Danylo Volkovetskyi is a Managing Associate in the Kyiv office. He specialises in dispute resolution, white-collar crime, corporate/M&A and energy.

I am working primarily with Danylo Volkovetskyi, who plays a crucial role in the project management and maintenance of the consistency of our position. Danylo has very relevant experience in cross-border disputes and international arbitration.

Another stand-out individual is Danylo Volkovetsky. He is a very bright professional, with great attention to details. We could fully rely on him and it is a pleasure to work with him.

Legal 500, 2024

RECENT ENGAGEMENTS INCLUDE ADVISING

Dispute Resolution

• THE MAJORITY SHAREHOLDERS OF NEMIROFF VODKA LIMITED, a major CEE vodka manufacturer, on a complex dispute involving proceedings in several jurisdictions in relation to obtaining full and complete control over the company following an LCIA shareholders dispute
• THE SELLER OF ONE OF THE LARGEST AGRICULTURAL COMPANIES IN UKRAINE on an LCIA arbitration in relation to post-M&A breaches of the transaction documents
• A UKRAINIAN HIGH-NET-WORTH INDIVIDUAL on a large multijurisdictional shareholders’ dispute involving court proceedings in Cyprus, Ukraine, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Belize, several arbitral proceedings at the LCIA, asset tracing and fraud investigations in connection with fraudulent misappropriation of assets by former business partners
• A MINORITY SHAREHOLDER of a large Ukrainian agricultural company operating a land bank in eastern and central Ukraine in ICC arbitral proceedings commenced by a sovereign wealth fund in a post-M&A dispute for breach of transaction documentation and compensation for damages
• A UKRAINIAN INVESTOR in ICC arbitral proceedings with an international engineering and project management consultancy firm relating to a dispute over a FIDIC contract, the shareholders' agreement and other transaction documentation

EDUCATION

• 2013: Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine, Institute of International Relations, Faculty of Law, Master’s degree in International Law

LANGUAGES

Ukrainian, English, Russian

PUBLICATIONS

• Recent trends of corporate disputes in Ukraine point towards increasing investor confidence, Ukrainian Law Firms, 2020 (co-author)