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.

As a member of this group, Andrey will be engaged in improving the legal and economic arrangements made by state authorities in their operation to eliminate the underlying causes facilitating the spread of corruption, their monitoring of the corruptogenic factors and efficiency of anti-corruption measures, and their review of the activities of the business community as related to the implementation of the anti-corruption policy.

Proposals and recommendations developed by the working group members shall be sent to the Governor of St. Petersburg and the Russian Presidential Business Ombudsman.

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The Working Group of St Petersburg Authorities and Business Community Representatives for Joint Efforts to Fight against Corruption is an advisory board with the St. Petersburg Business Ombudsman. For over five years, the working group has served as a platform for an open dialogue between businessmen and the authorities.