Anastasia Polyanskaya

Counsel, Head of the private international law practice

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Anastasia Polyanskaya

Experience

Anastasia oversees cross-border family disputes involving a foreign element, such as the nationality of one spouse or overseas real estate. When necessary, coordinates foreign legal work with Russian proceedings. Collaborates with international colleagues to develop optimal strategies
for protecting clients' interests in Russia.

Previously she practiced in Paris with leading law firms specializing in dispute resolution at the intersection of family and corporate law, complicated by a foreign element.

She graduated with honors from Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (MGIMO) with a Master's degree in European Union Law and the Legal Foundations of Integration Processes, and from Paris II-Panthéon-Assas University in France with a Master's degree in International Private Law and International Trade Law. She is a certified mediator and has over eight years of legal practice.

Anastasia is a member of the Association of Lawyers of Russia. She is fluent in English, French, and Spanish.

Practice areas

  • arrowsFamily Law
  • arrowsPrivate International Law
  • arrowsLabor Law
  • arrowsMediation

Cases

01
Representation of a Russian citizen residing abroad. The marriage was dissolved by the Russian civil registry office (ZAGS) without the spouse’s personal appearance.
02
Legal support for the dissolution of marriage with a foreign national residing outside the Russian Federation at the time of judicial proceedings. Division of joint marital property located
in an unfriendly jurisdiction.
03
Provision of legal assistance in drafting a property division agreement, where a portion of the property was located outside the Russian Federation.

Publications