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.
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."
