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 2026, "Kommersant" ranked Julia in the federal rating of the best lawyers in Compliance – Band 1; Labor and Migration Law – Band 1, as well as in Labor Law – Band 1; Antitrust Law – Band 2; Dispute Resolution in Courts of General Jurisdiction – Band 2 in 2025.
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Pravo-300 in 2026 personally recommends Julia in the areas: Compliance, Dispute Resolution in Courts of General Jurisdiction, Labor and Immigration Law, as well as in TMT (Telecommunications, Media and Technology), in Antitrust Law in 2025.
- Recommended by the international rankings Best Lawyers 2022 (Litigation, Privacy and Data Security Law) and Legal 500 EMEA 2021 (TMT, Antitrust law).
Projects
Consulting in the field of antimonopoly legislation
Consulting in the field of commercial law
Consulting in the field of labour law
Disputes with antimonopoly authorities
Support
Labour disputes
CORPORATE CONSULTING AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
CORPORATE DISPUTES
News and Publications
On February 27, 2026, the forum on employment law and personnel accounting ”Human Resources – 2026” was held in Moscow.
Nowadays, people do not just decide everything – since January 1, 2026, after the increase in insurance premiums, employees have become even more expensive for employers. The purpose of the forum was to form and disseminate best practices for resolving...
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...