01 / BUSINESS
For business
White-collar defence for owners and executives, commercial disputes, inspections, insolvency.
An attorney can join at any stage — better before the first explanations are given.
MOSCOW · MARIUPOL
The defence everyone has a right to
A Moscow bar association: criminal, civil and commercial cases, bankruptcy, military law. Working in Moscow and Mariupol.
The consultation is free when an agreement is signed. We assess the prospects of a case and tell you straight.
- Founded
- 2019
- Attorneys
- 6
- Locations
- Moscow · Mariupol
- Consultation
- Free with an agreement
01 / WHO WE HELP
Who we help
02 / INDIVIDUALS
For individuals
Criminal defence, civil, family, inheritance and employment disputes, bankruptcy, military law.
We run the case end to end: from the first consultation to enforcement.
03 / URGENT
Urgent defence
A search, a detention, a summons to interrogation. Until your counsel arrives, give no explanations and sign nothing you do not understand.
The bar association’s line: +7 499 460-64-27.
02 / IN BRIEF
The bar association in brief
2019
the year the bar association was founded
6
attorneys — and not a single “just a lawyer”
2cities
Moscow and Mariupol
2009
the year the chairman began practising at the bar
We do not publish a “win rate”: every dispute has its own stakes and its own risks. The result in one case neither guarantees nor implies a similar result in another. What we can show is specific cases — below.
03 / PRACTICES
What our attorneys do
01 / FOR BUSINESS
White-collar criminal defence
Defence in economic and tax cases, support during searches and interrogations, protection from and pursuit of criminal complaints.
02 / FOR BUSINESS
Commercial and corporate disputes
Debt recovery, contract and shareholder conflicts, representation in commercial (arbitrazh) courts at all instances.
03 / FOR BUSINESS
Police and tax inspections
Support and defence during police and tax inspections, resolution of tax conflicts, challenges to state authorities’ actions.
04 / FOR BUSINESS
Bankruptcy of companies and individuals
Corporate and personal insolvency, bankruptcy risk analysis, protection of debtors and creditors.
05 / FOR BUSINESS
Administrative cases
Defence in administrative-offence cases; challenges to actions and inaction of state authorities.
06 / FOR BUSINESS
Ongoing legal support for business
Legal outsourcing, contract and claims work, legal and tax consulting, attorney participation in negotiations.
07 / FOR BUSINESS
Honour, dignity and business reputation
Retraction of defamatory statements, removal of false information, compensation — for businesses and individuals.
08 / FOR INDIVIDUALS
Criminal defence
Defence at every stage — from the pre-investigation check to cassation. Personal attorney, presence at investigative actions, review of convictions.
09 / FOR INDIVIDUALS
Civil disputes and real estate
Loan, insurance and housing disputes, consumer protection, real-estate transactions, land disputes, debt recovery.
10 / FOR INDIVIDUALS
Family, inheritance and employment matters
Divorce, division of property, prenuptial agreements, inheritance and employment disputes — handled with care for family and reputation.
11 / FOR INDIVIDUALS
Military law and military registration
Military registration and call-up questions, challenges to military commissariat decisions, criminal and administrative cases of service members.
12 / FOR INDIVIDUALS
Personal attorney
Standing support for you and your family: advice, documents, negotiations, urgent attorney call-out.
13 / FOR INDIVIDUALS
Review of judgments and convictions
Appeal, cassation, supervisory review, new circumstances. An honest assessment of the complaint’s prospects before it is filed.
04 / PRINCIPLES
Professional independence, confidentiality, good faith, respect for rights, honour and dignity
Our principle is an honest relationship with the client.
chairman of the Kovalev, Malyutov, Tsypkalo & Partners Moscow Bar Association, attorney
Independence
An attorney answers to the law and the client’s interests — and to no one else. A guarantee enshrined in Federal Law No. 63-FZ.
Confidentiality
Everything you tell an attorney is privileged. Case details never reach the public domain — or this website.
Good faith
We assess the prospects and tell you straight. We promise no outcomes: no one may promise the outcome of a case.
Respect
For every client’s rights, honour and dignity — in the meeting room, in court and beyond.
05 / CASES
Cases we can talk about
Much of an attorney’s work is protected by privilege. Here is what we may show.
Personal bankruptcy2020
1.9million ₽ of debt discharged
Personal bankruptcy of Ms Kh.: bank debts discharged
Ms Kh. could no longer service her bank loans. Attorney Dmitry Malyutov ran a financial analysis and filed a bankruptcy petition; the Commercial (Arbitrazh) Court of the Ulyanovsk Region — a state commercial court — declared her bankrupt. Debt of 1.9 million roubles was discharged.
Case study
Civil disputes2020–2022
54million ₽ recovered for the client
A 65-million-rouble loan dispute: recovery and defence against a 270-million counterclaim
Two borrowers took loans of 65 million roubles from our client Ms F. and refused to repay them. The courts awarded her 54 million and 17.1 million roubles and foreclosed on the pledged assets, while a 270-million-rouble counterclaim against her was dismissed in full.
