Sergiy Smirnov

Sergiy Smirnov specialises in domestic corporate, fraud and business crimes, internal investigations and litigation matters.

He has a significant record of representing clients at all stages of criminal and litigation proceedings. These matters span a variety of industries, including agricultural, banking, real estate and construction, insurance and other industries.

His cutting-edge experience in complex cases with multiple claims and parties from different jurisdictions allows the firm to handle critical criminal issues, administrative and other disputes with public authorities and local government bodies.

Association of Certified Fraud Examiners

Association of Corporate Security Professionals, Member of the Forensic Committee

Ukrainian Chapter of American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS)

American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine

European Business Association

Ukrainian Bar Association, Committee on Criminal and Criminal Procedural Law

Advised Kyivstar in connection with the Largest Cyberattack in Ukraine’s History

Secured lifting of the freezing order in respect of Gulliver Business Centre – one of Ukraine’s major Multifunctional complexes

Defended a client’s interests against undue pressure from state authorities during martial law, with the support of the Council for Support of Entrepreneurship under Martial Law under the President of Ukraine

MBA from International Management Institute

LL. M. from Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University

Recognised among the leading individuals in White-Collar Crime by The Legal 500, 2025

Named among the notable practitioners in Criminal Law/White-Collar Crime by Ukrainian Law Firms 2025

Recommended in Dispute Resolution: White-Collar Crime by Chambers Europe

Recognised in Lexology Index - Business Crime Defence 2025