- Consulting on establishment, reorganization and liquidation of banks (including their branches and representative offices), adjusting corporate structure of banks to meet requirements of the laws.
- Supporting matters relating to bank’s corporate rights in s, other business entities and / or the bank’s other participants in s. Conducting due diligence of banks or other entities intending to sell or buy corporate rights.
- Acting for banking institutions before the National Bank of Ukraine, Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine and other authorities.
- Consulting / explaining the existing legislation upon providing banking services to create their provision mechanism acceptable to banks.
- Legal analysis of and improving bank’ documentation or preparing new documents: a) methodological documents (in particular, regulation on the relevant banking services); b) contracts and other documents relating to banking activities (in particular, contracts for the provision of banking services, including lending services rendered to customers); c) when a bank starts cooperating with third parties; d) other documents related to bank’s operations.
- Conducting due diligence of the property (property rights thereto) for a person intending to transfer such property to bank as collateral (pledge, mortgage) to secure lending transactions, either for the bank’s use (lease) or ownership, including the property already pledged or mortgaged, which the bank has in its control or possession as of the time of applying for legal aid.
- Legal support for issues related to the application of foreign currency legislation (obtaining individual licenses from NBU, investing in or outside Ukraine, using foreign currency in Ukraine, international payments, foreign exchange and other regulatory issues).
- Advising and supporting issues relating to the lending to residents by non-residents.
- Resolving disputes (including before courts) related to banking, foreign exchange and other legislation.
- Establishing and supporting operations of and reorganizing financial institutions (credit unions, private pension funds, collective investment institutions, leasing and insurance companies and other entities having such legal status).
- Advising on the organization and use of property investment vehicles (including construction financing funds or real estate funds, joint investment institutions, private pension funds, issuing housing bonds and other schemes allowed by the law). Drafting necessary documentation (including contracts) related to the use of these mechanisms.
- Preparing legal opinions on the fiduciary management of assets.
- Consulting on the provision of all types of financial services, licensing activities related to the provision if certain financial services; drafting agreements for the relevant financial services; developing financial schemes.
banking and financial industry
