A new recently adopted legal procedure takes the next step in ensuring cybersecurity of Ukraine’s critical infrastructure and national interests by providing for the creation of an official ban list of software and equipment.

Integrites has successfully represented Dunapack Packaging in a first-instance dispute against Ukraine’s State Tax Service, securing the cancellation of a UAH 30 million tax assessment.

Integrites has advised Nibulon on a multi-stage restructuring valued at up to USD 500 million, culminating in the completion of a USD 300 million bilateral facility workout with DEG, the European Investment Bank, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

On 29 October 2025, the Ukrainian Parliament registered Draft Law No. 14164 «On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine Regarding the Fundamentals of Implementing Small Modular Reactors (SMRs)», aimed at creating a legal framework for the development of small nuclear generation and attracting private investment in the sector.

Ukraine has moved quickly to bolster its defense industrial base, with a new Defense City regime offering tax, customs, and administrative incentives to manufacturers, according to Kinstellar Partner Natalia Kirichenko, with the framework aiming to cut red tape, speed up production, and attract both domestic and international players under wartime conditions.

Tatyana Slipachuk has rejoined Sayenko Kharenko as a Partner.

Sayenko Kharenko has advised EIFO on financing under Denmark’s DKK 1 billion defense guarantee program for Ukraine. 

AMV Law Offices Martinenko, Volkovetskyi & Partners has launched in Ukraine as a boutique dispute resolution law firm following a spin-off from Kinstellar.

Sayenko Kharenko has successfully represented JSC Oschadbank and has obtained court rulings lifting a criminal asset freezing order over the Gulliver Business Centre and overturning an earlier decision transferring the complex to Ukraine’s Asset Recovery and Management Agency. 

On 22 October 2025, the Ministry of Defence announced the official launch of the government's Build in Ukraine initiative.

In The Debrief, our Practice Leaders across CEE share updates on recent and upcoming legislation, consider the impact of recent court decisions, showcase landmark projects, and keep our readers apprised of the latest developments impacting their respective practice areas.

The energy sector in CEE has undergone unprecedented transformation since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, forcing governments and energy companies to align their economies, businesses, and strategies with energy security objectives, transforming energy landscapes, and keeping legal teams extremely busy. Law firms have found themselves at the center of energy market changes and the renewables revolution that shows no signs of slowing.

As the region rounds the summer bend, Kinstellar Partner in Serbia Milan Samardzic, Avellum Managing Partner Mykola Stetsenko in Ukraine, and PwC Director and Head of Legal Practice in Georgia Vano Gogelia unpack what moved and why in terms of summer levels of activity, the macro and political levers at play, and what they expect to drive closings into year-end.

As Ukraine advances on its path toward EU membership, few areas illustrate the intensity of legislative alignment as clearly as technology, media, and telecommunications (TMT). In recent years, Parliament has modernized media, consumer, data protection, and cybersecurity laws in line with EU standards. Yet the most consequential development now taking shape is a new law modeled on the EU Digital Services Act (DSA) – a framework that will fundamentally reshape how online platforms operate in Ukraine.

Litigation funding as the practice of financing legal disputes in exchange for a share of the proceeds has spread globally, particularly with the involvement of U.S.-based funds. Long considered an appealing investment because of its strong returns and favorable U.S. tax treatment, litigation funding faced potential disruption in May with the introduction of two identical bills, S. 1821[1] and H.R. 3512[2], known as the Tackling Predatory Litigation Funding Act. The measure, however, failed to progress and was excluded from the final version of the Senate’s tax package.

Sayenko Kharenko has advised the International Finance Corporation on a risk-sharing facility with PrivatBank.

Sayenko Kharenko, working with Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath, has advised the International Centre for Diffraction Data on its acquisition of SCC Structure-Properties.

Baker McKenzie has advised Fintech-IT Group on an investment round led by the Ukraine-Moldova American Enterprise Fund, valuing the company at over USD 1 billion.