The war broke into the lives of Ukrainian law firms, instantly changing plans, goals, priorities, and doing business in general. Some companies were forced to stop their activities, unable to withstand an unpredictable and sharp crisis situation, but there were also those who, having adjusted their activities, were able not only to ensure the efficient operation of their own business but also to launch volunteer initiatives.

If you are interested in how the Ukrainian legal business adapted to new realities, what problems and challenges the legal market faced in the conditions of a full-scale war, and how to solve it with a view to the perspective of post-war reconstruction and recovery, we invite you to the XVII Forum "Development of the Legal Services Market".

Date and time: May 18, 2023, 10:00-19:00.

Venue: Radisson Blu Hotel, str. Yaroslaviv Val, 22, Kyiv / online.

This event is rightfully considered a leading platform for professional dialogue, where unique solutions for conducting legal business (now in wartime conditions) are worked out in a trusting environment and new non-standard ideas are put forward.

The Forum brings together top managers and business leaders of leading legal companies, heads of legal departments of the largest organizations, public figures, and leading specialists in the field of jurisprudence and marketing.

Why you should be here:

• The event is organized by partners for partners.
• We discuss relevant and useful information that concerns the top managers of the legal business.
• Maximum concentration of legal market leaders per 1 m2.
• Live communication with like-minded people, competitors, and opponents.
• Professional and constructive dialogues with colleagues.
• It is here that you can adopt the effective experience of others and apply it in your practice.

PROGRAM

10:00-10:30 Registration. Morning Coffee

10:30-10:40 Opening remarks

Anna Ogrenchuk, President of the Ukrainian Bar Association, Co-founder and Managing Partner at LCF Law Group

10:40-11:40 Session 1. Problems and challenges for the legal market in conditions of full-scale war

Moderator: Anna Ogrenchuk, President of the Ukrainian Bar Association, Co-founder and Managing Partner at LCF Law Group

Topics:

• How does the legal business "survive" the war, what problems did the legal profession face?
• Practical cases of managing partners of law firms on their adaptation to the conditions of martial law
• Social responsibility after the first year of the war - what next?
• Regional relocation
• After the first year of the war - universality vs. specialization?
• Quality of provided services  
• Impact of the war in Ukraine on the global legal market

Experts:

Sergii Boyarchukov, Managing Partner at Alekseev, Boyarchukov and Partners Law Firm

Lina Nemchenko, Partner at Baker McKenzie (online)

Tatyana Titarenko, Managing Partner at LEGRANT 

Laimonas Skibarka, Managing Partner at Sorainen (online)

11:40 - 12:15 Coffee break

12:15 - 13:15 Session 2. Military law and military justice - realities and prospects

Moderator: Andriy Romanchuk, Vice-President of the Ukrainian Bar Association, Managing Partner at MORIS 

Topics:

• The worldview of a military and civilian person. Different approaches and decision-making conditions
• Is there a prospect of creating a full-fledged military justice system in Ukraine (expediency, waste of money or extreme need?)
• The most common war crimes since the full-scale invasion and their convictions
• Military advocacy and the military's right to protection
• War and war crimes. Who should pass judgments? Problems of Ukrainian courts in considering cases since the full-scale invasion

Experts:

Eugene R. Sullivan, former senior judge of the US Court of Military Appeals (video interview)

Hanna Maliar, Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine

Serhii Naev, lieutenant general, commander of the United Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Hero of Ukraine

Volodymyr Hutsol, Head of the Military Law and Order Service, brigadier general

Yevhen Hrushovets, Partner at Ario Law Firm, Head of the Public anti-corruption council under the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine

13:15-13:25 Technical break 

13:25-14:25 Session 3. Reconstruction of Ukraine and European Integration

Moderator: Anna Babych, Member of the Board of the Ukrainian Bar Association, Executive Partner at AEQUO

Topics:

• Post-war reconstruction of Ukraine
• European integration: what has been done and what should be expected?

Experts:

Anna Artemenko, Head of the Office for support of adaptation of Ukrainian legislation to the EU acquis 

Maryna Denysiuk, Senior Project Manager of the Office of Reforms of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, Team Lead, Coordination of Ukraine Recovery Plan development

Sebastian Lawson, Partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Illya Tkachuk, Senior Partner at INTEGRITES, Head of Corporate and M&A

14:25-15:00 Coffee break

15:00-16:00 Session 4. Ethics in the legal market after the war

Moderator:

Mykola Stetsenko, Member of the Board of the Ukrainian Bar Association, Managing Partner at AVELLUM

Topics:

• Code of Ethics: Key Novels
• Transparency of key parameters of law firms

Experts:

Oleksiy Didkovskiy, Co-Managing Partner at Asters (online)

Olga Vorozhbyt, Partner at Kinstellar 

Nazar Chernyavsky, Partner at Sayenko Kharenko (online)

16:00-16:10 Technical break

16:10-17:10 Session 5. In focus - human resource

Moderator:

Iryna Nikitina, strategic advisor of legal partnerships, ideologist and researcher of LegalTalents.Report

Topics:

• Presentation of the results of the poll of lawyers with work experience/internships abroad as part of the annual research LegalTalents.Report
• Three main challenges for the business in the field of personnel: loss of qualified personnel, change in the structure of demand for services, quality of legal education
• Personnel shortage is an eternal problem in a new context and practical solutions in today's conditions
• Relocation within Ukraine: refutation of myths

Experts:

Oksana Daskaliuk, Senior Associate (Corporate and M&A), Allen&Overy Secondee 2022

Yuriy Nechayev, Partner at AVELLUM 

Yevhen Pronin, Managing Partner at Pronin & Partners Law Firm

Euvgen Riyako, Managing Partner at RIYAKO&PARTNERS Law Company

17:10-19:00 Evening cocktail. Networking (resraurant Mille Miglia)

Thanks to our Partners:

SILVER PARTNERS:
AEQUO
LCF Law Group
MORIS

BRONZE PARTNERS:
AVELLUM
INTEGRITES
RIYAKO & PARTNERS

Note! Pre-registration is required.

The number of participants is limited. Participation is considered confirmed after payment of the charitable registration fee.

The organizers reserve the right to stop registration in the event of gathering the maximum possible number of participants.

How it was last time:

For additional information about the event, participation as a speaker, and partnership opportunities, contact the organizers by phone: +38 (044) 492-88-48, +38 (063) 792-30-99 (calls via WhatsApp, Viber) or e-mail: conference@uba.ua. Contact person - Tetiana Osaulenko.