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Managing Partner, Attorney at Law
YAKOV Gadzhiev
Expert in criminal defense for business, economic, and tax cases. Over 15 years of legal practice, including experience within the judicial system and at major law firms. Specializes in the comprehensive management of complex cases, developing defense strategies and ensuring the protection of clients' interests at all stages of the proceedings.
Expertise
Best Lawyers
Recommended in the field of criminal law (2020–2021)
PRObankrotstvo
Nomination leaders, criminal defense in bankruptcy (2023)
Pravo-300
Individual ranking leaders, criminal law (2020–2022)
Recognition
Biography
The Criminal Defense Practice of the SOBRANIE Moscow Bar Association is headed by Managing Partner and Chairman of the Bar, Attorney Yakhya Anverovich Gadzhiev.
Yakhya Anverovich’s professional experience spans more than 15 years of legal practice and includes work within the court system of general jurisdiction in the Moscow region, as well as a partnership at one of Russia’s largest law firms. In his practice, he specializes in criminal defense for economic and tax-related cases, protecting the interests of businesses, top management, and civil servants.
Yakhya Anverovich possesses significant experience handling complex criminal cases involving economic crimes, abuse of power, tax offenses, and matters arising within bankruptcy proceedings. His work is built upon a deep analysis of the evidence base, the formulation of a consistent legal position, and the active defense of clients' interests at all stages of the criminal process.
Yakhya Anverovich’s professional experience spans more than 15 years of legal practice and includes work within the court system of general jurisdiction in the Moscow region, as well as a partnership at one of Russia’s largest law firms. In his practice, he specializes in criminal defense for economic and tax-related cases, protecting the interests of businesses, top management, and civil servants.
Yakhya Anverovich possesses significant experience handling complex criminal cases involving economic crimes, abuse of power, tax offenses, and matters arising within bankruptcy proceedings. His work is built upon a deep analysis of the evidence base, the formulation of a consistent legal position, and the active defense of clients' interests at all stages of the criminal process.
cases
Representation of executives and key employees of a general contractor within a criminal case related to the implementation of a major state investment project. The Investigative Committee of Russia evaluated the clients' actions regarding the fulfillment of contractual obligations and project management. As a result of the legal work performed, it was possible to exclude the criminal-law qualification of the commercial decisions made, maintain business continuity, and protect the clients' professional reputation.
Defense of clients' interests within a corporate conflict between former partners, complicated by the initiation of a criminal case and the use of criminal-law mechanisms as a pressure tool. The criminal prosecution was accompanied by parallel civil and commercial disputes aimed at redistributing control over assets. The implementation of a comprehensive strategy made it possible to halt the bad-faith use of criminal prosecution, ensure the protection of the clients' rights, and keep the assets under their control.
Defense of beneficiaries and executives of a commercial industrial group in criminal cases related to entrepreneurial and managerial activities, initiated against a background of commercial disputes and corporate conflict. The criminal case was dismissed on exonerating grounds.
Representation of the interests of a structural unit head of a major state-owned transport company within a criminal case initiated in connection with the implementation of federal infrastructure projects. The subject of the investigative authorities' evaluation was the managerial decisions and operations carried out during the execution of a state contract. The court rendered a partial acquittal, and the client was sentenced to a penalty not involving deprivation of liberty.
Defense of the interests of a client and his group of companies against the bad-faith actions of a former partner aimed at recovering non-existent debt from the companies and the client's family members for the purpose of economically eliminating a competitor. The sham nature of the debt was proven, and the corporate takeover of the client's group of companies was prevented.