ILF (Inyurpolis Law Firm) is an independent Ukrainian law firm with a core focus on litigation and business support (business setup, transactional support, regular advisory support). The firm operates on the market for 23 years through its two offices located in major cities of Ukraine — Kyiv and Kharkiv.

Among ILF’s strong points is the ability to follow up on court decisions and get tangible results. This is due to years of experience dealing with debt recovery for banks and insurance companies (USD 500 million recovered in 2007-2015) as well as deposit recovery from liquidated banks for companies and individuals.

We carry out business support through our commercial, corporate, M&A, tax and other teams, that follow an industry-minded approach. The diverse expertise of the team ranges from business structuring and high-profile contracts to corporate acquisitions and asset deals. We’re known for our successful business structuring record in the IT sector, support of sophisticated technology contracts, and public private partnership (PPP) work in the field of healthcare and pharmacy.

We help our foreign clients get clear understanding of Ukrainian business environment, based on  our knowledge and experience in medicine and pharmacy, agribusiness and alternative energy, IT, banking and finance. Among our regular clients are Avon Products, Volvo, BASF Ukraine, Malteurop Group, Ecostar/DISH, SPS Commerce, EGGER and Amcor Tobacco Packaging.

Our industry-oriented approach allows us to find legal solutions for business as well as manage projects dealing with institutional changes. In 2016 ILF lawyers working together with the expert team of the Ministry of Healthcare and backed by the World Bank and UNICEF designed legislation on primary healthcare reform. In addition, ILF is supervising a reform-pilot project in Kharkiv Region city of Chuguyev.

The ILF team includes 50 highly qualified lawyers, attorneys, tax, investment and business consultants.

Reputation

For six consecutive years ILF is in TOP-15 law firms in the national rating 50 Leading Law Firms of Ukraine in 2016 by Yuridicheskaya Practika Weekly.

“Ukrainian Law Firms. A Handbook for Foreign Clients 2016” named ILF as one of the leaders of the Ukrainian legal market and places the firm’s partners among key experts in their respective fields of expertise: litigation, medicine and pharmacy, IT and labor law.

In 2016 ILF was named number one in healthcare and pharmacy (Legal Awards 2016 by Yuridicheskaya Practika Publishing).

Areas of practice

Corporate law and M&A, land and real estate, public-private partnerships and privatization, labor & employment, intellectual property, tax law, criminal defense, debt recovery, bankruptcy, family disputes.