Foreign companies conduct their business activities in Ukraine through their representative offices. A representative office is a form of organization that represents the foreign entity in Ukraine. The rights to represent a company must be properly established. Representative offices do not have the right to be engaged in commercial activity in Ukraine. However, they can promote goods and services, engage in marketing, and sometimes engage in commercial activity on behalf of the foreign company they represent. Representative offices hold a power of attorney that determines the scope of their authority.

A representative office’s activities are financed from its head company.

There are a number of advantages of establishing a representative office:

• Effective activity control mechanism by the head company
• Simple procedure to employ a foreigner
• Direct financing

Legal Alliance has been rendering legal support to various representatives’ offices in Ukraine on all stages of their establishment and functioning. Services provided by Legal Alliance to foreign Representative offices and affiliates include:

1. Counsel on issues regarding registration of affiliates/branches of foreign companies in Ukraine:
   
   1. Preparation of necessary documentation for opening a branch, i.e. Power of Attorney, inside corporate regulations, and bylaws;
   2. Counsel on registration of affiliate's address ;
   3. Registration of a branch in the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine, Tax Inspection, and Department of Statistics ;
   4. Registration of a branch in all necessary state foundations and institutions ;
   5. Obtaining permit for maintaining a seal ;
   6. Opening the banks account;
   7. Obtaining permits for employment of foreign citizens;
2. Virtual office (online secretary services, correspondence, conference rooms, etc, in the absence of a physical office)
3. Legal advice to braches and affiliates in the course of their business in Ukraine:
   
   1. Tax planning ;
   2. Counsel on employment law;
   3. Preparing and analyzing agreements and internal paperwork ;
   4. Representing clients in courts, central and local authorities
4. Legal due diligence