Criminal Defense Lawyer for Business and Officials in Kyiv
Need an experienced criminal defense lawyer in Kyiv who successfully defends businesses, officials, and top-level public servants, rather than just writing about it on a website? Attorney Cherezov & Partners Law Firm specializes in defending entrepreneurs and high-ranking officials in complex criminal proceedings regarding economic, corruption, and official crimes. Our company has been successfully representing clients for many years and is recognized as one of the leading law firms in Ukraine in the field of criminal law. You can get acquainted with the results of our work and the list of clients in the Clients & Results section.
Is your freedom and reputation at stake?
We guarantee urgent departure for a search or detention, support during interrogations in Kyiv, and building a defense strategy at all stages of the proceedings. Our goal is to preserve your freedom, reputation, and business.
Attorney Hudima V.S. and businessman Moskalenko O.O., accused under Part 2 of Art. 364, leaving the court after the announcement of the acquittal.
We build a defense strategy from the first hours, participate in all investigative actions, control the legality of law enforcement actions, and work for the result — preserving your freedom, reputation, and business. If criminal proceedings have been initiated against you or your company, a search is planned, or you are summoned for interrogation, do not sign any documents without consultation. Contact us — and we will provide professional protection of your interests.
Key Specialization: Articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine
Tax crimes: Art. 212 of the Criminal Code (Evasion of taxes, fees, mandatory payments).
Official crimes: Art. 364 (Abuse of power or official position), Art. 365 (Exceeding power or official authority), Art. 366 (Forgery in office), Art. 367 (Negligence in office), Art. 368 (Acceptance of an offer, promise or receipt of an illegal benefit), Art. 368-5 (Illicit enrichment), Art. 369 (Offer, promise or provision of illegal benefit to an official), Art. 369-2 (Abuse of influence).
Other economic crimes: Art. 191 (Misappropriation, embezzlement or conversion of property by abuse of official position), Art. 206 (Obstruction of lawful business activity).
Crimes against property (Fraud) and against the person.
Fraud (starting from Art. 190).
Crimes against health and life (ending with Art. 121 — Intentional grievous bodily harm, Art. 125 — Intentional minor bodily harm).
Special Note: Regarding Art. 111 (High Treason) and Art. 307 (Illegal production, manufacture, acquisition, storage, transportation, forwarding or sale of narcotic drugs...), we represent interests only in cases where we have reasonable confidence in the "ordered" nature of the case.
Our Experience: Honesty, Result, and Specialization
Our reputation is based on quality service, honest billing, and a large number of won complex cases. That is why large Ukrainian and international companies, public figures, and famous people trust us to protect their interests.
We also want to note that some clients, believing the promises of third parties to "solve the issue", unfortunately refused our services, believed in fairy tales, and eventually received guilty verdicts. We always tell only the truth.
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Pre-Trial Investigation Stage
At the pre-trial stage, a team of criminal defense lawyers from Attorney Cherezov & Partners works, giving our clients a strategic advantage at the most critical moment. You get not just one lawyer, but a full group of specialists who simultaneously collect evidence, analyze materials, prepare procedural documents, and monitor every step of the investigation. This team approach ensures speed, depth, and reliability unattainable for a solo lawyer.
Urgent departure of several lawyers for a search, seizure, inspection of the scene, detention, or selection of a preventive measure.
Comprehensive protection during interrogations (witness, suspect, accused) and participation in all key investigative actions.
Active and team collection of evidence of innocence: working with documents, electronic data, accounting records, video materials, searching for and interviewing witnesses.
Initiating expertise: economic, financial, technical, computer-technical, psychological; collection of materials for the expert; formulating questions; critical analysis and refutation of conclusions that contradict the client's interests.
Deep team study of case materials at the stage of familiarization with volumes: search for procedural violations, inadmissible evidence, contradictions in the investigation's version.
Appealing illegal actions and inaction of investigative bodies (SBI, ESBU, NABU, Police, Prosecutor's Office), cancellation of arrests and illegal notices of suspicion.
Constant communication with the client: preparation for all investigative actions — both legal and psychological, which reduces risks and allows acting confidently.
