Lawyers
Dmitry Zakhvatov
lawyer in political cases
Defended Pussy Riot, DOXA journalists, Marina Ovsyannikova and anti-war activists.
abroad: Lithuania foreign agentconvicted in absentia
Ivan Pavlov
lawyer, founder of First Department
Treason, espionage, state secrets; defended Ivan Safronov and Karina Tsurkan.
consultationsabroad foreign agentarrested in absentia
Evgeny Smirnov
First Department lawyer
Treason and espionage; security risk assessment.
consultationsabroad arrested in absentia
Valeria Vetoshkina
First Department lawyer
Treason and espionage cases, including cases against teenagers.
consultationsabroad foreign agentwanted
Vadim Prokhorov
lawyer in political cases
Defended Navalny, Yashin and Kara-Murza; represented the Nemtsov family.
abroad foreign agent
Karinna Moskalenko
lawyer, ECHR cases
ECHR applications from Russian applicants and international protection mechanisms.
practicingabroad: Strasbourg foreign agent
Artur Alkhastov
human rights lawyer
Russians in Kazakhstan: extradition, deportation, asylum.
practicingabroad: Kazakhstan