Ms Zlata Simonenko > Sayenko Kharenko > Kyiv, Ukraine > Lawyer Profile

Ms Zlata Simonenko

+38 044 499 6000 zsimonenko@sk.ua

Work Department

White Collar Criminal Defence

Position

Zlata Symonenko specialises in the areas of criminal investigations and litigation. She is experienced in handling financial and corruption crime cases. Zlata represents clients through all aspects of criminal litigation and regulatory enforcement actions, from the initiation of a criminal case to court hearings, including investigative actions. She also has considerable experience of appeals to the European Court of Human Rights.

In addition to her legal practice, Zlata is actively involved in legislation drafting. In particular, she took part in drafting the laws on National Police, National Anticorruption Bureau, Financing of political parties and fighting against political corruption.

Prior to joining Sayenko Kharenko, Zlata worked for Solodko & Partners, one of the leading WCC boutique law firms in Ukraine.

Languages

English, Ukrainian, Russian.

Memberships

• Alumni Association of the Internship Programme in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and central bodies of executive power – NGO “Interns’ League”
• Global Shapers Community, an initiative of the World Economic Forum
• Ukrainian Bar Association
• American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine
• European Business Association
• NGO “Business Angels”, project manager

Education

• LL.M., summa cum laude, from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
• The Leadership Academy for Development (LAD), a leadership program of Stanford University’s Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law (CDDRL)
• Internship with the Federal Foreign Office of Germany