Expert

Alexander Bezborodov

Career

Alexander Bezborodov is Partner at BEITEN BURKHARDT's Moscow office and a member of the Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice group. His practice area comprises consultations in the fields of dispute resolution and litigation in state and arbitration courts, particularly in the field of foreign economic and investment activities of companies. He also advises on international trade, civil law and compliance issues.

Alexander Bezborodov graduated from the Department of Comparative Jurisprudence, Faculty of Law of the State University of Krasnoyarsk (Siberian Federal University), Russia, and obtained a Master-of-Laws degree from the University of Passau, Germany, in 2007. Alexander Bezborodov worked at the Moscow office of the international law firm Haarmann, Hemmelrath & Partner (2005-2006) and the Moscow representative office of the law firm CMS Hasche Sigle in Moscow (2006-2008). He has been working with BEITEN BURKHARDT since 2008. Effective January 2016 Alexander Bezborodov was included on the list of arbitrators of the Arbitration Court of the Association of European Businesses (AEB).

Alexander Bezborodov is listed in Best Lawyers in the fields Arbitration and Mediation and Litigation.
(Best Lawyers 2021)

‘Alexander Bezborodov is our go-to advisor — his experience and professional approach are well-known in the market.‘ (Dispute resolution: litigation)
(The Legal 500 EMEA 2020)

‘The experience of Alexander Bezborodov as well as his professional approach are well known in the market.‘ (Restructuring and insolvency)
(The Legal 500 EMEA 2020)

‘Falk Tischendorf and Alexander Bezborodov jointly lead the litigation and arbitration group at BEITEN BURKHARDT Moscow, which is a key name in the market for German clients doing business in Russia. The department is particularly experienced in the criminal investigations space; it assists clients with internal investigations and advises companies and their management on criminal investigations.‘
‘Alexander Bezborodov is our key contact in the Moscow office of Beiten Burkhardt for the white-collar crime issues. Alexander possesses all professional skills necessary to settle sensitive matters. Alexander is ready to provide clients with appropriate and timely legal advice.‘(White-Crime)
(The Legal 500 EMEA 2020)

‘Alexander is listed in Best Lawyers in the field Arbitration and Mediation. He has been included in the Legal500 list of recommended lawyers in the fields Restructuring and Insolvency and White-Collar Crime.‘
(Best Lawyers 2020 / The Legal 500 2019)

‘BEITEN BURKHARDT is a popular choice for German companies and their Russian subsidiaries. Key contact Alexander Bezborodov is involved in various significant and complex bankruptcy proceedings and disputes, and is assisted by Nikita Rodionov, Maxim Yuzhakov and Natalia Bogdanova‘
(The Legal 500 EMEA 2019)

‘BEITEN BURKHARDT remains a firm favourite with German clients, and has a strong focus supporting companies and their executives during criminal investigations. Managing partner in Moscow Falk Tischendorf assisted a long-standing international client with conducting internal investigations. Key contact Alexander Bezborodov is currently acting for several clients in various criminal proceedings.‘
(The Legal 500 EMEA 2019)

Awards

Memberships

ICC Russia Commission on International Arbitration
German-Russian Lawyers' Association

Publications / Lectures

Publications:

Arbitration Proceedings: New Payment Order Procedure
Alexander Bezborodov and Nikita Rodionov
in: Russland aktuell, 36/2016, p. 6

Private Insolvency Act entered into force
Alexander Bezborodov and Sergey Morozov
in: Russland aktuell, 48/2015, p. 8 et seq.

Constitutional Court Versus European Court of Justice in Favour of Human Rights
Alexander Bezborodov
in: Russland aktuell 35/2015, p. 9 et seq.

Settlement of disputes arising from treaties between states by arbitration (Russian)
Alexander Bezborodov
in: Legal insight, 3/2015, S. 6

Insolvency Law Reforms - Consumer Insolvency Introduced
Alexander Bezborodov and Nikita Rodionov
in: Russland aktuell 6/2015, p. 8 et seq.

How to Invest in Russia 2014
Alexander Bezborodov und Bilgeis Mamedova
in: Compliance and distribution, 2014, P. 26 ff.

"Supply Agreement - The Proving of Key Factors (RUS), Corporate Lawyer, 8/2014", Alexander Bezborodov (co-author Sergey Morozov)"

Those Doing Business in Russia Must Also be Prepared to Litigate in Russia, RUSSLANDaktuell, 47/2013, p. 8 et seq. (co-author Sergey Morozov);

Reform of the Russian Arbitration Process /German/ - Law and Practice of Russian-German Economic Relations, Mitteilungen, No. 47-48, December 2010;

If the worst comes to the worst. How the Russian legislator protects rights of participants of competitive selections for state and municipal orders /German/ - Moskauer Deutsche Zeitung, October 2010;

Changes in the Legislative Regulation of Trade in Pharmaceuticals in Russia - The Moscow Times, September 2010;

News in Russian Legislation on Bankruptcy /German/ - eastlex, June 2010.

Lectures/Online Seminar:

Online Seminar "Keeping China and Russia Business Going in Times of Crisis", 31 March 2020;

Lecture "Overview of the legal positions of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation for 2017. Impact on the daily work of corporate legal departments", Business-Breakfast, April 2018;

Lecture on "Antitrust regulation in Russia: practical application in 2017, anticipated changes and trends" Business Breakfast, February 2018 in Moscow;

Lecture at the event "Machine Building Market Trends in Russia (First Half of 2017)", organised by the Association of European Businesses, on "General Overview of the Machine Building Sector";

"Corporate Disputes in Russia: Key Legal Trends" - Business-Breakfast in Moskau, May 2017;

Lecture at the the 4th Annual Conference of the Russian Arbitration Association in Moscow on "Overview of judicial practice in 2016. Form of arbitration agreement.", April 2017;

Lecture at a Conference in Vienna on "Particularities of Recognition and Enforcement of Arbitration Awards in the Russian Federation", April 2017;

Sports Arbitration Proceedings in Germany: German Sports Arbitration Court of DIS (German Institution of Arbitration) and the Causa Pechstein, Lecture at the Joint Conference on Arbitration in Russia of the German Institution of Arbitration (DIS) and the Russian Arbitration Association (RAA), 16 March 2017 Moscow;

Execution of agreements, right of credit security, law in the area of liability of a producer for products and successful recovery of debt - ICC Seminar "Russia: import & export", 22 November 2010;

Legal guarantees in everyday business: From entering into an agreement to successfully recovering debt - Wegweiser Investment Summit "Law in Russia", 05 October 2010;

Claims management in Russia - from verifying solvency to recovering debt - Russian-German Foreign Trade Chamber, 10 June 2010.