The Other Khodorkovsky Case

Original: The Other Khodorkovsky Case

Much attention is focused on the latest news of dethroned Russian oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the imprisoned former CEO of Yukos Oil who is undergoing a new trial in Moscow at the moment. But a second drama is also going on in the six-year-long Khodorkovsky saga -- a $33.4 billion legal battle against Russia being staged by Yukos' divested owners.

In 2003, Russian commandos stormed Khodorkovsky's private je ase in the U.S. and Europe. Osborne visits the State and Energy departments, with congressmen, and has testified before Congress.

Despite Khodorkovsky's imprisonment, his public relations effort remains formidable.

In London, Canadian lawyer Robert Amsterdam is Khodorkovsky's main legal spokesman, writing a much-read blog, delivering speeches and generally talking up his client's cause. Khodorkovsky and Lebedev have another, official web site, too.

In Washington, Osborne is represented by the influent harter.org/">Energy Charter Trea