Dispute Resolution

Koziakov & Partners is a premier dispute resolution practice in Ukraine, combining hard-hitting litigation with sophisticated international arbitration. Since the early 1990s, we have represented clients in hundreds of complex cases across commercial, administrative, civil, and criminal proceedings, appearing before courts at all levels, including the Supreme Court, and handling disputes involving regulators and state authorities.

We act for a broad range of clients – from sovereign entities and state bodies to multinational corporations, investors, and leading Ukrainian groups – in matters where the legal strategy must be aligned with commercial objectives, reputational considerations, and enforcement reality. Our team is particularly strong in disputes that sit at the intersection of business, regulation, and public interest, including high-value public procurement and infrastructure matters, tax and competition disputes, corporate conflicts, and asset recovery.

A core pillar of our practice is international arbitration, covering both commercial arbitration and investment arbitration. We represent clients before major institutions and under leading arbitration rules, including ICSID, ICC, LCIA, SCC, VIAC, and ICAC, and we coordinate cross-border strategies where parallel proceedings in multiple jurisdictions are required.

We are also experienced in the most pragmatic part of any dispute: recognition, enforcement and recovery. Our approach is enforcement-driven from day one – preserving evidence, securing interim protection where available, tracing assets, and building a record that supports execution in Ukraine and abroad. Where disputes turn on Ukrainian law in foreign proceedings, we provide Ukrainian-law expert support and work closely with international counsel.

Representative mandates and clients include work for the State of Ukraine and state agencies in major cross-border disputes (including the “Scythian Gold” proceedings in the Netherlands and proceedings in Italy related to the Markiv case), Ukraine’s defence in ICSID investment cases, as well as complex commercial disputes and regulatory litigation for leading businesses such as Interpipe Ukraine, DTEK Energo, and the Odessa Port Plant. We have also acted for public authorities on FIDIC-based infrastructure disputes, including proceedings involving major foreign contractors, and supported clients in high-stakes public procurement litigation.

We are built for high-value, high-pressure disputes – in Ukraine and internationally – where the stakes are financial, strategic, and reputational, and where winning requires a coordinated strategy across courts, arbitration forums, regulators, and enforcement pathways.