Igor Vyshegorodtsev
Protection against a corporate raid conducted through INTERPOL.
- Wanted-list entry removed
- Russia
- ≈11 months
What happened
Igor Vyshegorodtsev is an insolvency practitioner with a long-standing reputation in his professional community. The criminal case opened against him was a textbook corporate raid: his opponents used the enforcement system as an instrument of pressure, and an international alert through INTERPOL as a way to deprive him of any means of answering it.
Key difficulties
- A complex corporate structure — the link between the business conflict and the criminal prosecution had to be established
- Exposure to arrest while abroad
- Reputational damage within his professional community
- Pressure applied to the client's business partners
How ARGA worked
- 1
Analysis of the corporate conflict
The full chronology of the corporate dispute preceding the criminal case was reconstructed, establishing a direct causal link between the commercial conflict and the initiation of the international alert.
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Documenting the abuse
Evidence was gathered of the enforcement machinery being used inside a corporate dispute: correspondence, financial records, witness statements and arbitration case files.
- 3
CCF complaint and protection of reputation
The complaint to the CCF was filed alongside a public human rights campaign aimed at forming an informed view of the case.
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Coordination in Russia
Work was coordinated with independently licensed counsel in Russia: complaints filed, procedural violations challenged, and the client protected against fresh charges.
- 5
Termination of the alert
The alert was terminated. Igor Vyshegorodtsev resumed his practice as an insolvency practitioner and continues to work.
Result
The international alert was terminated. The client's professional reputation was protected, and he continues to practise.
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