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On 13 November 2017, a unique outsourcing platform AEQUO Friends<\/strong> was launched and a meeting with the first project participants called AEQUO Friends Welcome<\/strong> Day<\/strong> took place.<\/p>\n During the event, 12 students short-listed for the first round of the internship programme got access to AEQUO Friends online system, met their mentors, learned about their next steps and first tasks, received answers to their questions and took part in the mainstream discussion “Insights into the Competition for the Supreme Court of Ukraine”, hosting a special guest Andriy Kozlov, Member of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine.<\/p>\n In July-September 2017, more than 180 applications were received from students of top 30 Ukrainian universities, living both in Ukraine and abroad (Germany, Italy, Lithuania). During September-October, the students took part in the next selection stage called “Coffee with a Mentor.” Upon completion of the first round of the internship programme, the next selection rounds are expected.<\/p>\n “We are happy that the online internship has generated such a genuine interest. It is a pleasure to see students from different regions of Ukraine among AEQUO Friends. We are confident that the innovative format of the internship will help law students manage their time effectively, combining studies and online internship, and choose practices which fit them best when planning their future career in law,”<\/em> comments Anna Babych<\/strong>, AEQUO’s Partner.<\/p>\n About <\/strong>the firm<\/strong><\/p>\n AEQUO is an advanced industry-focused Ukrainian law firm made up of highly qualified, internationally recommended lawyers who work proactively to help their clients reach their business goals. Backed up by solid industry expertise and a thorough understanding of business we develop innovative strategies and provide efficient solutions to the most complex and challenging matters.<\/p>\n AEQUO provides integrated legal support in areas such as antitrust and competition, banking and finance law, intellectual property, corporate and commercial law, mergers and acquisitions, taxation, litigation and international arbitration, and capital markets.<\/p>\n The list of AEQUO\u2019s representative clients includes leading Ukrainian and international companies and organizations, such as Agroprosperis, Apax Partners, Apollo, Bunge, DuPont, EBRD, European Commission, Google, Inditex Group, Vodafone Ukraine, NCH Capital, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Samsung Electronics, Sandvik, Synthon, Tetra Laval, Ukrainian Redevelopment Fund, UniCredit Group etc.<\/p>\n AEQUO has been named Law Firm of the Year in Russia, Ukraine and the CIS by The Lawyer European Awards 2017, Ukraine Law Firm of the Year by Chambers Europe Awards 2016, and one of the most innovative law firms in Europe according to the FT Innovative Lawyers 2015-2017.<\/p>\n