies, while also providing comprehensive intellectual property protection, including trademarks, plant varieties, patents, and agricultural technologies.