Our team
Trusted Advisors for High-Stakes Decisions.
We bring together seasoned litigators, patent counsel, and transactional attorneys to provide practical legal strategies tailored to your business, your goals, and your most critical decisions
Lawyers
A team built on experience, trust, and results.
Our team combines decades of legal experience, strategic insight, and a client-first approach to help businesses and individuals navigate complex legal matters.
Founder, Managing Partner & CEO
Dmitri I. Dubograev
Builds and leads the firm’s cross-border practice, counseling hi-tech founders, investors, and rights-holders on the strategy behind their most consequential transactions.
Cross-border M&A
IP strategy
Founder counsel
Senior COUNSEL — M&A / IT
Alexander Gluhovsky
Structures and closes technology M&A, joint ventures, and complex IT contracts, translating commercial intent into precise deal terms.
M&A
IT transactions
Joint ventures
Senior Counsel — Business & Litigation
Alexander Chizhik
Advises closely-held businesses on day-to-day operations, governance, and disputes, combining transactional fluency with courtroom experience.
Business counsel
Governance
Dispute resolution
Senior Counsel — Litigation
Kevin Garden
Trial-tested litigator handling commercial disputes, shareholder actions, and complex contract enforcement across federal and state forums.
Commercial litigation
Shareholder disputes
Trial advocacy
Senior Counsel — Patent & IP Consulting
Gregory Gurshman,
Former USPTO senior patent examiner advising on software, security, and medical device patents — from prosecution strategy to accelerated filings.
Patent prosecution
Software patents
IP consulting
Senior Counsel — Patents
George Bardmesser
Registered patent counsel guiding software, hardware, and platform innovators through prosecution, portfolio strategy, and licensing.
Patent prosecution
Software IP
Portfolio strategy
Office Manager · Paralegal
Svetlana Dubograev
Runs the firm's operations and client experience — the steady hand behind every engagement, deadline, and closing.
Operations
Client services
Paralegal support
Junior Associate
Nikita Korolev
Supports founders and ventures on trademark enforcement, privacy compliance, corporate formation, and pre-suit IP strategy.
Trademark prosecution
Privacy compliance
Corporate formation
Paralegal · Legal Assistant · Notary
Ina Novac
Manages corporate filings, notarization, and litigation support — keeping records, deadlines, and client documents organized and accurate.
Corporate filings
Notarization
Document management
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RU
Operations & staff
New York
Office Manager · Paralegal
Svetlana Dubograev
Runs the firm's operations and client experience — the steady hand behind every engagement, deadline, and closing.
Operations
Client services
Paralegal support
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Alexandria, VA 22314
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