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Yury PILIPENKO


Doctor of Law, Professor.

President of the Federal chamber of lawyers of the Russian Federation.

Chairman of the Moscow Bar Association «YUST Law Firm».

Expert on Russian law for the Council of Europe.

Member of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Advocacy.

Member of the United Mediation Service of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs.

Member of the committee for the conferring of the National award in the field of advocacy.

Co-chair of the Board of Trustees of the Institute of Advocacy of the Moscow State Academy of Law.

Member of the committee for the conferring of the F.N. Plevako and “Honorary Advocate of Russia” Awards.

Member of the editorial boards of the legal journals “Russian Advocate” and “The Chamber of Advocates”.

Marked with international ranking The Best Lawyers among the best Russian specialists in the direction of "Criminal Defense".

Author of more than 40 publications.

Awarded the order “For Fidelity to the Advocate’s Duty”.


1990 Graduate of People's Friendship University of Russia (with honors).

1991 Given the status of a advocate.

2003 Chairman of the Collegium of advocates of the Moscow region ’YUST Law Firm’.

2003 Managing partner of the YUST Law Firm.

2005 Vice-President of the Federal chamber of lawyers of the Russian Federation.

2009Doctor of legal Sciences. Professor.

2012 First Vice-President of the Federal chamber of lawyers of the Russian Federation.

2015 President of the Federal chamber of lawyers of the Russian Federation.