Counselor, Attorney

Igor Anisimov

Experience
Igor is a practicing lawyer and a Counselor of the Criminal Law Practice at Belskiy&Partners. He focuses on сomplex criminal investigations of economic, tax and corruption nature.

Igor has a degree in law from Ural State Law Academy (1999) and has a substantial background in criminal law for over 25 years.

Prior to advocacy Igor served as a prosecutor at the Prosecutor’s Office and as an investigator at the Investigative Committee of Russia. He finished his law enforcement career as Chief of Priority Investigations Division. He was involved in the investigation of major economic, corruption and tax crimes while working for law enforcement agencies and has received numerous awards and acknowledgments from the Russia’s Attorney General and Head of Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation.

After joining the Advocate’s Bar in 2017 Igor has been involved in many high-profile criminal defense matters delivering great results for his clients. Igor focuses his attorney practice on client representation at all stages of criminal process (pre-investigative inspection, preliminary investigation, court pleadings, representation at higher court instances) as well as advising corporations on dispute resolution, internal investigations, and criminal risks mitigation.

Igor’s professional experience includes cases nationwide for private and corporate clients from various economic sectors.

Practice Areas

  • Criminal Cases in the Field of Bribery, Corruption, and Official Crimes
  • Financial Crimes
  • Tax Crimes
  • Victim Representation in Criminal Proceedings
  • Сriminal Law Compliance
Practice Areas
  • Criminal Cases in the Field of Bribery, Corruption, and Official Crimes
  • Financial Crimes
  • Tax Crimes
  • Victim Representation in Criminal Proceedings
  • Сriminal Law Compliance

Selected Cases
  • Defending deputy minister of the Russian Federation against accusations of embezzling budgetary funds targeted to developing a national software solution.

  • Defense of the Director of the Federal Ministry Department during the preliminary investigation and in court against charges of receiving a large-scale bribe.

  • Defense of ex-member of the State Duma (Parliament) of the Russian Federation against accusations of bribery conspiracy along with high-ranking officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.

  • Defending a financial institution top-management from accusations of embezzlement.

  • Defending an owner of leading national lease finance provider accused of conspiracy and large-scale fraud against Russian Railways.

  • Defending CEO of a leading construction company against accusations of tax crimes.

Professional Recognition
Igor is personally recommended by the reputable national Pravo-300 Directory in Criminal Law (2023).

119435, Russia, Moscow, Bolshoy Savinskiy Ln, 11

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