On May 27, Alexey Novikov, Criminal Defense Firm Managing Partner, spoke at the Kommersant conference ‘Criminal and Vicarious Liability of Business Management and Owners 2022’. The conference brought together over 100 representatives of the government, business, legal firms and mass media. The conference was divided into two sessions – the first session was dedicated to criminal liability of the management and business owners, the second one –...

On May 19 and 20, Criminal Defense Firm partners Alexey Novikov, Anna Golub, and Artyom Polovinkin participated at the St. Petersburg Law Summit that was held in Erarta Museum of Contemporary Art. The summit was organized by ‘Action Pravo’ and supported by ‘Pepeliaev Group’.  The participants discussed business adaptations to new conditions, minimization and mitigation of criminal risks, logistic changes, intellectual assets ma...

On May 4 Doctor of Law and Criminal Defense Firm Counsel Yury Garmaev gave an interview for Channel 8 of Krasnoyarsk television on anti-corruption enlightenment. Yury closely focused on the topic ‘What’s the Difference Between a Bribe and a Gift?’ and dispelled common misconceptions about anti-corruption efforts. Follow the link to watch the full interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TL-XELcjMGg

Acknowledging professional achievements in our work, we are happy to share good news. On May 4, 2022, Moscow City Court accorded appeals of Criminal Defense Firm Partner Artyom Polovinkin and other advocates on violation of an owner’s rights and reversed the judgement of Basmanny District Court of Moscow to seize property of clients at over 20 m rubles. The court has remitted the matter for further consideration to eliminate criminal...

Criminal Defense Firm has been listed among companies that provide services for the private capital. Pravo.ru conducted research amid unprecedented sanction pressure on business owners and high-net-worth individuals.  CDF’s activity was acknowledged in the following areas: o   Close cooperation with clients from jurisdictions of the United Kingdom and Cyprus; o   Interaction with government agencies and state regulation: fina...

The recent political situation invariably affects the legal environment. In the last few weeks, the legislative body developed a number of amends and changes to the criminal, criminal procedure and administrative laws which inevitably impact both certain citizens and the society at large.  Alongside with the efficient criminal defence, the firm’s mission is legal enlightenment of the public.  Thereby, Criminal Defense Firm experts ...

A recent major expansion of a blockchain technology and a growing number of subjects that use crypto assets demand legal certainty in terms of taxation. Pursuant to the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation as of 28.11.2020 № 3150-р, a draft federal law ‘On Amendments to Parts 1 and 2 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation’ was sent to the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.   Alo...

On March 21, Kommersant published the results of the annual rating ‘Legal Services Market Leaders’. Criminal Defense Firm entered into the following nominations of federal rating: - Criminal Law: White-Collar Crimes, Band 1; - Criminal Law: Economic Crimes, Band 2. CDF Managing Partner Alexey Novikov was recognised as one of the best lawyers in nomination ‘Art and Culture Law’ for the second year in a row.  /Follow the li...

Criminal Defense Firm Partners—Alexey Novikov, Alexey Kasatkin, Anna Golub, and the Firm’s Counsel Yury Garmaev have entered the PRAVO-300 Recommended Lawyers Ranking in nomination Criminal Law.  The selection criteria included: - Three significant projects the lawyer participated in from September 2020 to September 2021; - His/Her legal experience; - Employment period in the firm; - Special recognitions and award...