Managing Partner and Attorney
Denys Rabomizo
Ukrainian attorney specialising in international law (maritime, aviation and humanitarian), international arbitration and human rights protection.
Founder and Chairman of the Ukrainian Maritime Law Association, a member of the Comité Maritime International.
Recognised by Who’s Who Legal CIS as one of the leading lawyers in the region for his expertise and achievements in maritime law. Clients value his in-depth knowledge of international law, comprehensive approach to complex legal matters and ability to effectively protect their interests in challenging cases.
Expert of the Council of Europe within the HELP (Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals) programme. Lecturer at seminars and training programmes for judges, prosecutors and law enforcement authorities on international humanitarian and maritime law.
Languages:
- Ukrainian
- English
- Russian
Regions of Activity:
- Kyiv - Principal Office
- Оdesa
- Mykolaiv
- South of Ukraine
- Europe – Representation before various arbitration institutions
Expertise
Denys actively combines legal practice with analytical and teaching activities. He advises public authorities on matters of international maritime law, as well as transport reform, port regulation and concessions.
He has repeatedly been a member of expert and public councils under public authorities in the transport sector, as well as under the Office of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.
Denys has many years of experience in the preparation of legislative initiatives in the fields of transport, port regulation and concessions.
He is a certified expert of the Ukrainian National Bar Association in the application of the European Convention on Human Rights and contributes to legal education through lectures on international humanitarian law at the Military Institute.
Membership
- Founder and Chairman of the Ukrainian Maritime Law Association
- Kyiv Bar Council
- National Bar Association of Ukraine
Areas of Law
- Maritime Law
- Aviation Law
- Humanitarian Law
- International Trade Law
Practices
- International Arbitration
- Litigation & Court Representation
- Human Rights Protection
Representative experience
International trade & commercial contracts
- Advising and negotiating on behalf of a Ukrainian buyer regarding the conclusion of a contract for the supply of ammonium nitrate from «KazAzot» Joint Stock Company
- Representation of a foreign seller in the event of non-payment of part of the purchase price under a contract for the supply of sunflower seeds with Abalıoğlu Yağ Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.
- Advising a Ukrainian grain producer and trader on the conclusion of grain purchase and sale agreements under GAFTA and FOSFA rules
- Advising a Ukrainian contractor on the terms of a construction contract for a 30-MW photovoltaic power plant in Zakarpattia Oblast
- Advising Gebrüder Weiss Gesellschaft m.b.H. on the contractual terms for the provision of transportation services in Ukraine
- Legal support in the negotiation and performance of international contracts
International arbitration and litigation
- GAFTA Arbitration for UAE company on Recovery of Advance Payment
- Representing the interests of a company from the United Arab Emirates in international arbitration proceedings
- Representing a foreign fishing company in a complex case involving negotiations regarding the termination of a bareboat charter agreement
- Representing the interests of the Polish company GIR Europa in international arbitration proceedings against the Hungarian steel mill ISD Dunaferr Co
- Debt Recovery and Fraud Defence in Agricultural Asset Dispute (LCIA Arbitration)
- Representation of individuals and legal entities before the European Court of Human Rights in cases
- Representation of Manchester Shipping S.A. before the Maritime Arbitration Commission of the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in a number of cases involving claims by the State Enterprise “Odessa Commercial Sea Port”
- Representation of Çakil Denizcilik Limited Şirketi before the Maritime Arbitration Commission of the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the case of Kowissa AG S.A.
Aviation
- Advising Airtrails Leasing GmbH on the conclusion of a lease agreement with a Latvian company regarding an aircraft and aircraft engines
- Advising a Turkish airline on the conclusion of aircraft leasing agreements
Shipping
- Legal support for a Bulgarian shipping company in connection with the receipt of insurance proceeds
- Representing a Bulgarian shipowner in negotiations regarding Upton Trade & Globe AG’s claims for damages
- Advising a Ukrainian shipowner on financing the operation of a vessel, including an analysis of the company’s financial condition and an assessment of the amount of maritime claims
- Advising a European company on the matter of a vessel and its cargo being blocked in the port of Mykolaiv following the imposition of martial law in Ukraine on February 24, 2022
- Legal assistance for the family of a deceased seafarer in obtaining insurance compensation from the shipowner
- Representing a foreign fishing company in a complex case involving negotiations regarding the termination of a bareboat charter agreement
- Representation of Manchester Shipping S.A. before the Maritime Arbitration Commission of the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in a number of cases involving claims by the State Enterprise “Odessa Commercial Sea Port”
- Representation of Çakil Denizcilik Limited Şirketi before the Maritime Arbitration Commission of the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the case of Kowissa AG S.A.