Case study
Insurance disputes2024
1million ₽ and more recovered from the insurer
Insurance pay-out refused — recovered through a court-ordered expert examination
An insurer refused Ms A.’s claim, arguing that the damage to her car did not match the accident. Attorney Elizbar Margiev obtained a court-ordered expert examination that confirmed the accident was real — the claim was granted and over 1 million roubles recovered.
Case study
The result in one case neither guarantees nor implies a similar result in another.
06 / ATTORNEYS
The attorneys
Attorney since 2009, chairman of the bar association since 2019. Criminal and commercial litigation, personal and corporate insolvency.
More about their experience
- Education
- Graduated from the Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics and Informatics (MESI) with a degree in Law. Completed professional retraining at the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics under the unified insolvency-practitioner programme (crisis management). Postgraduate student at the Moscow Innovation University.
- Practice
- A practising attorney since 2009, specialising in criminal and commercial law and in personal and corporate insolvency cases.
- At the bar association
- Chairman of the Kovalev, Malyutov, Tsypkalo & Partners Moscow Bar Association since 2019.
In the profession since 2011, called to the bar in 2019. Civil, commercial and corporate disputes, criminal defence, real estate, business support, insolvency.
More about their experience
- Education
- Graduated in 2011 from the Odessa National Law Academy (law degree). In 2017 completed a master’s programme at the Crimean Law Institute, a branch of the Academy of the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation.
- Practice
- Working in the profession since 2011, including more than ten years in courts of general jurisdiction and commercial (arbitrazh) courts of first instance and appeal, among other roles as a judge’s assistant. Called to the bar in 2019.
- Focus
- Representing individuals in civil matters; extensive experience of commercial and corporate disputes, real-estate transactions, ongoing legal support of businesses and insolvency cases.
Attorney since 2010, practising in Moscow since 2020. Employment, family, inheritance and housing disputes; pro bono expert to the Moscow Commissioner for the Protection of Entrepreneurs’ Rights.
More about their experience
- Education
- Graduated in 2008 from the Volgograd Law University.
- Practice
- Called to the bar in 2010. From 2010 to 2020 a member of the Astrakhan Regional Bar; since 2020 practising in Moscow, a member of the Moscow City Bar Chamber.
- Public work
- Pro bono expert to the Commissioner for the Protection of Entrepreneurs’ Rights in Moscow.
07 / HOW IT WORKS
How working with an attorney is arranged
Contact and consultation
You describe the situation — by phone, messenger or in person. We work out what help is needed and give an honest view of the prospects.
Agreement with the attorney
The legal-assistance agreement is signed directly with the attorney; the fee is paid into the bar association’s cash office or account (art. 25, Law 63-FZ).
The position
The attorney studies the documents, gathers evidence, sends formal enquiries where needed and builds the line of defence or claim.
Defence and representation
Investigative actions, hearings, negotiations — the attorney is beside you at every stage and keeps you informed in plain language.
QUESTIONS
Frequently asked questions
What is an attorney (advokat), and how do they differ from a lawyer?
An attorney is a lawyer who has passed the bar examination and holds a special status with special rights and duties: attorney–client privilege, the warrant of attorney, formal attorney enquiries — and the exclusive right to act as defence counsel in criminal cases. Everyone at this bar association is an attorney; their status can be verified in the Moscow register of attorneys, and for the Mariupol office in the register of attorneys of the Donetsk People’s Republic.
How is the agreement concluded and the fee paid?
The legal-assistance agreement is concluded directly between you and the attorney. The fee is paid into the bar association’s cash office or bank account (art. 25(1), (6) of Federal Law No. 63-FZ). Terms are discussed at the consultation — we do not quote figures sight unseen.
What is attorney–client privilege?
Any information you give your attorney in connection with legal assistance is protected by law (art. 8 of Federal Law No. 63-FZ): an attorney cannot be questioned about it, and demands to disclose it are unlawful. It is a legal regime, not a promise.
Do you work only in Moscow?
The bar association works in Moscow and, since 2026, has an official representative office in the DPR — in Mariupol. Attorneys also handle cases in other regions: our practice includes proceedings in commercial (arbitrazh) courts — Russia’s state courts for business disputes — outside Moscow.
Can you help with tax, valuation or ongoing business support that does not need attorney status?
Such work — tax disputes, insolvency support, corporate law, valuation and audit — is handled by the lawyers of Kovalev & Partners LLC, a law firm with which the bar association has a cooperation agreement: kovalev.moscow. The bar association remains an independent organisation responsible for the attorney side of the work.
Do you advise in English?
Yes — written advice and court documents are prepared in Russian (the language of proceedings), and we correspond and explain the case to you in English. This page is a courtesy translation: where the two versions differ, the Russian version prevails.
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Tell us about your matter
We reply within one business day. The consultation is free of charge when an agreement is signed.