Our Practices.

Six core practices and two specialist advisory areas — each one led by a named partner or senior lawyer, each one defined by the type of matters we accept rather than the type of matters we would like to list.

8 practices |

4 practice leads |

1,000+ matters since 2009 |

Pravo-300 · 8 years |

The Firm · Est. 2009

How Our Practices Are Organised

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The firm's practice structure reflects a decision taken at founding and maintained since: that each practice area should be led by a lawyer who does nothing else. Our disputes partner does not also run an M&A desk. Our tax practice lead does not also advise on employment matters. The reason is straightforward — a partner who divides attention across six practice areas is a partner who brings six practices' worth of superficiality to each one.

The eight practices listed below cover the areas of Russian law where the firm has the depth of experience, the track record of outcomes, and the fee-earner capacity to accept new instructions with confidence. We do not list practices where our experience is occasional. For matters that fall outside these areas, we will tell you — in the first conversation, not after the engagement has begun — and, where appropriate, we will refer you to counsel better placed to assist.

For foreign clients, each practice page explains the specific Russian legal landscape, the type of matters we handle, our representative work, and the fees structure — in English, without jargon, and without the assumption that you already know how Russian courts and regulators operate.

Core Practices

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Registry investigations, pre-judgment asset freezes, enforcement against specific Russian asset classes, and coordination with overseas counsel on cross-border recovery mandates. For foreign creditors and award-holders.

Practice lead: Vitaliy Vetrov, Managing Partner

III · Asset Tracing & Recovery in Russia

Defence of Russian FNS field audits for foreign-owned groups. Article 54.1 unjustified tax benefit cases, transfer pricing disputes, beneficial ownership challenges, and CFC compliance. Administrative appeals and judicial review.

Practice lead: Kristina Kornouhova, Senior Lawyer

IV · Tax Controversy

Creditor-side exclusively. Bankruptcy claims, subordination disputes, avoidance actions under Articles 61.2 and 61.3, and cross-border insolvency coordination for overseas creditors with exposure to Russian debtors.

Practice lead: Stanislav Lastovsky, Senior Lawyer

II · Restructuring & Insolvency for Foreign Creditors

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Commercial litigation and contractual disputes in Russian courts for foreign claimants, defendants and counterparties. Enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards. Interim relief and parallel proceedings.

Practice lead: Vitaliy Vetrov, Managing Partner

I · Cross-border Disputes & Arbitration

Criminal defence for foreign executives in Russian companies facing allegations under Articles 159, 199, and 201 of the Criminal Code. Travel restriction challenges, extradition risk assessment, and coordination with international legal teams.

Practice lead: Vitaliy Vetrov, Managing Partner

VI · Business Crime Defence

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Trademark portfolio defence, anti-counterfeiting, TROIS customs register management, parallel import disputes, and squatting cancellation proceedings before Rospatent and the Intellectual Property Court. For foreign brand owners and rights holders.

Practice lead: Elizaveta Razina, Senior Lawyer

V · IP Enforcement in Russia

Specialist Advisory Practices

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The following two practices complement the core six. They address matters that frequently arise alongside a disputes or tax engagement — and are staffed by the same senior lawyers who lead the core practices.

Governance advisory and shareholder dispute resolution for foreign investors in Russian companies. Minority rights enforcement, exit advisory, director liability, and corporate raid response.

Practice lead: Stanislav Lastovsky, Senior Lawyer

VIII · Corporate Governance for Foreign Shareholders

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Russian personal foundations under Federal Law No. 287-FZ, CFC compliance, pre-immigration planning, and succession advisory for private clients with Russian-situated holdings. Coordination with overseas private wealth advisers.

Practice lead: Kristina Kornouhova, Senior Lawyer

VII · Asset Protection & Wealth Structuring

Matters That Cross Practice Boundaries

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Most client instructions do not fall neatly into one practice area. A creditor enforcement may begin as an asset tracing matter and develop into an insolvency proceeding. A tax audit may raise questions about the corporate governance of a foreign-owned subsidiary. A shareholder dispute may carry criminal exposure for a foreign director.

We do not treat these overlaps as referral opportunities between unrelated teams. The four practice leads — Vetrov, Lastovsky, Kornouhova, and Razina — sit in the same office, work on the same matters when the matter requires it, and communicate directly. A client who instructs the firm on a cross-border dispute will have access to the insolvency, tax and criminal expertise within the same team, without a second engagement letter and without a second set of introductions.

Practice Recognition

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Practice areas — each led by a named practice lead

Senior lawyers leading practices

Consecutive years ranked in Pravo-300

1,000+

Matters handled across all practices since 2009

Discuss Your Matter

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"The first step is a short description of your matter — in an email, a phone call, or a message. We respond within two hours during business hours."

Email: info@vetrovpartners.com

Phone (office): +7 (383) 310-38-76

Mobile / WA / TG: +7 (983) 510-38-76

Hours: Mon–Fri 09:00–20:00 · Sat 10:00–15:00 (UTC+7)

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