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Didkovskiy adds that while he sees the logic behind this, businesses can only use their lawyers for general work and still require law firms for anything that is remotely niche. He says: "In-house teams can't be professionals in everything and there are some niches where they just cannot compete with law firmsMore movementDespite Chopard IceCube CH-5 work away from the legal market, in-house teams did provide another home for the large number of lawyers that fell victim to the redundancy rounds of 2009, with movement across the market generally having remained high ever since.

Magisters global head of tax Oleh Marchenko left the firm in 2010 with two associates to set up his own boutique, Ulysses, which offers services in corporate, dispute resolution, real Chopard Lady Quartz Watch CH-45 and tax. The majority of Magisters' tax practice also joined the new firm in May.Meanwhile, local outfit Volkov Koziakov & Partners, which was formed through a merger between Volkov & Partners and Sergiy Koziakov & Partners in 2008, split in two last year, with both firms resuming their former titles.Ilyashev & Partners managing partner Mikhail Ilyashev cautions: "There have been Chopard Mille Miglia Alfa Romeo CH-20 reductions in staff numbers over the past year or so with up to 70% of fee earners cut in some firms. I expect that some of the European firms will withdraw from the market next year."

The year aheadSo with another bleak year behind it, can the Ukrainian market start to have some faith that things will pick up again in 2011?Mac says: "I think we're definitely going to have a better year next year. If I look at the pipeline as of today compared to this time last year, there are definitely more big ticket deals on the cards."Indeed, following the presidential elections in February, there have been a number of changes to legislation that will Chopard Mille Miglia Alfa Romeo CH-77 to market activity.Vasil Kisil & Partners managing partner Oleg Makarov says: "There have been a number of legislative changes this year in light of the election. One of the most prominent of these is the adoption of the new tax code that will involve a lot of work on the tax front next year as businesses adapt to the changes."