General Director of Pakharenko and Partners IP and Law Firm, Antonina Pakharenko-Anderson was named among three leading women lawyers who influenced the development of legal business in Ukraine. She was recognized as one of the most successful women lawyers in the Ukrainian legal business sector, and occupied the rightful place in the publicity ranking according to the results of the ranking titled “Ukrainian Women in Law 2016” produced by The Yurydychna Gazeta (The Legal Newspaper).

Ukrainian Women in Law 2016 research was held according to the established criteria, the results were assessed by the authoritative group of experts selected from the legal profession. The shortlisted nominees were split into several categories: “Women that influenced legal business development in Ukraine”, “Most successful women lawyers in Ukrainian business”, “Best Ukrainian law firms in terms of professional career of a woman lawyer”, “Publicity Index 2015”, “Successful women in Ukrainian business”.

Initiators of the research explain that the rankings provide the lists of the most successful women lawyers whose professional, social, public activity influenced the development of the Ukrainian society, shaped the main trends in certain areas of law and contributed significantly to the stabilization of their professional sphere and also the civic and political life in Ukraine.