Jamison Reed Firestone was born on 1966 and is an American attorney.
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10 Facts About Jamison Firestone
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Jamison Firestone fled Russia in August 2009 following the arrest of his employee Sergei Magnitsky, who died in prison, after eleven months' incarceration without trial.
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Jamison Firestone founded the law firm of Jamison Firestone Duncan in 1993 in Moscow, with his close friend Terry Michael Duncan.
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In 1994, Jamison Firestone Duncan opened a separate audit practice with two Russian auditors, one of whom was Konstantin Ponomarev.
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In December 1995 the firm split with Jamison Firestone accusing Ponomarev of malfeasance and excluding him, and Ponmarev accusing Jamison Firestone of stealing his company.
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One of Jamison Firestone Duncan's employees was a Russian accountant, auditor, and lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky.
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Jamison Firestone died in 2009 eleven months later while in police custody, prior to ever going to trial.
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Jamison Firestone published videos on YouTube attracting several million views that outlined Magnitsky's allegations against Russian officials, demonstrated how these officials knew each other, and showed that they had acquired assets in excess of $50 million around the time of the crime Magnitsky exposed.
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Five years after the death of Magnitsky in 2009, Jamison Firestone contributed and featured in articles in The Moscow Times, Foreign Policy, The Lawyer, and other publications, in continued protest against the Russian government's perceived lack of action in response to the death of Magnitsky, and encouraging various countries to adopt Magnitsky Sanctions.
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In May 2017, Firestone was scheduled to testify on behalf of the US Government in United States v Prevezon Holdings Ltd.
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