Defence and military industry
PROCTOR supports manufacturers of weapons, defense tech companies and suppliers to the Defence Forces. The most dynamic sector of the economy with special regulation: licensing in the defence industry and clearances for access to state secrets, defence procurement and contracts with the Ministry of Defence, export control, dealings with Brave1 and structuring of foreign investment in the Ukrainian defence industry.
Why PROCTOR
The defence industry combines the greatest opportunities with the strictest regulation: licences, state secrets, export control, the specific pricing of state contracts. PROCTOR helps manufacturers of weapons and defense tech companies to pass through this regulatory landscape, from licensing to joint ventures with foreign partners.
We structure foreign investment in the Ukrainian defence industry and protect the rights in technologies created under state contracts, matters in which mistakes are not forgiven.
Lines of work
- Licensing in the defence industryLicences for the manufacture, repair and trade of weapons, clearances for access to state secrets, support during inspections.
- Defence procurementContracts with the Ministry of Defence and the Defence Procurement Agency, pricing, acceptance, liability, the specifics of wartime procurement.
- Export controlPermits of the State Export Control Service for international transfers, end use guarantees, cooperation with foreign manufacturers.
- Defense tech and investmentLegal support for manufacturers of drones and electronic warfare systems, dealings with Brave1, structuring of foreign investment in the Ukrainian defence industry, joint ventures.
- Protection of technologiesTrade secrets and patenting of defence developments, rights in developments made under state contracts, security restrictions.
Practices for the industry
The teams of PROCTOR that run matters in this sector.
Competition law and government relations (GR)A practice for companies whose main risk comes from the state as regulator: merger clearances and investigations by the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine, support during inspections and defence against administrative pressure, and, as a premium layer on top, influence over the rules of the game through lawmaking and advocacy.
Corporate law and M&AThe flagship transactional practice: the legal foundation for owning, running and selling a business. It covers M&A deals, corporate structuring and the protection of owners' interests, together with adjacent areas - employment relations with staff and senior management, and the personal wealth matters of business owners (private clients).
Criminal law, compliance and sanctionsThe flagship business defence practice, built on the logic of "before, during and after a crisis": prevention of criminal law and sanctions risk (compliance), defence during searches, proceedings and investigations (White Collar Crime), and work on the consequences - from lifting asset freezes to delisting.
Customs law and international tradeA single product for importers and exporters: from structuring the foreign trade contract to defence against adjustments of the customs value. One client context - goods crossing the border.
Dispute resolution and enforcementThe full cycle of protecting a client's interests in a dispute: national courts of every jurisdiction and instance, international commercial and investment arbitration and, above all, turning a judgment won into money actually recovered.
Clients from the industry
