Criminal Defence

EVERLEGAL team provides the in-depth analysis of criminal law and process issues, considers all possible actions in order to select the best legal option for the client.

Our defence lawyers are experienced in criminal proceedings and investigations of white-collar crimes, abusing of power by governmental authorities against business, economic crimes, and specifically on criminal litigation during both stages - investigation and trial.

What we offer

Services
- Preparation of legal memoranda on criminal law issues, assessment of risks, developing a case strategy. Providing second views on the existing strategies prepared by other lawyers
- General criminal law advice
- Supporting clients during pre-trial investigation stage
- Preparation of statements of offence
- Challenging investigator’s actions or failure to act, prosecutor’s or investigating judge’s decisions and rulings
- Challenging seizure of assets and recovering temporarily seized assets
- Representation during searches
- Representation during preventive measures’ hearings
- Representation during investigative and various procedural actions
- Preparing clients for and representing during interrogations (as a witness, expert, victim, suspect, accused person)
- Searching for and documenting evidence, preparation of motions regarding various investigative and procedural actions
- Supporting clients during settlements in criminal proceedings
- Representation of clients at a trial court, appellate court and cassation court
Products
- AUDIT of criminal proceedings
- Protection 360* (Comprehensive support of the client and its employees in criminal proceedings at investigations and procedural actions)
- Internal audit (we involve our lawyers of criminal practice as third-party disinterested experts for conducting internal investigations in companies on the revealed facts of dishonest behavior)

Our lawyers' recent experience

EVERLEGAL represented OTP Bank

in the process of filing a criminal complaint on the fact of illegal actions against the Bank and accompanying criminal proceedings initiated against the Bank's employees

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EVERLEGAL represented Air Express, international courier service

in the criminal proceedings regarding the recovery of the seized assets

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EVERLEGAL represented Resilient Agro Holding in criminal proceedings

related to high-profile raider attacks on the client’s business (approximately 30 criminal cases).

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EVERLEGAL represented a large real estate developer in Ukraine

in criminal proceedings in cases connected with the client`s involvement as a general contractor in the major real estate project in Kyiv

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EVERLEGAL represented the interests of one of the world's largest metallurgical companies

in criminal proceedings in the case of the company's environmental impact

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EVERLEGAL provides legal assistance to the National Bank of Ukraine and its employees

in carrying out procedural actions within the framework of criminal proceedings and proceedings on cases of administrative offenses in connection with the execution of their official duties by the employees of the National Bank of Ukraine

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