Valery Eremenko > Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners > Moscow, Russia > Lawyer Profile

Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners fields one of the largest full-service dispute resolution teams, which attracts praise from clients and peers for its national and international litigation strength. The group also has expertise in criminal matters, acting before law enforcement authorities and criminal courts; the team’s experience also notably includes cross-border cooperation with Interpol. Valery Eremenko leads the department, where recently promoted partner Vera Rikhterman and counsel Tatiana Neveeva are also standout practitioners. Managing partner Ivan Smirnov and counsel Evgeny Gurchenko are the key contracts in St. Petersburg. Dmitry Dyakin left the firm in 2020.

Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners’ bankruptcy and restructuring department is led by Valery Eremenko from the Moscow office. Clients and peers praise the group’s traditional strength in bankruptcy litigation; the team is also well versed in non-contentious issues and draws on the expertise of the firm’s M&A practice for issues concerning distressed assets and financial rehabilitation. Ivan Smirnov is a seasoned bankruptcy litigator and manages the St. Petersburg office, where he works closely with recently promoted counsel Evgeny Gurchenko. Dimitry Afanasiev and Denis Arkhipov are also noteworthy individuals in the Moscow-based group. Dmitry Dyakin left the firm in 2020.