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Russia, United Kingdom
London consultants quietly gear up for legal battle to recoup Russian giant FESCO's seized assets

Russian businessman Ziyavudin Magomedov. © Maxim Shipenkov/EFE/Newscom/MaxPPP

From his Moscow cell, the fallen logistics tycoon Ziyavudin Magomedov is waging a legal battle in London to recover his assets. His lawyer and a team of PR experts are putting together a subtle communication strategy targeting the Russian state and rival oligarch Mikhail Rabinovich. [...]

Published on 06/04/2023 at 04:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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