The results of the annual ranking “50 Leading Ukrainian Law Firms” (TOP-50) have been recently announced. Pakharenko and Partners has been mentioned in this ranking for many years and this time our company has improved its positions showing a positive dynamics and moving 3 rankings up against the 2014 results.

Company’s managing partner, Antonina Pakharenko-Anderson, was recognized as one of the most respective individuals in the IP community, while Alexander Pakharenko, partner, was named among 5 leading IP lawyers. Pakharenko & Partners was ranked first among the IP law firms in 2015.

According to the “Ranking of law firms by practice areas” this year Pakharenko & Partners was named among 5 leading companies. According to the profits received by the firm during 12 months (from the 4-th quarter of 2014 to the 3-rd quarter of 2015) from rendering legal services the company was listed among 20 most successful Ukrainian law firms, and among 10 largest firms according to the number of employees. Pakharenko & Partners was also included in the “Ranking of leading law firms according to their financial effectiveness” taking the golden mean.

Furthermore, there is a section dedicated to Intellectual Property in the ranking where an interview with Alexander Pakharenko is published under the title “Specific Benefits”. In this interview Alexander shared his thoughts on the status of the Ukraine’s economy, provided the insights on the reforms of the IPR protection system, results of the EU studies showing the role of intellectual property in the performance of the companies and emphasized that one of the main ways to operate one’s business effectively in Ukraine is by protecting one’s assets related to intellectual property rights.

The full review of the research results is available at the following link: http://top50.com.ua