Strategic Criminal Defence

About Strategic Criminal Defence

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Strategic Criminal Defence is a Calgary based criminal defence firm with additional offices across Western Canada and one in Toronto. Its story goes back to 2007, when Michael Oykhman was called to the Alberta Bar and began working with Ian Savage. The two practiced together as Savage Oykhman Law from a downtown Calgary office at 396 11th Avenue SW starting in 2010, and grew the practice into what became known as Oykhman Criminal Defence before it took on its current name as the firm expanded into other provinces.

The firm handles criminal law only, representing clients on charges ranging from impaired driving and domestic violence to drug offences, sexual assault, fraud, and youth matters. Its Toronto office, at 100 Richmond Street West in the city's financial and legal district, dates to 2016, when criminal defence lawyer Dylan Finlay, who grew up in Toronto, returned home after articling with the firm's Calgary team to open a local practice. Two more lawyers, Lorant Kiss and Justin Marchand, later joined, and the Toronto team now handles cases across the Greater Toronto Area and Southern Ontario.