The Situation of (criminal) lawyers in Ukraine

This is the first episode of our English series. This week our
guest on the podcast is Andriy Fortunenko. Mr. Fortunenko is an
attorney at AVELLUM, a leading Ukrainian law firm. He and Dr.
Rosinus talk about the impact the current situation had and still
has on Mr. Fortunenko’s daily work. He explains how the legal
system, especially court proceedings and criminal law enforcement,
continues to work despite the hardship. He describes which
difficulties they face and how they manage to maintain an organized
and working business. Mr. Fortunenko further speaks about his
experiences as a voluntary soldier last year and how he and his
colleagues endure these difficult times mentally. Mr. Fortunenko
also mentions the present discussion about future damage
compensation from Russia and thanks for all the help and support
Ukraine receives from all over Europe and the United States.
Furthermore, they talk about the criminal law system in the
Ukraine, in particular, new criminal laws that were introduced in
April 2022. Furthermore, Mr. Fortunenko reports about a recent
cybercrime case he worked on. In this context, Mr. Fortunenko and
Dr. Rosinus discuss how investigations related to cryptocurrencies
have developed and how the general opinion about cryptocurrencies
in Ukraine shifted during the last years. You can find AVELLUM’s
donation page here: https://avellum.com/en#!news/470 Dr. Rosinus in
dialogue with: Andriy Fortunenko is counsel at AVELLUM, a leading
Ukrainian law firm. He focuses on dispute resolution, white collar
crime, and fraud investigations. Andriy regularly represents
national and foreign companies before the law enforcement and
regulatory authorities. He has extensive experience in criminal
proceedings related to fraud, embezzlement, cybercrime, and
corruption-related offences. Andriy also handles complex
multi-jurisdictional investigations into money laundering and
represents the clients before INTERPOL. Andriy can be contacted via
e-mail at afortunenko@avellum.com https://www.rosinus-on-air.com
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