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Valeriy Fedoreev

Partner
Head of Employment and Migration

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Valeriy Fedoreev leads the firm’s Employment and Migration practice. He has over 25 years of experience working in the Russian legal services market, including work in the state prosecution office and as a top manager of one of the leading football clubs. This diverse background enables him to better understand clients’ business approaches and take practical considerations into account when addressing legal issues.
Valeriy advises clients on a wide range of matters, including employment law, compliance, internal investigations, employment disputes, as well as corporate restructuring and liquidation. He provides legal support both in day-to-day HR matters and in complex transformational projects.

Sports law is a notable focus of Valeriy’s practice. In 2017, Valeriy was appointed by UNESCO as the national consultant for Russian anti-doping policy project.
Experience

  • One of the largest Russian IT companies – advising on employment issues in connection with the expansion of the global business.

  • One of the largest international engineering companies – advising on business restructuring and sanctions legislation.

  • Japanese group of manufacturing companies – advising on business restructuring.

  • American medical device company – advising on complex staff redundancy, including top management employment termination. Support during law enforcement inspections. Advising on cooperation with trade unions.

  • Allianz – legal support on employment law issues.

  • Qatar Airways – advising on and representing in court on complex employment and criminal law issues, including issues related to employee compliance with legal and ethical standards, company policies, termination of employment, bringing former top managers to criminal liability.

  • Japan Airlines – advising on a wide range of employment law issues, including safety and health protection, changing working conditions, protecting the client from employee claims.

  • Gilead Sciences – full legal support on employment law issues.

  • One of the largest international cosmetics manufacturers – advising the client on general employment law issues, representing the client's interests in the State Labor Inspectorate.

  • UEFA – legal advice on hosting EURO 2020 matches in Russia.

  • Leading Russian and foreign athletes and coaches – advising on entering into employment contracts with sports clubs.
Rankings
  • Pravo-300 2026: Labor and Immigration Law
  • Kommersant 2026: TMT: Telecommunications, Media, Technology, Digital Economy
  • Pravo-300 2023–2025: Labor Law
  • Kommersant 2020, 2023–2026: Labor Law
  • Kommersant 2023-2025: Tourism and sports: advising industry leaders
  • Rossijskaya Gazeta 2023-2025: Employment
  • Best Lawyers 2022: Employment & Migration
  • Chambers Europe 2021: Employment
  • Legal 500 2021: Employment
“Valeriy Fedoreev is singled out by a client as a «very hands-on» practitioner. He advises on a wide range of mandates, from contentious employee relations and labour disputes to employment contracts and restructuring procedures.” / Chambers Europe
Education
  • 1998, Yaroslavl State University, Russia
  • 1995, Stonehill College, MA, USA
Contacts
+7 916 712 14 12
valeriy.fedoreev@sl-legal.ru