CMS
Client SatisfactionCMS has a disputes and compliance team that handles a broad range of criminal proceedings, and is adept at setting up reporting channels for whistle-blowers. Commercial, regulatory and disputes partner Olga Shenk, employment and litigation expert Maria Orlyk, and life sciences specialist Borys Danevych are the main contacts. The firm is particularly known for its understanding of white-collar enforcement matters, fraud, tax evasion, abuse of powers and conflict of interest cases in the life sciences, energy, insurance and NGO sectors.
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Work highlights
- Advising and representing a large group of global leading pharmaceutical companies in massive anti-counterfeiting investigations in Ukraine involving the clients’ counterfeit and illicitly traded drugs mainly sourced by illicit dealers.
- Advised and supported two subsidiaries of a leading clinical trial and research group in Ukraine, each facing potential criminal charges against their officers during scheduled onsite tax audits.
- Advised a non-profit NGO on a compliance and risk management issues, including data processing, in a criminal case alleging misappropriation of donated funds intended to feed the needy in conflict-affected regions of Ukraine.
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The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Olga Shenk, Maria Orlyk, Borys Danevych