Kyiv - 31 May, team of DLA Piper's Kyiv office and colleagues from Los Angeles and London offices held a webinar "Discover Ukraine's new opportunities for software development and outsourcing".

This complimentary webinar explored numerous advantages offered by Ukraine to businesses seeking to move software development and outsourcing operations to international venues: not least of which is a well-educated, highly skilled workforce, plus advantageous business structures.

Webinar was followed online by more than 40 people, representing mainly US companies, potentially interested in software development and outsourcing in Ukraine. During the webinar many leading topics were discussed, among them - local market of software and outsourcing in Ukraine, local skill sets, level of education, IP protection and mechanisms to ensure that the IP assets are owned by the customer, important tax issues regarding development of this aspect of business, typical tax structures, tax incentives, transfer pricing issues, VAT issues, as well as new amendments on tax regime for software developers.

The team of webinar speakers included Michael Lebovitz, Partner, Tax (London), Olga Berson, Partner, Patent litigation (Los Angeles), Natalia Pakhomovska, Legal Director and Head of IP and Technology (Kyiv), Galyna Zagorodniuk, Legal Director Corporate (Kyiv), Illya Sverdlov, Legal Director Tax (Kyiv).

For further information:

Nataliya Tkachenko, Marketing Manager, DLA Piper Ukraine LLC, Tel: +380 44 490 9579 or Email: nataliya.tkachenko@dlapiper.com

Notes to editors:

  1. DLA Piper Ukraine LLC is part of DLA Piper, a global law firm, operating through various separate and distinct legal entities. The Kyiv team comprises more than 35 lawyers and is headed by Managing Partner Margarita Karpenko.
  2. DLA Piper is a global law firm with 4,200 lawyers across 77 offices and 31 countries. From its offices across Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and the United States, legal and business advisers provide a comprehensive range of services to local, regional and international businesses.
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