Mikhail Bozhor

General Director, Head of Digital Law Practice

Areas of specialization:
  • Strategic consulting, development and implementation of operating procedures for companies and groups of companies taking into account sanctions, tax, antitrust, and other risks; compliance procedures
  • Support and coordination of the team's work during legal due diligence of companies before transactions, support of M&A transactions under Russian and English law, as well as coordination with state authorities within the GR framework (RF Government, Federal Antimonopoly Service, Bank of Russia)
  • Personal management of flagship projects in information technology, e-commerce, telemedicine (one of the leading experts in the country)

Education:
Kutafin Moscow State Law University, King’s College London

Languages:
Russian, English

Contacts:
mbozhor@abp.legal
8 499 990-72-35
Lawyer recommended by LAW-300 and KOMMERSANT
Professional services
Individual hourly rate: RUB 20,000 per hour
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Diplomas and certificates
Head of Digital Law Practice at Afonin, Bozhor & Partners. The practice is leading for the company and is annually (2020-2024) noted in the ratings of the leading law firms Law-300 and Kommersant
Mikhail Bozhor
Mikhail was a speaker at the Digital Medicine Conference
As an expert, Mikhail provided comments to the federal media: Forbes Russia, RBC, Rossiyskaya Gazeta, Pharmaceutical Bulletin
Mikhail is personally noted by Kommersant in the category "Best Lawyers: Federal Rating" for the Digital Economy industry
Project consultant at the Skolkovo Innovation Center and the Dubna Cluster, an active participant in legislative activities
Specialist’s projects
Legal support for the largest digital healthcare service in Russia
Problem
Lack of necessary documentation for the provision of telemedicine services, the need for constant legal support

Project work
  • Development of a full set of documents for the telemedicine platform: user agreement, personal data processing policy, contracts with medical organizations, documents for the registration of relations with patients
  • Support in the claim procedure for disputes over the company's intellectual property, including software and trademarks
  • Ensuring compliance of the company's activities with the requirements of regulatory authorities. Protection of the company's trade secrets and know-how from violations by employees and contractors
The result and benefits for the client:
The client does not waste time on solving legal problems on its own. A system of reliable legal protection has been created by our team of IT lawyers; there are no fines and claims from regulatory authorities, as well as litigation with counterparties
Help in getting Spotify started in Russia
Problem
The need for legal support for launching the service in the Russian Federation

Project work
In a short time, our IT lawyers carried out a comprehensive check of the client's advertising materials for compliance with the law, including the legislation on advertising and intellectual property, provided recommendations for making changes to advertising materials, and checked the legality of possible methods of placing the agreed advertising materials

The result and benefits for the client
The importance of the project for the client's business is a successful advertising campaign for the international Spotify streaming service without claims from the Federal Antimonopoly Service and copyright holders. The importance of the project for the legal system is to increase the attractiveness of entering the Russian market for foreign operators of online services by reducing regulatory risks. As a result of the project, advertising materials were adapted to minimize the risks of fines and claims from copyright holders
Development of documents for Getblogger—a platform where bloggers and advertisers may interact
Problem
The need for full legal support of activities (development of contractual documentation for working with bloggers and advertisers, regulation of relations between participants, structuring of taxation, and support of litigation and claim-related work)

Project work
  • Analysis and adjustment of the existing contractual framework
  • Proper registration of software
  • Support for investment in the project
  • Claim-related work
  • Updating existing documents for the company's website
  • Introduction of a trade secret regime in relation to significant information

The result and benefits for the client
Constant interaction between the client's responsible employees and the lawyer is ensured, and the tasks are solved in real time. Conflict situations with third parties are resolved in the complaint procedure. The client was supported in all areas of legal work: preparation and negotiation of contracts, legal representation, and corporate law
Helping a large pharmaceutical distributor launch remote medical consultations
Problem
Lack of necessary documentation for the provision of telemedicine services

Project work
  • Ensuring compliance of the company's activities with the requirements of regulatory authorities. Organization of the company's connection to unified state systems
  • Support in the claim procedure of disputes over the company's intellectual property, including software and trademarks
  • Development of a full set of documents for the telemedicine platform: user agreement, personal data processing policy, contracts with medical organizations, and documentation for the registration of relations with patients

The result and benefits for the client
As a result of the preparation of legal documentation for the operation of the mobile application, the maximum legality of telemedicine consultations and the absence of financial and reputational risks for the client's group of companies were ensured
Comprehensive legal support for one of the largest online services for the selection of tours
Problem
The need for ongoing consulting support and audit of the existing corporate structure and contractual framework

Project work
  • The current legislation, law enforcement practice, and explanations of regulatory authorities have been analyzed
  • A recommended business paradigm that meets   business requirements has been developed and presented
  • The presented options for organizing the process of selling tourism products with the participation of a third-party tour operator, a foreign tour operator, and Russian and foreign platform operators have been analyzed

The result and benefits for the client
Legal analysis was carried out and recommendations were provide to mitigate regulatory risks caused by existing restrictions on the activities of tour operators and travel agents. Comments were provided on the possibility of using various options for contractual and corporate structures
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