June 3, 2008. We are happy to announce that Salans has been acknowledged as The Best Law Firm in Real Estate in Ukraine and has received the National Legal Award 2008 in this area!

"The National Legal Awards" were established by the professional legal publishing house Yuridicheskaya Practika in Ukraine two years ago. This is the second year that Salans took part in this competition and was nominated to win in several different categories. This year Salans is the proud winner of the Ukrainian National Legal Award 2008 in one of its major areas of expertise!
 
Myron Rabij, Head of the Kyiv Real Estate practice, was extremely pleased with the news, and attributes the firm’s success to an extremely capable Team as well as loyal clients who provide the firm with its many truly challenging projects.

Yuridicheskaya Practika is the major local information resource on the legal profession in Ukraine.  It publishes the weekly newspaper Yuridicheskaya Practika, the monthly English language magazine The Ukrainian Journal of Business Law, the Ukrainian language magazines Ukrayinskyy Yuryst and Ukrayinskyy Advokat, and annual legal directories and researches on law firms in Ukraine.

Salans has over 35 lawyers in Kyiv, assisting domestic and cross-border clients with their corporate, M&A, banking, tax and competition needs across a range of sectors including real estate, financial services, energy and natural resources as well as capital markets.

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Contacts: Myron Rabij
Head of the Real Estate Group in Ukraine
E-mail: mrabij@salans.com
Tel.: +380 (44) 494 4774
Fax: +380 (44) 494 1991

Salans is ranked as a top tier law firm in Ukraine and globally by the leading international legal directory Chambers.

Salans is an international commercial law firm built on a pioneering spirit with over 750 lawyers globally operating from 18 offices in ALMATY, BAKU, BARCELONA, BERLIN1, BRATISLAVA, BUCHAREST, BUDAPEST, ISTANBUL, KYIV, LONDON, MADRID, MOSCOW, NEW YORK, PARIS, PRAGUE, SHANGHAI, ST. PETERSBURG and WARSAW. We have operations in the Middle East, with cooperative associations in place as well as Salans personnel based in Doha, Qatar. Our combination of international capability and domestic expertise enables us to provide comprehensive services matching the needs of global and local clients alike.  More information about Salans can be found at www.salans.com

1 Salans LLP is a Limited Liability Partnership registered in London with Registration Number OC 316822. Registered Office Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ, United Kingdom. Regulated by the Solicitors’ Regulation Authority. A list of members of SALANS is available at the above Registered Office.