Dmitry Abrosimov

Practice Areas

• Arbitral (commercial) litigation.
• Real property disputes, including land-law and urban-planning matters.
• Protection of ownership and other rights in rem.
• Corporate law and corporate disputes.
• Bankruptcy and insolvency; defense against subsidiary (secondary) liability.
• Contract law.
• M&A transaction support.

Education

• 2024. Defended a doctoral dissertation for the degree of Candidate of Legal Sciences (equivalent to Ph.D.) on the topic "Mergers (Acquisitions) as a Method of Transfer of Corporate Control." The research was conducted with financial support from the Russian Foundation for Basic Research under Scientific Project No. 20-311-90045.
• 2019–2022. Full-time postgraduate program in "Jurisprudence" (civil, commercial, family, and private international law), Department of Civil Law, Ural State Law University named after V.F. Yakovlev.
• 2019. Professional retraining under the program "Translator in the Field of Professional Communication" (English), Faculty of Additional Education, Ural State Law University (USLU).
• 2017–2019. S.S. Alekseev Research Center for Private Law under the President of the Russian Federation. Master of Private Law degree. Graduated with honors.
• 2013–2017. Ural State Law University. Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree. Graduated with honors.

Professional Experience

He commenced his legal career in 2019 as in-house counsel at OneLaw Legal Consulting Group, a law firm specializing in arbitral litigation. In 2023, he was admitted to the partnership and continued his practice with the firm until the end of 2025, focusing on bankruptcy matters and corporate, land, and urban-planning law.

In January 2026, he joined INTELLECT as Senior Counsel. His practice concentrates on three core areas:

• land-law and urban-planning disputes, and disputes concerning rights to real property;
• corporate disputes (including conflicts between shareholders and members of limited liability companies, challenges to acts and decisions of corporate governance bodies, and challenges to major transactions and transactions involving a conflict of interest);
• bankruptcy and insolvency proceedings, and defense against subsidiary (secondary) liability.

He possesses extensive experience representing clients before courts at all levels, including arbitrazh (commercial) courts, courts of general jurisdiction, and the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation. His approach combines rigorous theoretical grounding with a pragmatic, results-driven methodology tailored to clients' business objectives. He is recognized for his ability to resolve complex, multi-faceted matters requiring innovative legal strategies.

Representative Matters

• Secured the reversal of court rulings imposing subsidiary liability in the bankruptcy of a group of companies, acting in the interests of the ultimate beneficial owner.
• Advised on a landmark land acquisition transaction for the development of a residential complex.
• Counseled an investor on public-private partnership structures and supported the negotiation and implementation of a concession agreement for the establishment of a palliative care center.
• Successfully represented a client in high-value litigation arising from an agency agreement (claims against the client totaled RUB 1.2 billion). Additionally, obtained the release of the beneficiary's assets from interim injunctive relief (asset freeze).
• Collaborated with colleagues to secure a precedent-setting judgment permitting the removal of a cultural heritage site from the state register absent an act of the Government of the Russian Federation.
• Prevailed in a dispute concerning the application of a preferential rental rate, notwithstanding a line of adverse precedents on the recovery of arrears without recognition of such preferential treatment.
• In all matters involving the expropriation of property for public needs, achieved substantial increases in compensation awards (in one instance, a sevenfold increase).
• Conducted legal due diligence for an investment construction project involving the completion of a residential complex following the developer's insolvency.
• Advised and assisted a beneficiary in designing and implementing business-asset protection structures, as well as in matters relating to the anonymization of corporate ownership.
• Represented a client in protracted corporate conflict proceedings, significantly strengthening the client's negotiating position and ultimately facilitating the conclusion of a mediation agreement.
• Advised a client on the division of a substantial business asset (a resort) in the context of divorce proceedings.
• Successfully represented a client in a precedent-setting case concerning the division of a peasant farm enterprise following divorce, preserving assets valued at RUB 247 million and safeguarding the family business.

Academic and Professional Activities

• 2023–2025: Lecturer, Department of Civil Law, Ural State Law University named after V.F. Yakovlev.
• Regular participant in expert roundtables and panels on contemporary issues of private law, including the analysis of complex legal case studies; frequently serves as moderator. Invited speaker at business and professional conferences and forums.
• Author of scholarly articles on corporate law, including the legal regulation of mergers and acquisitions.