On December 5, in Moscow, Pravo.ru-300, the country’s main annual legal awards ceremony, was held. We are honored to announce that Criminal Defense Firm has once again been ranked in Group 1 of the federal rating in the “Criminal Law” category! This recognition reflects the dedication and exceptional efforts of our entire team. We are proud of every individual who contributed to this success. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to the organize...

In the “Criminal Law” category, four CDF partners were recognized in Group 1: Oleg Vyshinsky, Anna Golub, Alexey Novikov, Igor Khodakov. Additionally, in the “Legal Educators” category, the firm’s counsel, Professor Yury Garmaev, was included in Group 1. We thank the expert council of Rossiyskaya Gazeta for conducting the study and highly valuing our achievements!Congratulations to all colleagues featured in the rating!

We have more exciting news! This week we are thrilled to welcome a new Senior Partner at Criminal Defense Firm — attorney Artur Bolshakov! With nearly 30 years of experience, Artur Bolshakov has been representing clients in a wide range of criminal cases, from fraud and embezzlement charges to corruption and cartel conspiracies. He actively contributes to the development and improvement of legislation as an expert for organizations...

The Criminal Defense Firm team welcomes yet another partner! We continue to strengthen our team with the addition of Igor Anisimov. Igor brings over 23 years of experience in criminal defense, working with cases related to white-collar crimes and abuse of power offenses. He previously held key positions in the Prosecutor’s Office of the Russian Federation and the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, including the role of Prosec...

We are pleased to announce that Alexander Redkin is joining our team. He is an experienced attorney specializing in investigations and defense in cases related to: - white-collar crimes, - corruption, - abuse of power offenses. He brings years of experience working in law enforcement, including the Moscow Criminal Investigation Department. His extensive expertise and deep knowledge in these areas will significantly strengthen our t...

Igor Khodakov has over 16 years of experience specializing in handling white-collar criminal cases, identifying and mitigating criminal liability risks and their consequences both within the company's operations and in its interactions with business partners and regulatory authorities. He previously held various positions, including forensic investigator, special case investigator, and deputy head of the investigative department. Igor K...

On September 5 Mosgorsud delivered a judgement regarding a CDF client rights for criminal trial within a reasonable time violation. The client has fallen victim to a $3 m fraud case. The damages recovered from the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation amounted to 90 thousand rubles plus court costs. According to the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation statistics, onl...

On June 9 Khoroshyovskiy District Court has sustained the 10.9-billion ruble claim of a leading state corporation to its ex-deputy chairman of the board. Working closely with a team of in-house lawyers, Criminal Defense Firm experts both analysed the materials for the criminal case previously investigated against the defendant, and raised their legal stance based on them to the court. The strong performance they have achieved was not po...

CDF at the Business Under Defense Conference Organised by Vedomosti The current economic lay of the land, employee turnover, and market reduction make the business community seek for new efficient ways to handle critical situations. However, the creative ways of resolving business issues are not always anticipated by the law enforcement, and the criminal prosecution of entrepreneurs only gains momentum every year. Alexey Kasatkin, CDF Senior...