Anatoly is an experienced, dual-qualified practitioner (solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales and a Russian qualified lawyer). Anatoly graduated from Lomonosov Moscow State University with a red diploma. In the UK, he obtained GDL and LPC degrees– the latter with commendation – from BPP Law School. His work focuses on complex cross-border disputes, international commercial and investor-state arbitration, and corporate investigations. Before moving to the UK, Anatoly was a lawyer in Russia, where he represented clients in Arbitrazh Courts and competition tribunals and advised on corporate and competition law matters.

Notable experience

Recent experience includes several long-running investment treaty disputes, which included the creation of ground-breaking jurisprudence in connection with the operation of Canada’s BIT with the USSR, and its applicability to a CIS country; the representation of a Ukrainian investor in fraud litigation arising from the cancellation of the $1.2 billion Telegram initial coin offering.

Recognitions

Key lawyer in the Legal 500 UK 2021 and 2022 for public international law and in the Legal 500 UK 2023 for international arbitration.