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Timur Bondaryev Founding partner, Attorney-at-law

About lawyer

Attorney-at-law, Founding Partner, Senior Partner, Co-Head of Real Estate and Construction practice, Co-Head of Antitrust and Competition practice, as well as Corporate/M&A practice at Arzinger. He is also the head of German Desk.

Timur Bondaryev is a partner at Military & Defense industry. 

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  • Experience

    He has been working at Arzinger ever since it was founded (2002). Prior to that time, he headed a division in the Legal Department at the State Property Fund of Ukraine and was Head of Legal at Ukrainian Aluminium, a subsidiary company.

  • Education

    Gorlovka Institute of Foreign Languages (Ukraine)

    Institute of International Relations at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, International Law Specialist (Specialization – International Private Law), Translator and Interpreter from German

    Vienna Economics University, International Commercial and Tax Law

    Bournemouth Business School International (UK)

  • Public activity

    The Government of Ukraine has appointed Timur Bondaryev as an independent supervisory board member of Ukroboronprom - the largest Ukrainian state-owned defense company.

    Timur is a senior lecturer at the Department of Specialized Legal Sciences at the National University Kyiv-Mohyla Academy; a regular lecturer on Ukrainian law at the Austrian Chamber of Commerce.
    He is the Board Member of the Ukrainian Entrepreneurs Community as well as of East Europe Foundation.
    Co-author of the first Ukrainian scientific and practical commentary to the Law of Ukraine “On Protection against Unfair Competition” (October 2013, in cooperation with Gennady Androshchuk, D.Sc., Sergiy Shklyar, Dr. jur., attorney-at-law, and Natalia Ivanytska, Dr. jur., attorney-at-law).
    Co-author of the comment "Application of Competition Legislation. Practice of Ukraine, EU, Russia, and the USA" (October 2014) under the general editorship of S. Shklyar, Dr. Jur., attorney-at-law , and N. Ivanytska, Dr. Jur., attorney-at-law).
    He is the author of various articles and papers in Ukrainian and international journals and periodicals.

  • Recognition & Awards

    Chambers Global (2017–2025): mentioned in Corporate and M&A.

    Chambers Europe (2017–2025): mentioned in Real Estate, Corporate and M&A.
    In 2025,Timur Bondaryev won the Legal 500 Central & Eastern Europe Awards 2025 in the CEE Partner of the Year – Main Stage Awards (Ukraine) category. 

    2026Shortlisted for Lawyer of the Year: UkraineThe Legal 500 CEE Awards 

    The Legal 500 (2018-2025): mentioned in Commercial, Corporate and M&A, Competition Law, Real Estate & Construction (Hall of Fame).

    The Legal 500 (2020) mentioned in Private Clients.

    Who's Who Legal (2020, 2022-2023): Real Estate and Construction, M&A, Competition and Private Clients.

     According to the national ranking "Client's Choice. Top 100 lawyers of Ukraine" by Yurydychna Gazeta Timur Bondaryev was recognized as Practice Leader in Antitrust & Competition practice. Also, Timur was listed in Top 30. Influence and leadership list.

    According to the national ranking "Client's Choice 2023" by Yurydychna Gazeta Timur Bondaryev was recognized in the TOP-100 Lawyers of Ukraine rating. Also, Timur became one of three lawyers, who influenced the development of the Ukrainian legal market.

    Who`s Who Legal 2023: listed as the highest-ranking lawyer in Competition.

    Who`s Who Legal 2023: listed as the highest-ranking lawyer in Real Estate.

     According to the national survey "Market Leaders. Law Firms Ranking 2023" by Yurydychna Gazeta Timur is ranked as the second, most efficient among managing partner of large Ukrainian law firms.

    Client's Choice Award 2023 (Yurydychna Gazeta): listed in "Practice Leaders" and "Top 100 Lawyers of Ukraine".

    The IFLR 1000 (2019-2020, 2022) recommends Timur in Project Development and Real Estate & Construction.

    Best Lawyers 2021: mentioned in Arbitration and Mediation, Banking and Finance Law, Competition/Antitrust Law, Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Real Estate.

  • Membership in organizations

    Officer of the European Regional Forum Advisory Board of the International Bar Association (IBA)

    Member of the Steering Group of the International Antitrust Law Committee of the ABA International Law Section (ABA)

    Chairman of the Board of East Europe Foundation

    Ukrainian Bar Association

    European Business Association (EBA)

    Society of German and Ukrainian Lawyers

    Association of Attorneys-at-law of Ukraine

    Ukrainian Entrepreneurs Community (SUP)

    ICSC

    ACC

  • Languages

    English, Ukrainian, German,