Magisters was a large

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-based

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. The firm was founded in

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, in 1997, as Magister & Partners. The firm has since changed its name to Magisters and expanded across the territory of the

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. In July 2011, Magisters merged with

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History

The firm was founded in 1997 in

as "Magister & Partners" by two young lawyers –

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and Serhii Sviriba. Riabokon and Sviriba were studying of the Kyiv Institute of International Relations Law department, and the idea to establish a law firm came to them right at the university prom. In 2006, "Magister & Partners" merged with Ukrainian law firm "Pravis:Reznikov, Vlasenko & Partners" and launched in

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by merging with "Legas Legal Solutions", this merge became the first-ever cross-border merger between independent law firms in the CIS and marked the beginning of the Firm's

-wide expansion. After conducting a rebranding campaign in 2008 Magisters & Partners became Magisters. The years 2008 and 2009 have been a period of active expansion for Magisters. The firm merged with a Belarusian law firm BelJurBureau and opened an office in

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. Early 2009, Magisters also set up a representative office in

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, UK. The firm's

office was raided by the

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on February 3, 2011, for undisclosed reasons. In July 2011, Magisters merged with

.Egorov and Magisters merge to create CIS giant

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External links

*Official firm websit
www.magisters.comChambers and Partners Firm Profile

History

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