Sayenko Kharenko's criminal defence team successfully represented Reckitt Benckiser Household & Healthcare Ukraine (Reckitt Benckiser) in criminal proceeding. Alongside comprehensive protection of the foreign investor's rights, Sayenko Kharenko's scope of work also included advising and representing Reckitt Benckiser on forcible return of the company's foreign executives and possible application of special sanctions against the company.

On 24 January  2017, the Prosecutor General of Ukraine initiated an official meeting whereat he announced a termination of criminal proceeding against Reckitt Benckiser.

Please follow the link to read the official press release of the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine.

Sayenko Kharenko's team included counsel Sergiy Smirnov, associates Igor Voronov and Kuzma Pozychaniuk, and was led by partner Sergey Pogrebnoy.


Sayenko Kharenko enjoys global reputation as a leading Ukrainian law firm with an internationally oriented full-service practice. The firm's leading market position builds on continuous excellence of its highly specialized practice teams. During the past two years, Sayenko Kharenko collected three of the most prestigious professional excellence country awards, more specifically, Law Firm of the Year by each of IFLR European Awards, Who's Who Legal European Awards and Chambers Europe Award for Excellence. Most recently, Sayenko Kharenko has been nominated for The Lawyer European Awards 2017 and Chambers Europe Awards 2017.

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