Vasily Aleksanyan

Quick Facts

Full Name	Vasily Aleksanyan
Occupation	Lawyer
Date Of Birth	Dec 15, 1971(1971-12-15)
Age	53
Date Of Death	October 2, 2011, Moscow, Russia
Birthplace	Moscow
Country	Russia
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Vasily Aleksanyan Biography

Vasily Aleksanyan is one of the most popular and richest Lawyer who was born on December 15, 1971 in Moscow, Russia.

Vasily Aleksanyan graduated from Moscow State University and the Law School of Harvard University as a Master of Laws. In 1992 through 1994 he worked for the USA law firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton. In 1995–1996 he was the head of the legal department for the British Investment firm SUN Group. Since 1996 he worked as the head of the legal department for Yukos.

After his arrest Aleksanyan started a hunger strike, insisting that his arrest without court hearings was illegal. He aborted his strike on 27 April 2006.

Vasily Aleksanyan Net Worth

Vasily Aleksanyan is one of the richest Lawyer from Russia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Vasily Aleksanyan 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Vasily Georgievich Aleksanyan (Russian: Васи́лий Гео́ргиевич Алексаня́н , Armenian: Վասիլի Ալեքսանյան ; 15 December 1971 – 2 October 2011) was a Russian lawyer and a former Executive Vice President of Yukos oil company. He headed the company’s legal department and represented Mikhail Khodorkovsky when the Kremlin accused the oil tycoon and his managers of money laundering and embezzlement in 2006. Aleksanyan was arrested and charged as an accomplice to tax evasion and money laundering. After refusing to allegedly provide false evidence against other Yukos executives, he served two years in prison while suffering from advanced cancer and AIDS. After a decision by European Court of Human Rights, he was released on a bond on 12 January 2009, dying from complications of AIDS on 2 October 2011.

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On 8 December 2008 Moscow City Court reversed the decision of Simonovsky Court and decided to release Alexanyan under a bond of 50 million rubles (approximately $2 million). He was to be released after the money was paid. Human rights advocates Lev Ponomaryov and Lyudmila Alexeyeva welcomed the court decision but expressed concern whether Alexanyan would be able to pay this sum of money.

Facts & Trivia

Sofia Ranked on the list of most popular Lawyer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Russia. Vasily Aleksanyan celebrates birthday on December 15 of every year.

On 12 January 2009, after a bond of 50 million rubles was paid, Aleksanyan was released. But he was repeatedly summoned to attend court hearings, where he wore a face mask and could barely stand up during the proceedings. The case against him was only dropped last year as the statute of limitations ran out.

Top Facts about Vasily Aleksanyan

1. Vasily Aleksanyan was a Russian lawyer and businessman.
2. He worked as an oil executive for Yukos Oil Company.
3. Aleksanyan was arrested in 2006 on charges of embezzlement.
4. He suffered from HIV and liver cancer while in prison.
5. Amnesty International declared him a prisoner of conscience.
6. In 2009, he was released from prison due to his deteriorating health.
7. Aleksanyan died in 2013 at the age of 39.
8. His death sparked controversy over the treatment of prisoners in Russia.
9. He is remembered as a courageous defender of human rights.
10. His legacy continues to inspire activists around the world.