Our Team
Co-managing Partner
Co-managing Partner
Vladislav Lurye
Andrey Chumakov
Our team consists of experienced lawyers with unique expertise in the field of investments and technology, acquired from leading international law firms, investment funds, and IT companies. We value innovation and provide high-quality legal services tailored to the needs of our clients.
Prior to the establishment of Lurye, Chumakov & Partners, Vladislav worked for 10 years in leading Russian banks such as Rosbank, VTB and MKB, where he specialized in Russian and foreign corporate and banking law.

Vladislav's the most recent experience includes legal advice on the establishment of an accelerator and a venture studio in Europe, support of the entry of an international Fintech startup into the Russian market, and the creation of a venture fund.
Best Lawyers
Kommersant
Corporate law
Digital Economy / FinTech
Faculty of Law, 2000
Education at the Moscow Higher School of Social and Economic Sciences), LLM, 2003
AWARDS
EDUCATION
University of Manchester
Kemerovo State University
Facts about Vladislav
Enjoys swimming, running, skiing, hiking
specialization
Venture investments, mezzanine financing, creation of investment funds, FinTech projects
Pravo-300
Corporate Law/M&A (Mid Market), Digital Economy
Prior to the creation of Lurye, Chumakov & Partners, Andrey was an employee of EY, where he worked his way up from senior consultant to senior manager of the tax and legal consulting practice.

His portfolio of projects includes consulting on international tax planning and deoffshorization, support and structuring of M&A transactions and investment projects, including, in accordance with English law, corporate restructuring, legal and tax expertise.
Best Lawyers
Kommersant
Healthcare & Pharma
Faculty of Law, 2002
Candidate of Legal Sciences, 2006
education
Russian State Social University
Altai State University
awards
Facts about Andrey
Enjoys swimming
Reads one book a week
specialization
Direct and venture investments, M&A transactions, taxation, personal data, IT/IP issues
Pravo-300
Corporate Law/M&A (Mid Market), Digital Economy
Of Counsel, Head of the Investment Funds Practice
Of Counsel,
Practice «Venture investments & M&A»
Of Counsel, Head of the Telemedicine, Medtech practice
Of Counsel,
Practice «Venture investments and M&A»
Anna Andrusova
Denis Ryazanov
Elena Shershneva
Alla Abarysheva
Anna has worked at PwC for more than 10 years as a legal adviser, head of the legal service, head of the compliance group.

Enjoys swimming
Sings in the choir
Faculty of Economics and Law, 2000
Studies at the Moscow Higher School of Social and Economic Sciences, LLM, 2001
Facts about Anna
Education
University of Manchester
Novosibirsk State University
Enjoys mountaineering
Legal support for technology companies, support of direct and venture investments, mergers and acquisitions transactions (M&A)
Facts about Denis
education
Altai State University
specialization
Elena has more than 19 years of experience, including work in a large engineering equipment manufacturing company ADL Group, EY and a medical startup DOC+
Music fan
Can't imagine life without dancing
Faculty of Law, 2002
Facts about Elena
education
Altai State University
Alla has worked for more than 12 years in international and Russian law firms (Dewey & LeBoeuf, Monastyrsky, Zyuba, Stepanov and partners) and international investment groups (PPF). Over the past 2 years, Alla has been fully focused on providing legal support to startups, foundations, business angels, and is also developing in a new direction – digital law.
Enjoys cooking
Is fond of art
Diploma with honors. Pericles Able Project: English Contract Law Course
Facts about Alla
education
Moscow State Law Academy
Venture investments and M&A transactions in retail and trade, FMCG, industry, creation of investment funds in Russia and abroad
specialization
Venture deals, telemedicine, medical technologies
specialization
Support of direct and venture investments, asset tokenization, creation of crypto funds and financial marketplaces and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions
specialization
Digital Economy
Awards
Pravo-300
Corporate Law/M&A (Mid Market)
Awards
Pravo-300
2000
Head of Data Privacy Practice
Natalia Kashina
Junior Associate
Anastasia Alkaeva
Associate
Associate
Anton Lomtev
Daniil Akderli
Enjoys aviation, photography, and traveling
specialization
work experience
education
FACTS ABOUT ANTON
HSE, Corporate Law - 2020

HSE, Law Faculty - 2017
Support of Mergers and Acquisitions Transactions (M&A) and Joint Venture Establishment, Corporate Governance, Venture Transactions
Enjoys sports and traveling
Has worked at leading international and Russian firms, including the American firm Latham & Watkins LLP. Recommended by the rating agency Best Lawyers for the quality of his legal work.

