Julia Paushkina
Partner
Attorney at law
Julia has been a team-member in the Firm since its incorporation. She advises clients on the matters of doing business in Russia, including contractual links, internal policies, and personal data protection. Furthermore, she provides a full range of legal services regarding employment law, including facilitation in resolution of individual and collective employment disputes. Julia also provides advice on antitrust and corporate law, TMT and compliance issues.
Practices
Achievements
Personally recommended by Russian and international ratings:
- In 2025, "Kommersant" ranked Julia in the federal rating of the best lawyers in Labor Law – Band 1; Antitrust Law – Band 2; Dispute Resolution in Courts of General Jurisdiction – Band 2.
- Pravo-300 in 2024 personally recommends Julia in 4 areas: Dispute Resolution in Courts of General Jurisdiction, TMT (Telecommunications, Media and Technology), Employment and migration law, Antitrust Law; in 2023 marked by Pravo-300 in the areas of TMT (Telecommunications, Media and Technology), Employment and Migration Law, in 2022 in the areas of Compliance, Employment and migration law (including disputes).
- Recommended by the international rankings Best Lawyers 2022 (Litigation, Privacy and Data Security Law) and Legal 500 EMEA 2021 (TMT, Antitrust law).
Projects
CORPORATE CONSULTING AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
CORPORATE DISPUTES
Consulting in the field of antimonopoly legislation
Disputes with antimonopoly authorities
Consulting in the field of commercial law
Support
Consulting in the field of labour law
Labour disputes
News and Publications
On November 21, 2025, the Award Ceremony for the prizewinners of the 20th Anniversary Annual "Best Legal Departments" Award, organized by the "Corporate Lawyer" magazine, took place at the Marriott Imperial Plaza in Moscow.
KIAP, Attorneys at Law, acted as the General Partner of the 2025 Award, as well as the partner of the "Industry" nomination. KIAP's support of the prem...
KIAP, Attorneys At Law, announces new key appointments.
On 1 March 2025, Julia Paushkina was elected as a Partner of Commercial and Employment Practices, and Stepan Sultanov became a Partner of the International Commercial Arbitration Practice.
"We are very pleased to welcome Julia and Stepan as KIAP Partners. Both are experts in their areas with strong expertise, a proactive ...
Минюст хочет установить ответственность для юрлиц, выступающих в интересах взяткополучателя.
Эксперты поддерживают поправки, отмечая, что в случае принятия они станут дополнительным стимулом для соблюдения антикоррупционного законодательства.
Министерство юстиции РФ подготовило проект федерального закона, направленного на совершенствование законодательства в сфере противодей...
В Госдуму внесен законопроект, изменяющий порядок выдачи судебного приказа с целью защиты прав заемщиков.
По мнению адвокатов, принятие этого законопроекта позволит уменьшить число мошеннических операций, связанных c микрофинансированием граждан.
Законопроектом предлагается внести изменения в ст. 122 ГПК РФ, устанавливающую требования, по которым выдается судебный при...
Success cases
The former counterparty of the client — one of the largest Russian manufacturers and suppliers of plumbing fixtures—filed a lawsuit seeking recovery of lost profits after the repudiation of their contract.
The contract included provisions allowing for unilateral repudiation upon 90 days’ prior notice from one of the parties. KIAP’s client decided to repudiate the agreement befor...
The Employment, and Dispute Resolution teams successfully completed the court proceedings in an employment dispute involving a top manager, a foreign citizen, laid off due to downsizing.
As part of an intra-group reorganization, the client of KIAP, Attorneys at Law, decided to terminate the employment of an employee whose job was no longer relevant for the employer due to a change i...