Biography
Born in Siberia, former USSR
ADMISSIONS
Member of the New York State Bar
Member of the Russian Bar
Member of the Federal Bar of the Southern and Eastern Districts of New
York.
LAW
PRACTICE FOCUS
International law, complex international litigation (civil
and criminal.)
Counsel and advisor to numerous agencies of Russian government and
multinational corporations.
Expert-witness on Russian and international law issues, money laundering
and international organized crime.
Complex international investigations
PUBLIC SPEAKING AND
MEDIA
Mr. Zeltser regularly appears as legal expert in the media
including the Voice of America, Radio Liberty/Radio Free Europe. He also
appeared as guest on international TV and radio networks, including Fox
News Channel, CNN, ABC-TV (Australia), ORTV (Russia), CBC (Canada) and others, addressing many legal and political
issues, including international terrorism, money laundering, and organized
crime.
In September of 1999, at the request of the Chairman of the House
Committee on Banking and Financial Services, Hon. James A. Leach, Mr.
Zeltser provided the statement at the Congressional Hearing on the Bank of New York Russian Organized Crime and
Money Laundering Matters
Serves as legal analyst and law correspondent for MT~NewsWire™
and WebEsquire.com™
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Member of the Board of Directors and General Counsel of
American Russian Law Institute.
State Advisor, United States Congressional Advisory Board.
Advisor to the Academy of Jurisprudence of the Ministry of Justice
of the Russian Federation.
Advisor to the Academy of Justice of the Supreme Court of Russia.
Serves on the Advisory Board of Universite Libre Russe A. Sakharov.
Serves on the Advisory Board of the Shimon Perez Peace Center
ACADEMICS,
PUBLICATIONS and LEGISLATIVE DRAFTING
Lectured at the Russian Legal Academy as a visiting professor to the senior Russian judiciary,
professional staff of the Ministry of Justice of Russia and Office of the
Russian Prosecutor General.
Co-authored (with the
Ministry of Justice of Russia and University of Pittsburgh Law School) Trade and Commercial Laws of the Russian Federation. Official Codification
and Commentaries (© 1993-1995
Oceana Publications, Inc. ISBN 0379-101831). The "Official Codification"
was the first official English language reference source on new (post-perestroyka)
Russian laws, used by the US Courts, British Courts and
international public institutions.
In 1994, at the request of
the Minister of Justice of Russia,
participated in the drafting of the new Russian banking legislation. (Became law in 1995).
In 1999, at the request of the House Committee on Banking and Financial
Services, assisted in evaluating and editing a draft of the "Foreign Money
Laundering Deterrence and Anticorruption Act." (H.R. 2896.) (Passed in House in 2001).
In 2001, participated in drafting portions of an anti-money laundering bill for the Russian Parliament (Duma).
AWARDS AND
RECOGNITIONS
In 1984 Mr. Zeltser's name was entered in the official presidential papers
of Ronald Reagan "in recognition of outstanding support of the
[Presidential] Task Force."
In the same year, Mr. Zeltser received an award from the United States
Congressional Advisory Board "in
grateful recognition of the outstanding services as State Advisor" (signed by Sen. Paul Laxalt, Sen. Dennis DeConcini, Rep. Jack Kemp
and Rep. Bill Schappell).
1985 at the behest of President Reagan, an American Flag was dedicated in
the Rotunda of the United States Capitol "for
Mr. Emanuel E. Zeltser.”
(Certificate of Award signed by President Ronald Reagan).
In 1991 Mr. Zeltser was awarded the "Doctor of Laws of Russia" Honorary Degree by the Academy of
Jurisprudence of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation "in
recognition of exemplary scholarship and supreme contribution towards
world justice and democracy."