Mr. Svechkar is the partner heading the firm's Competition & Antitrust practice. Igor advises clients on a wide variety of competition law issues, including merger control, cartels, dominance, and state aid. He represents clients before the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine and at courts, develops antitrust compliance programs and policies, opines on the competition compliance of clients' activities, transactions and arrangements. Mr. Svechkar is a frequent speaker at seminars and conferences, a contributor to Ukrainian and international publications on competition law, as well as an originator and supporter of legislative and regulatory initiatives.

Recognition:
- Band 1 Lawyer for Competition and Antitrust, Chambers Europe 2019
- named a leading lawyer in competition in Ukraine, The Legal 500: EMEA 2019
- recognized as one of the world's top experts in antitrust law by 40 Under 40 Survey 2015 Global Competition Review (GCR)
- named one of the world's foremost competition lawyers, Who's Who Legal: Thought Leaders – Competition 2018
- recognized as a pre-eminent practitioner in competition and antitrust in Ukraine, Guide to the World's Leading Competition and Antitrust Lawyers/ Economists 2018, Expert Guides
- no. 1 Lawyer for Antitrust / Competition in Ukraine, Ukrainian Law Firms 2019. A Handbook for Foreign Clients
- the Lawyer of the Year (Kyiv) in competition/antitrust law, acknowledged expert in corporate and M&A, Best Lawyers 2019
- listed as a Leading Lawyer in Competition, The International Who is Who of Competition Lawyers and Economists 2018

Bar Admissions
Ukraine (1999)

Education
T. Shevchenko Kyiv State University School of International Law, 1999
Utrecht University Law School, the Netherlands, 1997

Professional Associations

• American Bar Association
• International Bar Association
  

Member of the Public Council with the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine
Member of Board of the Ukrainian Bar Association
Member of the ICC Commission on Competition (Paris)
Member of the International Bar Association (IBA)
Member of the American Bar Association (ABA)
Member of the Kyiv Region Bar
Ukrainian Country Reporter for International Committee of the ABA Antitrust Section