Government Relations.

Synergy is stronger than manipulation!

This is how we characterize our work in the sphere of Government Relations. More than 10 years ago we announced the establishment of this practice, revealed the methods and tools of work to the legal world, showed our experience in supporting complex cases with state element, and outlined the range of business tasks where GR mechanisms are applicable. It was new for Ukraine!

Over the years, we have built up experience and a portfolio of projects where business and government have built dialogue and found profitable solutions. Thus, many infrastructure projects have been implemented, industry legislation has been adopted in various sectors of the economy, friendly settlements have been concluded in resonant conflicts with the authorities, new regulatory rules have been introduced, sanctions have been lifted, and more.

Only the right interaction with state and local authorities enables sectors to influence policy and decision makers. Business, as the engine of the economy, must be protected in the face of the state, and so it is important to build your own “bridge” of dialogue.

Pavlenko Legal Group has been involved in politics of the highest level for more than 10 years. We are engaged in lobbying and public policy, helping clients use our capabilities to solve their own business problems. Business, law and communications are our three main pillars.

Benefits for the client

• organizing the correct dialogue with authorities in order to interact in the legal field;
• work in the regional and global space;
• professional legal and rule-making component;
• building a system of communications with the public and the media.

Why we?

• we cover the entire state arena;
• we have been influencing key government decisions for more than 10 years;
• we work ahead of threats that are undesirable for the сlient;
• we protect the interests of not only business in the public sector, but also the state against possible manipulative business strategies.

Our services

• complex analytics of local legislation and correlation with international law;
• development and promotion of legislative drafts;
• building strategic interaction with central government authorities;
• government and parliamentary information intelligence;
• regulatory impact analysis;
• implementation of information campaigns for the introduction of legislative innovations;
• support for politicians in building expert dialogues in various sectors of law;
• work with relevant committees of the Parliament of Ukraine, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and other state bodies;
• attraction of international norm-setting experience;
• development of anti-crisis judicial protection in the face of the state, taking into account possible risks.

Awards

• The award “The best GR tool”, IV All-Ukrainian GR-award 2021 from the Ukrainian Association of Professionals in the field of GR and lobbyists (2021);
• “Client’s choice. TOP 100 best lawyers in Ukraine”, recommended in GR and State-private Partnership practices (2021)
• senior partner Oleksandra Pavlenko is GR Ambassador 2020, an award from the Ukrainian Association of GR Professionals and Lobbyists (2020);
• Pavlenko Legal Group is the finalist of Legal Awards 2020 in Government Relations;
• senior partner Oleksandra Pavlenko is recommended by the international rating Legal 500, 2020 as a specialist in dispute resolution with government bodies and Government Relations;
• the company is recognized in the rating “Client’s Choice. TOP 100 Best Lawyers of Ukraine 2021” in Public-Private Law/GR practices;
• leader in GR practice according to the annual study “50 leading law firms in Ukraine 2019”;
• received the award “The Best GR Specialist of 2018” from the Ukrainian Association of GR Professionals and Lobbyists;
• became the Law Firm of the Year in Government Relations award, Legal Awards 2017.

Key experience

• our team members are the participants of all political seasons since 2005 – representation of candidates for the President of Ukraine, political parties and various political figures;
• we are member of legislative groups on public-private partnership, mediation and lobbying;
• support of private companies in the framework of introduction/removal of sanctions issues;
• support of business in the process of implementation of large government decisions aimed at pharmaceutical and insurance market, particular sectors of the economy (recapitalizations and forced liquidation of banks, government tenders, public-private partnership projects, infrastructure facilities, etc.);
• GR support of business within the framework of the Euro 2012 Championship (negotiations with FIFA and the National Agency for Euro 2012; support of one of the Ukrainian commercial banks in negotiations with FIFA and the Euro 2012 Agency; legal support of the Boryspil International Airport during construction of Terminal D in the context of work with the CMU, the Ministry of Infrastructure, the Euro 2012 Agency);
• support of legislative initiatives within the framework of the Parliament and the Government of Ukraine by order of large industrial enterprises of Ukraine;
• legal support of plane crashes (the largest plane crash in the CIS – the TU-154 board was hit by missile forces; involvement to the investigation concerning Malaysia Airlines crashes);
• privatization disputes with the participation of the State Property Fund of Ukraine, the Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine, the National Commission for Securities and Stock Market, the Government of Ukraine.