Pakharenko & Partners is an acknowledged leader of the Ukrainian intellectual property market
Established in 1994, Pakharenko & Partners IP and Law Firm has offices in Kyiv and London. Today Pakharenko & Partners is one of the largest Ukrainian law firms in the field of intellectual property being a key player in the market. The company is widely known for providing a full scope of intellectual property services in Ukraine and other countries covering company intellectual property rights portfolio development and support (identification, evaluation, registration, licensing and protection of intellectual property objects, namely trademarks, inventions, utility models, designs, compositions of integrated circuits, geographical indications, plant varieties, copyright and related rights objects).
Pakharenko & Partners also provides comprehensive legal consultancy in the sphere of business activity for any company in Ukraine and abroad renders legal services in different areas of law, in particular administrative, economic, criminal, antitrust, customs, media, etc. One of the company's strengths is its anti-counterfeiting and anti-piracy operations and support.
Over the years, the high professionalism of Pakharenko & Partners is confirmed by its top positions in the rankings of authoritative national and international publications.
In particular, in 2016 the company took the top positions in the intellectual property rankings according to the following surveys: WTR 1000, IP STARS, The Legal 500, Chambers Europe, "Legal Award" and ULF 2016 by "The Yuridicheskaya Praktika" (The Legal Practice), "Market Leaders" by The Yurydychna Gazeta (The Legal Newspaper), Companion.
The merits of the CEO and managing partner Antonina Pakharenko-Anderson were duly appreciated in The Legal 500, Chambers Europe, The Top 250 Women in IP by Managing IP, WIPR Leaders, Best Lawyers, Who's Who Legal, Ukrainian Women in Law 2016 by "Legal Magazine", ULF 2016 by "Legal Practice". According to the results of the above-mentioned rankings Antonina Pakharenko-Anderson is one of the absolute leaders in the sphere of intellectual property in Ukraine. Also, Antonina Pakharenko-Anderson became a winner of the "Top Managers of Successful Companies 2015" ranking issued by the "Ukraine Business" publishing house and she received a Commendation from the State Regulatory Service of Ukraine on the occasion of the Entrepreneur's Day in 2016.
Other partners of the company are also highly praised by leading professional publications. For example, in such rankings as The Legal 500, Chambers Europe, WIPR Leaders, Who's Who Legal, "Legal Award" and ULF 2016 by "Legal Practice" Alexander Pakharenko was named among the best IP lawyers in Ukraine, and according to the Best Lawyers survey Mr. Pakharenko together with another partner of the firm, Elena Shamrina were recognized as the best intellectual property lawyers and were included in the list of leading Ukrainian practitioners in this field.
Pakharenko & Partners is known for its individual approach towards client interests that involves scrupulous and attentive attitude to each particular client.