Counsel
Volodymyr Yaremko provides legal advice, as well as project management and government relations assistance, to clients of diverse background in their Ukraine-related activities.
He specializes in providing legal support in multi-jurisdictional disputes in national courts and in international commercial and investment arbitration. Volodymyr has substantial experience representing clients in arbitration proceedings of various arbitral institutions including the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC), London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), Vienna International Arbitration Center (VIAC) and International Commercial Arbitration Court at the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICAC at the UCCI), as well as in ad hoc arbitration (e.g. under UNCITRAL rules).
Volodymyr has significant experience representing client interests in cross-border debt recovery proceedings, including by way of obtaining Worldwide Freezing Orders at the High Court of Justice in London and enforcement of foreign court judgments and arbitral awards in Ukraine and abroad. He often acts in such cases in close cooperation with colleagues from foreign law offices, as well as financial, forensic and investigation professionals.
He also focuses on advising clients on various matters in large-scale infrastructure projects. This includes providing legal assistance on procurement, regulatory, construction, PPP/concession and general commercial issues in road, rail, aviation, seaport and municipal infrastructure projects. Volodymyr gained particularly solid experience in projects implemented under the FIDIC forms of contracts with the assistance of international financial organizations such as the EBRD, EIB and World Bank.