Landmark engagement experience

Criminal

• Defending a top manager of a major Russian insurance company accused of embezzlement, fraud and money-laundering

• Defending a businessman accused of illegal trafficking of military weapons and equipment on an especially large scale as part of an organised group

• Co-defending a businessman accused of extortion and organisation of a criminal network

  
  

Defending assets in criminal proceedings

• Representing a businessman and ex-civil servant in a court dispute to forfeit his assets to the state

• Representing individuals and defending their assets arrested to secure the civil claims filed by the affected persons against the top managers of a major transport company accused of fraud, theft and organisation of a criminal network

• Representing a top-manager of an insurance company in enforcement proceedings, including to challenge the bailiff’s actions / inaction

  
  

Dispute Resolution

• Representing a leading airline operator in a dispute with the enforcement bodies regarding legality of a charge, challenging the prosecutor’s submission

• Representing a member of a bank’s board of directors in a dispute that involves subsidiary liability being imposed

• Representing an individual in a defamation dispute

• Representing a major Russian businessman in a dispute regarding removal of publications defaming his honour, dignity and business reputation before Latvian courts, as well as in connection with enforcement of the obtained interim measures in the form of blocking unwanted articles

  
  

Family and Succession

• Advising on registration of exclusive rights to an IT programme by inheritance in Russia and US

• Representing a foreign heir in a claim with respect to accepting inheritance in Russia, recognition of ownership to property in Russia and to interest in Russian legal entities

• Representing a major businessman in a dispute to divide marital property and determine the child’s place of residence

• Representing a foreign individual in a dispute to change the surname of common minor children (Russian citizens)

• Preparing a nuptial agreement, agreement on the place of residence of a child and the procedure to communicate with the child and agreement on alimony for the benefit of a major investor, engaging in negotiations on his behalf

  
  

EMPLOYMENT

• Advising a major international pharmaceuticals company on a wide range of employment and compliance issues, including disputed dismissals , and representing the company in employment disputes with its employees

• Advising Visa International and WPP Group on employment law matters

• Advising a manager of a Russian oil production company in connection with dismissal, negotiations with the employer, representing the manager in court

• Advising a top manager of a major retail company with respect to entering into an option agreement and employment agreement

Education

• DL (with honours), Moscow Academy of Law and Management, 2003

  
  

Qualification

• Advocate, 2018

• Russia, 2003

Recognitions & Awards

• Pravo.ru-300 – recommended lawyers in Criminal Law