Dmitry Grigoriadi
Partner
Attorney at law
Partner, Head of White Collar Crime practice at KIAP, Attorney at law. An expert at the Stolypin Institute for Growth Economics. Public Representative of the Presidential Commissioner for Entrepreneurs' Rights in Russia - Federal Ombudsman for Extradition and International Search Matters. Expert at the Committee for Influencer Relations of the 'New People' faction in the State Duma of the Russian Federation. Prior to joining KIAP, he headed the Moscow Bar Association 'Grigoriadis Group'. Throughout his career, Dmitry has repeatedly represented clients in high-profile criminal cases, the investigations of which have been covered by both Russian and international media. Specializes in protecting the interests of top executives and businesses in criminal matters, providing legal support for clients subject to Interpol red notices, human rights defense, and fiduciary management of client assets.
Achievements
- Since 2018, Dmitry Grigoriadis has served as Public Representative of the Presidential Commissioner for Entrepreneurs' Rights in Russia, specializing in extradition and international search matters.
- Author of the internationally recognized "London List" project, approved by the President of the Russian Federation, which facilitates the non-custodial repatriation of Russian entrepreneurs subject to Interpol notices.
- Recipient of official commendations from: The Presidential Commissioner for Entrepreneurs' Rights; The Moscow Business Ombudsman; The Russian Bar Association.
- Individually ranked by "Rossiyskaya Gazeta" in criminal law practice, while his former Bar Association was recommended by the Pravo-300 rating.
Projects
- Represented the interests of a shareholder of a major coal company and achieved a reduction of the client’s fine by 59 million rubles, along with termination of criminal prosecution under Part 5 of Article 291 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.
- While representing the interests of a public official (charged under Part 1 of Article 286 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation) in appellate court proceedings, secured the reversal of the guilty verdict and full termination of criminal prosecution.
- Defended an entrepreneur charged under Part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, first obtaining a change in the pretrial restraint measure against the prosecutor’s objections, and subsequently securing a suspended sentence for the client in the same case.
- Represented entrepreneurs in criminal cases involving charges under Part 2 of Article 199 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. Through an effective defense strategy, investigators abandoned the ‘group crime’ qualification, as well as the original tax damage amount claimed by authorities, and reclassified the offense from Part 2 to Part 1 of Article 199, resulting in case dismissal due to statute of limitations expiration.
- Led an international debt recovery project for Russian businesses during active sanctions, successfully enforcing claims against a major manufacturing plant in an EU country. Within the framework of sanctions, he also successfully implemented a project to collect funds from Airbus.
- Represented the interests of a major taxpayer in a dispute where the court ruled the Federal Tax Service's accusations of business fragmentation unlawful and successfully challenged tax claims amounting to 867 million rubles.
- Participated in representing the interests of a major power grid company and its owner in an arbitration dispute. As a result of comprehensive legal work, a debt of 575 million rubles was recovered. Due to the well-founded position of the attorney, courts at all levels recognized the recovery as lawful.
- Represented a client accused under Part 2 of Article 210 and Part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code. Through developed defense strategy and attorney work, including introducing defense materials into the criminal case, the alleged damage was reduced from 4 billion rubles to 180 million rubles, and the number of victims decreased from 10,000 to 160. The case's complexity stemmed from being the first digital asset embezzlement case investigated by the Main Investigative Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
- Represented a major Russian metallurgical plant. Through the attorney's work, two plant owners had their pretrial detention measures changed to travel restrictions, and the criminal case was terminated. As a result of active legal work, the regional prosecutor was dismissed by Presidential decree for failure to properly supervise the investigation.
- Represented an entrepreneur in a criminal case initiated under Part 4 of Article 159. Initially, the strictest pretrial measure - detention - was applied. After 6 months of strategic defense, the measure was changed to house arrest, significantly improving the client's situation. Subsequently, the attorney secured replacement of house arrest with behavioral restrictions, allowing the client to resume normal life with minimal limitations. The attorney also achieved a 50% reduction in the alleged damages.
- Represented a prominent entrepreneur in a criminal case under Part 4 of Article 159. The case alleged submission of false documents to regional tariff services for obtaining individual tariffs. Through developed defense strategy and public engagement, including involvement of Boris Titov (Presidential Commissioner for Entrepreneurs' Rights), the court fully acquitted the shareholder "due to absence of corpus delicti".