Description
VB Partners is the #1 White-Collar Crime boutique law firm with significant accolades from key rankings.
The team of attorneys ensures uncompromising quality, regardless of the complexity, scale or exposure of the project in the press. Our competitive edge lies in leveraging unparalleled expertise in various legal areas alongside a keen understanding of business processes, regardless of the industry.
VB Partners defends both legal entities and individuals facing criminal charges. We also represent clients accused of misconduct.
We excel in providing legal support in the cases of fraud, money laundering, asset theft, tax evasion, abuse of power and illicit enrichment.
Additionally, we represent public figures and business corporations in high-profile anti-corruption investigations conducted by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine or the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office, and brought before the High Anti-Corruption Court.
The majority of our attorneys are skilled in extradition and Interpol matters. Our clients enjoy an expert representation in utmost complex cross-border cases.
Practice Head Denys Bugay is a leading White-Collar Crime attorney in Ukraine, Criminal Lawyer of the Year (Best Lawyers 2022), WCC & Anticorruption Lawyer of the Year (2021), Best Criminal Lawyer (2018).
Clients
British American Tobacco, Continental Farmers Group, Comfy, Allo, UPD, Snel Energy, Uklon, Ukrainian Football Association, Farmark, shareholders and top managers of banks: Privatbank, Finance and Credit, Khreshchatyk, Delta Bank, Premium, Ukrgasbank, Misto Bank, Sense Bank, Ukrsibbank
Projects
- defense of a shareholder of Finance and Credit Bank in criminal proceedings conducted by the State Bureau of Investigation regarding the alleged embezzlement of the bank’s assets worth over UAH 2.5 billion
- defense of the President of the Ukrainian Football Association, a member of the UEFA Executive Committee, in a comprehensive criminal investigation regarding abuses in constructing a factory producing artificial turf for football fields
- representation of the largest electronics and household appliances network in a criminal investigation into alleged tax evasion amounting to USD 1.5 million
- representation of the Dnipro Metallurgical Plant, owned by DCH Group, a mining and metallurgical complex leader, in investigating probable air pollution leading to environmental damage
- defense of the interests of shareholders and top management of Delta Bank, one of the country’s largest private banks, in a series of criminal investigations related to tax evasion, fraud, and embezzlement of assets, resulting in significant losses
- protection of the interests of the real estate market leader, UPD company, whose owner is listed among the top 100 wealthiest Ukrainians according to Forbes, in a series of criminal investigations related to tax evasion totalling more than UAH 500 million