Trial Stage and Appeal
The advantage of our law firm is a team defense strategy that combines the experience of several criminal lawyers. The "one lawyer — one case" approach often loses where volume, speed, and multi-level analysis are needed. We provide full support at all stages of the judicial process, including appeal and cassation.
We ensure:
Active participation in all court hearings: representation of interests in open, closed, and preparatory hearings, speeches in court debates.
Submission of own evidence by the defense: documents, specialist conclusions, physical evidence, video and audio materials, expertise data.
Motion to call and interrogate own witnesses, preparation of witnesses for court appearances.
Cross-examination of prosecution witnesses to refute their testimony and identify contradictions.
Development of a comprehensive defense strategy involving several lawyers: from plea negotiations to advocating for full acquittal.
Team preparation of procedural documents: applications, motions, complaints, objections, analytical conclusions. Each document undergoes an internal legal audit.
Work with experts and engagement of specialists: forensic experts, technical expertise, economic, computer, handwriting, and other types of research.
Submission and examination of evidence in court, challenging inadmissible evidence, and motion for its exclusion.
Defense in courts of all instances: local courts, appellate courts, preparation of cassation appeals in the most complex proceedings.
Risk analysis for business and officials, development of an action plan after the verdict: appeal, return of property, cancellation of arrests, restoration of business reputation.
Full support of appellate and cassation proceedings: preparation and submission of complaints, participation in hearings, collection and submission of new evidence, legal strategy for reviewing the decision.
Why do clients choose our law firm?
In criminal proceedings, the price of a mistake is the loss of freedom, business, and reputation. Therefore, clients choose not just one lawyer, but a team of lawyers from Attorney Cherezov & Partners, which works as a single defense mechanism.
The team works faster than a single lawyer In complex proceedings, parallel tasks are required: analyzing materials, preparing complaints, collecting evidence, communicating with law enforcement, preparing the client for investigative actions. A solo lawyer cannot physically do this all at once. A team can.
Multi-level evidence analysis Our criminal lawyers take turns reviewing case materials, expert conclusions, and procedural documents. Each lawyer notices what another might have missed. This gives depth of analysis impossible in a "solo" format.
Parallel collection of evidence of innocence While one lawyer works with witnesses, another prepares a motion, a third analyzes expertise, and a fourth forms a legal position. This is critical when a case requires a quick reaction.
Constant communication and 24/7 backup There is always a lawyer in the team who can urgently leave: for a search, detention, or interrogation. A solo lawyer might be "busy", "in court", or "at another search". We don't have that — the client is never left without protection for a minute.
Team brainstorming in complex cases When a non-standard situation arises, the case is analyzed by several lawyers simultaneously. Therefore, decisions are always stronger, and the strategy is more thoughtful.
Full legal support for business and officials Criminal defense is often linked to tax, corporate, and financial issues. In a law firm, these areas are covered by a team of multi-profile lawyers. A solo lawyer cannot provide this level of complexity.
Reliability and reputation of the legal team When you hire Attorney Cherezov & Partners, you work with a firm that has a history of victories, official awards, and ratings. This adds weight in negotiations, communications with the investigation, in court, and enhances the psychological effect for the opponent.
Our reputation for professionalism and decency is confirmed by client recommendations!
— We don't work with "volumes of criminal proceedings", but with specific life situations and build defense so that the client understands the logic of each step.
— Not just one lawyer works on the case, but a team, allowing parallel processing of several directions: investigative actions, evidence analysis, court hearings, document preparation.
— Honest situation assessment. We don't sell "100% guarantees" and don't inflate expectations. The client understands real risks and possible results from day one.
— Full cycle of protection. From the first search and interrogation to the final court instance.
— Dealing with reputational risks. We consider the public dimension of the case: how it looks to partners, investors, society. We know how to write articles and give interviews.
— Always start with strategy. Most mistakes in criminal proceedings are made not when the court verdict is already in, but at the early stages: during searches, interrogations, notification of suspicion, selection of a preventive measure. That is why we join the defense as early as possible and build a line of behavior together with the client.
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