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Corporate Law

ACTIO Bar Association provides a wide range of corporate law services. Our team advises clients on day-to-day corporate matters, corporate restructurings and M&A transactions.

We support clients at every stage of corporate life — from entering the Ukrainian market and incorporation to restructurings, securities transactions and resolving corporate disputes.

Corporate advisory

  • Advising on entering the Ukrainian market and selecting the optimal legal form
  • Drafting documents for incorporation, registration and start of operations
  • Registration of legal entities, branches, representative offices of foreign companies; accreditation of foreign bank representative offices
  • Legal support for forming associations of legal entities
  • Legal support for reorganisation and liquidation
  • Preparing and conducting general shareholders' (members') meetings
  • Legal support for sale and purchase of corporate rights, including deal structuring
  • Advice on corporate restructuring and legal support throughout the process
  • Legal audit of companies
  • Advice and representation in corporate disputes, including in court

Securities transactions

  • Legal support for securities transactions, including promissory notes
  • Support for issuances, registration of issues and placement reports (public, private)
  • Legal services for termination of circulation and cancellation of share issues
  • Representation before the National Securities and Stock Market Commission and its regional offices

Investment legal support

  • Advice on investment, repatriation of investments and profit, and currency control
  • Opening investment accounts
  • Registration of foreign investments
  • Obtaining NBU licences for outbound investment and other currency operations
  • Obtaining licences for outbound in-kind investment

Employment matters for management bodies and foreign employees

  • Drafting employment contracts with executives and members of governing bodies
  • Legal support for termination of employment
  • Employment of foreign nationals: work permits, residence permits, company and employee registration with the migration authorities