# Yurii Antonchyk — Partner, Connect Law Firm

> Yurii Antonchyk, Partner of Connect Law Firm. Litigation for businesses and private clients: corporate, contractual, property, inheritance and family disputes.

- Page on the website: https://connect-law.com.ua/en/team/yurii-antonchyk
- Language: English
- Українська версія: https://connect-law.com.ua/team/yurii-antonchyk.md

## About the expert

His professional experience spans work in public authorities, law enforcement and the private sector. Before joining the firm, he worked as a lawyer at a law firm providing legal support to the Shuvar group of companies, retail chains, food suppliers and agricultural enterprises. This experience gave him a comprehensive understanding of both how state institutions work and the practical needs of business.

### Specialisation

His main area of work is litigation protecting the interests of businesses and private clients in civil and commercial disputes, as well as in administrative offence cases.

Key areas of practice include:

- **Corporate disputes** - conflicts between members and founders of companies, protection and restoration of corporate rights, challenging decisions of governing bodies and registration actions.
- **Commercial and contractual disputes** - debt recovery, disputes over the performance of commercial obligations, termination and challenging of contracts, compensation for damages, resolution of conflicts in contractual relations.
- **Property disputes and real estate** - protection of ownership rights, recovery of property, removal of obstacles to use, division of property, challenging registration actions and protection of other property interests.
- **Inheritance cases** - registration of inheritance, recognition of inheritance rights, extension of the time limit for accepting an inheritance and resolution of other inheritance conflicts.
- **Family disputes** - division of marital property, alimony disputes, determining a child’s place of residence, and other disputes arising from family relations.
- **Administrative offence cases** - defending clients at all stages of proceedings, preparing the legal position and procedural documents, challenging decisions imposing administrative liability and protecting clients’ rights in their dealings with authorised government bodies.

### Approach to work

In his work, he pays particular attention to developing a procedural strategy, assessing risks and finding a practical solution that serves the client’s interests.

## Practices

- [Civil law](https://connect-law.com.ua/en/practices/tsyvilne-pravo.md): Transactions with real estate and other property: sale, lease, gift. Inheritance cases and establishing legal facts. Debt recovery and compensation for damages. Protection of honour, dignity and business reputation. Pre-trial dispute resolution and mediation.
- [Family law](https://connect-law.com.ua/en/practices/simeine-pravo.md): Drafting prenuptial agreements and agreements on spouses’ property relations. Divorce and division of joint property. Recovery of alimony and settlement of child support matters. Determining a child’s place of residence and the parents’ participation in upbringing. Support in disputes over a child’s travel abroad. Protection of rights and interests in family disputes.