The energy and natural resources sector group at Asters has a strong reputation for advice on regulatory issues across the industry, and practitioners assist with development, financing, construction, operation, M&A, and restructuring. Experience spans the range of operations in Ukraine or involving Ukrainian stakeholders – electricity, renewable energy, oil and gas, and energy transition projects. The group is jointly coordinated by Yaroslav Petrov, an energy law expert whose recent slate of work has focused on renewable energy and transition projects, and corporate practice head Armen Khachaturyan, a key figure in the negotiation of production sharing agreements. Additional lawyers to note include Marta Halabala, the lead contact for the environmental protection and sustainable development sub-group, and Kateryna Andarak, whose practice has a strong focus on regulatory and transactional matters in the renewable energy sector.

With a longstanding track record in providing corporate advice to major energy sector stakeholders, and a recent focus on ESG matters in the sphere, the energy and climate change group at CMS Ukraine is a strong choice for the highest profile deals, as well as financings for significant energy projects at all stages. A host of international and domestic energy companies are among the team's client list, including oil, gas and renewables producers, as well as EU energy traders. Vitaliy Radchenko heads up the group and is an accomplished lead lawyer in M&A, financing, commercial law and regulatory matters. Maryna Ilchuk assists clients with a range of legal and regulatory issues.

Renewable energy, upstream oil and gas, and nuclear energy are all regular areas of activity for the energy sector group at Dentons‘ Kyiv office, which collaborates with the firm’s offices across the CEE region and internationally. These links are a boon for a client base which includes a plethora of foreign and multinational energy companies, as well as investors in such. Experienced duo Oleg Batyuk and Maksym Sysoiev share leadership of the practice. Batyuk has substantial experience advising international and domestic clients on foreign investments in Ukraine, joint ventures, loan arrangements, and transactions on international capital markets. He has also advised on key energy infrastructure projects in Ukraine. Sysoiev is particularly highly regarded in Ukraine’s burgeoning renewable energy sector.

Impacta Law remains among the leaders in Ukraine’s energy market, with a swathe of the country’s top energy companies featuring in its client base. It has a stellar reputation in the renewables space, as well as a focus on green energy transformations. The firm's broad slate of recent matters has included oil and gas sector corporate advice, dispute resolution in the electricity sector, and mining matters. The practice is led by highly regarded energy specialist Oleksiy Feliv, who regularly assists foreign investors into Ukraine, as well as major domestic companies. His sizeable team includes Oleh Zahnitko, who is heavily involved in regulatory, banking and finance advice to green energy companies, and Serhii Uvarov, a key contact for dispute resolution in the energy sector.

Sayenko Kharenko is frequently instructed on major transactions in the energy sector, acting for foreign investors into Ukraine, as well as government entities and domestic energy companies. The transactional piece has long been a traditional strength, and in more recent years the firm has also developed a robust offering for regulatory law, including aligning Ukrainian legislation with EU requirements. Nazar Chernyavsky has a transactional finance focus to his practice and has advised a number of medium-sized Ukrainian borrowers and municipalities on investment into energy-saving projects. Chernyavsky jointly leads the group with Igor Lozenko, who is well versed in cross-border transactions in the energy market. Nataliia Hutarevych stands out for regulatory law expertise and is the team’s key contact for such matters. Nataliia Khmelovska is likewise recommended.

Aequo fields a cross-disciplinary energy sector practice which is a strong choice across transactions, regulatory matters, international litigation, arbitration, and tax. Its client base includes major domestic producers, international developers and investors, and private equity firms. Denis Lysenko leads the energy and natural resources industry group at the firm, drawing on two decades of experience in which he has acted in the oil and gas, power, nuclear, petrochemical, and renewable energy spaces. Senior partner and head of the dispute resolution practice, Oleksiy Filatov, is heavily involved in energy sector cases, including acting in high-profile arbitrations, cross-border enforcements, and Supreme Court litigation.

Baker McKenzie, Kyiv Office has a strong track record in energy sector deals, and its offering also spans regulatory and projects advice across oil and gas, renewables, and nuclear power. Practice head Serhiy Piontkovsky has a notable background in energy sector regulatory law and has advised on a host of privatisations in Ukraine. Andrii Moskalyk is the additional partner to note and has experience acting on complex deals in the energy space, as well as energy infrastructure development transactions for multinational energy companies from North America, Australia, Europe and Great Britain.

EY Law has a strong presence in the Ukrainian energy market, acting for public bodies, international foreign investors, and energy companies. It has strong expertise in regulatory matters and policy implementation, and also regularly assists with deal structuring, contract drafting and support on PPPs. Head of the energy group, Borys Lobovyk, has significant experience advising international clients on oil, gas and energy matters. His cross-practice team includes tax partner Iryna Kalyta; Andrii Pryimak, who is well versed in energy and finance projects; Nataliia Galushka, who frequently assists with electricity matters; and Yuliia Solomakha, an regular advisor on energy sector regulation.

