To get the team

What he specialises in

Yuri specialises in resolving commercial disputes and, for 25 years, he has been providing legal support to clients when conflicts that have to be settled in court either occur or are threatened. He has a significant track record of settling disputes out of court.

His main achievements

Yuri's professional background includes defending clients in more than 400 cases for high-level Russian and international companies.

Projects include:

• successfully represented a subsidiary of Russia's largest natural monopolist in respect of a claim raised against it for the recovery of more than RUB 500 million of debt;

• represented a major Russian oil company in a dispute about the legitimacy of state subsidies;

• handled a series of lawsuits for a leading international banking group, protecting it against funds being unjustifiably recovered from it.

In 2002 Yuri was admitted to the Bar. He has authored numerous articles and commentaries on legislation.

What they say

Pepeliaev Group’s team of “well-qualified professionals” is “extremely competent in the litigation sphere”, providing “smooth, fast and flexible assistance at a reasonable price” (The Legal 500).