Alla S. Tsymanovska

Education

• National University “Odesa Law Academy” (Master of Laws)
• Higher Banking School, Kyiv University of Marker Relations (MBA)
• British Law Centre, University of Cambridge (English Law)

Experience

Alla Tsymanovska is a medical law attorney with extensive trial experience and a long-standing practice advising and representing public and private healthcare institutions, clinics, pharmaceutical companies, medical centres, and individual physicians. She provides a full range of legal services in medical law and regulatory matters relating to the medical and pharmaceutical sectors in Ukraine.

Alla has substantial experience representing clients in complex medical disputes involving civil, criminal, and regulatory elements. Her practice combines a deep understanding of medical procedures, forensic medical examinations, and legal mechanisms for protecting the rights of patients and healthcare professionals.

She is involved in developing legal strategies in cases concerning the quality of medical care, interactions between healthcare institutions and regulatory authorities, and the protection of doctors’ professional reputation.

Alla advises on medical licensing, regulatory compliance of clinics within the framework of healthcare reform, and represents medical institutions during inspections by supervisory authorities, including in matters involving the National Health Service of Ukraine (NHSU). She conducts legal audits of healthcare institutions, including review of internal documentation, HR processes, agreements with patients and counterparties, development of internal policies, and ensuring regulatory compliance in the healthcare sector.

She has in-depth expertise in protecting medical confidentiality and personal health data, preparing legal positions in response to attorneys’ requests and court orders issued by investigating judges, as well as handling cases involving disciplinary, civil, and criminal liability of medical professionals.

A key focus of her practice is medical disputes and court representation in cases involving medical malpractice, improper medical treatment, professional negligence, and medical offences. Alla represents patients in claims for damages arising from improper treatment and defends doctors and heads of medical institutions in criminal proceedings and complex disputes with patients and state authorities.

She has experience initiating and supporting applications to clinical expert commissions to obtain professional assessments of the quality of medical care and utilising such findings in subsequent court proceedings.

Alla advises doctors and healthcare professionals on employment matters, contractual relations, disciplinary liability, and professional indemnity insurance. She supports the activities of prenatal centres and maternity hospitals, including legal aspects of pregnancy and childbirth management, surrogacy programmes, and registration of newborn children.

Alla Tsymanovska is a certified mediator and actively applies pre-trial settlement and mediation procedures in medical disputes, enabling clients to resolve conflicts efficiently, preserve their professional reputation, and minimise financial risks.