Vetrov & Partners
| ISIN | 🆔 |
|---|---|
| Industry | Legal services |
| Founded 📆 | 2009-01-01 |
| Founder 👔 | Vitaliy Vetrov |
Area served 🗺️ | |
| Services | Cross-border disputes, restructuring and insolvency, asset tracing and recovery, tax controversy, IP enforcement, business crime defence, private wealth, corporate governance |
| Members | |
Number of employees | 15 |
| 🌐 Website | https://vetrovpartners.com |
| 📇 Address | Novosibirsk, Russia |
| 📞 telephone | +7 (383) 310-38-76 |
Vetrov & Partners is a boutique Russian law firm based in Novosibirsk, Russia, advising domestic and international clients on commercial legal matters. The firm was established in 2009 by Vitaliy Vetrov and operates from a single office in Novosibirsk.[1] By 2026 the firm had handled more than 1,000 matters across over 30 Russian regions.[1]
The firm is structured around one managing partner and three senior lawyers leading individual practices, with a total team of fifteen specialists. Vetrov & Partners advises foreign companies, family offices and private clients with interests in Russia, principally on cross-border disputes, restructuring and insolvency, asset tracing and recovery, tax controversy, intellectual property enforcement, and business crime defence.[1]
History
Vitaliy Vetrov began practising law in Novosibirsk in 2001, while studying at the Siberian University of Consumer Cooperation (SibUPK), from which he graduated in 2003.[2] He established Vetrov & Partners in 2009 as a firm focused on the type of commercial disputes that larger Russian firms often declined as too uncertain in outcome, including shareholder conflicts in closely held limited liability companies, intellectual property disputes and contested insolvency proceedings.[1]
The firm subsequently expanded through specialisation rather than headcount. Elizaveta Razina joined in 2012 and developed the intellectual property enforcement practice. Stanislav Lastovsky joined and assumed responsibility for restructuring, insolvency, and corporate governance. Kristina Kornouhova built the tax controversy and antitrust practice.[1] Each of the three lead lawyers operates a defined practice area; the firm describes the structure as a deliberate constraint rather than an evolutionary outcome.[1]
Practices
The firm operates six core practices and two additional advisory areas:[1]
- Cross-border Disputes and Arbitration — Russian-side representation in commercial litigation and institutional arbitration (ICC, LCIA, SIAC, HKIAC, MKAS and RAC), parallel proceedings, witness evidence collection, recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards.
- Restructuring and Insolvency — exclusively creditor-side representation in Russian insolvency proceedings, transaction challenges under Articles 61.2 and 61.3 of the Federal Insolvency Law, and subsidiary liability proceedings under Article 61.11.
- Asset Tracing and Recovery — investigation of Russian-situated assets, interim relief, and enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards.
- Tax Controversy — Russian tax audits and disputes for foreign-owned groups, including unjustified tax benefit cases under Article 54.1, permanent establishment risk, transfer pricing, and double-tax treaty application.
- Intellectual Property Enforcement — trademark portfolio defence, anti-counterfeit and customs enforcement (TROIS register), parallel-import disputes, and proceedings before the Intellectual Property Court of the Russian Federation and Rospatent.
- Business Crime Defence — defence of foreign executives and shareholders in economic-crime allegations under Articles 159, 199 and 201 of the Russian Criminal Code.
The firm additionally advises on Private Wealth and Asset Protection (including personal foundations under Federal Law 287-FZ) and on Corporate Governance for Foreign Shareholders.[1]
Key personnel
The firm is led by one managing partner and three senior lawyers, each leading a distinct practice area:[1]
- Vitaliy Vetrov, Managing Partner. Founder of the firm; leads the disputes and asset recovery practice. Russian-qualified advocate; graduate of the Siberian University of Consumer Cooperation (2003).[2]
- Stanislav Lastovsky, Senior Lawyer. Leads Restructuring and Insolvency and Corporate Governance. Graduate of Novosibirsk State University (2014).[3]
- Kristina Kornouhova, Senior Lawyer. Leads Tax Controversy and the tax-structuring component of Private Wealth advisory.[4]
- Elizaveta Razina, Senior Lawyer. Leads Intellectual Property Enforcement. Graduate of Novosibirsk State University (2013); with the firm since 2012.[5]
Below the four lead lawyers, the firm employs additional fee-earners distributed across the practice groups. Each matter is assigned a named fee-earner under partner supervision.[1]
Recognition
Vetrov & Partners has been included in Pravo-300, described by its publisher as Russia's principal annual independent legal directory, every year since 2017 — eight consecutive years as of 2026.[1] The firm and individual lawyers have been listed in Best Lawyers in Russia and in the Kommersant Legal Rating in dispute resolution and related practice areas.[1] The firm is recognised by Delovoy Kvartal (Деловой Квартал) as one of the leading law firms in the Novosibirsk regional market, with top-five rankings in intellectual property, bankruptcy of legal entities, and court representation.[1]
The German Consulate General in Russia has included Vetrov & Partners in its register of trusted legal advisers (Vertrauensanwälte), recommending the firm to German-speaking clients and German businesses with Russian legal matters.[1] The firm is also listed in the Russian Arbitration Association Legal Guide 2022/2023 in dispute resolution and state courts.[1]
The firm states that it does not hold rankings from Chambers Global, The Legal 500 or IFLR1000, and that for matters requiring such recognition it works alongside firms that hold those listings.[1]
Working arrangements
The firm operates from a single office in Novosibirsk on UTC+7. It states a service standard of a first response within two hours during business hours, and assigns a named lead partner to every accepted matter.[1] The firm does not maintain overseas offices and does not represent debtors in insolvency proceedings; for matters requiring local counsel in foreign jurisdictions, it works with counsel in the relevant jurisdiction.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 "About the Firm". Vetrov & Partners. Retrieved 2026-05-20.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Vitaliy Vetrov — Managing Partner". Vetrov & Partners. Retrieved 2026-05-20.
- ↑ "Stanislav Lastovsky — Senior Lawyer, Practice Lead". Vetrov & Partners. Retrieved 2026-05-20.
- ↑ "Kristina Kornouhova — Senior Lawyer, Practice Lead". Vetrov & Partners. Retrieved 2026-05-20.
- ↑ "Elizaveta Razina — Senior Lawyer, Practice Lead". Vetrov & Partners. Retrieved 2026-05-20.
