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    LA Law Firm

    Business Protection
    & WCC

    Efficient legal support for corporate commercial activities
    and complex protection of clients in criminal proceedings

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LA Law Firm

Clients have entrusted us with their defense in complex criminal cases and corporate security issues since 1995

With a strong team of attorneys we provide comprehensive defense for business owners and top-managers, politicians, officials and individuals from criminal prosecution.

Deep expertise and extensive experience of legal protection and investigation activities at law enforcement agencies enables the successful defense of client interests throughout all stages of criminal proceedings.



Principles

Our
principles

Confidentiality

Our clients entrust us with their most valuable resource — information. We appreciate this trust, guaranteeing complete confidentiality

Timeliness

Our professional and timely legal assistance allows clients to manage risks and minimize consequences

Independence

We do not allow any interference in legal work which violates the legal interests of clients and can create obstacles to their protection

Legality

Interests are protected based on the current legislation of Ukraine, the rule of law and legality

Practice leaders

Attorneys-at-law

Maryna Mkrtycheva

Maryna Mkrtycheva

Counsel, Attorney-at-law
Head of Business Protection & WCC

Email:
mkrtycheva@l-a.com.ua

Phone:
+380 (44) 425-40-50

Mobile phone:
+380 (66) 238-25-21

As an experienced criminal defence attorney specialising in economic and white-collar crimes Maryna provides comprehensive legal representation throughout the entire criminal process, from pre-trial investigations to trials. Maryna has successful acquittal sentences and criminal proceedings closed at the pre-trial stage. Maryna is recognized as the Criminal Law Advocate of the Year 2023 and named among TOP 30 Under 30 Lawyers as part of Client Choice 2023.

Membership:

  • The Bar Council of Kyiv
  • Ukrainian Bar Association
  • Ukrainian Advocates Association
Vitalii Savchuk

Vitalii Savchuk

Partner, Attorney-at-law
Head of Dispute Resolution

Email:
savchuk@l-a.com.ua

Phone:
+380 (44) 425-40-50

Professional achievements include victories in unique legal proceedings on intellectual property and tax disputes, as a result of which a new law enforcement practice was created in Ukraine. Over the past years Vitalii has expanded his practice far beyond Ukraine – multiple projects started in Eastern European and Central Asian jurisdictions through the local partners: tax, labor, regulatory, and dispute resolutions. Named among key practitioners in dispute resolution by The Legal 500 EMEA 2024.

Membership:

  • The Bar Council of Kyiv
  • Ukrainian Bar Association
Staff
Our expertise

Services

We provide comprehensive defense of client interests in criminal law, in particular:

  • pre-trial investigation stage;
  • during the criminal trial;
  • appealing property and account seizure, returning of temporarily seized property;
  • preparation of officials for interrogation.

We provide comprehensive protection of businesses before, during and after search:

  • preparation of employees for search;
  • development of preventive enterprise protective measures;
  • minimization of losses to a company during a search;
  • appealing acts of law enforcement agents;
  • prosecution of law enforcement agents if they commit criminal acts during search.

We provide comprehensive support to both managers and employees of a company:

  • analysis of necessity/possibility of attending the interrogation;
  • preparation to the interrogation with studying enterprise structure, job duties, links with other persons;
  • representation of witnesses during interrogation;
  • filing complaints with the corresponding institutions in the event of witness right infringement.

In order to minimize risks associated with criminal prosecution, we provide the following:

  • development of internal company policies;
  • informing managers on changes in legislation;
  • carrying out workshops on searches, interrogations and inspections.

We carry investigations of suspicious internal transactions of corporate clients, including those related to fraud and corrupt personnel actions, and provide assistance with the following:

  • organization and conducting of internal investigations;
  • development of investigation methods;
  • collection of evidence for further complaint management or personal protection;
  • exercising control over investigation process.
Practice and projects

Cases

Curfew as preventive measure ordered for corruption case suspect

In the case, attorney-at-law Mkrtycheva is defending a suspect in the case of the Institute of Neurosurgery in criminal proceedings on the circumstances of the alleged provision and receipt of illegal benefits by the institute's employees as a result of committing certain actions favoring third parties while using their official positions.

