Partner
Head of Insurance & Dispute Resolution
Co-Head of IP and Digital Law
Leonid Zubarev has been with the team since 1995. He leads the insurance & dispute resolution practices and oversees the intellectual property and digital law practice.
Leonid has over 30 years of experience in insurance, corporate, and commercial law. He advises leading Russian and international insurance and reinsurance companies on:
In addition, Leonid provides comprehensive legal support to foreign companies operating in Russia, including:
- settlement of complex and large losses and litigation on insurance disputes,
- business restructuring,
- M&A transactions, including structuring, obtaining necessary approvals and licenses,
- regulatory aspects of conducting insurance activities in Russia.
In addition, Leonid provides comprehensive legal support to foreign companies operating in Russia, including:
- business restructuring,
- M&A transactions, including structuring, obtaining necessary approvals and licenses,
- antitrust and sanctions regulatory compliance,
- licensing and regulatory approvals,
- commercial contracts,
- intellectual property protection,
- and other aspects of commercial law.
Membership
- AIDA – International Insurance Law Association/Association Internationale de Droit des Assurances
- Leonid is an arbitrator for insurance disputes at the Russian Arbitration Center
Experience
- AlfaStrakhovanie – comprehensive representation of the client’s interests in a dispute over the recovery of insurance compensation under a property insurance contract in connection with a major fire at a warehouse in the Moscow region.
- AlfaStrakhovanie – representation of the client’s interests in a complex process of settling an insurance and reinsurance event in connection with the crash of a private jet at Vnukovo Airport with a total claim value of over 40 million euros, including litigation between various participants in the incident and between insurance companies.
- Ingosstrakh – representation of the interests of an insurer that insured the liability of directors in a dispute over the recovery of an unprecedented amount of damages from former directors of a Russian bank.
- Russian management of several insurers – subsidiaries of foreign investors – consulting on MBO projects.
- Russian and international insurance and reinsurance companies – comprehensive consulting on the settlement of claims related to the largest air crashes in Russia and abroad.
- RNRC – representing the client’s interests in a dispute regarding the recovery of insurance compensation in connection with an accident at a Russian metallurgical plant.
Rankings
- Kommersant 2026: Data Protection, International Dispute Resolution, TMT: Telecommunications, Media, Technology, Transportation and Logistics, Digital Economy
- Pravo-300 2023-2026: Insurance
- Kommersant 2023, 2025: Insurance, Maritime law; Compliance; Transport & Logistics
- Rossiyskaya Gazeta 2024 – Arbitration, International Projects
- Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyer 2023: Insurance
- Best Lawyers 2014-2022: Insurance Law; Trade Law; Investment; Product liability
- Client Choice Awards 2016-2020: Insurance.
- Client Choice Award: “He is a unique professional in the field of insurance law in Russia.”
- Expert Guides 2021: Insurance
- Acritas Stars 2021: Insurance
“Leonid is a pleasure to work with; he is well versed in insurance and reinsurance law and provides practical and timely legal advice.” / Client Choice Award
Education
- 1995, Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO University, Degree in Law)
Contacts
+7 985 969 88 21
leonid.zubarev@sl-legal.ru
leonid.zubarev@sl-legal.ru