INTEGRITES strengthens the Dispute Resolution Practice

Volodymyr Pavlenko became a partner of INTEGRITES and headed the Dispute Resolution practice. The team also joined a new counsel – Andriy Haichenko.

“By far the best proof is experience”. Veritably confirming this opinion of Francis Bacon, experts in the field of evidence, Volodymyr Pavlenko and Andriy Haichenko used their more than 10 years of experience in Dispute Resolution practice as a direct proof of their professionalism and competence. The extensive practice of providing legal services on dispute resolution for leading Ukrainian banks, financial institutions, major companies and multinational corporations operating in Ukraine has allowed them to occupy the key practice positions.

Successfully implemented projects under the guidance of Volodymyr Pavlenko, previously an INTEGRITES counsel, allowed him to rise to the higher career level and take up the post of a partner. His main specialization is bankruptcy cases, appeals against the state bodies’ actions, corporate and commercial disputes resolution. Volodymyr’s expertise and experience include the protection of leading Ukrainian banks and owners, as well as international companies in disputes over recovery and debt restructuring in courts of different instances. Mr. Pavlenko represents the interests of companies such as the National Bank of Ukraine, UkrAVTO Corporation, Piraeus Bank, Alfa Bank, VTB Bank, Kviza-Trade (TM “Velyka Kyshenya”), Puzata Khata, Individual Deposits Guarantee Fund, and many others.

The new counsel Andriy Haichenko also has significant experience in judicial work in the banking sector. Andriy directed the legal departments of top Ukrainian banks, representing their interests in matters relating to credit relations, financial fraud, disputes with state bodies, labor disputes, and also in criminal proceedings for economic crimes. Mr. Haichenko is an expert on work with arbitration courts and bodies of the State Executive Service, as well as a member of the Presidium of the Arbitration Chamber of Ukraine and the Chairman of the permanent Arbitration Court at the National Anti-corruption Bureau of Ukraine.

“The lawyers of Dispute Resolution practice are one of the main and strongest teams of the firm. Every day we face the need to protect the clients’ interests in the courts, so Volodymyr’s admission to the partners and growth of the team by the new counsel is a logical development of the firm. We are glad that Volodymyr’ has grown to the level of partners in our firm, which also corresponds to our values aimed at developing our own professional team”, – comments managing partner of the firm Olexiy Feliv.

INTEGRITES is an international law firm that provides comprehensive legal support through its own offices in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and representative offices in the UK, Germany, the Netherlands and China.