Vitalii Savchuk

Counsel, Attorney-at-law

Vitalii advises clients regarding intellectual property protection, tax law, import-export operations, structuring of labor relations model, drafting and execution of contracts, and representation of clients in courts.

Key clients: Berlin-Chemie, Boehringer Ingelheim RCV GmbH & Co KG, Takeda, Astellas, Mir-Pharm, Delta Medical, Apotex, Lekhim, Santen, Centravis.

Projects

• Consulting on the organization in Ukraine of business models in the telecommunications sector.
• Consulting on the organization of business in the field of consumer lending.
• Protecting of the rights of the client in the case of patent trolling.
• Structuring transactions related to the creation, transfer and use of rights to complex intellectual property objects.
• Development of a model for managing intellectual property rights at the creation of an educational online and offline hub.
• Protection of the interests of international manufacturer of cosmetics in domain dispute.
• Took part in the working group on healthcare reform in Kyiv at Kyiv State Administration.
• Advising a well-known European pharmaceutical company regarding the protection of its trade mark and design against infringements in Ukraine, Georgia, and Kazakhstan.
• Representation of the international FMCG company in domain dispute.
• Due Diligence of intellectual property and development of the strategy of intellectual property protection for a large pharmaceutical company.
• Representation of four international pharmaceutical companies in the course of bankruptcy process of one of the largest Ukrainian pharmaceutical distributors.
• Advising the international pharmaceutical trade holding on corporate, tax, and intellectual property legal aspects during structuring its business.
• Drafting the documents and advisory assistance to Ukrainian company regarding the international transfer of intellectual property rights (and their restrictions) for manufacturing technology of medicinal product and its brand.
• Advising an international pharmaceutical company on tax and legal aspects of complex discount programs in Ukraine.

Recent Recognitions

• The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa 2020: named among key practitioners in intellectual property.
• Ukrainian Law Firms 2020. A Handbook for Foreign Clients: noted among the key lawyers in litigation.
• Ukrainian Law Firms 2018. A Handbook for Foreign Clients: noted as one of the leading professionals in intellectual property.

Membership

• European Business Association
• Ukrainian Bar Association
• International Trademark Association
• Pharmaceutical Trademarks Group

Education

• National University of “Kyiv-Mohyla Academy”
• European University “Viadrina” (Germany)

Languages

• Ukrainian, Russian, English