Criminal Defense Firm is recommended by Pravo.ru-300 federal ranking in nomination ‘Criminal Law’, Group I.

Criminal Defense Firm partners Alexey Novikov, Anna Golub, and the firm’s counsel, Professor Yury Garmaev, are recommended by Best Lawyers 2022 international rating in Criminal Defense in Russia.

Criminal Defense Firm entered the top Russian legal and industry practices in the federal ranking: 

- ‘Criminal law: White-collar crimes’, Band 1;

- ‘Criminal law: Financial crimes’, Band 1;

Best lawyers according to the individual rating:

- CDF Managing Partner Alexey Novikov in nomination ‘Criminal law: Financial crimes’, Band 1;

Сriminal Defense Firm among leaders of Russia's best law firms in nomination 'Criminal Defence' – Forbes Club Legal Ranking 2022.

Criminal Defense Firm entered Band 1 (Leading Practice) in Criminal Defense for business | White collar according to RAA independent rating of law firms for 2022-2023.

As part of the “Leaders PRObankruptcy. Law Firm Rating 2023”, Criminal Defense Firm has been recommended in the 1st group for the category "Criminal Defense in Bankruptcy Proceedings."

Criminal Defense Firm Partners — Alexey Novikov and Anna Golub — Have Been Recognized in the 2023 Personal Lawyers’ Rating by Leaders PRObankruptcy. They have been ranked in the top group of the special category "Criminal Defense in Bankruptcy Proceedings."

Partners of Criminal Defense Firm — Alexey Novikov, Oleg Vyshinsky, Igor Khodakov, and Anna Golub, as well as the firm’s counsel, Professor Yury Garmaev — have been recognized in Group 1 in the category “Criminal Law and Legal Educators” in the second annual “Lawyers and Their Firms Rating” by RG.