On March 25, at the IX regular Congress of the Guild of Russian Lawyers, Nikita Filippov, Head of of MCBA “Bureau of Lawyers “De jure”, became part of the Executive Committee of the Guild of Russian Lawyers as Vice-President.
The permanent leader of the GRL, Gasan Mirzoev, congratulated Nikita Filippov with high appointment and wished him success in raising the prestige of the lawyer’s profession, and also called for more active work with the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation in promoting draft laws that increase the level of protection of advocacy.
The Guild of Russian Lawyers is a professional, voluntary, self-governing, non-profit association of bar associations and lawyers of the Russian Federation, established by 50 bar associations of Russia. It is formed and operates in accordance with the legislation on the bar. The main goal of the activities of the Guild of Russian Lawyers is to promote the development of Russian advocacy and increase the prestige and effectiveness of advocacy in the implementation of the protection of the rights, freedoms and legitimate interests of citizens and legal entities. Within the framework of the Guild, the Russian Academy of Advocacy and Notary operates, which is granted the right to issue a second diploma of the state sample. It has postgraduate school and dissertation council, as well as college.