Criminal Defence

Maria Blagovolina leads the practice and supervises complex and high-profile cases, including cross-border projects.

The team specialises in criminal cases involving economic, tax offences and corporate misconduct; we also advise on cross-border cooperation on criminal law matters, including extradition matters.

Special focus is placed on defence of top managers and business owners. The team promptly develops a strategy to ensure maximum protection of client’s lawful rights. Each case is tailored to the client’s business arrangement, professional and personal interests. We guarantee a high level of confidentiality and a personalised approach.

While working on complex cross-border projects, we interact with related practices and reliable partners in other jurisdictions. This way we create working groups that can effectively address the legal, economic and cultural specifics of a particular country.

Our team also conducts audit of companies in order to detect and minimize criminal law related risks.

Cases

Defending Brittney Griner, an American basketball player, in a criminal case involving charges of drug smuggling.

Criminal Defence

Defending the co-owner of a leading Russian insurance company facing charges of embezzlement and fraud on an especially large-scale, as well as money laundering.

Criminal Defence

Defending a top executive at a major Russian aerospace corporation facing charges of misappropriation on an especially large scale in the course of contract execution.

Criminal Defence

Defending a prominent Russian businessman facing criminal charges of tax evasion on an especially large scale.

Criminal Defence

Analysis of the corporate governance system of an industrial construction group, with the development of recommendations for its improvement to enhance the allocation of responsibilities among corporate governance bodies and minimizing criminal law risks.

Criminal Defence

Advising a prominent businessman on his representation in several criminal cases within the European Union.

Criminal Defence