As a lawyer at the venture capital firm Edison VC, Ekaterina has a lot of ground to cover. ‘I’m more of a personal lawyer’ she explains. ‘I work for a...

As GC to Russian conglomerate Interros, controlled by billionaire Vladimir Potanin, Marianna Zakharova has successfully defended long-term multibillion-dollar actions and weathered the storms of major restructurings and economic crunches. She...

Sberbank Venture Capital, previously known as Troika Venture Capital, is the venture investment arm of the largest banking institution in Russia and the third largest bank in Europe. Its investments...

When Julia Volodchenkova joined the aircraft leasing division of VEB, subsidiary of state-owned Vnesheconombank, eight years ago, she transformed legal’s contribution to international project work. ‘Our team is now dealing...

‘I like the legal profession itself and enjoy when I’m able to propose possibilities for business development’, says Evgeniya. Though Evgeniya Vetoshnikova was only 27 when she was appointed Sony...

Immediately after joining Alliance Healthcare’s Russian business, Elena Vaschuk made a real impact on the legal department. ‘During my term at the company, we haven’t had a single negative decision...

An ambitious and pragmatic lawyer, Andrey Valovoy has reached great professional heights in his career. His tenure as general counsel for Russia, CIS & Israel at Eli Lilly has seen...

Natalia Trapeznikova points out it is often complicated to deal with Russia’s inherently difficult legal landscape. She finds it very exciting to work in house, however, and see how the...

Award-winning corporate lawyer Victor Topadze joined Avito during its rapid transformation from start-up to 700-strong pre-IPO company. The business’ exponential growth was mirrored by its legal function, and in response,...

Andrey Titov has worked in the position of head of legal at CTC Media, Russia’s leading independent broadcasting company, for almost eight years and sees his organisational modifications to the...