Criminal Law
We represent our client in all stages of criminal proceedings and in all instances.
Anti-Corruption Legislation
We assist clients in alleged violation of Anti-Corruption Legislation.
Protection of Business
We protect clients from illegal raiders of businesses, illegal actions of regulatory bodies, and unfair competition.
International Legal Assistance
Effective assistance in cooperation with our international partners.
Tax and Accounting
A comprehensive strategy designed to maximize profits and minimize tax burden and risks.
Compliance
Complex audit of companies' activities and its’ counterparties, regarding compliance with the current legislation, detection of internal vulnerabilities.
Extrajudicial Settlement of Disputes
Amicable settlements are often more beneficial for both disputing parties than a court of law. Personal approach to essential requirements, perceptive to the specifics of the situation, confidentiality.
Corporate Disputes
Disputes and conflicts arising between parties of a corporate legal relation regarding acquisition, execution and dissolution of corporate rights and interests.
Labor Relations and Disputes
Building effective personnel policy for businesses. Protection of rights and interests of individuals
Protection of Property
Property rights are at the basis of a free market economy and should be defended at all levels in case of violations.
Energy
It is impossible to successfully implement energy projects without the effective assistance and advice of lawyers. The development of alternative energy sources is challenging for all market participants
Transport and Infrastructure
Attracting financing and investment in transport and infrastructure projects is a long-term development which should be as safe as possible for all participants
Investment and Finance
Legal expertise protects not only the investor, but also the founder of the project, because each side has the right to decline to cooperate before signing an agreement
Agriculture Business
Ongoing legal reforms and public conflict over the right to alienate land make it necessary for business owners to be as vigilant and cautious as possible in their actions in this field
Foreign economic activity
Our country in general and businesses in particular are interested in developing foreign markets, establishing long-term ties with foreign partners
Industry
Legal assistance for the industrial production sector is essential for normal business operation
GR (interaction with public authorities)
Establishing a constructive relationship between business and government ensures success to both sides.
Drug and Pharmaceuticals
The industry is rapidly emerging from full state dependency, creating a huge private sector business field that is already active, but the legal regulations of the sector are quite confusing
Retail
The retail sector in Ukraine is dynamic and constantly boosted by new players, among which leading international companies play an important role
Hospitality and Restaurant Business
Outdated legislation is giving way to progressive regulations, pressure of regulatory bodies is converting into recommendations, whilst the business sector sharing responsibility is growing.
Real estate and construction
Land issues, construction and real estate transactions require analysis and systematic legal assistance, because errors in the choice of partners and counterparties, as well as ill-prepared contracts can result in significant losses.
Telecommunications, Media, Technology
Full legal assistance for projects in TMT can only be provided by a team of qualified professionals performing according to international law in this sector.
Criminal Law
We represent our client in all stages of criminal proceedings and in all instances.
Risk analysis of criminal liability
• Legal audit
• Development of intricate risk mitigation measures
• Swift reaction to risk heightening
• Assistance in criminal cases
• Appeal against actions and failure to act
• Representation of interests in the courts of Ukraine and abroad
• Development of defense strategy
• Implementation of measures to protect
• Appeal against decisions and resolutions
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Anti-Corruption Legislation
We assist clients in alleged violation of Anti-Corruption Legislation.
• Advising on the completion and filing of declarations
• Assistance in case of NABU (National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine)
• Appeal against decisions of the NABU (National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine) in administrative courts
• Preparing the defense strategy
• Assistance in searches, interrogations, process of execution of decisions and orders of law enforcement agencies
• Coordination of international defense actions
• Providing legal assistance in cases of law enforcement search, arrest and property confiscation
• Representation of client's interests in foreign courts in all instances
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Protection of Business
A team of highly skilled specialists always keeps up-to-date with socio-economic events and has a full range of legal instruments to defend your interests both from the intervention of controlling bodies and from unscrupulous players.
• Construction of legal foundation and audit of a business enterprise;
• Managing risks deriving from regulations
• Licensing, certification, authorization of documents;
• Development and implementation of a range of legal and technical actions to counteract fraudulent raiding, operational defensive reactions to fraudulent Raider offensive actions
• Preparation of legal documents of any level of complexity
• Representation in decision-making
• Analysis of objective circumstances and particulars of each individual case
• Achieving acceptable result for all sides in commercial, organizational, corporate disputes and conflicts
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International Legal Assistance
Key members of our team have international experience and licenses to operate as attorneys abroad which allows us to provide direct and effective assistance in all cases on the international legal arena.
