Anatoly Yarovyi

Anatoly Yarovyi
Анатолій Яровий
Born (1982-04-01) April 1, 1982
Rivne, Ukraine
Alma materIvan Franko National University of Lviv; Stanford University (Center for Human Rights and International Justice)
OccupationsLawyer, human rights defender
Known forPartner at Collegium of International Lawyers; co‑author of commentary to the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine

Anatoly Yarovyi (born 1 April 1982, Rivne) is an attorney-at-law, human rights and criminal lawyer, and Partner at the law firm Collegium of International Lawyers.

Education

In 1999, Anatoly Yarovyi graduated from the Rivne Regional Boarding Lyceum. In 2004, he earned his law degree from the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv. In 2013, Anatoly completed advanced human‑rights training at the Center for Human Rights and International Justice at Stanford University.[1]

Career

From June 2004 to October 2010, Anatoly Yarovyi served in the Prosecutor’s Offices of Rivne city and Kyiv region. In 2006, he interned in criminal justice in The Hague, studying the workings of the International Court of Justice, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, and the European Court of Human Rights. Between September 2009 and January 2011, Anatoly was an associate professor in the Department of Criminal Law and Criminology at the National Academy of Prosecutor’s Office of Ukraine.[2]

In October 2010, Yarovyi began practicing as an advocate with «Aleksandrov & Partners». From 2011 to 2013, he worked in private companies—BC Toms LLC and Landkom UA LLC. Between November 2012 and March 2017, he ran his own advocate’s practice. In 2017, Anatoly Yarovyi joined «Vasyl Kisil & Partners» as an attorney and also completed an internship at the European Court of Human Rights. Since October 2018, he has been a partner at «Collegium of International Lawyers».[3]

Yarovyi has represented clients in numerous high‑profile cases.[4] He defended the former Deputy Finance Minister in a misuse‑of‑Kyoto‑Protocol funds case and represented clients in the ambulance procurement case linked to the Tymoshenko government.[5] In 2020, Yarovyi defended clients in NABU investigations concerning Ukrzaliznytsia and Energoatom.[6] He also represented victims of the «Heavenly Hundred» in trials over the Euromaidan shootings.[7]

Anatoly Yarovyi is co‑author of the scientific‑practical commentary to the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine. In 2012, he represented foreign investor Alpcot Agro in a major asset‑recovery case valued at approximately USD 10 million.[8]

In 2020, Yarovyi provided defense in cases investigated by the NABU, including those involving PJSC “Ukrzaliznytsia” and NNEGC “Energoatom.”[9][10]

In 2021, he was one of the candidates for the position of judge at the European Court of Human Rights from Ukraine.[11]

He also participated in cases concerning the mass killings during the events of the Revolution of Dignity, representing the victims in cases related to the shootings of the “Heavenly Hundred” activists.[12]

Anatoly is the author of numerous publications, including on Ukrainska Pravda, focusing on judicial and law enforcement reforms. His articles also address pressing socio-political issues in society through the lens of human rights and the rule of law.[13]

He is a member of the Association of Lawyers of Ukraine, the International Bar Association, and the Interpol Workers’ NGO.[14][15][16]

References

  1. ^ "Право, усі новини". Українська правда (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2025-06-13.
  2. ^ ""[Official document title in Ukrainian]"" (PDF). President of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). 13 December 2021. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
  3. ^ "Український адвокат винайшов механізм конфіскації активів РФ по всьому світу". UA.NEWS (in Ukrainian). 2023-02-28. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
  4. ^ "Адвокаты Радзиевский и Яровой обжаловали в суде постановление об ужесточении мер карантина". Гордон (in Russian). Retrieved 2025-06-13.
  5. ^ "Ответ адвоката". touch-magazine.eu. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
  6. ^ "Чи переходить ВАКС на "американську систему правосуддя"?". Українська правда (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2025-06-13.
  7. ^ "ААУ провела перший наймасштабніший юридичний онлайн-захід — ІІІ Судовий форум". PRAVO.UA (in Ukrainian). 4 June 2020. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
  8. ^ "Команда Зеленського планує амністію капіталів. Які ризики для України". New Voice (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2025-06-13.
  9. ^ "Чи переходить ВАКС на "американську систему правосуддя"?". Українська правда (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2025-07-22.
  10. ^ "ААУ провела перший наймасштабніший юридичний онлайн-захід — ІІІ Судовий форум — PRAVO.UA". PRAVO.UA (in Russian). 2020-06-04. Archived from the original on 2020-12-15. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
  11. ^ "At least 17 people, including a former Ombudsman, are running for the position of ECHR judge from Ukraine". ZMINA. 2021-04-02. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
  12. ^ "Український адвокат винайшов механізм конфіскації активів рф по усьому світу". UA.NEWS (in Ukrainian). 2023-02-28. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
  13. ^ "Анатолій Яровий". Українська правда (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2025-07-22.
  14. ^ "Яровий Анатолій Ростиславович". Єдиний Реєстр Адвокатів України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2025-06-13.
  15. ^ "LVIV CRIMINAL LAW: актуальні проблеми кримінального законодавства - Юридична Газета". yur-gazeta.com. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
  16. ^ "Як "перезавантажити" Раду: експерти про розпуск, саморозпуск та букву закону". 24 Канал (in Ukrainian). 2020-11-04. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
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