The Yukos Case: 20 Years Later

Pavel IvlevPavel Ivlev, Chairman of the Committee for Russian Economic Freedom, who  used to be a legal counsel to the Yukos Oil Company and its CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky, has recently discussed the infamous Yukos Affair with Tom Firestone, a partner at Stroock law firm’s white collar & internal investigations practice, in commemoration of the Yukos case’s 20th anniversary.

Tom and Pavel talk about what was the real reason for the Putin’s government to start the Yukos affair and how it had influenced the business environment in Russia for the next two decades. As the  recognized experts in the field of the Russian and international law enforcement, they also talk about the effectiveness of sanctions put on  the Russian oligarchs by the foreign governments in response to the Russian military aggression against Ukraine.

Here is the link to the lively conversation for your kind attention
https://www.stroock.com/multimedia/the-new-cold-war-risk-sanctions-compliance-episode-27-the-yukos-case-20-years-later