Avellum is known for ‘unbelievable quality’, and clients are impressed by the firm’s ’lightning reaction to very urgent cases’. Newly promoted Andrii Fortunenko leads the practice and specialises in fraud, embezzlement, cybercrimes and corruption-related offences. He calls on the outstanding skills of head of international arbitration Kostiantyn Likarchuk, and head of tax Vadim Medvedev. Together, they co-ordinate multi-jurisdictional teams to handle cross-border matters, and to represent victims of fraud in private and public investigations.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Cooperation with the company is very successful. This is manifested in a lightning reaction to very urgent cases that cannot be delayed. Professionalism and experience are very noticeable in the provision of consultations.’

  • ‘They have a lot of criminal lawyers and quite a wide range of practice and experience, which helps it to respond very quickly in urgent cases. Andriy Fortunenko and Oleg Shkondin are experienced professionals who are a pleasure to deal with.’

  • ‘The team is updated with latests trends on international white-collar crime. Proactive and trustful. ’

  • ‘Andriy Fortutenko. Hard worker and able to provide comfort to foreign clients.’

  • ‘Great team. Given the circumstances they are operating in, just unbelievable quality.’

  • ‘Andrjiy Fortuneiko. Great guy. Bright, responsive.’

Key clients

  • Innovatus Capital Partners
  • British American Tobacco Ukraine
  • Ecowood LLC
  • Artur Gerasymov

Lawyers

Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Andrii Fortunenko
Avellum

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Andrii Fortunenko

Other key lawyers

Kostiantyn Likarchuk, Vadim Medvedev, Oleg Shkondin