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1 March 2024

Money Laundering Charges Dropped against Blogger Valeria Chekalina (LerChek)

30 December 2023

Tax Evasion Charges Dropped Against Blogger Valeria Chekalina (Lerchek)

The major tax evasion criminal case against renowned blogger Valeria Chekalina and her husband Artem has been closed.

27 December 2023

EPAM Law Secures Internet Access Ban Removal for Blogger Valeria Chekalina (Lerchek)

EPAM Law attorneys led by Konstantin Tretyakov, Partner, White Collar Crime Practice achieved the modification of a restraining order that had prohibited blogger Valeria Chekalina (known as Lerchek) from using the internet.

12 September 2022

EPAM Attorneys Successfully Defended Former Head of Car Sales and Maintenance Companies Charged With Large-Scale Fraud

The Court acquitted the Client of all charges based on the arguments of the Firm’s attorneys and those of Business Ombudsman.

24 March 2022

A Top Manager of a Foreign Company Was Released From Custody Thanks to the Efforts of the Firms’s White Collar Crime Practice Which Achieved Victory Before the Court of Appeals

10 January 2022

EPAM Announces Promotion of Andrey Bastrakov and Alexander Mandzhiev as Partners

EPAM is announcing new appointments at its Moscow office. Since January 1, 2022, Andrey Bastrakov (White Collar Crime Practice) and Alexander Mandzhiev (M&A and Corporate Practice) have been promoted to Partners.

10 January 2022

EPAM Announcing Counsel Appointments at the Firm’s Moscow and Kyiv Offices

EPAM is announcing promotions at the Firm’s Moscow and Kyiv offices. Since January 1, 2022, Elena Novikova, Anna Arutyunyan and Aleksandra Yevstafyeva have been promoted to Counsels.

11 May 2021

EPAM Announces Several Counsel Promotions

​​​​​​​EPAM is happy to announce the promotion of Ekaterina Roletr, Anton Berezin, Sergey Korolyov and Andrey Tuzov to counsel, effective 1 May 2021.

7 April 2021

Andrey Bastrakov Joins the Criminal Law Commission of the Russian Bar Association

On March 29, 2021, the Moscow branch of the Russian Lawyers' Association formed a Criminal Law Commission. Andrey Bastrakov, Сounsel of the White Collar Crime Practice of EPAM has been selected as a member.

25 March 2021

Maria Kobanenko Will Lecture a CEA Course on Antitrust Regulation

Maria Kobanenko will lecture a CEA course on antitrust regulation.

25 December 2020

Andrey Tuzov on the Anti-Corruption Working Group With the St. Petersburg Business Ombudsman Office

On December 16, 2020, Andrey Tuzov, White Collar Crime Senior Associate at EPAM, joined the Working Group of St Petersburg Authorities and Business Community Representatives for Joint Efforts to Fight against Corruption with the St. Petersburg Business Ombudsman.

20 October 2020

Russian Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal of Menshevik Confectionary Ex-Owner

27 January 2020

Konstantin Tretyakov Joins EPAM as White Collar Crime Partner

EPAM is pleased to announce the expansion of its White Collar Crime Practice. On January 27, 2020, Konstantin Tretyakov will join the Firm as a Partner together with Senior Associate Konstantin Elfimov and Associate Maria Kilesso.

24 December 2019

EPAM Announces Appointments of Counsels

Effective January 1, 2020, the following Senior Lawyers of the Firm shall be promoted as Counsels: Oleg Bouiko and Denis Golubev (Litigation), Daria Ilyina (M&A and Corporate), Ildar Mustafin (WCC), Pavel Sukholinsky (Administrative Law), Sergey Ustalov (Energy) and Alexey Karchiomov (Maritime Shipping / Transport Law and International Trade & Customs in St Petersburg).

22 April 2019

International Research & Practice Conference “Saint Petersburg Maritime Forum: Pressing Problems of Marine Navigation” Took Place in Collaboration With EPAM

On April 18, 2019 an international conference titled “Saint Petersburg Maritime Forum: Pressing Problems of Marine Navigation” organized by the Admiral Makarov State University of Maritime and Inland Shipping and River Fleet, and the Maritime Arbitration Commission at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry took place in collaboration with EPAM. The Firm’s Senior Associates Alexey Karchiomov and Andrey Tuzov spoke at the event.