Portfolio Category: White-Collar Crime & Crisis Management

Represented the client’s interests at the stage of a pre-investigation check

We represented a client with respect to which a material check was initiated due to the indications of the crime provided for by Part 4 of Art. 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. This involved representing the client in all interviews and interrogations conducted by the investigating authorities and the prosecutor’s office. …

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Assisted in organizing the extradition of an employee who withdrew a large amount from the company’s account for personal purposes

We found a Spanish lawyer to represent a client in Spain in a criminal investigation of embezzlement and fraud in accordance with the criminal law of the place where the crime took place. We prepared a legal position justifying the existence of grounds for the extradition of an employee from Spain in the absence of …

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Developed the main directions to have a criminal prosecution against our client terminated

Law enforcement authorities in the USA and Panama initiated criminal prosecutions against our client. Then Interpol issued a red notice against him. We appealed against those actions. For this project, we coordinated criminal law assistance in the United States and Panama with lawyers from these jurisdictions. In addition, we handled the process of appealing the …

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Support for a client during criminal proceedings

We provided support to a client during a criminal case initiated in Russia against an employee of a client who stole from the client and moved to Northern Cyprus. We undertook negotiations with law enforcement agencies from other jurisdictions for the extradition of the offender. Additional information

Project management for the recovery of a large debt from a Russian regional airline in favor of a foreign investment company client

We advised a Seychelles-based investment company (a defendant in a London arbitration dispute before the LCIA involving an assignment agreement that transferred a client’s right to collect receivables from a Russian regional airline). The legal dispute was complicated by the initiation of a criminal case against the ultimate beneficial owner of the client: he was …

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Assisting with recovery of debt that arose as a result of the opponent’s fraudulent actions

Assisting with recovery of a USD 120 million debt that arose as a result of the opponent’s fraudulent actions in a cross-border construction venture. In working on the case our team developed a factual narrative for criminal prosecution of the opponent, which was supported by the law enforcement agency involved; based on that narrative, we …

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Advising our client on a strategy against potential fraud allegations and possible extradition to Russia

Advising our client on different legal issues related to his former business activity, including a strategy against potential fraud allegations and possible extradition to Russia. Supporting the client in the newly initiated criminal case in Russia and elaborating on the tactics to defend his assets from potential subsidiary responsibility. The matter is complicated by the …

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Advise the client’s managers, who are witnesses in a criminal case in relation to environmental pollution

We advised the client’s managers, who are witnesses in a criminal case initiated under Art. 250(1) of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, in relation to unidentified persons regarding river pollution in the Leningrad Region. The authorities are currently determining the amount of damage caused and are involving the managers as witnesses. The matter …

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