Property returned to airline director


Attorney-at-law Maryna Mkrtycheva represented an airline director in a criminal case on illegal transportation of individuals across Ukraine's state border. After extensive legal efforts, the airline director was not charged with any suspicion, and the property taken during searches at the residence was returned.

Illegal decision to close case is overturned

In this case, attorney-at-law Mkrtycheva represents the injured mother whose child was killed in 2019 and imitated committing suicide on the train tracks. The decision to overturn the criminal proceedings on a certain basis was cancelled. Currently, the pretrial investigation is underway.

Administrative offense case closed

Attorney-at-law Maryna Mkrtycheva defended a former NABU detective who had submitted a declaration one day late. The NACP, the Department of Strategic Investigations of the National Police of Ukraine, the GPO prosecutor and the judge tried for almost 3 years to illegally bring to administrative responsibility with procedural violations.

Petty hooliganism case against former court employee closed

A former employee was defended, who allegedly used offensive language towards a current court employee, thereby disrupting public order. When considering the administrative offense report in court, due to the successful development of a strategy and tactics for client defending, the administrative proceedings against the client were closed.

Accused was released from criminal liability for 12 out of 14 charges

Attorney-at-law Maryna Mkrtycheva developed a legal position on the case against a person accused of committing multiple crimes. The court accepted the defense's arguments that the expiration of the statute of limitations for bringing a person to criminal liability and dismissed the accused from criminal liability for 12 out of 14 charges.

Representation of the interests in the High Anti-Corruption Court

According to the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO), the media holding acquired the corporate rights to the company that owns the radio station, with the purpose of money laundering. The attorneys' application for a waiver of seizure proved that the attachment was not justified and that the buying of corporate rights was lawful.

Suspicion report cancelation


Kyiv's Court of Appeal upheld the complaint of attorney Taras Bezpalyy, overturned the ruling of Pechersky District Court of Kyiv and canceled the report on suspicion against the ex-head of the Investigation Department of National Police in Kyiv region for crimes (Abuse of power or authority by a law enforcement officer).

Protection of SOE head in criminal proceedings


According to the investigation, the client was suspected of official negligence in the payment of court and enforcement fee while protecting the interests of a state-owned enterprise (SOE) in court. The position of attorneys of Legal Alliance is based on facts that completely deny the charges.

Client protection in a high-profile case


Attorneys of Legal Alliance defend the interests of a client, pediatric cardiac surgeon Yulia Kuzmenko, accused of the murder of journalist Pavlo Sheremet. Attorneys secured the release of the client from custody and filed lawsuits with the ECHR for illegal detention and unlawful detention on remand.

Uncommon case: removing bank account seizure

The criminal proceedings against a company that deals in wholesale trade of timber and construction materials have been ceased, but the bank accounts seizure has not been removed. Due to the right defense tactics, attorneys of Legal Alliance have helped in halting bank accounts seizures, and the client has been able to continue his business activities.

Seizure of 4 million EUR was relieved from the client

Pecherskyi District Court of Kyiv upon motion of Legal Alliance Company attorneys removed seizure of client’s property of a total cost 4 million EUR.

Interests of the client, deputy of Kyiv Region Council, protected


Proceedings against the client suspected in abuse of function were closed due to defense actions.

Protected interests of a client in illegal gun confiscation case

Upon consideration of complaints, the investigating judge delivered a writ on return of the seized property to its owner.

Confiscated funds in the amount of 1.2 million USD returned

Seizure challenged and funds confiscated from bank safe deposits during search under Article 212 (1, 2) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (tax evasion) returned.

Original medicines registration files returned

Due to expeditious work of advocates the court obliged pre-trial investigation body to return confiscated original case file on medicines to the trustee.

Interests of a client in a seizure case defended

The court of Appeal upheld legal position of Legal Alliance advocates. Consequently, seizure of several million client’s money was relieved.

Interests of IT company in AS unauthorized access case defended

Property of IT-company, including equipment, documentation and personal belongings of 20 employees, impounded during search, returned.

Phone

Call us

+380 (44) 425-40-50

Address

Find us

8 Illinska Str., Illinsky Business Center
1st floor, Kyiv, 04070, Ukraine

Mail

Write us

office@l-a.com.ua


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