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The tech sector is developing much faster than the applicable regulatory framework. Digital and telecom market players develop innovative products and apply technologies shaping new business models. This requires a comprehensive legal support, from protection of intellectual property rights and compliance with personal data regulations to legal advice in relation to digital apps and services, cross-border transactions and high-tech deals.

BGP Litigation's IT/TMT Practice combines an in-depth legal expertise with the thorough understanding of technology trends, helping companies implement innovations and develop sustainable digital processes in a legally secure manner and in compliance with both Russian and foreign data protection laws, including GDPR, CCPA and other applicable international regulations.

BGP Litigation acts as a strategic partner to tech businesses and strives to get an in-depth understanding of the technical logic of projects and develop a legal architecture taking account of the scalability and diverse requirements of various jurisdictions. Our multiple service approach allows us to engage IP, corporate, tax, antitrust and sanctions law experts and legal professionals specialising in personal data regulations and international compliance. Such an approach helps provide our clients with integrated legal support, from digital infrastructure development and deal structuring to liaison with regulators and protection of business interests in a legally ambiguous environment.


Our broad experience includes advising on mobile infrastructure development projects, including 5G rollout, interacting with foreign content providers, software, AI and robotics regulation, protection and cross-border transfer of personal data, e-commerce, and assisting clients with M&A and venture capital transactions involving tech assets. Our clients include companies operating in the IT, TMT, Digital Health, FinTech, Media, and Telecom sectors, and governmental authorities implementing federal-level digital initiatives, including import substitution projects.
Services
Drafting and managing IT/TMT contracts
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  • Software development agreements
  • Outsourcing agreements
  • Technical support agreements
  •  Licences and sub-licences
  • Software transfer/assignment agreements
Legal advice on software development
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  • Drafting internal regulations governing software/product development in an IT company, including contractual relations with developers, contractors and investors
  • Structuring employment and contractual relations within software development teams
Protection of Intellectual property rights
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  • Copyright, trademark, and patent registration
  • Developing strategies to protect one-of-a-kind digital solutions and brand names
  • Legal advice on IP infringement matters
Personal data protection
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  • GDPR compliance
  • CCPA compliance
  • Compliance with local personal data protection laws
  • Review of confidentiality protection arrangements and compliance with local laws and regulations
  • Drafting and implementing confidentiality policies and procedures
  • Drafting guidelines governing the use of recommender techniques
Obtaining special licences and permits for operations in foreign jurisdictions
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  • Legal support in connection with obtaining commercial licences and permits authorising operations in IT, media and telecom sectors abroad, including liaison with regulatory authorities
Legal advice in connection with advertising and promotional campaigns
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  • Verifying compliance of advertising and promotional materials with the statutory requirements, including consumer protection, unfair competition, and user data matters
Challenging unlawful regulatory actions
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  • Assisting companies in connection with unlawful actions of governmental authorities, protecting clients in pre-trial and judicial proceedings, sanction and penalty risk management

Team

Irina Akimova
Partner, attorney, member of the General Council of the Antimonopoly Experts Association – Competition Law
Anastasia Dudko
Partner, attorney - Intellectual Property and Technology
Evgeniy Zhurba
Partner – Legal Tech and Process Automation
Alexandra Kurdyumova
Partner, Head of Legal Practice MENA Desk, FinTech, Intellectual Property and Technology
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News

07/03/2026 07/03/2026 Press-release
BGP Litigation Wins PREQVECA White Nights Awards 2026
06/09/2026 06/09/2026 Press-release
BGP Litigation Strengthens Its Tax and Customs Practices
06/09/2026 06/09/2026 Press-release
BGP Litigation and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Bashkortostan signed a cooperation agreement at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum
05/05/2026 05/05/2026 Press-release
RAA's Investment Arbitration Working Group Led by BGP Litigation's Partner Sergey Morozov Submits an Amicus Curiae Brief to the Court of Justice of the European Union
05/04/2026 05/04/2026 Press-release
BGP Litigation Secures Over RUB 5.6 Billion in Damages from Former RUSNANO Executives
04/14/2026 04/14/2026 Press-release
BGP Litigation Secures Reversal of Appellate Ruling in a Dispute over Reclamation of Property from a Good-Faith Purchaser
BGP Litigation's Dispute Resolution team helped its client, Blago Ertil LLC, an agro-industrial company, secure a reversal of the appellate court ruling in a dispute over the reclamation of the value of several hundred tonnes of sunflower oilseeds stolen by fraudsters.

The dispute involved reclaiming the commodity value from a bona fide purchaser as unjust enrichment.  The cause of action was based on the circumstances of the loss of possession of the commodity by the original owner as a result of the fraud.  The appellate court, referring to the final and binding verdict in a criminal fraud case, concluded that the property had been withdrawn from the original owner's possession against his will and ruled that the defendant should pay the value of the commodity.

BGP Litigation's team joined the proceedings at the cassation appeal stage.  The lawyers revised the defence strategy, focusing on application of Article 302 of the Russian Civil Code.  Having taken the account of the current case law of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation, our firm's dispute resolution practitioners substantiated the necessity of distinguishing between a disposal of property at an owner's will and a disposal against such will, even in case of a fraud.

In the cassation appeal, our dispute resolution professionals proved that in the case in question, the original owner had voluntarily performed the legally binding acts to transfer the commodity, for which reason the commodity had been withdrawn from his possession at his own will.

Following the review of the cassation appeal, the district commercial (arbitrazh) court reversed the appellate court's ruling and upheld the decision of the first instance court to reject the claim.

Our lawyers' position helped develop a precedent-setting approach to application of Article 302 of the Russian Civil Code.  The court upheld that a fraud conviction did not preclude the necessity of analysing the nature of the owner's intentions and the circumstances surrounding the property transfer.  Such an approach is essential for safeguarding bona fide purchasers and further development of the case law.

BGP Litigation's dispute resolution team engaged in the project comprised Partner Vladimir Efremov, Senior Associate Igor Vershinin, and Junior Associate Marfa Makarova.
04/08/2026 04/08/2026 Press-release
BGP Litigation Recognised as a Leading Law Firm in the Middle East: 2026 Research by Pravo.ru
03/26/2026 03/26/2026 Mass-media
BGP Litigation assisted the clients with recognition and enforcement of the Russian arbitral awards in Germany, Canada, and the UAE
02/13/2026 02/13/2026 Press-release
BGP Litigation’s Partner Vladimir Efremov Secures Spot Among Top 100 Most Influential Bankruptcy Professionals
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