Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. is a multi-jurisdictional law firm with more than 800 lawyers providing a full range of services to businesses and individuals in offices throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia.

We have been on the ground practicing in Central and Eastern Europe for more than 15 years.  We opened an office in Kyiv in 1992, and today we remain one of the leading law firms in the region, with 90 lawyers working out of six offices in the region and a dedicated finance team in London.

Squire Sanders has a substantial European finance group, operating both in London and throughout Central and Eastern Europe.  We have particular expertise in debt financings and equity listings for CEE businesses.  Our recent experience includes listings for European, US and Asian businesses on AIM, the London Stock Exchange, the Warsaw Stock Exchange and in Moscow on both the Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange and the Russian Trading System.

In September 2003, Squire, Sanders affiliated with the Silecky Firm, PC to complement and strengthen both firms' Ukraine, CIS and international practices.  The affiliation of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. and The Silecky Firm provides fully integrated, international legal advice, working with our London office, on corporate, corporate finance and securities law, banking and financial services, emerging business and venture capital, real estate, communications, intellectual property, infrastructure project finance, energy, environmental law and commercial services, including international transactions, mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures.