Magisters

Magisters
No. of offices 5
No. of attorneys 100+
No. of employees 200+
Major practice areas M&A and Corporate, Dispute resolution, IP, Tax, PPP, Banking & Finance, Restructuring and Insolvency, Competition Law, Oil & Gas, Real Estate & Construction, Sports Law
Revenue 22 mil.€ (2009)[1]
Date founded 1997
Company type LLP
Slogan Based in the CIS. Trusted Worldwide.
Website
www.magisters.com

Magisters was a large CIS-based law firm.[2] The firm was founded in Kiev, Ukraine, in 1997 as Magister & Partners. The firm has since changed its name to Magisters and expanded across the territory of the Commonwealth of Independent States. In July 2011, Magisters merged with Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners.

History

The firm was founded in 1997 in Ukraine as "Magister & Partners" by two young lawyers – Oleg Riabokon and Serhii Sviriba. Riabokon and Sviriba were studying of the Kiev Institute of International Relations Law department, and the idea to establish a law firm came to them right at the university prom.

In 2006, "Magister & Partners" merged with Ukrainian law firm "Pravis:Reznikov, Vlasenko & Partners" and launched in Russia by merging with "Legas Legal Solutions", this merge became the first-ever cross-border merger between independent law firms in the CIS and marked the beginning of the Firm's CIS-wide expansion.[3]

After conducting a rebranding campaign in 2008 Magisters & Partners became Magisters.[4]

The years 2008 and 2009 have been a period of active expansion for Magisters. The firm merged with a Belarusian law firm BelJurBureau and opened an office in Astana. Early 2009, Magisters also set up a representative office in London, UK.[5]

The firms Kiev office was raided by the Ukrainian police on February 3, 2011 for undisclosed reasons.[6][7]

In July 2011, Magisters merged with Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners.[8]

References

  1. ↑ The Lawyer
  2. ↑ legal500
  3. ↑ International Law Office
  4. ↑ ILFR
  5. ↑ Legal Week
  6. ↑ Law enforcement raid on prestigious law firm sparks more fears of persecution, Kyiv Post (February 11, 2011)
  7. ↑ Magisters, a leading Ukrainian law firm, raided by prosecutors, Kyiv Post (February 4, 2011)
  8. ↑ Egorov and Magisters merge to create CIS giant, The Lawyer

See also

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