GOLAW recognized among the top 10 leading law firms of Ukraine

GOLAW is recognized among the top 10 market leaders according to the all-Ukrainian study “50 Leading Law Firms of Ukraine”, which is annually held by the prestigious Publishing House ‘Legal Practice’. In 2020 the firm is ranked N6, moving up one position in comparison with the survey results in 2019.

GOLAW always demonstrates leadership in the legal market of Ukraine. The strategy of stable development we chose is successfully implemented in working with our Clients and our team day by day. 2020 was a year of challenges, but we are confidently moving forward! The success of GOLAW is the success of our Clients, and today we repeat once again: our Clients are the most important asset we have

Valentyn Gvozdiy – managing Partner at GOLAW, Attorney

GOLAW is also named among the leaders of the Ukrainian legal market in the Tax Disputes Resolution and Criminal Law practice areas.

Iryna Kalnytska, Partner at GOLAW and Head of the Tax practice, received a prestigious recognition ‘Leading Lawyer’ in the filed of Tax Disputes Resolution.

The firms are also highly recognized among the leading law firms of Ukraine in the following practice areas and economic sectors:

  • Tax (Top-3)
  • Criminal Law (Top-4)
  • Government Relations (GR) (Top-4)
  • Agricultural Sector (Top-5)
  • Business Defense (Top-5)
  • Energy and Natural Resources (Top-6)
  • Employment (Top-6)
  • Litigation and Dispute Resolution (Тop-8)
  • Corporate Law (Top-10)

GOLAW lawyers are listed among the best professionals in Ukraine in the following practice areas:

  • Valentyn Gvozdiy, Managing Partner, Attorney at Law – Tax Disputes Resolution; Tax consultancy; Litigation;
  • Max Lebedev, Partner, Head of Corporate Law and M&A practice, Attorney at law – Energy;
  • Igor Glushko, Partner, Head of Criminal Law and White Collar Defense practice, Attorney at law – Criminal law and White Collar crime;
  • Angelika Moiseeva, Partner, Attorney at law – Criminal law and White Collar crime;
  • Kateryna Manoylenko, Partner, Head of Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice, Attorney at law – Litigation;
  • Iryna Kalnytska, Partner, Head of Tax practice, Attorney at law – Tax Disputes Resolution (special recognition ‘Leading Lawyer’); Tax Consultancy.

It is worth mentioning GOLAW has been ranked among the top 10 market leaders since 2011.


50 leading law firms of Ukraine is all-Ukrainian research of the legal market, which is held annually by a professional periodical Legal Practice. The research board chooses the best 50 law firms in the country, as well as identifies leading firms and lawyers in various legal practices. The ranking provides an overview of the leading Ukrainian law firms accordingly to several categories, such as the number of lawyers, profitability, financial efficiency, largest public deals and litigation cases, etc. The research has been conducted since 1997 and is the only independent ranking of legal services in Ukraine.

Dr. Valentyn Gvozdiy

Dr. Valentyn Gvozdiy

Managing Partner, Attorney at law, PhD

  • Recognitions
  • Lexology Index: Corporate Tax 2025
  • ITR World Tax 2025
  • Lexology Index: Client Choice 2025
  • The Legal 500 EMEA 2025
Igor Glushko

Igor Glushko

Partner, Head of Criminal Law and White Collar Defence practice, Attorney at law

  • Recognitions
  • The Legal 500 EMEA 2025
Kateryna Manoylenko

Kateryna Manoylenko

Partner, Head of Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice, Attorney at law

  • Recognitions
  • Lexology Index: Employment & Labor 2025
  • The Legal 500 EMEA 2025
Angelika Moiseeva

Angelika Moiseeva

Partner, Attorney at law

  • Recognitions
  • The Legal 500 EMEA 2025
  • Lexology Index: Business Crime Defence 2024
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