After a long pause, we are pleased to release a new version of our regulatory Guides. To cover the gap since the last publication, we would like to devote this Guide to an overview of key changes and trends that took place in 2022. 2022 was a challenging year for many companies working on the Russian market as well as for the Russian market and economy as a whole. In response to challenges and threats, the Russian state authorities introduced a number of measures to ensure stability in turnover and mitigate negative consequences for different sectors of the Russian economy. Many of the legislative initiatives introduced over the last year were borne out of necessity (e.g...
ALRUD Law Firm
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Alexander Zharskiy
PartnerOffices
Moscow, Russia
Overview
Established in 1991 by Senior Partners Maxim Alekseyev and Vassily Rudomino, ALRUD is widely recognized as one of the leading and most reputable Russian law firms.
We provide the full scope of legal services to local and international clients in the areas of corporate/M&A, competition/antitrust, banking & finance, intellectual property, commercial law, data protection/cybersecurity, dispute resolution, inward investment, employment, restructuring/insolvency, real estate and tax.
Our clients include blue-chip multinationals, privately owned companies and Russian State-owned enterprises.
Outside of our domestic market, our clients are spread across Europe, Asia, North and South America.
ALRUD serves clients across a range of industries including energy and natural resources, mining, banking and finance, consumer goods and retail, investment management, government and public services, healthcare and pharmaceutical, life sciences and chemicals, industrials, technology, media and telecoms, transport and logistics.
Year this Office was Established: 1991
Lawyers Worldwide: 100
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Areas of Practice
Professionals
Partners

Maxim Alekseyev
Senior Partner
Irina Anyukhina
Partner
Anton Dzhuplin
Partner
Magomed Gasanov
Partner, Advocate, PhD in Law
Sergey Khanaev
Partner
Dmitry Kuptsov
Partner, Advocate, LL.M.
Maria Ostashenko
Partner
Sergey Petrachkov
Partner, Advocate
Vassily Rudomino
Senior Partner
Evgeny Tikhomirov
Partner
German Zakharov
Partner
Andrey Zharskiy
Partner, Advocate
Alexander Zharskiy
PartnerAssociates

Sergey Artemiev
Senior Associate
Denis Bekker
Senior Associate
Elena Chershintseva
Senior Associate
Margarita Egiazarova
Senior Associate
Ksenia Erokhina
Senior Associate
Alexander Kleschev
Senior Associate
Vera Komarova
Associate
Dina Kravchenko
Senior AssociateOf Counsel

Kira Egorova
Of Counsel
Oleg Ezhov
Of Counsel
Elena Novikova
Of Counsel
Boris Ostroukhov
Of Counsel
Anastasia Petrova
Of Counsel
Olga Pimanova
Of Counsel
Stanislav Veselov
Of CounselOther

Natalia Bashmakova
Senior Attorney
Pavel Ravun
Head of IT
Galina Surovtseva
Marketing Director
Ekaterina Vasenkova
Marketing ManagerArticles
Regulation in cross-border transfer of personal data
As a part of a reform of Russian data protection laws, Roskomnadzor adopted new rules for ban or restriction of cross-border transfer of personal data outside of Russia. Roskomnadzor may decide to ban or restrict cross-border transfer of personal data in the following cases: After the consideration of a data controller’s notification on cross-border transfer of personal data; Upon the motion of a competent authority to Roskomnadzor. Read more information here: We kindly remind you that new rules for cross-border transfer of personal data will come into force on March 01, 2023...
Press
IT accreditation according to the new rules was launched today in Russia
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen! Please be informed that today the online form for submission of applications for IT accreditation according to the new rules was launched. As a reminder, on September 30, 2022, the Russian government approved the new rules and criteria for IT companies accreditation. Previously, in order to obtain the state accreditation, IT companies needed only to have the appropriate code of economic activities (OKVED) in the field of information technology registered at tax authorities, and to complete the application procedure via the e-government portal “Gosuslugi”...
The Ministry of Labour clarified the procedure for preserving jobs of mobilized citizens
Please be informed that the Ministry of Labour of the Russian Federation clarified the procedure for the preservation of jobs of mobilized citizens (Letter of the Ministry of Labour of the Russian Federation No. 14-6/10/В-13042 as of September 27, 2022)...