Asters

From national regulators and municipalities to state-owned and international investment banks, Asters is a go-to for advice on both complex financial deals and legislation. The practice fields niche expertise in foreign exchange control and regulation, as well as advising on licensing in the banking, financial services and securities markets. It continues to expand its focus, handling payment services matters, sub-brokerage activities and products and Ukrainian currency rules related to imports under the martial law regime. Armen Khachaturyan leads the team, alongside Iryna Pokanay, a go-to choice for international investors and foreign banks, who excels in cross-border transactions. Team co-head Roman Stepanenko boasts a broad practice, ranging from capital markets transactions and project finance to financial restructurings and derivative instruments. Kateryna Oliynyk handles both secured and unsecured financing transactions, and is an active member of the team, along with Oleksandr Khomenko and Maksym Tereshchuk. Inna Bondarenko focuses on project and trade finance and secured and syndicated lending.