Sementsov & Partners is a Moscow bar association (collegium of advocates) handling criminal defence, commercial litigation and corporate matters in Russia, and working with partner law firms in Europe and the United States.
Over the years our clients have included dozens of major companies across industries, public institutions, entrepreneurs and private individuals. Our advocates bring many years of experience in different areas of Russian law, among them former investigators and prosecutors and a former assistant to the Chairman of the Supreme Court of Russia.
We cooperate with law firms in Europe and the United States, so we can support clients not only in Russia but also abroad, and assist foreign clients and their counsel with matters in Russia.
Defence at every stage: pre-investigation checks, investigation, trial, appeal and cassation.
Disputes in Russian commercial (arbitrazh) courts at all levels, up to the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation.
Transaction support, shareholder conflicts, liability of directors and officers.
Pre-trial work, litigation, enforcement proceedings and insolvency.
Division of marital property, child-related disputes, prenuptial agreements, alimony.
Challenging wills, restoring deadlines, division of the estate.
Title disputes, eviction, land boundaries, unauthorised construction.
Reinstatement, recovery of payments, disputes between employers and employees.
Copyright and related rights, trademarks, protection against unlawful use.
Negotiations, settlement agreements and out-of-court resolution of disputes.
Vladimir A. SementsovChairman of the Presidium. Former senior investigator for particularly important cases, Investigative Department of the Prosecutor General’s Office of Russia
Valentin V. KuklinAdvocate. PhD in Law, former investigator of the USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs; corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Advocacy
Elena B. AmbarnovaAdvocate, mediator. Civil law, mediation, negotiation support; PhD in Economics
Alexander M. KokinAdvocate since 1983. Former chief consultant of the Criminal Division and assistant to the Chairman of the Supreme Court of Russia
Irina V. ZhukovaAdvocate. Professional development: European human rights protection course (Moscow – Strasbourg)
Denis S. GoldbergAdvocate. International law, asset protection, offshore and banking law, criminal law
Kurt A. KokinAdvocate. Commercial litigation, criminal law, mediation
Yulia A. ProshinaLawyer. Commercial, civil and administrative law
Evgeny F. PustoshilovAdvocate, insolvency practitioner. Bankruptcy, subsidiary liability, criminal defence
Sergey V. AndropovAdvocate. Criminal and civil law; ECHR experienceLL.M. in International Law, PhD in Law. Former lawyer at the Registry of the European Court of Human Rights (2011–2015). Cases before the ECHR and other international human rights bodies.
Attorneys & Counselors for business. h2law.com
Univ.-Lekt. Dr. Christof Strasser, LL.M. (Harvard). hvk.at
Company registration and acquisition of businesses in Croatia, due diligence, transaction support, legal and accounting services.
Stratford, Connecticut; 555 Fifth Avenue, New York.
Our advocates’ cases and comments in Russian and international media.
