Juscutum Legal Engineering: Ukrainian Law Firm for Innovation, Security and Growth

Your Legal Partner for Innovation, Security, and Growth
18+
years in practice, founded in 2008
50+
professionals
2014
year we launched our IT law and blockchain practice
$200M+
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About Juscutum
Juscutum is a Ukrainian law firm founded in 2008 by Dmytro Bondarenko and Artem Afian to support innovative companies. We focus on B2B and complex legal challenges and have worked with technology businesses since 2014, when we launched our IT law practice and began advising blockchain projects. Today we advise on technology, defence tech, fintech, crypto and Web3, AI, energy and infrastructure, and on international ventures entering Ukraine or scaling abroad.Juscutum is a Ukrainian law firm founded in 2008, focused on B2B and complex legal challenges. We pioneer Legal Tech in the region — from launching Ukraine’s first Legal Alarm app, to completing landmark cybercrime cases, to structuring tokenized assets and AI-driven operations.

We work where compliance, speed and engineering precision matter. Our international partner network covers London, New York and Nicosia. Our lawyers are recognised by Chambers, The Legal 500, Who's Who Legal and Leaders League, and in 2026 Juscutum was recognised in the Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Europe report. The name Juscutum combines the Latin words jus (law) and scutum (a legionary's shield).We work with products and industries where compliance, speed, and engineering precision matter: tech, fintech, defense tech, cyber, energy, infrastructure, and global ventures entering Ukraine or scaling internationally.

Ranked by Chambers, Legal500, WWL, and Forbes, Juscutum builds legal systems for companies that innovate, grow fast, and operate under regulatory pressure.
Why Juscutum?
  • Engineering mindset. We build legal infrastructure for scaling businesses.
  • Rapid response. Emergency support for inspections, cyber incidents and other high-risk situations, including through the Juscutum Legal Alarm app.
  • Deep sector expertise. Tech, defence, fintech, AI, crypto and gov-tech.
  • Business-first approach. Legal solutions aligned with revenue, product and operations.
We Solve These Challenges for You
When you work in defence technology
When your company is entering Ukraine
  • Market-entry legal set-up
  • Choosing the corporate and tax structure
  • Government relations support for regulated sectors (energy, defence, telecom)
  • Customs and permit support for importing equipment
  • Banking onboarding for foreign founders and entities
When you need to protect your business in high-risk environments
  • Response to inspections, searches and law enforcement actions
  • Support during cyber incidents and data breaches
  • Crisis communication and risk mitigation
  • Protection against corporate pressure and hostile actions
  • Support with employee reservation, critical-enterprise status and Defence City procedures
When your startup is growing or preparing for investment
  • Legal readiness from pre-seed to Series A and beyond
  • Data processing, GDPR, policies and user agreements
  • IP and data ownership between founders, team and investors
  • Tokenomics and digital-asset compliance for Web3 projects
  • Support for entering EU and US markets
When you scale internationally
  • Multi-jurisdiction corporate structuring
  • CFC compliance and holding models
  • Cross-border employment, contractor models and relocation
  • Compliance frameworks for selling in the EU, UK and US
  • Licensing for fintech, VASP, telecom and other regulated industries
When disputes or conflicts threaten your business
  • Litigations and arbitrations in high-stakes cases
  • Debt recovery in Ukraine and abroad
  • IP infringement protection
  • Contractual and corporate disputes
  • War-related compensation and damages recovery

Industries We Work With

Tech innovators.
IT and software, AI, fintech, crypto and Web3, legal tech.
High-stakes industries. Defence technology, energy and infrastructure, agribusiness, business security.
Global ventures and investors. Market entry into Ukraine, international structuring, investment and M&A due diligence, expansion into the EU and US.

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