Our team

Anastasia Podkutova

Senior Lawyer in Contract Law

Education: Law Institute under the RF Ministry of Justice

Areas of specialization:
⦿ Structuring of transactions with copyrights and exclusive rights
⦿ Development of documentation for the launch of complex projects
⦿ Drafting of custom work contracts, license agreements, agreements on the alienation of exclusive rights, public offers, and user agreements

Languages: Russian, English

Contacts: apodkutova@abp.legal

Nikita Morozov

Education: Kutafin Moscow State Law University

Areas of specialization:
⦿ Registration of trademarks, computer programs, databases, and industrial designs with Rospatent
⦿ Legal support of complex litigation on IP protection
⦿ Domain disputes, blocking and unblocking of websites through Roskomnadzor
⦿ Development of copyright alienation agreements and license agreements

Languages: Russian, English

Senior IP Lawyer

Contacts: nmorozov@abp.legal

Alexander Afonin

Head of IP Practice, Lawyer, Patent Attorney

Education: Dostoevsky Omsk State University, Academy of Intellectual Property

Areas of specialization:
⦿Comprehensive protection of copyrights, trademarks, patent rights
⦿ Full support of Internet services, distributors, and software developers
⦿ Preparation of solutions for investors in IT projects

Languages: Russian, English

Contacts: afonin@abp.legal

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

Areas of specialization:
⦿Corporate structuring of domestic and foreign companies
⦿ Full support of M&A transactions
⦿ Legal due diligence procedures: compliance and due diligence
⦿ Tax planning, support of telemedicine projects

Languages: Russian, English

General Director

Mikhail Bozhor

Contacts: mbozhor@abp.legal

Education: Vyatka State University, Kutafin Moscow State Law University

Areas of specialization:
⦿ Litigation on the protection of copyrights, trademarks, and industrial designs
⦿ Registration of computer programs and databases with the Federal Service for Intellectual Property and support until obtaining an electronic certificate
⦿ Development of license agreements and agreements on the alienation of exclusive rights

Languages: Russian

Lawyer, Intellectual Property Protection Practice

Polina Pushkareva

Contacts: ppushkareva@abp.legal

Education: Kutafin Moscow State Law University

Areas of specialization:
⦿ Monitoring and suppression of infringement of intellectual property rights
⦿ Support of disputes on IP protection in arbitration courts and court of general jurisdiction
⦿ Copyright deposit

Languages: Russian, English

IP Protection Lawyer

Anastasia Konovalova

Contacts: akonovalova@abp.legal

Oleg Dulsky

Senior Lawyer of Digital Law Practice and Head of the Unit for Interaction with the Ministry for Digital Development

Education: Kutafin Moscow State Law University, Academy of Intellectual Property

Areas of specialization:
⦿ Advising on benefits for IT companies, accreditation support
⦿ Legal support for inclusion in the Russian Software Register of the Ministry for Digital Development
⦿ Development of bilingual agreements, interaction with foreign lawyers

Languages: Russian, English

Contacts: odulskiy@abp.legal

Education: Financial University under the RF Government

Areas of specialization:
⦿ support of bankruptcy proceedings of legal entities, protection of debtors
⦿ development of preventive measures to protect the debtor's controlling persons from subsidiary liability / recovery of damages
⦿ support of M&A transactions, development of corporate agreements and option agreements

Languages: Russian, English

Senior Lawyer and Head of the Corporate Work Unit

Dmitry Beresten

Contacts: dberesten@abp.legal

Education: Kutafin Moscow State Law University

Areas of specialization:
⦿ Judicial and claim protection of intellectual property rights
⦿ Drafting, correcting, and negotiating civil law contracts
⦿ Preparation of procedural documents in the framework of court proceedings
⦿ Legal analytics in the areas of IT law and antitrust regulation

Languages: Russian, English

Legal Assistant

Arina Sorokina

Contacts: asorokina@abp.legal

Zaur Lapugov

Legal Assistant

Education: Kutafin Moscow State Law University

Areas of specialization:
⦿ Registration of legal entities, amendments to constituent documents
⦿ Preparation and adjustment of option agreements and corporate agreements
⦿ Support of bankruptcy proceedings by debtors and creditors
⦿ Registration and patenting of intellectual property

Languages: Russian, English

Contacts: zlapugov@abp.legal

Education: Kutafin Moscow State Law University

Areas of specialization
⦿ Preparation and correction of documentation for Internet services
⦿ Accreditation of IT companies and registration of programs in the Russian Software Register of the Ministry for Digital Development
⦿ Development and negotiation of contracts in medical activities
⦿ Support of tax audits, representation of interests in tax authorities

Languages: Russian, English