Pavel Ivlev obtained his law degree from Lomonosov Moscow State University in 1993 and continued his education at Columbia University Summer Law School in Amsterdam and at Queen Mary, University of London.
10 Facts About Pavel Ivlev
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In 1993, Pavel Ivlev was admitted to the bar, and was shortly invited to Moscow-based ALM Feldmans international law firm where he rose to the deputy managing partner by 1997.
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Pavel Ivlev worked on structuring Yukos business outside Russia and tax optimization.
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Pavel Ivlev office was searched, and the lawyers were interrogated.
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Pavel Ivlev continued his legal practice at Kaganer and Partners and opened his own consultancy to advise people who left Russia because of political or economical pressure.
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In particular, Pavel Ivlev cooperates with Interpol and helps his clients cancel requests for detention and extradition that come from the Russian authorities.
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In 2009, Pavel Ivlev co-founded the Committee for Russian Economic Freedom which advocates for economic and civil rights in Russia.
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Since 2016, Pavel Ivlev has led KRES Poliskola, an educational project that helps to integrate people from post-soviet states into modern society through the study of history and culture.
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Pavel Ivlev assisted the Russian politician Alexey Navalny in the civil investigation of the fraudulent procurement of drilling rigs by the VTB Leasing and hired Navalny as his attorney in the proceedings related to the Yukos case.
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Pavel Ivlev never confirmed if he was a source of the leak, but pointed out that even in such a case he won't violate the attorney-client confidentiality, as Shuvalov never was his principal.