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Partners Victoria Dergunova
Victoria Dergunova Victoria is a graduate of National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE) in 2011.

In 2018, she defended her dissertation for the degree of Candidate of Legal Sciences at the Kutafin Moscow State Law University (MSAL) and took a refresher course on the additional professional program "Mediation" at the Russian Academy of Advocacy and Notary Public.

She joined MZS as a firm’s partner in 2024.

She has the status of an attorney, is a member of the group of attorneys of the FPA RF certified by the HELP Program in the field of international family law, providing assistance under the Convention on Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction 1980.

Her principal areas of specialization include prevention of family, inheritance and corporate risks in case of divorce or retirement of the business owner, relocation of families outside Russia, cases on protection of honor, dignity and business reputation, representing clients in cross-border family and inheritance disputes.

Victoria is named as one of the best lawyers in the field of family and inheritance law:

•    Forbes: Succession planning, inheritance disputes, family law/marriage contract, family disputes/divorce proceedings, overseas asset structuring/ Protection of personal assets abroad.
•    Право.ru-300: Family and Probate Law, Private Client, Individual Recognition in Family and Probate Law.
•    Kommersant (Legal Services Market Leaders): Divorce disputes, division of property and inherited assets, structuring of inherited assets, private equity, individually recognized in family and inheritance law, private equity.
•    Best Lawyers: Individual recognition in the area of family law.
•    Platforma: 2021 – winner of the competition "Best in Law 2021" according to the expert council, 2018 – winner of the competition "Best in Law 2018" by popular vote.

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