Prominent domestic and international players across all aspects of the energy sector look to GOLAW for assistance with regulatory, transactional, and dispute resolution mandates. The team has experience in Ukraine’s traditional and renewable energy markets, with recent work including notable renewables sector transactions, regulatory compliance for grid-connected facilities, and disputes against public authorities. Sergiy Oberkovych and Oleksandr Melnyk jointly lead the industry group, and are both corporate and M&A experts. Kateryna Manoylenko is a seasoned litigator, and Oles Riabchuk assists with regulatory issues relating to energy sector M&A.

The scope of Ilyashev & Partners' work in the energy and natural resources sphere covers exploration and exploitation of oil and gas fields, transportation of energy resources, trade in oil and gas, and electricity and natural gas supply to end-use consumers. At the helm of the practice, Mikhail Ilyashev advises on foreign investments in Ukrainian companies and enterprises, structuring of international M&A and asset acquisitions, and corresponding due diligence. Arbitrator Roman Marchenko has a strong track record in energy sector disputes, and Valeriia Gudiy frequently assists clients with regulatory, licensing, and corporate issues in the energy sphere.

As Ukraine’s energy industry looks to renewables in order to rebuild, Kinstellar‘s developing practice in this area has drawn together experts across energy and natural resources to assist with regulatory reform, key projects, and privatisations, as well as early exploration of small modular reactors. Olexander Martinenko leads the energy group, and is well versed in assisting energy companies with dispute resolution matters and the Ukrainian energy regulatory system. Olena Kuchynska is the firmwide head of ESG and advises a broad client base on the domestic regulatory landscape. Illya Muchnyk is the name to note for relevant financing matters, and Oleksandra Poliakova a more junior contact involved in energy matters.

LCF Law Group is an authority on Ukrainian energy sector regulatory law, advising clients on local rules and legislation in an international context. It handles both contentious and non-contentious regulatory matters, as well as energy project construction and development, project financing, and a range of disputes for energy sector stakeholders. Practice head Ivan Bondarchuk is an up-and-coming name in energy markets, energy efficiency and alternative energy. His team includes Yevheniia Sudarikova, who has in-house experience at a hydropower company.

Between its designated teams for oil and gas and mining, renewables and electricity, and finance, Redcliffe Partners is equipped to assist with complex transactions and projects work, financing and regulatory matters in the electricity space, and renewables project financing. Production sharing agreements are a particular strength of practice co-head Albert Sych, who has extensive experience in oil and gas, as well as more recent work in renewables. Sych’s fellow practice head Dmytro Fedoruk is a doyen of oil and gas projects in Ukraine. Volodymyr Kolvakh is an additional contact to note.

Acquis Law Firm has a renewables-focused energy practice which supports domestic and foreign entities with the development of, and investment into, a variety of projects. The firm also has a niche strength in advice to Turkish clients and a separate Turkish desk to facilitate this. The energy group is jointly coordinated by Maksym Uslystyi, an expert in energy sector transactions, and Mykhailo Lytvyn, who is ‘is highly effective at coordinating multi-party and cross-border matters’.

ADER HABER's roster of clients includes a number of leading companies in the oil and gas, gas production, power generation, transmission, distribution, and renewable energy spaces. It has a notable focus on dispute resolution in the energy space, but has built on this to also assist with risk prevention and compliance as regards project development, structuring transactions, and resolving regulatory and permitting issues. The group is overseen by a trio of lawyers: Tetiana Daniltseva, who is in charge of advisory matters, and Oleksandra Fedotova and Andrii Hvozdetskyi, joint leaders on the contentious side.

Anzhelika Livitska is the primary contact at Arzinger when it comes to matters in the energy sector, and she has experience which spans Ukrainian and European land law, environmental law, mineral resources research, construction, and real estate issues. The team’s clients include domestic and international companies and organisations seeking regulatory and due diligence advice, among other areas.

Avellum assists with the full range of financing and transactional matters within the energy sector, as well as giving regulatory advice on green and renewable energy, electricity, and power purchase agreements. Glib Bondar focuses on renewables and alternative energy matters, and co-leads the group with Maksym Maksymenko, who is the go-to advisor in the oil and gas space. Yuliia Pidlisna and Rostyslav Mushka are the additional names to note, with respective focuses on real estate and natural resources.

Wind farms have been a particular recent focus of the energy group at EVERLEGAL, which more generally supports clients in the energy field with employment, corporate, commercial, banking and finance, and other issues. The team is jointly led by Yevheniy Deyneko, whose focus is on transactional advice, as well as oil and gas production sharing agreements, and Andriy Olenyuk, the name to note for permitting and licensing, and energy project infrastructure development.

KPMG Law in Ukraine has traditional strengths in tax and regulatory matters, underpinning an energy group that focuses on corporate law, M&A, and compliance across the industry. It has recently assisted the government with electricity matters, and also has a strong presence in oil and gas. The team is led by Yuriy Katser, who has twenty years of experience advising domestic companies and multinational corporations in Ukraine. Oleksii Masniev is the other key name to note.

Sokolovskyi and Partners Law Firm advises companies involved in the production, transportation and supply of electricity, in addition to those with involvement in renewable energy projects. Its broad offering within the industry spans real estate and land law, tax and finance, competition, M&A, and corporate law. Vladyslav Sokolovskyi heads the energy team, and Ivan Balytskyi has additional energy and electricity expertise. Tatiana Lysovets is noted for her specialism in criminal cases with a nexus to the energy sector.