Ivan Ishchenko
Associate
Since his student years, Ivan has built his career at law firms ranked in the top bands of the leading Russian legal directory, Pravo-300. He currently has expertise across several areas of law: civil (including corporate), administrative, tax and maritime law. In maritime law, Ivan’s practice focuses on disputes relating to the adjustment and apportionment of general average losses, securing the release of vessels from arrest, and recovering damages in tort arising from ship collisions.
Tel+7 (812) 640 07 98
Emailivan.ishchenko@navicus.law
Key Practice Areas
Civil Law
Compliance, debt recovery, seeking specific performance, challenging transactions, recovering property, recovering losses, handling works and services contract disputes, as well as conducting legal due diligence and counterparty analysis, and supporting corporate procedures.
Maritime Law
Arresting vessels, providing legal support for matters involving sunken property and other maritime incidents, pursuing demurrage claims.
Administrative Law
Challenging rulings of tax, customs and other government agencies.
Tax Law
Handling diverse tax disputes, advising on small business taxation matters, including on the application of the simplified taxation system (STS).
Representative Experience
- Acted for a client in a works and services contract performance dispute valued at over ₽1.5 billion.
- Secured the lifting of an arrest on a vessel in proceedings against the shipowner involving a $10 million claim.
- Represented a shipowner in customs proceedings involving the non-declaration of goods imported into the EAEU single economic space.
- Developed the structure and documentation, and advised on a transaction to increase a company’s share capital by more than ₽200 million.
- Represented individuals and legal entities before the civil and economic judicial chambers of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation.
Additional Information
- Graduated from the Faculty of Law of St. Petersburg State University.
- Currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Civil and Commercial Law at the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE University) in St. Petersburg.
NAVICUS.LAW
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Tel.: +7 (812) 640 07 98 (Moscow)
Tel.: +7 (812) 640 07 98 (St. Petersburg)
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