Mykola Kovalchuk is a leading Ukrainian attorney specializing in bankruptcy, debt restructuring, and complex litigation, with extensive experience in handling high-value financial, corporate, and international projects. His practice focuses on strategic legal advice in crisis situations, representation in multi-level court proceedings, and negotiations where achieving economically efficient solutions is essential.
In parallel, he develops one of the few sports law practices in Ukraine, representing professional athletes and international sports organizations.
He has many years of experience in insolvency proceedings, banking disputes, corporate conflicts, and complex negotiations. He acts as personal legal counsel to leading professional boxers, including Sergiy Derevyanchenko, Denys Berinchyk, Vladyslav Sirenko, Ivan Redkach, Oleh Malynovskyi and others. He also represented world champion Oleksandr Usyk.
Attorney-at-law since 2017.
Licensed insolvency practitioner since 2010.
Jurisdictions of practice: Ukraine, United States, Latin America.
Among clients: OTP Bank, Ukrsibbank (BNP Paribas), Ukrsotsbank, Universal Bank, Bank Credit Dnipro, TASCOMBANK.
Professional Activity and Membership
2010 — represented a Ukrainian company in arbitration proceedings before the Stockholm International Arbitration Institute.
2014 — member of the Ukrainian-American Bar Association (UABA).
2015 — member of the Ukrainian Bar Association.
2020–2022 — Deputy Head of the Litigation Committee of the Ukrainian National Bar Association.
Head of the Council of Insolvency Practitioners of Kyiv region.
Member of профиль committees on insolvency law and litigation of the Ukrainian Bar Association.
Public and International Activity
2009 — co-founder of the NGO “All-Ukrainian Association ‘Legal Initiative’”.
2019 — member of the Supervisory Board of the National Professional Boxing League of Ukraine.
President of WBC Ukraine — official representative office of the World Boxing Council in Ukraine.
Co-founder and head of the charitable foundation WBC Cares Ukraine, which provides support to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, war victims, internally displaced persons, large families, orphanages, animal shelters, medical and educational institutions, and also implements educational, volunteer and legal initiatives.
Since 2020 actively participates in volunteer forums, educational and professional discussion platforms.
Education
2005 — National Aviation University, Law.
2006 — additional diplomas in telecommunications and finance.
2013 — PhD in Law.
2025 — PhD in Public Administration, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.
Completed management training under MBA programs of Edinburgh Business School (Heriot-Watt University) and MIM Business School.
Recognition and Rankings
In 2025 awarded the professional title Attorney of the Year 2025 in Bankruptcy Law.
According to the ranking Client’s Choice. TOP-100 Lawyers of Ukraine by Yurydychna Hazeta (2025), included in the TOP-100 lawyers of Ukraine and recognized among leading practitioners in bankruptcy, debt restructuring, and sports law.
Included in the annual research Yurydychna Praktyka among leading Ukrainian lawyers in bankruptcy and noted among key specialists in sports law.
In the international research Ukrainian Law Firms. A Handbook for Foreign Clients 2025, listed among notable practitioners in litigation and bankruptcy.
Previously recommended by the international ranking Best Lawyers, and recognized in professional researches Legal Awards, Liga Zakon Awards, and other legal rankings.