Yurii Melnyk

Biography

From 2024, Analyst of the public initiative “Holka” (analysis of legislative initiatives and judicial reform)

Since 2023, Individual legal practice

During this time, I have initiated collaboration with public and human rights organizations to provide free assistance to community activists, journalists, military personnel, and civilians released from captivity.

From 2021 to 2023, Lawyer at the law firm “Miller”

Accomplishments and results achieved throughout the period:

• Successfully defending the interests of “Ukrainska Pravda” and the CHESNO Movement in a case against a lawsuit by parliamentary candidate Taras Kostanchuk, who demanded a retraction of information published in the article “Who is Taras Kostanchuk: what is known about the new face from the billboards”;
• Winning a case against Oleh Hladkovskyi (Svinarchuk), who demanded a retraction after a journalistic investigation by Denys Bihus and Lesia Ivanova – the so-called “Svinarchuk Case”;
• Representing Colonel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Anatolii Shtefan in a case against a lawsuit by TikTok blogger and Russian Federation sympathizer Taisia Malaman (Di.rubens) regarding the protection of honor and dignity;
• Winning a court case to declare illegal the decision of the Ukrainian Cultural Foundation, which excluded Oleh Tsukrenko from the panel of experts;
• Conducting several educational webinars as a lecturer at the Higher School of Advocacy of the National Association of Advocates of Ukraine;
• Participating in live broadcasts of “Miller Talk” on social media regarding legislative changes following the full-scale invasion.

Since 2020, Obtained a lawyer’s license

From 2015 to 2020, Worked as an in-house lawyer in various companies (financial and IT).

Since 2013 to 2015, Specialist in one of the Kyiv city courts.