Vasil Kisil & Partners Introduces New Managing Partner and Refreshed Corporate Identity

On May 19, LIGABiznesInform Press Center hosted a press conference of Vasil Kisil & Partners Law Firm. The day before, on May 18, 2015, Vasil Kisil & Partners celebrated its 23rd birthday. The company announced a number of changes involving both internal reorganization and visual redesign of the firm's identity.

The firm's partners informed about an important managerial decision to elect Andriy Stelmashchuk as a new managing partner of the firm.

The firm also introduced a new corporate identity and logo.

The changes announced at the press conference reflect the firm's development strategy and key values of the brand: a national law firm operating to Western standards and leading the changes and innovative solutions.

Dr. Vasil I. Kisil, Senior Partner of the firm, noted that the Board of Partners decided to introduce a new corporate management principle: "Managing Partner shall be elected by the Board of Partners for a definite term of office. This principle of law firm management is considered a standard for Western companies. In our case, the idea of re-electing the managing partner and introducing a new principle of the succession-based management came from Oleg Makarov. On behalf of our firm’s partners and on my own behalf, I would like to thank Oleg for nine years of his successful management of our firm.”

Oleg Makarov, Managing Partner of Vasil Kisil & Partners, noted when handing over the reins of management to Partner Andriy Stelmashchuk: “The succession of management to a partner who, for the first time in the history of the Ukrainian market, is not a founder of the firm but has actually grown up inside it as a lawyer and a professional is both a challenge and a chance. The strategies we have approved and the goals we pursue now call for a new vision and for changes that only Andriy can handle.”

Andriy Stelmashchuk, the newly elected Managing Partner of Vasil Kisil & Partners, who has climbed the career path from intern to partner in 12 years, announced forthcoming changes: “Vasil Kisil & Partner Law Firm was created for ages, and our new corporate brand reflects the values of our firm and its employees. We will undergo serious internal and external changes, and the decision to revamp our corporate identity corresponds to the route we have taken.”