Asters has been recognised as one of the world’s leading international arbitration law firms by the Global Arbitration Review – GAR100 2025, one of the most reputable global rankings focusing on international arbitration.
This year, the ranking features 218 law firms across 57 jurisdictions, with Asters being one of the only 4 law firms from Ukraine to be acknowledged.
The firm's arbitration team is regarded as "very competent and reliable" for its involvement in the following high-profile and complex disputes:
- assisting Ukraine as a local law counsel to defend a USD 3 billion claim in the English courts over its default on Eurobonds held by Russia;
- advising PrivatBank on a USD 1 billion treaty claim against Russia over its operations in the Crimea;
- defending Ukraine against a claim brought by a company partially owned by sanctioned Russian billionaire Mikhail Fridman over its investment in Ukraine’s Sense Bank;
- assisting Ukraine on a USD 100 million UNCITRAL arbitration initiated by a Russian-US confectionery investor.