Mr. Svechkar is the partner heading the firm's Competition & Antitrust practice. Igor advises clients on a wide variety of competition law issues, including merger control, cartels, dominance, and state aid. He represents clients before the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine and at courts, develops antitrust compliance programs and policies, opines on the competition compliance of clients' activities, transactions and arrangements. Mr. Svechkar is a frequent speaker at seminars and conferences, a contributor to Ukrainian and international publications on competition law, as well as an originator and supporter of legislative and regulatory initiatives.

Recognition:
- named a leading lawyer in competition in Ukraine, The Legal 500: EMEA 2024
- recognized lawyer in Competition and Antitrust, Chambers Europe 2024
- leading lawyer in Antitrust / Competition in Ukraine, Ukrainian Law Firms 2024. A Handbook for Foreign Clients
- named one of the world's foremost competition lawyers, Lexology Index: Thought Leaders - Competition 2024
- recognized as one of the world's top experts in antitrust law by 40 Under 40 Survey 2015 Global Competition Review (GCR)

Bar Admissions
Ukraine (1999)

Education
T. Shevchenko Kyiv State University School of International Law, 1999
Utrecht University Law School, the Netherlands, 1997

Professional Associations

• American Bar Association
• International Bar Association
  

Ukrainian Bar Association, member of the Council of the Competition Law Committee
ICC Commission on Competition (Paris)
American Bar Association (ABA)
Kyiv Region Bar
Ukrainian Country Reporter for International Committee of the ABA Antitrust Section