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Our partners and lawyers are leaders in their fields of law. Thanks to the input from each team member working on a client project, we can offer the most efficient solution.


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Name Position Specialization areas
Vladislav Zabrodin Managing Partner
Specialization areas

International Desk, Real Estate, Corporate Law / Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Asset Management, Project Financing, Investment Management, Antitrust Law

Dmitry Churin Senior Partner
Specialization areas

Corporate and Commercial Law, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Investment projects, Corporate Secretary and Corporate Compliance, Tax Law

Pavel Karpunin Partner
Specialization areas

Project Financing and Public-Private Partnership (PPP), Corporate Law/ Mergers and Acquisitions, Contract Law, Infrastructure Projects, Labor Law, Natural Resources & Energy Sector, Pulp & Paper Industry

Ekaterina Smolovaya Partner, Head of Tax practice
Specialization areas

Tax Law, Currency Law, Private Wealth Management, Litigation and Pre-trial Dispute Resolution, Administrative Audit of Business

Elena Stepanova Partner
Specialization areas

Land Law, Real Estate and Construction, Contract Law

Julia Antipova Head of PPP and Infrastructure practice
Specialization areas

Project Finance / Public-Private Partnership, Support for Investment projects, Antitrust Law

Anton Nakou Of Counsel, Head of the International Desk
Specialization areas

International Desk, Real Estate & Construction, Corporate Law, M&A, Contract Law, Customs Law

Anna Persiantceva Head of PPP and Project Financing practice
Specialization areas

Project Finance / Public-Private Partnership, Support of Investment Projects, Antitrust. 

Antonina Shishanova Of Counsel
Specialization areas

Intellectual Property, IT,  Personal Data

Denis Kislitsa Of Counsel
Specialization areas

Antitrust Law, Advertising Law, Public Procurement Law (under Federal Law No.44 and Federal Law No.223)

Gleb Apenkin Principal Associate
Specialization areas

Corporate and Commercial Law, Insolvency/Bankruptcy Law, Banking Law, M&A, Innovations and Hi-Tech

Elizaveta Dvoinishnikova Principal Associate
Specialization areas

Corporate Law, M&A, Commercial Law, Contract Law

Igor Gorokhov Principal Associate
Specialization areas

Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Real Estate and Construction, Contract Law

Pavel Kislovskiy Principal Associate
Specialization areas

Litigation, Real Estate and Construction, Bankruptcy, Labor Law, Contract Law

Vadim Kovalyov Principal Associate
Specialization areas

Corporate and Commercial Law, M&A, Investment projects, Data Protection, E-commerce, International Law

Maria Timofeeva Principal Associate
Specialization areas

Corporate and Commercial Law, M&A, Innovations and High-Tech Solutions, Personal Data Protection, Contract Law

Olga Anisimova Senior Associate
Specialization areas

Labor Law, Сorporate Law, Contract Law

Lyubov Doroshenko Senior Associate
Specialization areas

Contract Law, Pretrial Dispute Resolution, Litigation, Real Estate and Construction

Irina Loskutnikova Senior Associate
Specialization areas
Tax Law, Foreign Trade, Corporate Law, Contract Law, Litigation, Pretrial Dispute Resolution, Mediation
Natalia Ryabova Senior Associate
Specialization areas
Labor Law, Corporate Law, Contract Law, Antitrust Law, Bankruptcy
Victoriya Smirnova Senior Associate
Specialization areas

Litigation, Pretrial Dispute Resolution, Real Estate and Construction, Bankruptcy, Contract Law

Evgeny Sysoev Senior Associate
Specialization areas

Land Law, Real Estate, Environmental Law, Construction, Subsoil Use

Paul AJ Supramaniam Senior Counsel (Asia)
Specialization areas

Corporate / M&A, Capital Markets, Private Equity

Victor Kaluzhski Associate, Patent Attorney
Specialization areas

Patent Attorney, Intellectual Property, IT

Elena Anisimova General Director
Specialization areas

Management and Organizational Design, Administration, Marketing, Technology

Yana Chepovetskaya HR Director
Specialization areas

HR Management, Talent Management, Career Counseling, Psychology

Name Position Specialization areas
Vladislav Zabrodin Managing Partner
Specialization areas

