Criminal defence

CLS associates and criminal attorneys specialize in criminal legal protection and provide full legal support for our clients’ activities on all aspects of criminal proceedings. The CLS team has extensive experience in liaising with law enforcement authorities and defending human rights, including representing our clients in the Russian Supreme Court.   

CLS provides professional protection for beneficiaries, directors, and key business employees at all stages of criminal prosecution. Our expertise covers cases of an economic and corruption nature, as well as disputes arising from entrepreneurial activities, including cases involving embezzlement and all types of fraud, bankruptcy crimes (deliberate bankruptcy, wrongful acts), tax and customs offenses, abuse of power, and exceeding official authority.

High level of expertise, comprehensive case analysis, in-depth practical knowledge of the law and proactive approach to any challenge ensure professional assistance in defending and representing legal entities and individuals.

Expertise

  • Advising on all aspects of criminal proceedings
  • Protecting the client’s interests before law enforcement authorities
  • Providing legal support in the course of preliminary investigations and investigative proceedings against clients
  • Arranging defense for persons suspected or accused of economic and corruption crimes during preliminary investigation
  • Defending persons accused of economic and corruption crimes before courts of all instances
  • Representing clients as witnesses, victims, civil plaintiffs and civil defendants in criminal cases at all stages of the preliminary investigation and before courts of all instances
  • Assisting in obtaining compensation for harm caused by unlawful actions of law enforcement officers
  • Analyzing whether the client’s business entails criminal legal risks
  • Criminal law expert examination of business projects
  • Arranging internal corporate investigations of alleged offenses
  • Taking measures to increase legal literacy of management and employees to minimize criminal legal risks, along with other services

Practice Team

Pavel Kislovskiy

Of Counsel


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