Our history
2020
Business Activities
- Gryphon Group is a national network of companies offering professional services in the area of corporate finance and strategies; tax and legal advice, audit and assurance, and advocacy.
- We are proud to have international financial groups, prominent banks, and financial institutions, large agrarian and energy businesses, and major constructors and developers, manufacturers, steel mills among our customers.
- We support investment projects, new markets entry, e-commerce, and IT startups.
- We are expanding, growing our practices and creating new products.
Recognition
- The Best Lawyers, one of the world’s oldest and reputable rating agencies active in 78 countries ranks Helen Lynnyk among the top lawyers.
- The Legal 500, international rating publication ranks Helen Lynnyk, managing partner among top Ukrainian lawyers.
- In 2020, Helen Lynnyk is among TOP 5 Ukrainian banking and finance lawyers according to the Legal Award 2020
- The Legal 500, international rating publication ranks Igor Lynnyk, senior partner among top Ukrainian lawyers.
2019
Business Activities
- The Gryphon Group continues cooperation with the international financial institutions in the area of Compliance and Integrity Due Diligence in Ukraine.
- The Gryphon’s opinions are recognized as independent, reliable and trustworthy.
- The Gryphon is a trusted advisor of the numerous construction and development corporations, agricultural, mining and energy sector companies.
- The Gryphon Audit develops comprehensive transformation methodology, techniques and procedures to better assist the customers to shift from the national accounting standards to the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
- The Gryphon Audit assists large companies and companies of social importance in audit of financial reporting and statements.
- The Gryphon Legal advises clients in entering international markets and starting representative offices in the US, Middle East and the EU.
- Various IT startups and e-commerce companies raise capital in the international markets due to our advice on entering the international markets.
- Thanks to the successfully
Recognition
- The Legal 500 recognizes Gryphon as one of the leaders of commercial and corporate law.
- The Legal 500 ranks the Gryphon among the leaders of the M&A practice.
- The International Financial Law Review 1000, international rating publication names Gryphon the leader in banking and finance practice.
- The Market Leaders 2019, national law firms rating recognizes the Gryphon as a leader in compliance.
- The Legal 500 includes Helen Lynnyk, managing partner in the list of the best lawyers.
- Helen Lynnyk, the managing partner is among TOP 5 Ukrainian banking and finance lawyers according to the Legal Award 2019
- The Legal 500 includes Igor Lynnyk, senior partner in the list
2018
Business Activities
- The Gryphon Legal expands its White Collar Crime practice and goes international. Igor Lynnyk successfully represents customers in the EU countries.
- The Gryphon Аudit services quality is reviewed and assured. After the audit reform in Ukraine the Company is included in the Section 4 of the Register of the Companies allowed to audit large companies and companies of social importance.
- The Gryphon Group once again proves its adherence to the international standards and best practices of the professional service industry.
Recognition
- The Ukrainian Law Firms 2018. A Handbook for Foreign Clients names the Gryphon a leader in tax and transfer pricing nomination.
- The Ukrainian Law Firms 2018. A Handbook for Foreign Clients publication acknowledges the Gryphon’s leadership in banking and finance practice.
- The Ukrainian Law Firms 2018. A Handbook for Foreign Clients names the Gryphon a leader in capital markets and debt restructuring.
- The Ukrainian Law Firms 2018. A Handbook for Foreign Clients recognizes the Gryphon as a leader in litigation practice.
- The Gryphon is a shortlister of the compliance legal award 2018
- The Market Leaders 2018, national law firms rating recognizes the Gryphon as a leader in corporate and M&A, compliance, and banking and finance practices.
- The Market Leaders 2018, national law firms rating acknowledges the Gryphon leadership position in compliance.
- The Market Leaders 2018, national law firms rating recognized the Gryphon as a leader in banking and finance practices.
- The Market Leaders 2018 ranks Helen Lynnyk, the managing partner among TOP 5 banking and finance lawyers.
- The Ukrainian Women in Law 2018 includes Helen Lynnyk, the managing partner on the list of the Successful Women Legal Professionals
- The Ukrainian Law Firms 2018. A Handbook for Foreign Clients names Igor Lynnyk, senior partner among the best litigators of Ukraine.
2017
Business Activities
- The Gryphon is growing its Forensic and Fraud Investigation, Compliance and Integrity Due Diligence.
