Maritime Law

SERVICES AND INFORMATION

Our Maritime Law team has extensive litigation experience in supporting complex maritime cases in courts and international arbitrations. We render legal advice to operators in international shipping, port infrastructure and the maritime complex, including large shipowners, charterers and insurance clubs (P&I Clubs), ports, terminals, stevedoring companies, ship-building and ship-repairing yards, freight forwarders, marine agents, as well as banks and financial institutions.

Conclusion of contracts on private investment in port infrastructure facilities
Conclusion and execution of charter-parties
Protection of interests regarding all types of maritime claims
Legal support of financing activities on sale and purchase of vessels
Conclusion of agreements for the construction/repair of naval and merchant ships
Facilitation of registration of vessels under Ukrainian and foreign flags
Disputes over marine insurance issues
Disputes pertaining to the construction/repair of vessels
Warranty claims

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. With offices in Kyiv, Dnipro, Kharkiv and Odesa, Ilyashev & Partners employs more than 120 people. The firm has been recognized by the most prestigious legal market research guides, according to which it occupies a leading position in Ukraine.

27
years in the market
40+
attorneys and lawyers
400+
clients regularly serviced
1000+
court hearings 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

Mikhail I. Ilyashev
Attorney at Law, Managing Partner, Honored Lawyer of Ukraine

One of the most famous attorneys in Ukraine. Head of Corporate and M&A Practice.
More
Roman V. Protsyshyn
Attorney at Law, Counsel, MCIArb

Leading expert in international dispute resolution with 15 years of experience in legal practice.
More
Sergey M. Nedelko
Attorney at Law, Counsel, Head of Odesa Office

Maritime and transport law expert with 10 years' experience advising shipowners, P&I Clubs, crewing, stevedoring, forwarding companies, ports and terminals, marine agents.
More
All lawyers

TRUST IN THE COMPANY

Our cases

Advising Ukrainian Red Cross Society on the legal regulation of the Mobile Health Units Program
Result
Development of the legal mechanism of work, step-by-step instructions and accompanying legal documents for implementing the Mobile Health Units Program, including the method of involving medical personnel in the provision of medical assistance; the method of medicines procurement and the scheme of their transfer; patient data collection, storage and processing.

Alla S. Tsymanovska
Attorney at Law
The first in Ukraine release of a vessel against the British P&I Club’s undertaking
Result
The precedent in the Ukrainian law enforcement practice was established in the interests of CHALLENGE SHIPPING LTD, the owner of the bulk carrier New Challenge, detained at the Port of Mykolaiv in connection with an incident taking place during cargo operations. The team of Odesa Office of Ilyashev & Partners has secured the acceptance by the State Ecological Inspection of Ukraine of the P&I club’s letter of undertaking as a sufficient and only security in respect of the maritime claim.

Sergey M. Nedelko
Attorney at Law, Counsel, Head of Odesa Office
Lifting the unlawful financial burden imposed on green energy companies
- #Energy & Natural Resources
Result
As a result of a two-year legal dispute were recognized as unlawful and invalid the amendments to the formula approved by the National Commission for State Regulation in the Spheres of Energy and Utilities, which obliged electricity producers under the “green” tariff to compensate SE Guaranteed Buyer for losses incurred due to its inability to sell the electricity purchased from them.

Mikhail I. Ilyashev
Attorney at Law, Managing Partner, Honored Lawyer of Ukraine
Introduction of provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of glass containers from Belarus
- #International Trade
Result
A provisional anti-dumping duty of 31.37% was applied to glass containers for food and beverages originating in the Republic of Belarus based on the interim results of the anti-dumping investigation. This decision on application of provisional duty on imports of goods to Ukraine was the first decision adopted by the Interdepartmental Commission on International Trade after 24 February 2022.

Olena L. Omelchenko
Attorney at Law, Partner, Head of International Trade Practice

Watch all cases

Leave a request

Leave a request and receive a detailed proposal on how to solve your legal issue

Action plan to accomplish your task
No conflicts of interest
Detailed information about our expertise

List of cases and detailed experience
Experts to handle your task
Cost of services

By clicking on the button, you consent to the processing of personal data.

OUR AWARDS

Our reliability is confirmed

50 Leading Law Firms of Ukraine 2025. Recognition Rating Top-5 in Maritime Law for Ukraine
Market Leaders: Ranking of Law Firms of Ukraine 2024 Top position in Maritime Law
Ukrainian Law Firms 2023-2024. A Handbook for Foreign Clients Leading Firm in Maritime & Shipping
XIV National Marine Rating of Ukraine Winner of the Award for Business Protection