Dmitry Pozin

Senior Partner, Attorney
Experience
Dmitry Pozin is a senior partner of Belskiy & Partners. His practice spans multiple areas of white collar criminal defense, including anti-corruption, fraud, embezzlement, anti-money laundering and corporate disputes. In addition, Dmitry has a unique experience in cases related to violation of safety requirements of hazardous production facilities and on transport. He combines his tenure as a federal investigator with over a decade of experience guiding many domestic and international clients through their highest stakes matters. He often counsels clients on strategic legal issues arising from litigation, criminal investigations and allegations.

Dmitry received a higher legal education from the Academy of Law and Management and has nearly two decades of experience in the criminal law field.

Mr Pozin previously served as an investigator at the Ministry of Internal Affairs, at the Prosecutor’s Office, and at the Investigative Committee of Russia, where he was involved in investigations, prosecutions and trials involving fraud, corruption, money laundering and other white-collar offenses. Dmitry finished his career in law enforcement in the Transport Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of Russia, where he specialized in cases of embezzlement, corruption, official crimes, smuggling and also investigated many significant matters — terrorist acts on the Nevsky Express train, at the Domodedovo Airport, Polish presidential plane crash in Smolensk, Russia, etc.

After admission to the Advocates Bar in 2013, Dmitry has successfully defended dozens of accused of fraud, bribery, abuse of authority, financial crimes, as well as represented victims at all stages of the criminal process — from preliminary investigation to higher courts appeals. His clientele includes significant entrepreneurs, state officials, major Russian and global companies. Dmitry’s expertise also includes conducting internal corporate investigations.

Dmitry is a member of the Moscow Bar Association and speaks English.

Practice Areas

  • Criminal cases in the field of corruption and official crimes
  • Financial Crimes
  • Private client’s representation
  • Representation of victims ' interests in criminal proceedings
  • Criminal Law Compliance
  • Investigations
Industry Experience

  • Banking and Finance
  • Construction and Development
  • Mining
  • Industry, Logistics, Transport
  • Trade
Practice Areas
  • Criminal cases in the field of corruption and official crimes
  • Financial crimes
  • Private client’s representation
  • Representation of victims ' interests in criminal proceedings
  • Criminal Law Compliance
  • Investigations
Industry Experience
  • Banking and Finance
  • Construction and Development
  • Mining
  • Industry, Logistics, Transport
  • Trade

Selected Cases
Defense of the accused
  • Defending a client accused of committing several episodes of fraud on a particularly large scale related to illegal VAT refund.

  • Representation of a high-ranking official accused of receiving a multimillion-dollar bribe and abuse of power during the preliminary investigation and in court.

  • Representation of owners of a large consulting business in a criminal case of fraud and provision of services that do not meet security requirements.

  • Defending Dep. Chairman of the Board of the bank in the case of embezzlement of more than RUB 10 billion.

  • Defending an IT-specialist accused of committing several cybercrimes.

  • Defending the owner and CEO of a financial institution accused of committing a number of episodes of fraud totaling over RUB 1.5 billion.

  • Advising international transport company in connection with a criminal case on evasion of customs payments in the amount of over USD 25 million.

  • Advising a major natural resources company on a criminal case regarding an industrial accident that resulted in loss of life.

  • Advising a large trading company in connection with a criminal case on the fact of a fire at a large warehouse with a total damage of more than RUB 10 billion.

  • Advising an international company in connection with suspicions of its employee in giving a bribe to an official committed in the interests of the company.

Victim representation
  • Representation of a shareholder of a large construction company in the framework of a criminal case initiated by him in connection with revealed abuses committed by management and other shareholders.

  • Representation of a foreign company in the case of embezzlement of more than USD 10 million from bank accounts.

  • Representation of a commercial bank in a criminal case on embezzlement of more than RUB 4.5 billion committed by top management employees.

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