Engagement with the state, from a single request to a legislative initiative
We help businesses build working relationships with the authorities. We draft positions, letters, and expert opinions; represent clients at committee hearings; and lead the dialogue on regulatory change.
Regulatory support
Licences, permits, and approvals. We work in tightly regulated sectors: financial services, energy, telecoms, pharmaceuticals, and agriculture.
- licences and permits
- support during inspections
- engagement with the regulator
Engagement with supervisory authorities
We support clients through inspections by the State Tax Service, the State Labour Service, the Antimonopoly Committee, and the consumer-protection authority, and we challenge procedural irregularities and unlawful acts of inspectors.
- support during scheduled inspections
- response to unscheduled inspections
- challenges to acts and decisions
Advocacy and communications
We engage with parliamentary committees, ministries, and the Cabinet on position papers, expert opinions, and legislative amendments.
- work with parliamentary committees
- expert support for legislative change
- engagement with ministries
Public procurement
Support for tender participants from bid preparation through to contract signature. Challenges to procedural breaches on Prozorro and before the AMCU.
- tender bid preparation
- support through Prozorro procedures
- challenges to tender outcomes
Anti-corruption compliance
We build anti-corruption frameworks within the company: policies, training, and internal investigations. Preparation for NACP inspections.
- anti-corruption programmes
- NACP inspections
- asset declarations of officials
Public-law disputes
Administrative claims against the supervisory authorities, constitutional complaints, and challenges to regulatory acts, including matters that shape precedent.
- administrative claims
- disputes over regulatory acts
- constitutional complaints
Four stages from regulatory risk assessment to the result
Risk mapping
We analyse the regulatory environment, identify the points of contact with the state, and assess the risks and the opportunities.
Engagement strategy
We design the plan: where to negotiate, where to litigate, and where to take a public position. We define the outcome we are working towards.
Execution
We prepare the documents, represent the client at meetings, file claims, and engage with the media where appropriate.
Consolidation
We consolidate what has been achieved — update internal procedures, prepare for future inspections, and keep communication channels open.
When GR advice changes the trajectory of a business
Not every state decision is inevitable. There is often a window in which a company can influence the regulation, the format of an inspection, or the interpretation of a rule. These are the moments at which we have the greatest impact.
Week 1
Month 1
Months 2–6
Months 6–12
What to do if
Practical guidance for typical situations in dealings with the state, where the first twenty-four to seventy-two hours determine everything that follows.
An unscheduled inspection has arrived
- check the grounds — they must appear in the order or notice
- record the identity of the inspectors and the scope of their authority
- do not hand over the originals without an inventory
- contact us — we will support the inspection from the first hour
You have received an inspection report citing breaches
- the objections deadline is normally five working days
- gather the documents and the arguments on each alleged breach
- decide what to challenge and where to negotiate a lower penalty
- contact us — we will prepare the objections and see you through to the decision
A law affecting your industry is being prepared
- the draft is on the parliamentary website — start with a textual analysis
- identify the sponsor and the lead committee, and track the timetable
- draft alternative wording with a reasoned justification
- contact us — we will help take your position to the right people
You are bidding in a major tender
- check the qualification requirements — does the company qualify
- review the competitors on Prozorro — past wins and pricing
- prepare the bid with the full documentation file
- contact us — we will support the filing and prepare any challenges that may be needed
First meeting — on the regulatory landscape and the real points of influence
GR is a long-term relationship, not a one-off project. First contact with the client is handled by a senior partner. The partner builds the team and remains the personal point of contact throughout the engagement.