9 January 2014
Victoria Burkovskaya appointed as Partner of EPAM

EPAM announces the appointment of Victoria Burkovskaya as Partner of the firm’s White Collar Crime Practice.

Victoria Burkovskaya, Ph.D., advocate, focuses on corruption and financial crimes, criminal proceedings and anti-corruption compliance as well as on personal data protection and cryptography.

Russia’s prominent criminal law expert, Victoria is a Professor at the Department of Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure and Criminology at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) where she teaches legal psychology and criminal science.

Victoria is also involved in drafting amendments and supplements to the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. She is a member of the Criminal Law and Arbitration Board of the International Chamber of Commerce (Paris).

EPAM’ White Collar Crime Practice holds numerous leading positions in the Russian market and continues to advise on  high-profile cases. The excellence in its expertise has been recognized both domestically and internationally: the practice tops the relevant rankings of Chambers Europe 2013 and Pravo.ru 2013.

“Having a strong position in the market allows us to advise our clients on a great number of high profile WCC cases. We intend to keep developing the practice, increasing our capacity for the benefit of the firm’s clients,” says Dimitry Afanasiev, the Chairman of EPAM.

“I am honored to become a Partner at the largest law firm in Russia and the CIS. Due to the solid track record and unique expertise we hope to remain the first point of contact for our clients when it comes to the most sophisticated WCC issues,” adds Victoria Burkovskaya, Partner at EPAM.

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