- The Gryphon’s Legal Opinions on Ukrainian legislation are accepted by the courts of numerous jurisdictions, international financial organizations, foreign stock exchanges and governmental agencies.
- The Regulatory Compliance in banking, finance, and capital markets is rapidly growing.
- The Gryphon renders its services to the various projects in banking, finance, M&A, raising capital, and transaction compliance control.
GryphonTech
- Our firm is extending its offering with the GryphonTeсh, business processes system integration service.
- GryphonTech offers complex solutions in finance management automation. The systems integrate the whole array of companies’ financial activities starting from the agreements conclusions through payments processing and bookkeeping, financial and managerial accounting.
- The GryphonTech systems enable the 3-D view of a business thus making managerial decision-making underpinned by the most current financial information possible.
Recognition
- The Ukrainian Law Firms 2017. A Handbook for Foreign Clients recognizes the Gryphon the best tax advisor.
- The Gryphon is in a shortlister of the Legal Award 2017 in compliance nomination
- The Gryphon is a shortlister of the Legal Award 2017 in the IT nomination
- The Gryphon The Gryphon is a shortlister of the Legal Award 2017 in Banking and Finance nomination
- Helen Lynnyk, the managing partner is among TOP 5 Ukrainian banking and finance lawyers according to the Legal Award 2017
- The Ukrainian Law Firms 2017. A Handbook for Foreign Clients features Igor Lynnyk, the senior partner among the best banking and finance, competition, and antitrust advisors.
2016
Business Activities
- The Gryphon continues developing the comprehensive offering in corporate finance and corporate management, tax and legal consulting, and risk management as well.
- Due to the professional project implementation and growing clients’ trust, the Gryphon increases its customer base with the financial holdings, banking groups, manufacturing, agricultural, construction and development companies as well as IT and e-commerce businesses.
- New attorneys, auditors and other experts joined the Forensic and Fraud Investigations teams to provide all-embracing solutions in independent investigations and assets search areas.
Gryphon Academy
- The Gryphon launches the Gryphon Academy, a learning platform.
- The Gryphon Academy offers workshops and trainings in IFRS, financial reporting transformation, and corporate governance.
- State companies’ officers, managers from manufacturing, energy, mining, construction and development companies enjoy the Gryphon Academy’s classes.
Recognition
- The Corporate INTL Legal Award 2016 rating publication ranks the Gryphon among the top Ukrainian tax advisors
- The Ukrainian Law Firms 2016. A Handbook for Foreign Clients publication recognized the Gryphon the best tax advisor
- The Legal Award 2016 names the Gryphon among the TOP 5 firms specializing in compliance
- The Legal Award 2016 nominates the Gryphon among the TOP 5 firms specializing in IT
- The Legal Award 2016 ranks the Gryphon among the TOP 5 firms specializing in banking and finance law
- The Legal Award 2016 nominates Helen Lynnyk, the managing partner among the TOP 5 banking and finance advisors.
- The Ukrainian Law Firms 2016. A Handbook for Foreign
2015
Business Activities
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Growth of the Gryphon’s customer base results in the transformation and expansion of its activities.
Gryphon Audit
- The Gryphon Audit, a specialized division is established to answer the needs of our customers’ businesses, to implement the best international practices and to grow the brand.
- Gryphon Audit’s comprehensive offering ranges from advice on financial reporting and consolidated financial reporting to assurance and other professional services defined by the International Standards on Auditing.
Recognition
- The Gryphon is announced the Firm of the Year in tax nomination by the Global Law Experts.
- The Corporate INTL Legal Award 2015 rating publication ranks the Gryphon among the top Ukrainian tax advisors.
- The Ukrainian Law Firms 2015. A Handbook for Foreign Clients, publication names the Gryphon the best tax advisor
- The Ukrainian Law Firms 2015. A Handbook for Foreign Clients, publication announces the Gryphon the best banking and finance advisor.
- The Legal Award 2015 names the Gryphon among the TOP 5 firms specializing in compliance
- The Legal Award includes the Gryphon into the TOP 5 firms specializing in IT
- The Ukrainian Law Firms 2015. A Handbook for Foreign Clients features Helen Lynnyk, the managing partner, among the best banking and finance advisors.
- The Legal Award 2015 includes Helen Lynnyk to the TOP 5 banking and finance advisors.
