Vassily Rudomino

Senior Partner, Advocate
Vassily Rudomino | Senior Partner, Advocate

Chambers Europe

Vassily Rudomino is widely recognised as an experienced antitrust practitioner.

Vassily Rudomino is a co-founder of ALRUD Law Firm, Head of Competition/Antitrust practice.

He is an expert with profound experience in all aspects of the Russian competition legislation including in merger control clearance of complex transactions and cartel investigations. Vassily represents interests of clients in FAS Russia (Federal Antimonopoly Service) and its territorial divisions, during inspections as well as in antimonopoly disputes in courts. Vassily advises clients across a range of industries including healthcare, life science and chemicals, banking and finance, consumer goods and retail, technology, media and telecoms.

Vassily Rudomino has significant experience assisting clients in Russian corporate crime matters, including matters relating to bribery and corruption. He has also supported clients in preventative compliance work in these areas (often working together with U.S. and European counsel in projects involving joint consideration of Russian law, the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and relevant EU anti-corruption laws).

Vassily Rudomino graduated from the Moscow State University of International Relations, International Commercial Law Department of the International Law Faculty. He is an advocate, member of the Council of the Federal Chamber of Lawyers of the Russian Federation in 2011-2015.

He is a member of the International Bar Association (IBA), member of the IBA Legal Practice Division Council in 2014-2016, the Board Member of the Russian Arbitration Association, member of the American Bar Association. From 2021 to present, a member of the Ethics and Standards Committee of the Russian Federal Bar Association (RFBA).

He is one of the founders and member of The Competition Experts Association. As part of this organization, Vassily Rudomino takes active participation in preparation of the latest amendments to the Competition Law.

Vassily Rudomino participates in professional conferences and workshops in Russia and abroad.

He is the author of articles on topical issues in corporate/M&A law, antitrust regulation and investing which are published by the leading Russian and foreign media.

On July 16, 2015 Vassily Rudomino was awarded the medal «For Merit to the Fatherland» II class for his merit in the formation of effective practice of the competition law enforcement and active participation in the antitrust lawmaking.

He is a member of the Board of Trustees of All-Russia State Library of Foreign Literature named after M. Rudomino and a member of Eurasian Alliance of Antimonopoly Experts.

Vassily Rudomino is fluent in Russian and English.