Konstantin Globa

Kostyantyn Viktorovich Globa (; born June 1, 1985) is a Ukrainian lawyer and human rights activist, managing partner of the law firm "Globa&Globa". Known for his participation in high-profile criminal cases.

Early life and career Konstantin Globa was born on June 1, 1985 in Kyiv. He graduated from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. In 2005-2006 he worked at the Insurance Company "Alfa-Garant". From January 8 to April 8, 2008 he worked as a legal advisor in the contractual department of the logistics service of the State Public Corporation "South-Western Railway". From April 8, 2008 to July 1, 2010 he worked as a legal advisor of the 1st category of the logistics service of the State Public Corporation "South-Western Railway".

From July 1 to August 31, 2010, he worked as a legal advisor at MMK Company LLC. In 2009, together with his like-minded colleagues, he founded the law agency Shevchuk and Partners. On September 28, 2012, he received a Certificate of the Right to Practice Law. From December 15, 2017, he became a partner of the Barristers Law Firm, and from December 24, 2020 to December 11, 2024, he was the managing partner of the Barristers Law Firm. Currently, he is the Managing Partner of the Law Firm "Globa&Globa". During his legal practice, a large number of public figures, including People's Deputies of Ukraine, high-ranking officials, military personnel, public figures and representatives of big business, entrusted him with their protection and representation.

Scientific and practical publications Проблемні аспекти практичного втілення положень законопроєкту № 9211 [Problematic aspects of the practical implementation of the provisions of draft law No. 9211] Законопроекти 8227 та 8227-1: Регрес за неправомірне вилучення майна або черговий декларативний інститут? [Bills 8227 and 8227-1: Recourse for unlawful seizure of property or another declaratory institution?] Катування примусовим годування та його законодавча легалізація [Force-feeding torture and its legislative legalization] «Держава неправового закону». Юрліга [The State of Unlawful Law. Legal League] «Беркут «в законі». Юрліга [Berkut «in the law». Legal League] Навколоправове «гопнічество» у неправовому судочинстві [Legal "Gopnicism" in Non-Legal Proceedings] Психічний та процесуальний примус під час допиту: межі законності [Електронний ресурс] / Офіційний вебсайт Ради адвокатів Київської області [Mental and procedural coercion during interrogation: the limits of legality [Electronic resource] / Official website of the Bar Council of Kyiv Region] Миф о «бессрочности» залога как меры пресечения [Електронний ресурс] / Юридическая практика: газета украинских юристов [The myth of the “indefiniteness” of bail as a preventive measure [Electronic resource] / Legal practice: newspaper of Ukrainian lawyers] Мародерство, бандитизм, грабежі або соціально незахищений клас під час карантину [Looting, banditry, robberies or a socially vulnerable class during quarantine]

Social and charitable projects Assistance to the patronage service "Yangoli" - the first and only patronage service in Ukraine that deals with issues of assistance to the military Cooperation with the 47th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine) Protection of the rights and interests of the Association of Families of Defenders of "Azovstal".

Awards In 2018, Konstantin Globa was recognized as one of the best lawyers in white-collar crime cases. Since 2018, Konstantin Globa has been included in the list of well-known lawyers of the market leaders in criminal law. In 2019, he entered the international rating "The Legal 500". In 2019, he received the "Lawyer of the Year 2019" award in the "Criminal Law" nomination. In 2020, he was recognized as the "Lawyer of the Year 2020 in criminal cases". In 2021, he entered the international rating "The Legal 500" as one of the leading partners of JSC "Barristers".

Political persecution

Globa made an official statement: "At the end of 2024, I was given an ultimatum to "drain" the Chervinsky case, and as in the best traditions of ultimatums, it was said that otherwise my career would be destroyed and everything I have would be taken away..." "I am forced to state the fact that I, as a lawyer, have been subjected to attacks, threats, harassment, and intimidation due to my professional activities."