Financial Technologies

SERVICES AND INFORMATION

We develop innovative solutions for the world’s fastest growing industry. Our clients are both start-up and developing companies and well-known players. We also advise on protection of technology and trade secrets, compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

Advising on regulation of blockchain, cryptocurrencies, crowdfunding and mobile financial services
Licensing of participants in the cryptocurrency market
Legal support and counseling for initial coin offering (ICO)
Advising on payment services, e-commerce in financial services and electronic money circulation fields
Advising on taxation in the field of cryptocurrencies and tokens
Drafting contracts for the purchase, sale and exchange of cryptocurrencies
Legal support and counseling during exchange of cryptocurrencies for foreign convertible currencies and real estate
Advising on cybersecurity and data protection

OUR CLIENTS

Today we are working on projects for more than 400 active clients

About us

Reputable legal advisor

Founded in 1997, Ilyashev & Partners is one of the most prominent law firms in the Eastern European region. Today, Ilyashev & Partners employs more than 150 people in Ukraine, Russia and Estonia with its offices and representatives in Kyiv, Moscow, Tallinn, Dnipro, Kharkiv, Simferopol and Odesa. The firm has been recognized by the most prestigious legal market research guides, according to which it occupies a leading position in the markets of Ukraine, Russia and Estonia.

20+
years on the market
50+
attorneys and lawyers
400+
customers on service
1000+
hearings in courts annually

Reliability

We provide assistance by:

Helping at any stage of the project.
Discussing the task with you, analyzing all prospects and risks.
Thorough studying of the problem, taking into account the special aspects of your business activities.
Developing a strategy, suggesting solutions and action plan.

“The success of our firm results from the professionalism and expertise of our team”
Roman Marchenko, Senior Partner

Team

Leading experts

Nina O. Bets
Head of Tax Practice

Leading expert in Ukrainian tax law, international tax planning and currency regulation.
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Vitali Galitskihh
Head of Tallinn Office

Estonian expert in corporate, tax, employment and dispute resolution; holds a degree in IT law and intellectual property law.
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TRUST IN THE COMPANY

Our cases

Defending the Red Cross emblem in a dispute with a network of medical centers
- #Medicine & Healthcare
- #Intellectual Property
Result
The network’s obligation to stop using the Red Cross emblem was formalized in an amicable agreement approved by the economic court within a framework of a court action. The network started the rebranding. The dispute became the first case in 30 years of successful protection of the Red Cross emblem in Ukraine.

Dmytro S. Nikulesko
Attorney at Law
Ukraine.ua domain name re-delegation in favor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
- #Public Sector
- #Intellectual Property
Result
Full legal support and counseling during the re-delegation of a unique second-level domain in the .UA public domain from an individual to the central executive body to host a modern digital portal about Ukraine for foreign audiences.

Dmytro S. Nikulesko
Attorney at Law
Supervision of license agreement on the production of Antonov Watches by Kleynod
- #Aviation
- #Intellectual Property
Result
Ilyashev & Partners represented State Enterprise Antonov in a rather rare case in Ukraine of granting by the state-owned enterprise a permission to use its trademark to a private company. The Firm supported the process of transferring permission to use ТМ «ANTONOV» and design elements of aircraft parts in the design of watches.

Oleksandr B. Padalka
Attorney at Law, Counsel
Supervision of sale of 49.99% in Golden Sunrise Agro
- #Agribusiness
- #Corporate and M&A
Result
The deal was executed in Ukraine and subordinated to laws of the State of New York, the USA, whereby Latvian bank was engaged as an escrow agent for settlement purposes.

Yevgen O. Solovyov
Attorney at Law, Partner, Insolvency Receiver