Master's Degree, 2021
work experience
FACTS ABOUT DANIIL
education
Higher School of Economics
specialization
Over one and a half years of work in Russian law firms

Enjoys sports and traveling
Work experience
Facts about anastasia
Education
Ural State Law University
Bachelor's Degree, 2021

Kutafin Moscow State Law University
Master's Degree, 2023
Natalia is fond of reading sci-fi and classic anti-utopia
Loves alpine skiing and snowboarding
Specialization
Facts
Education
Robert Gordon University
International Commercial Law, LLM, 2015

Saint-Petersburg State University, Master’s degree, 2014
Data Privacy, GDPR

Before Natalia joined Lurye, Chumakov & Partners she worked as a lawyer at KPMG and Borenius law firms. She has an experience in advising Russian and foreign clients on TMT, commercial, corporate and tax matters.
Support of Mergers and Acquisitions Transactions (M&A), Corporate Law, Corporate Governance, Due Diligence, Antimonopoly Regulation
Over two years of experience in Russian law firms
Currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Legal Sciences (Candidate of Legal Sciences degree) at RUDN University
SPECIALIZATION
Corporate Law, Due Diligence, Corporate Management
Our Team
Of Counsel,
Head of the Investment Funds Practice
Associate
Of Counsel,
Practice «Venture investments & M&A»
Associate
Of Counsel,
Head of the Telemedicine, Medtech practice
Co-managing Partner
Of Counsel,
Practice «Venture investments and M&A»
Co-managing Partner
Anna Andrusova
Anton Lomtev
Denis Ryazanov
Daniil Akderli
Elena Shershneva
Vladislav Lurye
Alla Abarysheva
Andrey Chumakov
Our team consists of experienced lawyers with unique expertise in the field of investments and technology, acquired from leading international law firms, investment funds, and IT companies. We value innovation and provide high-quality legal services tailored to the needs of our clients.
Junior Associate
Anastasia Alkaeva
Head of Data Privacy Practice
Natalia Kashina
Since 2015, Lurye, Chumakov & Partners has been successfully providing comprehensive legal services in venture capital and private equity investment support, M&A transactions, establishment of investment funds in various legal forms and jurisdictions, tax consulting, and legal advice for technological projects. We offer comprehensive legal support to projects in financial and technological hubs across Asia, the MENA, the EU, and the USA. With a deep insights and understanding of investment and technology industries, our team provides successful legal guidance for all types of our clients.
deals on the investor side
deals on the startup side
BACKGROUND
Our Experience
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48
M&A deals
21
Today, we are one of the leading legal firms for the innovation and technology entrepreneurship industry.
Our Clients
Our team possesses deep knowledge, extensive experience, high dedication, and strong commitment. This is evidenced by the fact that 89% of our clients choose us repeatedly and seek our services again. Our clients encompass a diverse range of players from the investment, financial, and technology sectors: starting from early-stage startups to large technological companies and private equity funds. We also collaborate with business angels, family offices, banks and companies in real sector of economy.
funds established
Fintech projects we brought to foreign and international markets
CLIENTS
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Our goal is to help our clients become industry leaders.
We have reliable partners in all major technology hubs such as the US, UK, Israel, Singapore, China and India
PARTNERS
Most part of our projects have an international scope and in order to be able to provide legal services related to different jurisdictions, we have a broad network of partner law firms. This enables us to deal with complex multijurisdictional tasks and deliver quality service on an international level.
Our Partners
Contacts
Moscow, Business Center "Gruzinka 30", Bolshaya Gruzinskaya str., 30A, bldg. 1
We are always ready to provide comments for media on legal matters.
Contact us: marketing@lch.legal
Co-managing Partner
Vladislav Lurye
Prior to the establishment of Lurye, Chumakov & Partners, Vladislav worked for 10 years in leading Russian banks such as Rosbank, VTB and MKB, where he specialized in Russian and foreign corporate and banking law.
Vladislav's the most recent experience includes legal advice on the establishment of an accelerator and a venture studio in Europe, support of the entry of an international Fintech startup into the Russian market, and the creation of a venture fund.
Best Lawyers
Kommersant
Corporate Law
Financial and banking Law
Faculty of Law, 2000
Education at the Moscow Higher School of Social and Economic Sciences), LLM, 2003
AWARDS
EDUCATION
University of Manchester
Kemerovo State University
Facts about Vladislav
Enjoys swimming, running,
skiing, hiking
CONTACTS
lurye@lch.legal
+7 916 342 40 94
specialization
Venture investments, mezzanine financing, creation of investment funds, FinTech projects
Pravo-300
Corporate Law/M&A (Mid Market),
Digital Economy
Co-managing Partner
Andrey Chumakov
Prior to the creation of Lurye, Chumakov & Partners, Andrey was an employee of EY, where he worked his way up from senior consultant to senior manager of the tax and legal consulting practice.

