VB Partners

Name

VB Partners

Legal name

VB Partners

Website

https://vbpartners.ua

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Boutique Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) & Securities Law (BPAHAAAI)

Keywords

• White-collar crime defense
• Commercial dispute resolution
• Anti-corruption advisory
• Sanctions legal services
• Extradition defense

Headquarters

HQ city

Kyiv

HQ country

Ukraine

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Legal Advisory Services: VB Partners generates revenue through professional legal services including white-collar crime defense, dispute resolution, anti-corruption advisory, sanctions compliance and litigation, and Interpol/extradition representation. Services are provided to corporate clients, financial institutions, and high-net-worth individuals on matter-by-matter and retainer basis.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

VB Partners is a boutique law firm providing specialized legal services in five core practice areas: White-Collar Crime (criminal defense and corporate investigations), Dispute Resolution (commercial litigation and arbitration), Anti-corruption (compliance and investigations), Sanctions (sanctions advisory, challenges and asset recovery), and Interpol Extradition (international criminal law and extradition proceedings). The firm represents corporate clients, financial institutions, and high-net-worth individuals in complex, high-stakes matters.

Product overview

VB Partners is a legal boutique law firm offering specialized legal services across five core practice areas: White-Collar Crime (criminal defense and corporate investigations), Dispute Resolution (commercial litigation and arbitration), Anti-corruption (compliance and investigations), Interpol Extradition (international criminal law and extradition proceedings), and Sanctions (sanctions advisory and asset recovery). The firm does not offer a software product or technology platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• White-Collar Crime Defense Comprehensive criminal defense representation for businesses and individuals in white-collar crime matters, including defense against criminal prosecution, anti-corruption investigations, asset theft, fraud, money laundering, abuse of authority, and tax evasion investigations. Includes pre-trial and trial representation through appeal.
• Dispute Resolution Commercial litigation and arbitration services, including complex multi-vector litigation in national courts, international arbitration, cross-border dispute resolution, and enforcement of foreign judgments for corporate and individual clients.
• Anti-corruption Advisory Legal advisory on anti-corruption compliance and investigations, including representation in anti-corruption investigations and compliance programs for businesses and senior executives.
• Sanctions Advisory Legal services covering national and international sanctions instruments, asset confiscation mechanisms, sanctions compliance, sanctions challenges and lifting procedures (including ECHR applications), and asset recovery in sanctions matters.
• Interpol Extradition Defense International criminal law representation including extradition defense in foreign jurisdictions, leveraging Interpol channels, and cross-border investigation support. Includes representation in extradition proceedings (e.g., Paris Court of Appeal Article 6 ECHR defenses) for individuals facing Ukrainian or international extradition requests.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully challenged and lifted Ukrainian sanctions against French national through Presidential decree after 2+ year legal campaign including Supreme Court victory
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Asters: One of the largest Ukrainian full-service law firms with strong dispute resolution and white-collar practices. Comparable because it competes head-to-head with VB Partners for complex litigation and corporate defense mandates from major Ukrainian clients, including banks.
• Hillmont Partners: Ukrainian law firm with dispute resolution and white-collar crime practices serving corporate and high-net-worth clients. Comparable because it targets similar complex criminal defense and regulatory mandates within the Kyiv legal market.
• Redcliffe Partners: Ukrainian law firm active in dispute resolution, white-collar crime, and sanctions work. Comparable because it operates as a domestic boutique/full-service competitor serving corporate and individual clients in complex criminal and regulatory matters.
• Arzinger: Major Ukrainian full-service law firm with significant litigation, white-collar crime, and compliance practices. Comparable because it competes for similar banking-sector corporate defense mandates and complex dispute matters.
• GOLAW: Ukrainian law firm focused on dispute resolution, white-collar crime, and tax/criminal defense for corporate and high-net-worth clients. Comparable because it operates in the same domestic boutique-to-mid-market segment for complex criminal defense matters.
• Avellum: Prominent Ukrainian law firm with strong disputes, white-collar and anti-corruption practice. Comparable because it serves similar corporate and high-net-worth clients on complex criminal-defense, sanctions and commercial litigation matters in Ukraine.
• Sayenko Kharenko (legacy, now part of Dentons): Historically a leading independent Ukrainian law firm with strong dispute resolution and white-collar practices, now operating within Dentons. Comparable to VB Partners because it represented virtually the same large Ukrainian corporate and banking clients in high-stakes litigation.

Broad incumbents

• Baker McKenzie (Kyiv): Global law firm with a Kyiv office covering disputes, compliance, and white-collar matters. Comparable because it competes for cross-border mandates involving Ukraine, especially sanctions and anti-corruption compliance for multinational clients.
• Clifford Chance (Kyiv): Global magic-law firm with a Kyiv office serving Ukrainian and multinational clients on disputes, sanctions and compliance. Comparable because it competes for the highest-value cross-border white-collar and sanctions matters touching Ukraine.
• Dentons (ex-Sayenko Kharenko, Kyiv): Global law firm with substantial Kyiv office (formed via Sayenko Kharenko merger). Comparable because it covers overlapping white-collar, dispute resolution and sanctions work for major Ukrainian and multinational clients, but at global scale and broader practice breadth.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/VBPARTNERS.ATTORNEYS
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/vbpartners-boutique-law-firm
• Instagraminstagram.com/vbpartners_attorneys

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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