International law
- Advising an international organization on the drafting of an intergovernmental agreement to establish a Regional Center for Transport and Communications Development in Central Asia
- Legal support for a Bulgarian shipping company in connection with the receipt of insurance proceeds
- Representing a Bulgarian shipowner in negotiations regarding Upton Trade & Globe AG’s claims for damages
- Advising a Ukrainian shipowner on financing the operation of a vessel, including an analysis of the company’s financial condition and an assessment of the amount of maritime claims
- Advising a European company on the matter of a vessel and its cargo being blocked in the port of Mykolaiv following the imposition of martial law in Ukraine on February 24, 2022
- Legal assistance for the family of a deceased seafarer in obtaining insurance compensation from the shipowner
- Advising Airtrails Leasing GmbH on the conclusion of a lease agreement with a Latvian company regarding an aircraft and aircraft engines
- Advising a Turkish airline on the conclusion of aircraft leasing agreements
Publications
Author of a number of articles on transport law and international arbitration. Co-author of the following books:
- 2012 – Transport Law in Ukraine, included in the International Encyclopaedia of Laws, published by Wolters Kluwer Law InternationalInternational
- 2014 –Second edition of Transport Law in Ukraine
Education
- LLB and Master’s Degree, Odesa National Maritime Academy (ONMA)
- Master of Laws (LLM) in International Maritime Law, International Maritime Law Institute (Malta)
- Rhodes Academy of Oceans Law and Policy (Greece)
- Graduate, International Foundation for the Law of the Sea (Germany)
Presentations and Teaching
- Lecturer at seminars and training programmes for judges, prosecutors and law enforcement authorities on international humanitarian and maritime law, as well as on the application of the case law of the European Court of Human Rights and the provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights, including:
- Seminar for judges of local commercial and general courts in Odesa: “Arrest of Ships for Maritime Claims in Ukraine and Liability for Unlawful Arrest” (2015)
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- Seminar for judges of Mykolaiv Region: “Arrest of Ships for Maritime Claims in Ukraine and Liability for Unlawful Arrest” (2016)
- Training for administrative court judges of Odesa Region: “Application of Selected Standards of the European Convention on Human Rights in Administrative Proceedings” (2017)
- Training for judges of Donetsk and Luhansk Regions: “Protection of the Rights of Internally Displaced Persons and Conflict-Affected Individuals: Application of the European Court of Human Rights Case Law in National Proceedings” (2017)
- Distance learning course “Human Rights Standards in the Practice of Lawyers and Judges” (2018–2019), lecturer of Module 1: “Introduction to the European System of Human Rights Protection”
- Distance learning course “Human Rights Standards in the Practice of Lawyers and Judges” (2017–2018), lecturer of Module 5: “Right to Peaceful Enjoyment of Property (Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 to the ECHR)”
- Training for lawyers in Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia Regions: “Protection of the Rights of Internally Displaced Persons and Conflict-Affected Individuals: Application of the European Court of Human Rights Case Law” (2018)
- Training for lawyers in Zaporizhzhia Region: “Protection of the Rights of Internally Displaced Persons and Conflict-Affected Individuals: Application of the European Court of Human Rights Case Law in National Proceedings” (2018)
- Training for legal aid lawyers in Luhansk Region: “Protection of the Rights of Internally Displaced Persons and Conflict-Affected Individuals: Application of the European Court of Human Rights Case Law in National Proceedings” (2018)
- Lecturer at the Military Institute on international humanitarian law
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