Pen & Paper, Attorneys at Law

What Pen & Paper, Attorneys at Law does

Pen & Paper, Attorneys at Law (Pen & Paper) is a privately held Russian коллегия адвокатов (college of advocates) headquartered in Moscow with additional offices in Saint Petersburg and London. The firm provides legal services across eight practice areas: Criminal Law (economic crimes and corruption defense leveraging advocates with prior Prosecutor's Office, Investigative Committee, and Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs experience), Dispute Resolution, Corporate Law and M&A, International Practice and Private Client Services, Sanctions Law and Compliance (self-described as the largest on the Russian market), Sensitive Matters (family/inheritance, celebrity representation, reputation protection), Expert Legislative Activity (collaboration with the Federation Council and Federal Chamber of Lawyers), and Pro Bono work for crime victims.

The firm serves large and medium-sized Russian enterprises, high-net-worth individuals, and international clients with interests in both Russian and English jurisdictions. Documented clients include Ilim Group OJSC, Investment Company A1, Fontanka.Ru, SPID.Center, SNOB, and Technoshock. The firm is led by Senior Partners Konstantin Dobrynin (Director of the UK office, former Federation Council committee official), Valery Zinchenko, and Anton Imennov (Head of International), with Alexey Dobrynin as Managing Partner and Head of Criminal Law, plus a roster of roughly a dozen additional partners and special counsel.

Pen & Paper generates revenue via quote-based professional services — primarily billable hourly fees and matter-specific fixed fees — with engagement-level pricing determined by matter complexity. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales through senior-partner-led relationships, supplemented by thought-leadership activity in major Russian media (RBC, Vedomosti, Fontanka.ru, TASS) and regular participation in legal forums. The firm has been recognized by Chambers Europe (2018, 2021), is the exclusive Russian member of First Law International (an association spanning 75+ countries), and operates with no proprietary technology platform — service delivery is entirely people-based.

Name

Pen & Paper, Attorneys at Law

Legal name

Pen & Paper, Attorneys at Law

Website

https://pen-paper.ru

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pen & Paper is a privately held Russian коллегия адвокатов headquartered in Moscow, with additional offices in Saint Petersburg and London, providing criminal defense, corporate/M&A, dispute resolution, sanctions compliance, and sensitive-matters legal services to large/medium enterprises, HNW individuals, and international clients with Russian/UK interests.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Moscow

HQ country

Russia

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Professional Fees: Pen & Paper generates revenue through billable legal services including criminal defense, corporate law, M&A, dispute resolution, sanctions compliance, and international practice. Fees are typically structured as hourly rates or fixed fees for specific matters.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Pen & Paper is a Russian law firm operating as a college of advocates, providing billable legal services across criminal law, dispute resolution, corporate law and M&A, international practice and private client services, sanctions law and compliance, sensitive matters, expert legislative activity, and pro bono. The firm operates across Russia and the United Kingdom via offices in Moscow, Saint Petersburg, and London, serving corporate clients and high-net-worth individuals with complex and cross-border matters.

