Ukrainian sanctions imposed on the former top manager of one of the world’s leading international financial groups are lifted
In February 2023, the President of Ukraine imposed personal sanctions on our client – a French citizen – due to their past management role in a russian bank. However, the court found that the restrictive measures were based on outdated and unverified information.
The next decade will be a period of qualitative changes for WCC practice
According to the survey ‘50 Leading Law Firms of Ukraine’, the criminal practice retains its leading position. How would you describe the state of the Ukrainian White-Collar Crime practice?
The Supreme Court of France has definitively denied the extradition request and lifted all restrictions on a Ukrainian businessman.
The case concerned a request from the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine to extradite the key shareholder of the Finance and Credit bank.
VB Partners successfully defends the former deputy chairman of Ukrgasbank in the high-profile extradition case
VB Partners has developed a successful strategy and provided support to the Austrian lawyers representing the former Deputy Chairman of the Management Board of Ukrgasbank, one of Ukraine’s systemically important banks with a capital of over UAH 8.9 billion, in a high-stakes extradition case involving allegations of large-scale misappropriation.
Why law enforcement pressure on business continues and how entrepreneurs can protect themselves from it
In Ukraine, in addition to the challenges of the war, businesses face law enforcement pressure: seizure of accounts, searches and criminal proceedings.
The next decade will be a period of qualitative changes for WCC practice
— According to the survey ‘50 Leading Law Firms of Ukraine’, the criminal practice retains its leading position. How would you describe the state of the Ukrainian White-Collar Crime practice?
The main challenge in dealing with public disputes is the complexity of interacting with government agencies
Svitlana Glushchenko spoke about her motives for continuing her career in the legal profession and the priorities for the development of Dispute Resolution practice at VB Partners in an interview with Yurydychna Praktyka.
VB PARTNERS team has prepared a review of the national practice of White-Collar Crime by request of Chambers and Partners
Such a study was conducted for the first time in the history of the national industry.
Priorities and plans of Dispute Resolution practice – interview
The recent addition of Svitlana Glushchenko, former Deputy Minister of Justice of Ukraine, to the VB Partners team strategically strengthens the firm’s Dispute Resolution practice.
New Deal Announcement
Nami Associates is pleased to have recently advised a leading French biopharmaceutical company listed on Euronext Paris in connection with a complex strategic agreement with a leading Iranian counterparty for the licensing and local manufacturing of specialty pharmaceutical products at facilities located within an Iranian technology park.