1999, Ural State Law Academy
Igor Anisimov has over 25 years of experience in investigation and defense in criminal cases, including financial, corruption-related, and white-collar crimes. He represents clients during pre-investigation checks as well as throughout court proceedings. He has significant expertise in identifying and mitigating criminal legal risks and their consequences, both within the organization's operations and in dealings with counterparties and regulatory authorities. He provides defense and representation for both individuals and legal entities.
Igor is a member of the Moscow Chamber of Advocates.
He is recognized in the individual ranking of top lawyers by Pravo-300 in the "Criminal Law" category.
In the past, he held key positions in the Prosecutor's Office and the Investigative Committee of Russia, including a prosecutor in the department for oversight of anti-corruption legislation and as a senior investigator of special cases.
While working in law enforcement, he supervised the operational-investigative activities of the police and Federal Security Service in detecting corruption crimes. He was directly involved in investigating high-profile white-collar, corruption-related crimes, and crimes against individuals. Igor also led investigative departments, overseeing criminal case investigations and supervising the processing of crime reports by subordinate investigators.
He has received numerous accolades and awards from the leadership of the Prosecutor General’s Office and the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation.
Before joining Criminal Defense Firm, Igor held the position of Senior Attorney at A-PRO Law Firm.
Expertise:
- Defense in criminal cases, including financial crimes, as well as corruption-related, and white-collar crimes
- Defense and legal representation of individuals and legal entities in criminal cases
- Defense in complex criminal cases, including jury trials
Selected experience:
- Defending the Deputy Minister of the Russian Federation during a preliminary investigation regarding allegations of embezzling budget funds in the creation of a state information program
- Representing the Director of a Department within one of the ministries of the Russian Federation during a preliminary investigation and a trial for receiving a large-scale bribe
- Defending a former member of the parliament of the Russian Federation in a criminal case involving corruption committed by an organized group with high-ranking officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs
- Representing a clearing company and its employees during a preliminary investigation into large-scale embezzlement of funds
- Defending a former co-owner of one of Russia’s largest leasing companies during a preliminary investigation into organized criminal group activities and large-scale embezzlement of Russian Railways funds
- Defending one of the founders of a cryptocurrency trading platform during a preliminary investigation