We draft and review contracts for organizations in Ukrainian and English: we analyze the terms, identify legal and commercial risks, propose amendments and assist you in agreeing them with the counterparty.
We analyze the contract in light of your interests in the transaction, prior arrangements and the business purpose of the deal. We clearly point out the provisions that should be adjusted, explain their potential risks and draw up a list of issues to agree with the counterparty before signing.
Legal support within the UHY Prostir group is provided by the Olha Petrukhina Law Firm*. The firm’s attorneys and lawyers carry out the legal review of the contract and make the necessary amendments, while UHY Prostir tax consultants, as a separate engagement, work on the tax consequences of the transaction and how it’s reflected in the accounts.
How we can assist you
- Review a counterparty’s contract and propose changes to unfavorable or risky terms.
- Assess the risks of a major or non-standard transaction and protect your interests in the contract.
- Review an English-language contract with a foreign counterparty, taking the governing law into account.
- Update an existing contract or prepare an amendment.
- Assess your position under a contract in a dispute with the counterparty.
- Update your company’s standard contracts.
- Get an external legal review of contracts or an independent assessment of a draft.
Our services
- Contract drafting. We prepare a contract or an amendment based on your agreements, or update the company’s template contracts.
- Contract review. We review a contract sent by the counterparty or your own draft, explain the risks and propose changes.
Service fees
There’s no fixed price: we assess each task individually based on the lawyer’s hours. Our fees are based on:
- the size and complexity of the contract;
- the number of annexes;
- the language of the document;
- the governing law;
- urgency.
Assistance in negotiations with the counterparty is paid separately. We set out the scope of services, fees and timeline in our proposal and record them in the relevant agreement.
Translation, notary and external expert services aren’t included in the fee for legal services. You pay any additional costs only after we’ve agreed on them with you.
Getting started
- Tell us what you need
Submit a request or contact us. Tell us which contract needs to be prepared or reviewed and when you need the result. - Provide information for a proposal
We’ll clarify the purpose of the transaction, your role and your priorities during a call. This helps us define the scope of services and the timeline. - Review our proposal
You’ll receive the scope of services, the fee and the timeline. We’ll discuss your questions and agree on the terms. - We sign the agreement
We send you a draft agreement with the agreed terms, in Ukrainian and English if needed. You review it and return it with comments or confirmation of your approval. We agree on the final version, sign the agreement and move on to planning our cooperation.
Our process
After the agreement is signed, we provide our services in the following stages:
- We study the documents
We analyze the contract, or the agreements that need to be included in a new contract, taking into account your role in the transaction. - We prepare amendments or a draft contract
We explain the risks and propose changes — as comments, tracked changes or a new version. - We discuss the result
We answer your questions and work with you to finalize the proposals for the counterparty. - We assist in agreeing the terms
By agreement, we take part in negotiations with the counterparty and check the final version before signing.
What you can expect
Depending on the agreed task, you’ll receive:
- The contract with the lawyer’s comments and amendments, or a new draft contract based on your agreements.
- An explanation of material legal risks and their possible consequences.
- Alternative wording for disputed terms.
- A list of points for negotiations with the counterparty.
- A final version of the contract reflecting the agreed changes.
The lawyer assesses the terms and their consequences, while you make the decision on commercial risks and on signing the contract.
Why clients choose UHY Prostir
We combine our experience in Ukraine with the international experience of the UHY International network to serve Ukrainian and international clients.
- Independence, integrity and objective professional judgment.
- In business since 2003.
- A member of UHY International, a global network of specialists in audit, tax and consulting: 340 offices in 95 countries and over 10,000 professionals.
- Doing business abroad: if you already have a business in another country or plan to open and grow one, we can assist by connecting you with our UHY International office in that country, where you can discuss registration, accounting, tax and audit matters.
- Remote collaboration where the nature of the engagement allows.
- Communication and document preparation in Ukrainian and English.
* The legal services described on this page are provided by the Olha Petrukhina Law Firm. The firm is part of the UHY Prostir group and is solely responsible for the services it provides. The legal and attorney services referred to on this page are provided by the firm’s team. Tax advice is provided by UHY Prostir.
