International sports lawyer and intermediary with work experience in Russia, Bulgaria and Spain. Experienced representative of top international athletes, coaches and clubs in litigation and arbitration in national federations, UEFA, FIFA and the Court of Arbitration for Sports. Specializing in labor and sports law, including, international transfer of players, licensing and registration, doping cases and etc.
Career:
August 2018 – now - Head of law company «DN Sports» (Moscow, Russia)
August 2018 – 2021 – Partner in Football Agency «SPORTCONSULT» (Dubai, UAE).
March 2018 - July 2018 – CEO Advisor ФC «Khimki» (Moscow region)
2014 – January 2018 – Head of sports and labor law practice in international law company "SILA" (ex. Legal Sport LLC and Gradev Sports)
2013 –2014- International law company «YUST» (lawyer)
Education:
2015 – Graduated from Kutafin Moscow State Law Univercity (MSAL (Specialist/Master’s diploma in Sports and Entertainment law with excellence)).
Participant of International Conferences, including: International Congress on Football Law (RFEF, Madrid, Spain); International Conference CAS & SAV/FSA (Lausanne, Switzerland).
Specialization & Experience:
Legal support of national and international transfers and conclusion of labor contracts;
Counseling clients on issues of sponsorship, training compensation, solidarity contribution, change of association and etc.
Counseling Russia 2018 Local Organising Committee on questions of cooperation with FIFA, including advertisement, ticketing and tax issues;
Included in the CAS list of Pro bono counsels;
Representing clients in national courts; national and international federations; CAS and CAS Ad Hoc division.
Publications in international legal magazines: Football Legal and World Sports Law Report:
Brief overview of the recent CAS and SFT jurisprudence on res judicata, Football Legal #8, 2017
Compensation for training of young talents: Russian perspective, Football Legal #7, 2017
The tempus regit actum prinicple in CAS jurisprudence, protecting players' agents after quitting the "football family", Football Legal #6, 2016
Russia's reaction to the McLaren Report, World Sports Law Report, 2016
Third party ownership of economic rights of football players (TPPO).
Teaching:
Higher School of Economics in Moscow (HSE). Course: FIFA/CIES Sport Management.
Russian International Olympic University (RIOU) (Sochi). Course: Master of Sport Administration.
RMA Business School (Moscow). Course: Sport Industry Management.
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