Aver Lex — Ukraine

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Aver Lex is a leading law firm with the largest team in the field of White-Collar Crime renowned for its defence in complex criminal and litigation cases. It focuses on high-profile economic crimes, anticorruption and sanctions proceedings, as well as military crimes. The firm commands unrivaled capacities for being a preferred criminal defense team in particular compound and complex WCC litigations with numerous parties, parallel investigations and simultaneous hearings, sometimes in different regions of Ukraine. We are the legal market's most significant criminal defence team, with four dedicated partners and 30 other attorneys on board. Our whole team is based in Kyiv and remained dedicated to ensuring compliance with laws and protecting the interests of Ukrainian citizens. The majority of cases are unique and first hearing cases that set precedents for the criminal judiciary system in Ukraine and established practice for future hearings. These cases are highly public; require massive, regular and open communication with the entire spectrum of media outlets in Ukraine. The client portfolio includes state officials and high net worth individuals looking for protection from politically-motivated prosecutions, consulting and law firms, big corporate clients from a range of economic sectors. During this period of martial law, significant legal assistance is being provided on a PRO BONO basis to military personnel, including prisoners of war, missing persons, and members of their families in matters related to military service, obtaining financial assistance, facilitating entry into the lists for the exchange of prisoners of war, as well as legal defense during investigation of military criminal offenses, etc. - Complex legal decisions The firm advises on all aspects of criminal law, providing both the traditional services of legal prosecution and defence, and new requirements of preventive criminal law and corporate compliance. Expertise encompasses: - White-collar crime - Business crime, fraud - Anticorruption and bribery - Legal protection of military personnel - Sanctions - Litigation - Risk assessment - International criminal law - Criminal due diligence, etc AVER LEX provides for complex legal decisions in corporate security aimed at identifying and minimizing criminal risks in business; defence of legal rights of detained and convicted persons during provisional arrest; measures to release from custody; comprehensive legal defence during operational search activities and pre-trial investigations by law-enforcement bodies; successful advocacy in court hearings within criminal proceedings; legal aid to complainants; judgments on recovery of damages. - International level AVER LEX was recognized as Chambers Europe (Band 1), Legal 500 EMAE, Best Lawyers, Who is Who Legal, Legal Awards etc in White-collar crime and Criminal Defense. To ensure the rights of our clients and to prevent them being violated, the firm has developed a strong best friends’ network of firms throughout the world, and is well equipped to handle cases with cross-jurisdictional elements. Also, the firm cooperates with a number of leading worldwide and local human right organizations within the framework of ongoing matters. ### Languages - English - Ukrainian - Russian ### Memberships - IBA (International Bar Association) - The European Criminal Bar Association ### Staffing Figures - 30 Number of lawyers

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Artem Drozdov

Partner Artem is one of the leading lawyers for the protection of business interests in criminal proceedings. He has a unique professional experience, which includes both law enforcement and advocacy. He is a legal expert in protection of the business owners and top managers of, as well as their employees in economic and WCC. He deals with protection in cases of corporate and external fraud, seizure of assets and crypto assets, including those abroad, raider takeovers and cybercrime. Being involved in complicated WCC crimes he is especially endorsed by clients for his perseverance, precise work and support in stressful situations. As a partner who was promoted internally, he has an uncanny ability to motivate the team and find an individual approach to each member. · White-Collar Crime

Olga Prosyanyuk

Managing partner · Criminal Defence

Vitaliy Serdyuk

Senior partner · Criminal Defense

Volodymyr Yenich

Partner · Litigation