Biography
Dmitry Shmerkin graduated from the Law Faculty of Lomonosov Moscow State University.
From 2013 to 2015 he worked as a lawyer at a major construction holding. In January 2016 he joined Klishin & Partners and in 2018 was admitted to the bar.
In 2019 he was appointed managing advocate of the association, and in 2020 was elected Deputy Chairman of the Presidium of Klishin & Partners.
Dmitry Shmerkin is a highly qualified specialist in corporate and civil law, civil and arbitrazh procedure, and private international law.
He has repeatedly defended major Russian and foreign enterprises in court, including protecting foreign investors against unlawful claims on their real estate and subsidiaries.
He advises Russian organisations on M&A transactions and prepares legal assessments and expert opinions for foreign clients on complex issues of Russian law.
His competences also include preparing applications to the European Court of Human Rights; in particular, he applied to the ECHR on behalf of a Russian aircraft manufacturer against a foreign state over the expropriation of assets abroad.
He advises high-net-worth clients on de-offshorisation and the capital amnesty, compliance procedures at foreign banks, and the release of frozen funds.
Languages: English.
Selected matters
One of his most complex successful matters was representing a foreign investor before the Moscow Arbitrazh Court in a corporate conflict involving the investor's loss of control over a property worth more than RUB 500 million.
Defending a foreign company against unlawful claims on real estate worth more than RUB 400 million based on a forged arbitral award.
Representing a major energy company in the recovery of more than RUB 5 billion.
Advising Russia's largest development company on consolidating 100% of a company's shares with debt financing.
Advising a manufacturer of unmanned aerial vehicles on restructuring its corporate ownership and project financing.
Defending a shareholder of a company valued at more than RUB 30 billion in exiting a corporate conflict.
Advising a German plastics manufacturer on the operation of its Russian subsidiary.
As one of the heads of Klishin & Partners, Dmitry Shmerkin manages working groups of advocates on various projects and makes a significant contribution to the professional training of trainees and assistant advocates.