Our law firm “International Law Offices” is one of the Ukrainian leading law firms. In 1995 we set up an office in Odessa - the biggest port of Ukraine and modern business city. At the same time, as a result of development schemes and in keeping with its expansion program, the firm moved into its present office in Kiev.
We provide services in the following spheres:
- shipping
- investment
- contracts
- real estate
- corporate & business law
- tax planning
- general IP
- arbitration and litigation.
Our Firm has gathered a team of 23 highly qualified and trained professionals, who have practical experience in different fields of law and who have worked in both the public and private sectors.
The firm's strategy is based on the following principles:
- protecting clients' interests in the rather complicated legal environment in Ukraine is possible only by combining the efforts of our lawyers, who act as a dedicated team of professionals;
- the firm can solve problems that cannot be solved by a lawyer alone;
- attention is always focused on the client's needs and interests;
- modern business requires the resolution of clients' legal problems at international level.
We have established close relations with the foreign law firms in the UK, Russia, Panama, Italy, Cyprus, Spain, Latvia etc.
The Firm is a member of World Link for Law
World Link for Law is a leading network of international law firms, comprising teams of international lawyers. It was established as Euro-Link for Lawyers in the late 1980s and now comprises a network of 58 law firms with 66 offices in 40 countries worldwide. It is one of the largest international law networks in the world. Legally, we are incorporated as an association in Zurich, Switzerland, and we have a regional centre firm in Hong Kong. Our international law network comprises dedicated Law Firms and lawyers who, with their many professional contacts, act as facilitators of international legal services for the international business community, in-house lawyers, lawyers in private practice, or individuals needing a lawyer in another country.
The firm has a rather flexible approach to alternative fee arrangements because we understand our clients' problems.
Languages of the firm - Russian, Ukrainian, English, Spanish, French International Law Offices prides itself on being able to provide a prompt, efficient and personal service.
The specialists of our team take direct part in development of the normative documents and state programs. For the years of our practice more than 100 articles, information materials and commentaries in mass media including Lloyd’s List, World Cargo news, Maritime Law Brief, Maritime Advocate, “Commercial Property”, etc. were published. The papers could be found on our web-site: www.murs.com.ua
Natalya Shpak, a partner of the firm is the Honored lawyer of Ukraine and Arthur Nitsevych, a partner, is a Member of the Board of the Odessa regional department of the Ukrainian Bar Association.
On the 1st of November 2007 Kiev edition KYIV POST published the annual rating of the leading law firms. The “International Law Offices” holds the 22nd place in this rating.
By results of the first in Ukraine investigation of one of the leading profile newspapers “Yurydychna gazeta” (Law newspaper), that fairly considers the internet site of a law firm as its face, “International Law Offices” became one of the ten leading law firms in Ukraine having the sites of high quality estimated by a number of criteria.
Since 1998 our company is among the leading law firms of Ukraine, according to the annual rating of “Juridical Practice”, “Ukrainian Business directory” and “Kyiv Post”.
Our company is the organizer of the conferences and seminars:
- “Protection of the ship-owner’s interests” 2005, Odessa, Ukraine
- “The practice of the maritime business: sharing experience” 2006, Odessa, Ukraine
- “The shipowner and business management” – seminar on September 22, 2006, St. Petersburg, Russia.
- “The practice of the maritime business: sharing experience” 2007, Odessa, Ukraine
