Dmytro Konovalenko

Dmytro Konovalenko is a Senior Partner of the firm and an attorney-at-law admitted to the Bar (Certificate to practise law No. 001156), and a member of the International Bar Association (IBA). He advises on U.S. (OFAC), EU and UK sanctions and on blocked assets, and has more than five years of experience defending clients against abusive INTERPOL Red Notices and extradition requests.

Sanctions and blocked assets

He advises individuals and companies on cross-border matters involving U.S. sanctions (OFAC), including SDN list issues and blocked funds, as well as EU and UK sanctions. His work covers blocked and frozen assets, the unblocking of property and funds blocked under OFAC regulations, and international cooperation in criminal matters. He also builds strategy for multi-jurisdictional cases with parallel proceedings.

INTERPOL and extradition defence

He defends clients against Red Notices and extradition requests from countries including Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and the USA. He has obtained the cancellation of Red Notices in cases involving economic crimes, political disputes and war crimes. He also has experience with preventive measures to block an international search at its initial stages, and his timely filings have repeatedly prevented unjust arrests.

Selected matters

• Obtained the removal of a Red Notice against a member of the Ukrainian Parliament who had been wrongfully accused of bribery by Belarus.
• Obtained the dropping of the case against an Austrian businessman by showing that Russia had misused INTERPOL to pursue him over commercial disputes.
• Prevented the extradition of a Kenyan entrepreneur facing allegations arising from a business dispute rather than criminal conduct; the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL's Files (CCF) removed the notice while reviewing the case.