About the Company
Sovet Legal was founded in 2018. Since that time, the Company evolved from a startup working with local clients to the company with 80 experts supporting projects of the leaders of the market in various business niches.
Today our Company focuses on legal support of franchise networks, Intellectual Property protection, Corporate and Tax Law.
Sovet Legal ranks among top 5 country’s largest regional law firms. The expertise of the Sovet Legal’s team has been confirmed by the leading positions in the national legal ranking of Pravo-300 in the rankings of Intellectual Property, Taxation (including disputes), Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions for the past 2 years.

Our lawyers are recommended by the rankings of  of Rossiyskaya Gazeta, Kommersant and Pravo-300.

Vladislav Ovchinnikov
Managing Partner of Sovet Legal

Recommended lawyer by the rankings of of Pravo-300, Kommersant and Rossiyskaya Gazeta.

Areas of practice: Tax Consultancy and Litigation, Corporate Law and M&A.

In the Company Vladislav develops and supervises the services on minimization of tax risks of business fragmentation and tax optimization. Managing Partner provides legal support of important M&A, structuring of joint ventures and investments, including with foreign elements.  One of Vladislav’s main areas of focus is development of Tax and Corporate Law Practices at Sovet Legal.

He is a Co-Founder and a Board Member of the Charity Fund for stray animals U Lui Vsyo Khorosho (Louis is doing well).

Artem Garden
Partner of Sovet Legal

Recommended lawyer by the rankings of Pravo-300, Kommersant and Rossiyskaya Gazeta.

Areas of practice: Franchise Legal Support, Intellectual Property, Corporate Law and M&A.

Artem’s key expertise covers legal support of franchising and protection of Intellectual Property. He focuses on commercial disputes in arbitration courts and courts of general jurisdiction.

He provides legal support of comprehensive transactions to the Company’s key clients – largest franchise networks in Russia.

He assists to organize a safe business structure, ensure ownership control and asset protection for business owners.
He is a Member of the working group drafting the GOST regulating franchises together with the Russian Franchise Association.

He is a Co-Founder and a Board Member of the Charity Fund for stray animals U Lui Vsyo Khorosho (Louis Is Doing Well).

Ramil Beidullayev
Junior Partner of Sovet Legal, Head of Practice, Franchise Legal Support

Recommended lawyer by the rankings of Rossiyskaya Gazeta.

Areas of practice: Franchise legal support.

In 2024 Ramil was appointed as the Head of Franchise Legal Support Practice.
In this status he provides comprehensive legal support to the projects of the Company’s key clients – largest franchise networks in Russia. He actively creates cases that affect legal regulation in  franchising.

He is an author of publications within his professional expertise and a speaker at Russian and International conferences.

Vladislav Prokhorov
Junior Partner of Sovet Legal, Head of Practice, Registration and Protection of Intellectual Property

Recommended lawyer by the rankings of Pravo-300 and Rossiyskaya Gazeta.
Areas of practice: Intellectual Property.

Vladislav is the Head of Practice of Registration and Protection of Intellectual Property at Sovet Legal. He is a Patent Attorney of the Russian Federation. Vladislav’s key focus  is comprehensive protection of Intellectual Property of business from infringement, breach  of patents and copyright.

Vladislav has profound experience in litigations regarding protection of trademarks and copyright of the clients, as well as consulting on issues against counterfeiting. He also provides legal support of transactions of purchase and sale of companies owning the rights to Intellectual Property and comprehensive technology, as well as copyright, patents and trademarks.

He is an author of publications within his professional expertise and a speaker at Russian and International conferences.

Maria Vishnyakova
Head of Practice at Sovet Legal, Tax Consultancy  and Litigation
Areas of practice: Tax consultancy and litigation.

At Sovet Legal Maria supervises projects of comprehensive tax risk-assessment and tax structuring for business, as well as projects related to tax optimization.

Maria provides legal support to clients on various aspects of taxation, including development of internal policies to prevent the  tax risks, and analyses contracts for tax risks and potential tax audits.

She is a speaker at Russian conferences and forums.

Aleksey Pastukhov
Junior Partner of Sovet Legal, Head of Practice, Corporate Law
Areas of practice: Corporate Law and M&A

As the Head of Practice, Aleksey provides comprehensive legal support of complex business purchases, supervises registration of joint ventures, provides support of investment projects and corporate restructuring.

He is an author of publications within his professional expertise and a speaker at Russian conferences and forums.

Albina Chukova
Development Director of Sovet Legal

Professional practice: Building a sales system, development of communications with clients.

Albina promotes sales of legal services, manages negotiations with key clients, supervises automation of sales and enhancement of client service.
She is the author of the training “Building an Effective Sales System” and a speaker at Russian conferences and forums.