{"id":56668,"date":"2026-05-22T16:01:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T16:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/?post_type=press_releases&#038;p=56668"},"modified":"2026-05-22T16:01:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T16:01:08","slug":"asters-acts-as-legal-counsel-to-oschadbank-in-a-high-profile-cross-border-matter","status":"publish","type":"press_releases","link":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/press-releases\/asters-acts-as-legal-counsel-to-oschadbank-in-a-high-profile-cross-border-matter\/","title":{"rendered":"Asters acts as legal counsel to Oschadbank in a high-profile cross-border matter."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Recently the firm provided legal support in the process of full return of the bank&#8217;s assets and valuables, including USD 40 million, EUR 35 million and 9 kilograms of gold, which were seized during transit from Austria to Ukraine by Hungarian special services in March this year.<\/strong><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>On 18 May 2026, it was formally announced that the decision to deport seven previously detained Oschadbank employees and impose a three-year ban on their entry into and stay within the Schengen Area has been revoked. The respective decision was taken by the Hungarian Police Directorate-General for Aliens, which ordered that the relevant entries be immediately removed from the state registers.<\/p>\n<p>Asters&#8217; team, together with international legal advisers of Horvathlawyers law firm, implemented a comprehensive legal strategy and advised the client at every stage to protect its interests and support its employees. The team, working on the project under the leadership of Managing Partner\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.asterslaw.com\/our_team\/didkovskiy\/\"><strong>Oleksiy Didkovskiy<\/strong><\/a>, included lawyers from dispute resolution, white-collar crime and banking and finance departments.<\/p>\n<p>Chairman of Oschadbank&#8217;s Management Board Yurii Katsion has stated:\u00a0<em>\u201cWe are grateful to Asters and our international legal advisers for their professional support. The team\u2019s expertise was instrumental in resolving this unprecedented case in Oschadbank\u2019s favour and securing a fair outcome \u2014 the return of property, funds and assets to the bank, as well as the protection of our employees\u2019 interests against unlawful actions.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-56668","press_releases","type-press_releases","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases\/56668","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press_releases"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56668"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}