• Consultations
• Law practice
• Cooperation with foreign colleagues
• Unfounded search by Interpol and Europol
• Extradition
• Asset Protection
• Preparation of applications for revocation of sanctions
• Representation of interests in international bodies
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Tax and Accounting
Developing a strong foundation for businesses start-up, as well as during execution of the economic activity. A comprehensive approach to the implementation of a strategy to maximize profits and minimize tax burden.
• Audit of the existing accounting and reporting system
• Providing recommendations for improving accounting
• Preparing for audits, risk management
• Adaptations to legislative amendments
• Interaction with tax authorities
• Development of strategy and tactics for appealing tax decisions
• Legal disputes with tax authorities
• Enforcement of court decisions
• Research of contractors accounting and taxation systems
• Assistance and cooperation with non-residents
• Representation of interests in foreign economic control bodies
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Compliance
Comprehensive consulting and audit of companies' activities and contractors on compliance with current legislation, identification of internal vulnerabilities, analysis and assessment of risk, preparation of strategies for prevention of risk, implementation of relevant rules and regulations in conformity with domestic legislation (corporate, antitrust, unfair competition, anticorruption) and international norms for your company’s documents.
• Compliance Program
• Code of Conduct
• Code of Corporate Ethics
• Instructions concerning procedures for communication with partners and other contractors
• Instructions concerning procedures for communication with regulatory bodies
• Audit of business processes in order to identify potentially problematic areas falling under the Antimonopoly Law and practice of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine, anticorruption policy, the activities of NABU, SPA, possible violations of the UK Bribery Act and FCPA.
• Implementation and monitoring of the effectiveness of the compliance programs of the support and advise compliance officer and company management to effectively enforce compliance programs
• Analysis of existing security systems of the company
• Evaluation of procedures and internal policies
• Checking performance and evaluating financial losses in the following areas: production, procurement, sales
• Conducting forensic accounting audits
• Identifying elements of problematic or risky transactions, failure to perform risk management procedures
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Extrajudicial Settlement of Disputes
Amicable settlements are often more beneficial for both disputing parties than a court of law. Personal approach to essential requirements, perceptive to the specifics of the situation, confidentiality.
• Considering the special peculiarities of each dispute
• Neutral position of the mediator in order to create a comfortable and constructive atmosphere for all sides of the dispute
• Preparation of the amicable settlement agreements
• Detailed analysis of the situation of each party
• Establishing a strategy that ensures dispute resolution in favor of our customer
• Analysis of critical points of disagreement
• Share in the outcome of the negotiations
• Timely tuning of tactical actions
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Corporate Disputes
Disputes and conflicts arising between parties of a corporate legal relation regarding acquisition, execution and dissolution of corporate rights and interests are an integral part of our practice
• Study of statutory documentation on compliance with current legislation
• Analysis of scenarios in case of pre-trial dispute and/or litigation
• Development of a defense strategy aimed at achieving the most favorable otcome for our customer
• In negotiations between the parties, at the General meeting of Shareholders (participants) of the company, other activities concerning the implementation of corporate rights and interests
• Courts and government agencies
• During executions of M & A
• Examining the feasibility of managing the procedure
•Legal assistance at all stages of the procedure
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Labor Relations and Disputes
Building effective personnel policy for businesses. Protection of rights and interests of individuals in their relationships with employers and law enforcement agencies.
• Formulation of Personnel documentation packages
• Development of personnel selection criteria
• Collection and verification of information aimed at protecting the interests of the customer
• Gathering evidence of unlawful dismissal
• Building defense strategy and tactics
• Implementation of comprehensive recovery measures
• Preparation of documents and accompanying materials for the ECHR
• Representation in administrative courts for reinstating an individual in his positionSpecialists
Protection of Property
Property rights are at the basis of a free market economy and should be defended at all levels in case of violations. Businesses and private persons can count on the professionalism of our team of lawyers in this matter.
• Acquisition and alienation of property rights
• Work with removal of arrests and other restrictions, including property located abroad
• Assistance in disputes regarding the emergence and implementation of non-property rights
• Support in registration of intellectual property, obtaining patents and certificates
• Appealing against fraudulent holders of property rights
• Assistance in disputes regarding intellectual property rights
• Analyzing an existing situation and preparing recommendations for possible actions to protect the interests of our customer
• Representation of interests in all stages of proceedings and in all instances
• Assistance at all levels of enforcement proceedings
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Energy
With our government implementing its energy independence strategy, corporations and enterprises in the energy sector are getting more and more opportunities to develop and strengthen their positions. The development of alternative energy sources challenges all market participants, forces change and innovation. In this context, the issues of revising the traditional order of building work, developing new strategies for interaction with counterparties and authorities, and appropriate legal assistance, become relevant for them.
