Areas of expertise:
constitutional law, foreign investment, civil, arbitration and criminal procedure, legislation relating to natural resources, international private law, corporate law, legislation relating to cultural property.

• Senior partner of the Law firm “YUST”.
• Member of the Moscow Regional Bar Association «Law firm “YUST”». In December 2003, his status as an advocate was suspended in connection with his election to the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.
• Graduated cum laude from the Leningrad State University (St. Petersburg).
• Holder of the degree of Doctor of Law.
• Head of the Department of Business Law at the Higher School of Privatization and Enterprise.
• Arbitrator at the International Commercial Court of Arbitration (St. Petersburg).
• Author of more than 40 articles in Russia and abroad; co-author of a number of textbooks in the field of economics and law.
• Awarded the Russian Federation’s Order of Merit.
• Winner of Russia’s highest juridical award – the Themis.
• Winner of Russia’s annual national “Personality of the year award” in 2007. Nominated in the “Personality in Politics” category for extensive contributions made to the development of constitutional legislation.
• Awarded the F.N. Plevako gold medal for extensive contributions made to the development of Russian advocacy.