Professional Expertise

• Recognized legal practitioner with over 19 years of experience in consulting mainly foreign business in Ukraine
• Specializes in large-scale projects in Energy/Renewables, Real Estate, Construction and Infrastructure involving foreign investment and related project financing

Industry Focus

• Energy and Renewables
• Real Estate and Construction
• Infrastructure and Logistics

Clients

Adidas, ArcelorMittal, Beiersdorf, Billa Ukraine, Cisco, Containerships, Dunapack Packaging, Dyckerhoff, EBRD, EIB, ENI, EuroCape, KfW, Limak, Makyol, METRO, EMERGY AS, Nestle, Novo Nordisk, OTIS, Porsche Group, Scatec, Total Eren, Turkish Airlines, ÜMITLI, United Green, VA Intertrading, VAMED

Selected Projects

• Advising EMERGY AS on signing EPC contracts and preliminary financing arrangement agreement to finance the largest onshore wind farm in Europe
• Advising EMERGY AS on acquisition of 750 MW wind project
• Advising EMERGY AS and Total Eren on EUR 107 mln project financing for Syvash wind farm
• Advising Longwing Energy SCA on reaching financial close on the first phase of 500 MW Zaporizhia wind farm in Ukraine
• Advising Scatec on construction and financing of EUR 209 mln 6 PV plants in Ukraine
• Advising ÜMITLI on construction of solar PV plants in Ukraine

Education

• Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Master of Law with merits, 2003
• The University of Münster, Germany, LL.M, 2005
• University of Regensburg, Germany, Doctor of Law, 2007

Recognition

• European Managing Partner of the Year (Commended), The Lawyer European Awards 2023 
• Recognized as Leading Individual in Energy, Real Estate and Construction, The Legal500 EMEA 2024. One referee says: ‘Oleksiy Feliv is highly knowledgeable lawyer and negotiator, well connected in the market and really proactive. He always gets to the heart of issues and helps to mitigate risks. His involvement and knowledge across complex issues is exceptional. He is ready to speak whenever I call with questions.’ 
• Highly Regarded in Project development, IFLR1000 2023 
• Recommended in Energy - Power/Electricity, Energy - Renewables, Who’s Who Legal 2023 
• Recognized in top-3 most effective managers in Ukraine’s legal consulting market by Market leaders. Rating of the Ukrainian Law Firms – 2024, Yurydychna Gazeta
• Energy and Natural resources, Construction and Real Estate, Public-Private Partnership / Infrastructure Projects are recognized as Leaders of practice. Top positions, "Market leaders. Rating of the Ukrainian Law Firms – 2024" by Yurydychna Gazeta
• Included in TOP-100 lawyers of Ukraine and recognised as Practice Leader in Energy and Natural resources, Real Estate and Construction, “Client’s choice. TOP-100 lawyers of Ukraine 2023” by Yurydychna Gazeta
• Leading Individual in Energy & Natural Resources; Leading Individual in Real Estate, Construction, Land, Ukrainian Law Firms. A Handbook for Foreign Clients 2022-2023
• Recognized in Construction, Energy, Natural Resources, Litigation and Oil & Gas, Best Lawyers 2022 

Engagement

• Actively contributes to the policy development in the areas of energy, land issues and construction in Ukraine
• Serves as a supervisory board member of international investment companies in Ukraine, including those in the renewables sector
• Acts as a legal expert to various laws and legislative initiatives
• Holds lectures at Kyiv Mohyla Academy on structuring foreign investments in Ukraine