EQUITY is one of the leading law firms specializing in the banking and financial law, which has a wide practice of advising clients-banks as well as borrowers as to financing and debt restructuring, litigation in the sphere of finance, representation of interests in relations with regulators. In particular, within the framework of the practice EQUITY lawyers provide the following services:
- creation, reorganization and liquidation of banks and other financial institutions;
- representation of creditors’ and debtors’ interests in litigation regarding debt collection;
- clarification of the current legislation on the provision of banking services;
- structuring IPOs;
- legal support of credit agreements;
- development of primary documentation of financial institutions;
- compliance with currency legislation and requirements as to currency control.
EQUITY lawyers regularly accompany cross-border financial transactions and security interest deals with the participation of major foreign companies, banks and financial institutions. In addition, we represent interests of banks in collection of debts of companies, and have a continuing practice of working on the side of a client in contesting creditors’ rights.
Recognition:
- EQUITY - leading law firm in banking and finance, Market Leaders 2023
- EQUITY was recommended in banking and finance, The Legal 500 - EMEA 2023-2016
- EQUITY was recommended in banking and finance, IFLR 1000 2022-2016
- EQUITY was recommended in banking and finance, ULF 2022-2018: A Handbook For Foreign Clients
«EQUITY has a solid client roster of financial companies, advising on the purchase of portfolios of non-performing loans (NPLs) and distressed assets from Ukrainian commercial insolvent banks, including their enforcement. The firm represented Finance Company Helios, a large finance company in Ukraine, in litigation on the enforcement of NPLs purchased from Delta Bank (approx. USD 2 million) and Imex Bank (approx. USD 9.7 million). With the firm finding itself high on the Ukrainian litigation market, partner Oleh Malinevskyi leads large-scale insolvency cases and guides NPLs workload». (ULF 2022: A Handbook For Foreign Clients)
