National Advocacy Award Presentation.

In course of the solemn ceremony held on 18 June 2008 in a historic building of the Military School located on University Embankment in St. Petersburg, 20 eminent Russian advocates and advocatory formations became at once winners of the National Advocacy Award. The award was presented in three nominations – «For Honor and Dignity», «Triumph» and «Business Reputation».

The National Advocacy Award was established by the Federal Chamber of Advocates of the Russian Federation, by the Fund for Advocacy Support and Development «Attorneys’ Initiative», by public bar associations – the Federal Union of Lawyers of Russia, the Russian Bar Association and the International Union of Lawyers.

Yury Pilipenko, Managing Partner of the Law firm "YUST", Vice President of the Federal Chamber of Advocates of Russia took part in the solemn ceremony of the Award Presentation.