Corporate and M&A

Zhanna Tomashevskaya

Managing Partner, Head of Practice

The Corporate and M&A practice is the firm's most extensive practice. It includes more than 25 lawyers of different levels who have extensive practical experience. The team allows us to accomplish any even the largest tasks in the shortest possible time and makes the practice one of the leading areas of Tomashevskaya & Partners. The team is responsible for the largest transactions in various business sectors, from IT and TMT to real estate, construction, oil and gas.

Structuring & Corporate Tax

Lyudmila Kruglova
Head of Practice

The structuring and corporate tax practice has more than 20 lawyers who are top experts in various fields. Combining professionals in corporate and tax law, accounting, involving experts in financial planning, management consulting and investments, the practice forms a unique expertise that enables effective planning (including financial planning) of restructuring of our clients' businesses, their business and private assets, carrying out legacy planning involving changes in the structure of business ownership and management.

Criminal Defense & Investigation

Elena Manakova
Head of Practice

Tomashevskaya & Partners provides full-cycle criminal defense assistance to commercial organizations (beneficiaries, top managers and their employees), public officials and private clients, starting from the assessment (audit) of criminal risks and support during pre-investigative inspections, to all stages of criminal proceedings, support in the penal and correctional system, resolving questions on the removal/extinguishment of criminal record, as well as the implementation of the right to rehabilitation. Our team has experience in protecting the interests of clients in criminal cases related to taxes, bankruptcy, commercial disputes, corporate conflicts, economic and corruption cases.

Private tax

Our team offers consulting services covering all areas of Russian tax law. We provide continuous support to both corporate and individual clients on a range of tax issues related to various transactions. Our tax specialists work on projects across nearly all sectors (Corporate, Banking & Finance, Restructuring & Insolvency, Real Estate, and Labor), providing general advice along with explanations of the tax implications of the suggested approach.

TMT & Antitrust

Vadim Kuzmin
Head of Practice

The lawyers of the practice have competence in most areas of antitrust regulation. Their participation in the development of certain provisions of the Law on Protection of Competition, formation of legal approaches within the framework of the institute of antitrust compliance gives Tomashevskaya & Partners a significant competitive advantage when participating in non-standard projects and major antitrust disputes.

Private client

Our private client support practice consists of the best experts in various areas of law. Bringing together professionals in tax, migration, investment, family law in Russia and foreign countries, the practice forms a unique expertise that allows us to protect and structure assets, carry out effective estate planning for our clients, and advise on the structure and processes of family wealth management.

Regulated funds

Sofia Sinyakova
Head of Practice

Our practice offers a comprehensive range of advisory services for the planning and legal support of establishing closed-end investment funds (CEIFs) and their subsequent legal maintenance. We successfully integrate CEIFs into corporate structures to offer business owners maximum privacy and optimal tax conditions for reinvestment. In addition, we have extensive experience in interacting with regulatory authorities in various jurisdictions.

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Dispute Resolution

Denis Krauyalis
Head of Practice

The Dispute Resolution Practice represents clients in any disputes in arbitration courts and courts of general jurisdiction of all instances, including the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation and the Constitutional Court, and specializes in complex cross-border, commercial and corporate disputes, including criminal defense of business.

Intellectual Property and IT

Our Intellectual Property team has significant expertise in IP issues, along with a strong understanding of corporate law, tax, and dispute resolution. When necessary, we bring in patent attorneys and external specialists to ensure we deliver precise, practical, and cost-effective guidance. The ALRUD Intellectual Property team is made up of Associates, Patent Attorneys, and Attorneys-at-law, enabling us to represent clients before various State Authorities, including the Patent Office, Customs, Federal Anti-Monopoly Bodies, and Courts.