Legitimus law firm was founded in 2006. The team includes 14 lawyers, who have considerable experience in various fields of legal practice. Its main principles are professionalism, efficiency, honesty and confidentiality.

The principal practice areas of Legitimus include real estate and land law, banking and finance, litigation and arbitration, corporate and M&A, taxation and international trade/foreign investment.

Real estate and land law

Legitimus law firm provides full legal support in real estate transactions in the interest of the company’s clients, including drafting of agreements with respect to real estate and land deals: advising on the safest ways of acquiring and alienation of real estate rights, support for land plots allotment and ownership rights registration procedures, ownership rights registration procedures for other real estate objects.

Litigation and arbitration

Our team has a solid litigation experience in courts of first instance, courts of appeal, higher commercial court, higher administrative court and the Supreme Court of Ukraine. In order to provide comprehensive case analysis the company’s attorneys perform a preliminary case review and assess the court prospects of commercial, administrative and civil proceedings, represent and protect the clients interests both in state courts of all instances and international arbitration instructions.

Tax

Legitimus law firm advises and provides legal opinions as to legal entities and individuals taxation in Ukraine, carries out legal analysis of drafts agreements in terms of tax liabilities, develops efficient tax schemes for the business activities of companies. The company represents both legal and individual interests at all stages of tax dispute resolution (reviews, litigations).

Corporate

Our firm provides a range of services in the field of corporate law which includes registration of legal entities, compliance with regulatory requirements following antimonopoly law while establishing and structuring holding companies, etc. Full legal support of M&A deals, companies legal due diligence and drawing up documents to eliminate and minimize risks and deficiencies; M&A support in compliance with Ukrainian and foreign tax and corporate law, legal support in preventing hostile acquisitions, majority and minority shareholders rights protection, financial institutions registration and financial services licensing support.

International trade/foreign investment

Legitimus law firm offers legal advice to residents on international business activities, and to non-residents on commercial activity in Ukraine.

Our clients include domestic and international companies, investment funds, financial institutions and others.

Languages: Ukrainian, English, Spanish, Russian.