Product overview

Pen & Paper is a Russian attorneys at law firm offering legal services organized into practice areas. The firm provides Criminal Law Practice, Dispute Resolution, Corporate Law and M&A, International Practice and Private Client Services, Sanctions Law and Compliance, Sensitive Matters, Expert Legislative Activity, and Pro Bono services. The firm operates across multiple jurisdictions with offices in Moscow, Saint Petersburg, and London, and maintains a global network of specialist lawyers for handling complex cross-border matters.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Criminal Law Practice Criminal law defense representation for clients facing investigation or prosecution by Russian authorities, with focus on economic crimes and corruption cases. Advocates have prior experience at the Prosecutor's Office, Investigative Committee, and Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs.
• Dispute Resolution Court representation and arbitration services across commercial, corporate, and other dispute categories, emphasizing tactical approach and complex case handling.
• Corporate Law and M&A Legal services for mergers, acquisitions, and broader corporate matters, combining classical corporate law methods with the firm's own proprietary approach to address complex client requirements.
• International Practice and Private Client Services Tailored cross-border legal services for international clients and private individuals, combining in-house corporate experience with advocacy practice.
• Sanctions Law and Compliance Practice Comprehensive sanctions law and compliance advisory described by the firm as the largest and leading sanctions practice on the Russian legal market.
• Sensitive Matters Practice Discreet legal assistance on sensitive matters connected to clients' professional activities and private lives, including family and inheritance law, support for celebrities, athletes, and entertainment industry figures, and protection of business reputation.
• Expert Legislative Activity Legislative drafting and expert advisory work, with Pen & Paper lawyers collaborating actively with the Federation Council of the Russian Federal Assembly and the Russian Federal Chamber of Lawyers.
• Pro Bono Regular, free legal assistance provided to victims of crime as part of the firm's ongoing pro bono program.
• UK Legal Services Legal services for UK-based clients and those with interests in doing business in the UK, covering white-collar crime investigations, commercial disputes, fraud, international asset tracing, and Russian corporate law advice, delivered through the UK representative office.

Quantifiable outcome

• Russian courts grant acquittals in just 0.7% of all cases investigated; Pen & Paper has secured acquittals for clients.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• First Law International (FLI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 April 2016Pen & Paper became the exclusive member of First Law International in the Russian Federation. FLI is an international legal association combining leading and most competitive legal companies from more than 75 countries. Anton Imennov was appointed as the company's representative in FLI. FLI is recognized as the only European 'elite global association' for the third year in a row by Chambers & Partners.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Sorainen (Russia practice): Baltic-founded regional firm with Russia/CIS practice covering corporate, dispute resolution, and cross-border mandates. Comparable to Pen & Paper in serving clients with cross-border Russian-related matters and competing in the same niche of Russia-rooted international legal services.
• ALRUD Law Firm: Leading Russian boutique law firm with strong corporate/M&A, dispute resolution, and international practices. Closely comparable to Pen & Paper in size, Moscow-headquartered profile, international ambitions, and top-tier Chambers recognition across the Russian market.
• Rybalkin, Gortsunov & Partners: Russian law firm with strong international practice focus, cross-border dispute resolution, and corporate capabilities. Comparable to Pen & Paper as a mid-sized Russian firm pursuing international mandates and competing for similar enterprise and high-net-worth clients.
• Ivanyan & Partners: Russian law firm with established international practice and cross-border M&A/dispute capabilities. Comparable in profile to Pen & Paper as a Russian-rooted firm serving enterprise clients with international matters and operating in the same competitive tier.
• Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners (EPA&P): One of the largest full-service Russian law firms with a major international and dispute resolution practice. Comparable to Pen & Paper in the Russian legal market positioning, cross-border capabilities, and Chambers Europe recognition, though at larger scale.

Broad incumbents

• Dentons: Global law firm with significant Russian and CIS practice (historically one of the largest international footprints in Russia). Comparable to Pen & Paper in handling cross-border Russian-related mandates, though operating at much broader scale and with a wider practice portfolio.
• Baker McKenzie: Global law firm with established Russian practice covering M&A, dispute resolution, and compliance. Comparable in competing for cross-border Russian mandates, particularly in sanctions and compliance, though from a much broader international platform.
• Clifford Chance: Magic Circle firm with Russia/CIS practice handling M&A, banking, sanctions, and dispute resolution matters. Comparable to Pen & Paper in serving international clients with Russian-related matters, particularly cross-border disputes and sanctions exposure.
• Linklaters: Magic Circle firm with established Russia practice spanning corporate, finance, and disputes. Comparable in cross-border Russian mandate expertise and competing for the same enterprise clients with Russian-jurisdictional exposure.
• Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer: Global law firm with Russia/CIS capability in M&A, disputes, and investigations. Comparable in handling complex cross-border Russian mandates and competing for sophisticated enterprise clients requiring Russian-international legal coordination.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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