His portfolio of projects includes consulting on international tax planning and deoffshorization, support and structuring of M&A transactions and investment projects, including, in accordance with English law, corporate restructuring, legal and tax expertise.
Best Lawyers
Kommersant
Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions
Faculty of Law, 2002
Candidate of Legal Sciences, 2006
awards
education
Russian State Social University
Altai State University
Facts about Andrey
Enjoys swimming
Reads one book a week
CONTACTS
specialization
Direct and venture investments, M&A transactions, taxation, personal data, IT/IP issues
Pravo-300
Corporate Law/M&A (Mid Market),
Digital Economy
Of Counsel,
Practice «Venture investments & M&A»
Denis Ryazanov
Is fond of mountaineering
Legal support for technology companies, support of direct and venture investments, mergers and acquisitions transactions (M&A)
Facts about Denis
education
Altai State University
specialization
CONTACTS
2000
Of Counsel,
Head of the Investment Funds Practice
Anna Andrusova
Anna has worked at PwC for more than 10 years as a legal adviser, head of the legal service, head of the compliance group.
Likes to swim
Sings in the choir
Faculty of Economics and Law, 2000
Studies at the Moscow Higher School of Social and Economic Sciences, LLM, 2001
Facts about Anna
Education
University of Manchester
Novosibirsk State University
CONTACTS
specialization
Venture investments and M&A transactions in retail and trade, FMCG, industry, creation of investment funds in Russia and abroad
Corporate Law/M&A (Mid Market)
awards
Pravo-300
Of Counsel,
Head of the Telemedicine, Medtech practice
Elena Shershneva
Elena has more than 19 years of experience, including work in a large engineering equipment manufacturing company ADL Group, EY and a medical startup DOC+
Music fan
Can't imagine life without dancing
Faculty of Law, 2002
Facts about Elena
education
Altai State University
CONTACTS
specialization
Venture deals, telemedicine, medical technologies
Digital Economy
Awards
Pravo-300
Of Counsel,
Practice «Venture investments and M&A»
Alla Abarysheva
Alla has worked for more than 12 years in international and Russian law firms (Dewey & LeBoeuf, Monastyrsky, Zyuba, Stepanov and partners) and international investment groups (PPF). Over the past 2 years, Alla has been fully focused on providing legal support to startups, foundations, business angels, and is also developing in a new direction – digital law.
Enjoys cooking
Is fond of art
Diploma with honors. Pericles Able Project: English Contract Law Course
Facts about Alla
education
Moscow State Law Academy
CONTACTS
specialization
Support of direct and venture investments, asset tokenization, creation of crypto funds and financial marketplaces and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions
Associate
Daniil Akderli
Support of Mergers and Acquisitions Transactions (M&A) and Joint Venture Establishment, Corporate Governance, Venture Transactions
Enjoys sports and traveling
Has worked at leading international and Russian firms, including the American firm Latham & Watkins LLP. Recommended by the rating agency Best Lawyers for the quality of his legal work
Master's Degree, 2021
work experience
FACTS ABOUT DANIIL
education
Higher School of Economics
specialization
CONTACTS
Associate
Anton Lomtev
Over two years of experience
in Russian law firms
Enjoys aviation, photography, and traveling
specialization
work experience
education
CONTACTS
HSE, Corporate Law - 2020

HSE, Law Faculty - 2017
Support of Mergers and Acquisitions Transactions (M&A), Corporate Law, Corporate Governance, Due Diligence, Antimonopoly Regulation
FACTS ABOUT ANTON
Currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Legal Sciences (Candidate of Legal Sciences degree) at RUDN University
Junior Associate
Anastasia Alkaeva
Over one and a half years of work in Russian law firms
Enjoys sports and traveling
Work experience
Facts about anastasia
Education
Ural State Law University
Bachelor's Degree, 2021

Kutafin Moscow State Law University
Master's Degree, 2023

contacts
Corporate Law, Due Diligence, Corporate Management
SPECIALIZATION
Head of Data Privacy Practice
Natalia Kashina
Data Privacy, GDPR

Before Natalia joined Lurye, Chumakov & Partners she worked as a lawyer at KPMG and Borenius law firms. She has an experience in advising Russian and foreign clients on TMT, commercial, corporate and tax matters.
Natalia is fond of reading sci-fi and classic anti-utopia
Loves alpine skiing and snowboarding
Specialization
Facts
Education
Robert Gordon University
International Commercial Law, LLM, 2015

Saint-Petersburg State University, Master’s degree, 2014