Our criminal law practice is primarily focused on “white-collar” crimes, that is, crimes committed by government and corporate officials, as well as representatives of regulated professions—such as notaries, insolvency administrators, doctors, architects, and others. These are economic crimes: bribery, commercial bribery, fraud, corporate raiding, forgery of documents, money laundering, violations of intellectual property rights, tax evasion, and others. Our criminal law attorneys represent companies and their employees, as well as private individuals.
Our criminal law attorneys support corporate clients in cases of internal investigations of violations, as well as in cases of crimes against the company, including investigations of asset diversion by shareholders or management.
Currently, the best attorneys in our criminal law bureau are especially active in matters of money laundering, providing legal assistance to clients in appealing decisions on asset freezing, recognition of assets as criminally obtained, gathering evidence of the legal origin of assets, as well as providing other necessary assistance.
We have extensive experience representing clients at all stages of the criminal process—from pre-trial investigation to the completion of court proceedings, including appellate and cassation instances. Our criminal law attorneys possess deep knowledge of the methods, principles, and practices of state courts, the prosecutor’s office, and law enforcement agencies.
At the client’s request, a criminal law attorney analyzes the client’s defense tactics and, if necessary, proposes measures for its adjustment. At all stages of the process, a good criminal law attorney ensures high-quality preparation of procedural documents and also develops opinions on the application of criminal and criminal procedural law.
By prior agreement, we ensure the presence of a criminal law attorney at various investigative actions (interrogations, searches, etc.), the selection of preventive measures, as well as at court hearings. The best attorneys in our criminal law bureau provide defense for those detained by the police and other law enforcement agencies, legal assistance to victims and witnesses, and representation of the interests of civil plaintiffs in criminal proceedings.
It is very important that a good criminal law attorney is involved in the case—only then can the full realization of all the client’s opportunities and rights provided by the Criminal Procedure Law be guaranteed.
