Vyacheslav Kokhlyakov
Expert in complex criminal proceedings, anti-corruption investigations, asset protection and crisis risk management for business.
Profile
Vyacheslav Kokhlyakov defends business owners, top management and public figures in the most demanding criminal proceedings, and supports investment and development projects of every level of complexity.
He brings many years of experience across criminal law, business risk management, the delivery of investment projects and the resolution of crisis situations. He advises clients on criminal-law defense, sanctions exposure, bankruptcy, corporate security and asset protection.
He combines rigorous legal expertise with a practical understanding of business processes — which lets him find workable solutions for clients even in the hardest situations.
Selected work
Defending a city mayor in criminal proceedings
Provided personal defense of the mayor of a city in the Dnipropetrovsk region, both at the pre-trial investigation stage and throughout the trial. As a result of the work, the criminal proceedings were closed by the court.
An agribusiness investment project
Led a complex investment project for a large trading-and-manufacturing corporation in the agricultural sector. As a result, the client took two formerly state-owned elevator complexes into private ownership.
Protecting an automotive business
Acted for Toyota in criminal proceedings that were creating material risks for the company's day-to-day operations. The company's work was unblocked and the criminal proceedings were closed.