- The Ukrainian Law Firms 2015. A Handbook for Foreign Clients recognizes Igor Lynnyk, the senior partner, among the best tax advisors.
- The Ukrainian Law Firms 2015. A Handbook for Foreign Clients recognizes Igor Lynnyk, the senior partner, among the best banking, finance, competition and antitrust advisors.
- The Ukrainian Law Firms 2015. A Handbook for Foreign Clients features Igor Lynnyk, the senior partner, among the best advisors to public restructuring projects.
2014
Social Activities
- Helen Lynnyk, the managing partner is:
- Invited as a consultant by the International Finance Corporation, IFC, the World Bank Group;
- Elected vice head of the Expert Council at the National FInancial Services Regulation Commission;
- Elected the member of the Expert Council of the Deposits Guarantee Fund;
Gryphon Legal
- The Gryphon Legal run by Igor Lynnyk is founded.
- The Gryphon Legal is active in forensic, investigation of economic crime, corporate fraud,illegal actions and unethical behaviour.
- It conducts Due Diligence for corporate, tax, and investment purposes.
- The Gryphon Legal attorneys represent clients in White Collar Crime cases
Recognition
- The Ukrainian Law Firms 2014. A Handbook for Foreign Clients, publication names the Gryphon the TOP public agreements advisor 2013-2014.
- The Ukrainian Law Firms 2014. A Handbook for Foreign Clients, publication recognizes the Gryphon the TOP restructuring advisor.
- The Ukrainian Law Firms 2014. A Handbook for Foreign Clients features the Gryphon among the TOP tax advisors in Ukraine
- According to the Ukrainian Law Firms 2013. A Handbook for Foreign Clients, the Gryphon is among the TOP banking and finance advisors.
- The Kyiv Post publication names the Gryphon the best tax advisor.
- The Gryphon is the best investment advisor in Ukraine according to the Financial Markets Service Providers Reputation international award 2014.
- The Ukrainian Law Firms 2014. A Handbook for Foreign Clients features Helen Lynnyk, the managing partner among the best banking and finance advisors.
- The Legal Award 2014 names Helen Lynnyk, the managing partner the best legal consultant in banking and finance.
2013
Social Activities
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Helen Lynnyk is elected to the board of the Ukrainian Bar Association
Recognition
- The Ukrainian Law Firms 2015. A Handbook for Foreign Clients publication recognizes the Gryphon the best public agreements advisor 2012-2013.
- The Ukrainian Law Firms 2017. A Handbook for Foreign Clients, publication recognizes the Gryphon among the best tax advisors.
- The Ukrainian Law Firms 2013. A Handbook for Foreign Clients publication features the Gryphon among the TOP advisors to the capital markets projects.
- The Ukrainian Law Firms 2013. A Handbook for Foreign Clients ranks the Gryphon among the TOP restructuring and bankruptcy advisors in Ukraine
- The Ukrainian Law Firms 2013. A Handbook for Foreign Clients mentions the Gryphon among the TOP banking and financial advisors.
- The Gryphon is a Breakthrough Nomination shortlister for the Legal Award 2013
- The Gryphon is an IT Nomination shortlister for the Legal Award 2013.
2012
Pro Bono Activities
- Helen Lynnyk, the managing partner, is elected the head of the Banking, Finance and Insurance Law Committee of the Ukrainian Bar Association (UBA).
- As the UBA member, the Gryphon is actively working on the legal and regulatory framework of financial institutions’ bad debt restructuring.
Business Activities
- The Gryphon is pioneering restructuring of the banking, financial and industrial bad debt restructuring projects.
- The Gryphon starts rendering its services to the leading investment groups, banking institutions, insurance companies, and construction and development companies as well.
Recognition
- The Gryphon joins the Golden League of the Ukrainian Law Firms according to the Top 50 Ukrainian Legal Firms 2012 annual research.
- The Top 50 Ukrainian Legal Firms 2012 annual research ranks Helen Lynnyk, the Managing Partner among the TOP 5 most promising Ukrainian lawyers of the new generation.
2011
Business Activities
- The Gryphon was founded in 2011 as the Gryphon investment Consulting Group.
- The key expertise is in the area of:
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Bad debt restructuring
- Corporate structuring
- Merger & Acquisition support (M&A)
- Tax advice
- Helen Lynnyk was appointed the Gryphon’s managing partner