Yuri Sukhov

Date of Birth: 15.09.1969

Yuri Nikolayevich Sukhov – lawyer, partner in the criminal law and corporate defense practice at Arzinger law firm, former government representative for anti-corruption policy issues. Known as the lawyer who defended the former Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko.

Place of Birth. Education. Born in the village of Cherkessovskoye in the Novooanninsky district of the Volgograd region. Graduated in 1992 from the Kyiv Higher Tank Engineering School named after I. Yakubovsky (engineer-mechanic). In 1998 - National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv ('Specialist in Law'). Doctor of Law.

Career. After graduating from military school, he served as an officer in the armed forces.

1993-1996 – served in law enforcement as an investigator and in leadership positions in investigative units.

Until 2001, he worked at the State Tax Administration of Ukraine in leadership positions in the tax militia's investigative department and as head of the main legal department.

From 2001 to 2002, he was Deputy Director of the Budget Legislation Compliance Department of the State Audit Office of Ukraine.

From 2002 to 2008, he worked at the State Committee of Ukraine for Nationalities and Migration in positions of departmental director and deputy head of the committee.

Since April 24, 2009, he has been the government representative for anti-corruption policy issues (the position was created by the government of Yulia Tymoshenko).

In March 2010, he resigned following the government change from Yulia Tymoshenko to Mykola Azarov.

Since March 2010, he has left the civil service to focus on legal practice.

In 2021, Yuri Sukhov joined the Juscutum Bar Association as a business partner in the criminal law and corporate defense practice.

As of July 12, 2021 - partner in the criminal law and corporate defense practice at Arzinger law firm.

Hobbies. In his free time, he engages in gardening and cultivates fruit trees. He is an advocate of a healthy and active lifestyle. He prefers to conduct training sessions with the TRX suspension trainer and cycling.

15.09.2023