Sayenko Kharenko has opened an office in Strasbourg to, in its words, “fully ensure the protection of the rights and interests of the firm’s clients in the European Court of Human Rights right before Human Rights Day."
According to Sayenko Kharenko, the firm’s presence in Strasbourg "and direct access to the ECHR will enable our white-collar criminal defense and litigation practices to help our clients much more quickly in situations where every minute counts or when our courts and law enforcement agencies are unable to ensure a fair hearing.”
The new office will be headed by Partner Oleksandr Ovchynnykov – a French lawyer of Ukrainian origin with experience in the ECHR.
“The ECHR can often literally be the last instance where one can defend their rights,” commented Partner Yevgeniy Solodko. “The opening of the Sayenko Kharenko office in Strasbourg is a step in the implementation of our long-term strategy. We have been preparing for this for a long time, and I am glad that the global economic crisis and global financial stagnation did not stop us from implementing our plan.”