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Transport and Infrastructure
In a time of strong domestic and international communication, open and free movement of people and goods, transporationt and its infrastructure play a key role in the functioning of the domestic and global economy. Investments in this sphere return dividends, programs launched of renewal and modernization at the state level, in which businesses are also invited for execution. Attracting funding and investment in transportation and infrastructure is a long-term project that should be as safe as possible for all participants. Legal cooperation is an integral part of the system's operation.
Investment and Finance
The quantity and magnitude of financial flows determine the scale and success of business projects. A competent approach to attracting foreign and domestic capital will prevent many potential problems, will avoid impasses and allow to confidently look to the future for both sides in the transaction. Legal expertise protects not only the investor, but also the founder of the project, because all sides have the right to withdraw from a partnership before signing an agreement. The terms of an agreement should be mutually beneficial, which is arrange for by their detailed analysis and related risk assessment.
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Agriculture Business
As a key segment of the country's economy, agribusiness is rapidly developing even in the face of complex legislative regulation, many restrictions mainly remnants of past times, and with not always attractive conditions for investors. In addition, the current reform of the law and the public conflict over the right to alienate land create for business owners the need to be careful, and also careful in their activities, not to rely only on their own experience, but also to the work with specialists who are able to monitor the slightest changes in the law and quickly adapt the business to these changes.
Foreign economic activity
Our country in general and business in particular are interested in developing foreign markets and establishing long-term ties with foreign partners. Legal Assistance for export-import operations, protection of domestic players on the world market in their interaction with external counterparties and domestic regulatory bodies, progressive changes in legislation in the direction of promoting the development of Foreign Economic Activity is a priority of CREDENCE.
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Industry
Legal assistance to the industrial production field is a prerequisite for the normal operation of a business, because the strength of the foundation laid in the organization of the enterprise depends on its well-being both in relation to internal processes, and with external counterparties and controlling bodies and authorities. Ultimately, this results in stable business profits or in losses and legal problems. It is possible to conduct a legal audit, introduce a set of internal and external security measures at all production levels, which can significantly reduce the risks of undesirable consequences for negligence in legal matters and accumulation of problems.
GR (interaction with public authorities)
Establishing a constructive relationship between business and government ensures the prosperity of both sides. Implementation of statutory rights is not always a simple process and requires qualified legal assistance. Public-private partnership projects require special attention and legal assistance.
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Drug and Pharmaceuticals
The industry is rapidly emerging from full dependency on the state, creating a large sector of private business that is already working, but owners do not always have time to study the related legal regulations of the sector, as most founders gained experience and became competent in their business in state companies. Thus, there is a need for legal assistance for private Drug and Pharmaceutical companies, which is provided by specialists of CREDENCE. And with the transition from the system of maintenance of the state/communal health institution to the system of payment for its services from the state budget, qualified legal assistance is crucial.
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Retail
The retail sector in Ukraine is dynamic and is constantly boosted with new players, including leading prominent international companies. They are active not only in retail business, but also in construction, investment, import/export, and are major payers of taxes and duties. All this activity requires proper legal assistance and defense.
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Hospitality and Restaurant Business
The development of the hospitality industry in Ukraine grows annually to new heights by multiplying business projects and raising quality standards to world level. Outdated legislation is giving way to progressive regulations, pressure of regulatory bodies is converting into recommendations, whilst the business sector sharing responsibility is growing. The orientation of regulation in the hospitality and restaurant business is aimed at achieving standardization of work, and management of product safety and quality, which requires legal streamlining of work combining several organizational and economic areas, which can be achieved only through the cooperation of administrative managers, production managers and lawyers.
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Real estate and construction
Land issues, construction and real estate transactions require analysis and systematic legal assistance, because errors in the choice of partners and counterparties, as well as ill-prepared contracts can result in significant losses. By ensuring the legal excellence of the project, all parties protect their capital from the risks of losses, as well as from the risks of years of disputes and litigation. Involving a competent legal team is also appropriate when there are problematic issues in the projects initiated.
Telecommunications, Media, Technology
Changes in Ukraine's legislation in this sector lag several years behind the rest of the world. Businesses in the fields of information technology, media and massive communications are closely linked and relevant to the international sphere and are focused on international rather than domestic demand and standard. Accordingly, the legal framework of businesses cannot be based only on the national legislative framework and must necessarily consider rules and regulations under which world leaders operate. Full legal assistance for projects in TMT can only be provided by a team of qualified professionals performing according to international law in this sector.