Sanctions

Attorneys at VB Partners are leading and acknowledged experts in sanctions law in Ukraine. The firm’s unrivalled ability to successfully handle intricate sanctions cases is exemplified by a string of successful results.

After an exhaustive examination of the grounds for sanctions against a business, we meticulously devise an effective strategy of appeal either on the merits or procedural nuances.

Within our practice, we excel in lifting sanctions against foreign companies and non-residents in court.  Our attorneys were one of the first in Ukraine to achieve a groundbreaking milestone by securing a favorable Supreme Court’s decision to lift sanctions against an EU company in 2020.

In addition, we handle property confiscation and nationalization disputes. We safeguard business interests of companies inadvertently included in sanctions lists that do not support the armed aggression of the russian federation.

The key point: As a matter of principle, we refuse to cooperate with residents of the russian federation.

BNP Paribas, Ocean Plaza, Snel Energy, Warner Music,TAS Group, Аpollo Goessnitz GmbH

• representation of the group of companies, a globally renowned international brand in the gaming business, which has been operating in the market for over 20 years, before the Supreme Court in a matter of lifting of personal special economic and other restrictive measures
• representation of interests of a group of companies that provide fiduciary, trust, and fund services to individual and corporate clients before the Supreme Court. This case pertains to the imposition of a non-exhaustive list of sanctions on five legal entities in a group over a period of fifty years, leading to considerable reputational risks
• representation of interests of the former senior manager of the international financial group BNP Paribas in a lawsuit concerning lifting of sanctions imposed for a period of 10 years
• representation of the interests of a Cypriot company, part of an energy group and owning a network of gas stations and oil depots in Ukraine, in the Supreme Court regarding the cancellation of personal economic and other restrictive measures
• successful defence of a Ukrainian resident before the Ministry of Justice regarding the lack of grounds for confiscating 33% of the country’s largest shopping mall, Ocean Plaza, in resolving the issue of nationalizing 67% of a non-resident’s assets