Andrey Makarov and Alexander Tobak are the founding fathers of the firm.

Andrey Makarov bears the title of “honorary lawyer”, which the state confers only on outstanding members of the Bar. He is a top Russian defense lawyer known for winning numerous high-profile cases. Mr Makarov has been a member of the Russian Parliament seven times, and is presently the chairman of the parliamentary budget and tax committee. Additionally, Mr Makarov chairs the United Russia party think tank for tax and budget policy. Simultaneously he is working for the Federal Tax Service as a member of departmental board. During his prestigious career Mr Makarov has drafted numerous laws, most notably: the Tax Code of the Russian Federation and the Federal Law, “On Lawyer’s Activities and Advocacy in the Russian Federation”.

Aleksander Tobak is a senior managing partner. He has 30 years of experience in the field of international law. As a part of his experience Mr Tobak chaired the law service for a large trade firm within the Soviet foreign trade ministry. He also represented Russia in various courts in the United Kingdom, Sweden, and other European countries. Mr Tobak works as s specialist in justice matters for the Council of the European Union.

Since the founding of Makarov & Tobak, over 20 years ago, some of the best Russian lawyers have been our partners:

Julia Makarova

Senior partner, PhD in law, specializes in arbitration and civil procedure, tax law, insolvency (bankruptcy), corporate law, international private law, structuring and support of transactions;

Viktor Akimov

Specializes in representing the interests of Clients in the field of both civil and criminal law; former judge and deputy chairman of the Supreme Court of Bashkiriya;

Polina Zarubyan

Specializes in international private, civil, corporate and financial law, legal aspects of asset and capital management, inheritance and tax planning;

Asel Mukhtarova-Kazarnovskaya

Specializes in intellectual property, patent disputes, arbitration and civil procedure, international private law;

Lyubov Serebrennaya

Specializes in arbitration and civil procedure, corporate and financial law, international private law, structuring and support of real estate transactions;

Irina Kiseleva

Specializes in arbitration and civil procedure, transaction support;

Fedor Nikonov

Specializes in arbitration and civil procedure, insolvency (bankruptcy), corporate, international private, inheritance and family law, protection of intellectual property, protection of honor, dignity and business reputation;

Dmitry Petrov

Specializes in civil law, insolvency (bankruptcy), family and inheritance law, labor law, transaction support; represents the interests of Clients in courts of general jurisdiction and in arbitration courts;

Maria Bondarchuk

Specializes in tax and currency law.