International Desk, Real Estate, Corporate Law / Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Asset Management, Project Financing, Investment Management, Antitrust Law

Dmitry Churin Senior Partner
Specialization areas

Corporate and Commercial Law, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Investment projects, Corporate Secretary and Corporate Compliance, Tax Law

Pavel Karpunin Partner
Specialization areas

Project Financing and Public-Private Partnership (PPP), Corporate Law/ Mergers and Acquisitions, Contract Law, Infrastructure Projects, Labor Law, Natural Resources & Energy Sector, Pulp & Paper Industry

Ekaterina Smolovaya Partner, Head of Tax practice
Specialization areas

Tax Law, Currency Law, Private Wealth Management, Litigation and Pre-trial Dispute Resolution, Administrative Audit of Business

Elena Stepanova Partner
Specialization areas

Land Law, Real Estate and Construction, Contract Law

Julia Antipova Head of PPP and Infrastructure practice
Specialization areas

Project Finance / Public-Private Partnership, Support for Investment projects, Antitrust Law

Anton Nakou Of Counsel, Head of the International Desk
Specialization areas

International Desk, Real Estate & Construction, Corporate Law, M&A, Contract Law, Customs Law

Anna Persiantceva Head of PPP and Project Financing practice
Specialization areas

Project Finance / Public-Private Partnership, Support of Investment Projects, Antitrust. 

Antonina Shishanova Of Counsel
Specialization areas

Intellectual Property, IT,  Personal Data

Denis Kislitsa Of Counsel
Specialization areas

Antitrust Law, Advertising Law, Public Procurement Law (under Federal Law No.44 and Federal Law No.223)

Gleb Apenkin Principal Associate
Specialization areas

Corporate and Commercial Law, Insolvency/Bankruptcy Law, Banking Law, M&A, Innovations and Hi-Tech

Elizaveta Dvoinishnikova Principal Associate
Specialization areas

Corporate Law, M&A, Commercial Law, Contract Law

Igor Gorokhov Principal Associate
Specialization areas

Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Real Estate and Construction, Contract Law

Pavel Kislovskiy Principal Associate
Specialization areas

Litigation, Real Estate and Construction, Bankruptcy, Labor Law, Contract Law

Vadim Kovalyov Principal Associate
Specialization areas

Corporate and Commercial Law, M&A, Investment projects, Data Protection, E-commerce, International Law

Maria Timofeeva Principal Associate
Specialization areas

Corporate and Commercial Law, M&A, Innovations and High-Tech Solutions, Personal Data Protection, Contract Law

Olga Anisimova Senior Associate
Specialization areas

Labor Law, Сorporate Law, Contract Law

Lyubov Doroshenko Senior Associate
Specialization areas

Contract Law, Pretrial Dispute Resolution, Litigation, Real Estate and Construction

Irina Loskutnikova Senior Associate
Specialization areas
Tax Law, Foreign Trade, Corporate Law, Contract Law, Litigation, Pretrial Dispute Resolution, Mediation
Natalia Ryabova Senior Associate
Specialization areas
Labor Law, Corporate Law, Contract Law, Antitrust Law, Bankruptcy
Victoriya Smirnova Senior Associate
Specialization areas

Litigation, Pretrial Dispute Resolution, Real Estate and Construction, Bankruptcy, Contract Law

Evgeny Sysoev Senior Associate
Specialization areas

Land Law, Real Estate, Environmental Law, Construction, Subsoil Use

Paul AJ Supramaniam Senior Counsel (Asia)
Specialization areas

Corporate / M&A, Capital Markets, Private Equity

Name Position Specialization areas
Elena Anisimova General Director
Specialization areas

Management and Organizational Design, Administration, Marketing, Technology

Yana Chepovetskaya HR Director
Specialization areas

HR Management, Talent Management, Career Counseling, Psychology

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