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Attorney
Serhii Melnychenko

Legal protection you can rely on

Business support, criminal defense, and client representation in civil, commercial, and administrative cases

  • Protection for businesses and individuals
  • Attorney–client privilege and confidentiality
  • Consultation in the office or online

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Attorney Serhii Melnychenko in Kyiv
Serhii MelnychenkoAttorney, Managing Attorney of the Law Office
Practices

Key practices

Four areas the firm works in every day — from the first consultation to the final decision.

Defense at all stages of criminal proceedings: from the search and first interrogation, through the trial, to the final verdict

  • Defense during searches and interrogations
  • Protecting the client in dealings with law enforcement
  • Lifting the seizure of property and assets
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Business security during inspections and protection against asset seizure

  • Due Diligence - comprehensive independent company review
  • Retainer-based legal support for businesses
  • Anti-raiding protection
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Representation of the client in all enterprises, institutions and organizations of any form of ownership, and in courts of all instances. Dispute resolution, mediation.

  • Debt recovery
  • Disputes with developers
  • Real estate disputes
  • Other civil disputes of any complexity
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Full client support in Ukraine, remotely: while you are abroad, we prepare your documents and handle your case in court end to end

  • Remote case management
  • Document preparation
  • Inheritance and property in Ukraine
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Повертаємо доступ до заблокованих криптоактивів: на біржах, у банку та в кримінальних провадженнях.

About us

About us in facts and figures

The Law Office of Serhii Melnychenko represents the interests of businesses and private clients, provides defense in criminal proceedings, and represents clients in civil and commercial cases.

Certificate of the right to practice law KS No. 8748/10 dated 07.02.2020 · member of the Ukrainian National Bar Association

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14+years of legal practice
10000+cases and consultations
7specialists on the team
24regions where we handle cases
  • Confidentiality — attorney–client privilege from the very first call
  • Focus on results — a strategy to achieve your goal
  • Transparency — your attorney and clear stages of your case
Cases

Cases we have won

Our clients’ results — without names or details protected by attorney–client privilege.

Criminal defense2024
Art. 191

Proceedings against a company director closed

A case under Art. 191(4) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine was closed at the pre-trial stage for lack of corpus delicti.

Duration
7 months
Stage
Pre-trial investigation
Criminal defense2025
House arrest

Night-time house arrest instead of custody

We convinced the court the risks were unproven. The client kept working and took part in the defence.

Duration
2 days
Stage
Preventive measure
Business protection2024
1,200 ha

Raider takeover of an agricultural company stopped

An unlawful change-of-ownership registration was cancelled — the land and assets stayed with the client.

Duration
2 months
Stage
Ministry of Justice, court
Civil cases2025
UAH 4.2M

Cost of an unfinished apartment recovered from the developer

The court granted the claim for a refund with compensation for inflation losses.

Duration
11 months
Court
Court of first instance
Ukrainians abroad2025
0 trips

Inheritance arranged for a client living in Germany

Inheritance of an apartment in Kyiv was completed fully remotely — under a power of attorney, without travelling to Ukraine.

Duration
4 months
Format
Remote
01 / 06

Results in previous cases do not guarantee the same outcome in another case — every situation is assessed individually.

How we work

Our process

Four steps from the first call to the result — transparent, with one attorney in charge.

  1. 01

    Initial consultation

    We listen to your situation, review the documents and tell you honestly whether there is a case.

    30–60 min · office or online
  2. 02

    Risk analysis and strategy

    We assess the risks, options and budget, agree on a plan and put the terms in a contract.

    1–3 business days
  3. 03

    Representation and defense

    We handle the case before authorities, in court and in negotiations, and report on every stage.

    Throughout the case
  4. 04

    Result

    We reach the agreed goal and advise you on how to stay protected going forward.

    Final report

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