LEADERSHIP

Expertise Driving Success

The team at Tomashevskaya & Partners consists of top legal professionals with extensive experience in corporate law, M&A, finance, tax structuring, dispute resolution, TMT & antitrast and criminal defence. With decades of expertise, they are recognized by leading rankings and offer tailored solutions to complex business challenges.

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Zhanna Tomashevskaya

Managing partner, Head of Corporate and M&A

  • Graduated with honors from the Law Faculty of the Moscow Academy of Economics and Law and from the University of Plymouth in the UK.
  • Over 20 years of experience in legal consulting, specializing in asset structuring, complex corporate transactions, and working with key clients.
  • Began her career at a major investment company, later leading its corporate service.
  • Managed the Moscow office of a law firm from 2012 to 2016, focusing on international legal practices.
  • Recommended by Pravo.ru-300, Kommersant, Best Lawyers, and Chambers & Partners Europe in corporate and commercial law, private equity, and compliance.

Denis Krauyalis

Head of Dispute Resolution

  • Graduated from the Law Faculty of Surgut State University.
  • Specializes in supporting complex commercial and corporate disputes, as well as criminal law protection of businesses.
  • Has been involved in large-scale bankruptcy projects, including subsidiary liability disputes.
  • Recognized by Pravo.ru-300 (bankruptcy category), Kommersant (Rising Stars), and Best Lawyers (Insolvency and Reorganization Law), Rossiyskaya Gazeta (Insolvency category).
  • Regular expert in media outlets such as Pravo.ru, Kommersant, Forbes, Vedomosti, and RBC.

Ludmila Kruglova

Head of Structuring and Corporate Tax

  • Graduated with honors from the Law Faculty of Tula State University, with a second degree in "Accounting, Analysis, Audit".
  • 20 years of legal practice specializing in tax consulting, business structuring, and asset structuring.
  • Has headed tax practices in leading Russian consulting companies since 2017.
  • Recommended by Pravo.ru-300, Kommersant, and Best Lawyers in corporate and tax law.

Vadim Kuzmin

Head of TMT an antitrast

  • Graduated with honors from Moscow New Law Institute (MNLI) specializing in "Law".
  • Over 13 years of experience in antitrust law.
  • Prior roles include legal expertise at the Federal Antimonopoly Service and legal support for a large Russian holding in M&A, antitrust, and litigation matters.
  • Developed regulatory acts in antitrust, energy, and utility sectors, and co-authored a commentary on the Federal Law "On Competition Protection".
  • Member of the Compliance Managers Association.

Elena Manakova

Head of CRIMINAL defense & investigation

  • Graduated from the St. Petersburg Law Institute of the General Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation(2003).
  • 20 years of experience in protecting and representing the interests of clients related to crimes in the field of business and economic activity, malfeasance, fraud, abuse of power, crimes in the tax sphere and money laundering, illegal actions
  • Expertise in working with large companies in the IT sector, banking and oil and gas sectors, protecting the rights and interests of large industrial enterprises and international manufacturing companies under Russian law.
  • 2019: Appointed Honorary Lawyer of Russia

Awards

• Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions (high-end, Group I)
• TMT (Group I)
• Private capital (Group I)
• Intellectual property (consulting) (Group II)
• Compliance (Group II)
• International Litigation (Group II)
• Tax consulting (Group II)
• Real estate, land, construction (consulting) (Group II)
• Family and inheritance law (Group II)
• Labor and migration law (Group II)

• Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions (high-end, Group I)
• TMT (Group I)
• Private capital (Group I)
• Intellectual property (consulting) (Group II)
• Compliance (Group II)
• International Litigation (Group II)
• Tax consulting (Group II)
• Real estate, land, construction (consulting) (Group II)
• Family and inheritance law (Group II)
• Labor and migration law (Group II)

We defend what’s yours - your assets. Our protection goes beyond corporate structures, addressing today’s legal challenges with multijurisdictional expertise in civil and criminal litigations worldwide.

Zhanna Tomashevskaya

Managing Partner

Our services

We offer a full suite of interconnected legal services, including corporate law, M&A, dispute resolution, tax strategy, banking, finance, criminal defense, and IP protection, all tailored to meet our clients' unique needs.

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