Bohdan Slobodian

Counsel

Bohdan specializes in business protection, litigation and banking. Bohdan has a successful track record of representing clients in Ukrainian courts of all jurisdictions and instances, including the Constitutional Court of Ukraine and the Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court.

Also, Bohdan assists clients in different matters regarding working relations with investigating authorities in the most challenging criminal proceedings, advises clients on a broad range of issues within the banking and tax law. He has been involved in high-profile and challenging proceedings that have a tremendous impact on the case law.

The counsel assists clients in different matters regarding working relations with the Prosecutor’s General Office of Ukraine, National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine, National Agency on Prevention of Corruption, etc. The lawyer has also been providing ongoing support for DDSG Logistics and Ferrexpo.

He is a lecturer at the School of Criminal Practice at Legal High School. 

Recent experience (projects):

• representing Havrylivski Kurchata Agroholding in criminal proceedings on violations of environmental safety rules and the establishment of a criminal organization involving the claims for the amount of USD 100 mln+
• providing an ongoing support and advising the Georgian Industrial Group on buying a share of the biggest energy-generating company in Ukraine for the amount of USD 260 mln+
• representing private individuals in their dispute with the National Bank of Ukraine and one of the largest banks in Ukraine regarding cancelation of the decision of involvement and return of the funds converted into the bank's capital involving the claims for the amount of USD 40 mln+
• representing Optima Pharm pharmaceutical company in the case of appealing tax notifying decisions involving the claims for the amount of USD 16 mln+
• assisting clients regarding criminal proceeding of obtaining financial resources in the field of energy involving the claims for the amount of USD 65 mln+
• representing a private company in its dispute with the National Bank of Ukraine and one of the largest banks in Ukraine regarding cancelation of the decision of involvement and return of the funds converted into the bank's capital involving the claims for the amount of USD 20 mln+
• representing a private bank in its dispute with the National Bank of Ukraine and one of the largest banks in Ukraine for the amount of USD 18 mln+

Education

• Bachelor’s degree (Diploma with Honours), Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
• Master’s degree (Diploma with Honours), Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

Membership in professional organisations

• Ukrainian Advocates' Association 
• Ukrainian Bar Association
• Ukrainian National Bar Association

 Recognition

• New Generation Partners in White-Collar Crime practice, The Legal 500 EMEA 2024-2022;
• Recognized in criminal defence practice, Best Lawyers 2022;
• Rising star in White-Collar Crime practice, The Legal 500 EMEA 2021;

Languages

• English
• Ukrainian