• drafting contracts and corporate documents of any complexity;
• legal support of business in various industries;
• legal support of M&A;
• development of optimal corporate structure for business management;
• drafting charters, shareholders contracts, internal regulations and policies;
• formation and operation of joint ventures, particularly in the oil and gas sector, engaged in the development, production and processing of petroleum products;
• establishing trust structures (preparing the memorandum with a detailed description of the trust structure and possible options for establishing a holding structure for business consolidation, preparation of all necessary documentation and support of process of creation of various structures of trust management and transfer of assets);
• full and/or limited legal audits (due diligence) of the existing corporate structures to determine the historical risks and assist in risk mitigation;
• full analysis of taxation, currency control and antitrust regulation;
• support of corporate restructuring, including assistance in establishing companies in the foreign jurisdictions, and development of effective internal control structure and management to protect owners interests.

KopotLawyers is pleased to inform their clients about the possibility of establishing business in Slovakia and obtaining the right of permanent residence in the European Union.

Why Slovakia:

• Minimum requirements to the applicant;
• Easy administration and management of the company;
• No need to invest in the economy;
• Located in close proximity to the EU countries such as: Germany, Austria, Czech Republic;
• Free movement within the EU without visas and time limits;
• Access to free European education;
• Access to the bank loans at the preferential European rates;
• Possibility of obtaining European citizenship in the future.

KopotLawyers offers to the clients a possibility to get the right of permanent residence in Slovakia on the ground of the real establishment of the company (LTD, s.r.o.). 

• analysis of the situation and recommendations for the best possible solution;
• choice of international arbitration institutions;
• choice of the applicable law;
• structuring arbitration clauses in complex international transactions;
• drafting and negotiating arbitration clauses and separate arbitration agreements;
• support in negotiations on the peaceful settlement of disputes, drafting and signing settlement agreements;
• representing clients in court;
• support enforcement of judgments;
• preparation of expert reports on Ukrainian law in arbitration and court proceedings abroad;
• contesting decisions of Ukrainian arbitral bodies;
• recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral decisions in Ukraine.

• legal support and expertise of the land law issues;
• legal assistance in negotiating lease agreements of communal and public land property;
• solving land rights issues of any complexity;
• acquisition and construction of real estate (including authorization for the purchase and lease involving non-residents, operations with land and objects that have a special status or are of historical value);
• leasing;
• change of use of the plot of land;
• disputes related to real estate.

Voluntary certification in the National system of certification UkrCEPRO in accordance with the requirements of DSTU 3413-96 which includes the following steps:

• filing application and other supporting documents for products in the certification body;
• analysis of submitted documentation and decision on available certification options and schemes;
• inspection or attestation of production, assessment or certification of the quality management system, if provided by the certification scheme;
• selection, identification of product samples and testing;
• results analysis;
• in case of positive results - issue certificate of conformity and its registration in the National system of certification UkrCEPRO;
• technical control over the certified products.

• tax optimization;
  
• company establishment and further legal assistance in tax matters;
  
• representation in disputes with tax authorities;
  
• dispute resolution related to taxation in courts of all instances;
  
• effective tax structuring for businesses and individuals;
  
• legal support to export/import of goods and equipment;
  
• obtaining a license of the National Bank of Ukraine on the extension of the return term for foreign currency revenue;
  
• assistance finding a donor company (financing agreements), structuring trade schemes and trade financing;
  
• international transactions and contractual structuring;
  
• tax audits, M&A and corporate transactions.

• negotiations in the scope of property and production facilities acquisition, rent contracts;
  
• joint operation, development agreements, IPR licensing, participation in service contracts, legal aspects of drilling, property tax issues;
  
• support obtaining licenses and permits;
  
• development of licensing agreements, production sharing agreements, contractor and subcontractor agreements;
  
• due diligence and structuring transactions;
  
• tax optimization for operations under contracts related to drilling works, payment of royalties and VAT;
  
• legal support for mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and co-production agreements;
  
• providing legal support to all aspects of leasing in all areas;
  
• issues related to mining rights and land allocation;
  
• dispute resolution and litigation in this area.

• monitoring international and Ukrainian legislation;
• analysis of the current Ukrainian legislation and prognosis on the new legislation;
• tracking changes in the legal regulation of the relevant to the client sectors;
• translation of legal documents;
• cooperation with public authorities at local, regional and central levels;
• monitoring and analysis of the business environment;
• obtaining work and residence permits for foreign citizens in Ukraine;
• assessment of the business processes on the subject of compliance with the current legislation and analysis of the impact of possible changes activities of the company.