Employment dispute lawyer

Employment disputes are such disputes that usually arise between the employer and the employee when performing labor functions by the latter. From a legal standpoint, employment dispute is an unresolved disagreement between the employer and the employee on the application of labor legislation and other legal acts containing labor law norms.

Grounds and causes of labor disputes may be the following:

  • employment and dismissal; 
  • working conditions and labor protection; 
  • professional development;
  • relations of the team with the management; 
  • social guarantees.

No matter what the situation is, when facing an employment dispute, a legal adviser who will give clear advice on the best route to a solution is necessary. A lawyer will always help to settle an employment dispute with the least risks and ensure compliance with all legal requirements in a particular issue.

It should be mentioned that Russian laws allow any party to the employment dispute to resolve it by filing a claim to the court, thus initiating the court proceedings or by applying to the labor disputes commission. The most effective and successful protection of the rights and interests in court or out of court is impossible without a lawyer whose specialization is precisely labor law.

Besides, it should be mentioned that Russian legislation does not provide for the mandatory pre-trial procedure of settling a labor dispute. That is, a person who considers himself a victim can apply to the labor disputes commission as well as to the court immediately.

VALEN Group lawyers have many years of experience in the field of labor law and employment dispute settlement, in particular. Our lawyers will always be glad to represent you as well as to protect the rights and interests in employment dispute held in judicial order.

In addition, should you be looking to resolve the matter outside of litigation, our lawyers will always be glad to assist you with pretrial dispute settlement.

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Leading Lawyers

Valentina Khlavich
Managing Partner
Aleksey Ganyushkin
Head of judicial practice
Dmitry Kofanov
Head of labor law practice
Veronika Slivka
Head of Operations
Irina Girgushkina
Head of legal, head of corporate law practice
Valentina Khlavich
Managing Partner

Law degree in the Russian Federation

Studied at the University of Passau, Germany

Foreign Languages: English, German

Since 2007 a lawyer in Beiten Burkhardt lawfirm

Since 2012 founder and managing partner at VALEN

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Aleksey Ganyushkin
Head of judicial practice

Law degree in the Russian Federation

Since 2007 a lawyer in in Russian and foreign law firms

Foreign Languages: English

Since 2023 head of judicial practice at VALEN

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Dmitry Kofanov
Head of labor law practice

Certified Lawyer in the Russian Federation

Experience since 2003 – in Russian and foreign law firms

Since 2021 – partner at VALEN

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Veronika Slivka
Head of Operations

Graduated from Moscow State Linguistic University (MSLU) with a degree in World Economy and Kutafin Moscow State Law University (MSAL) with a degree in Civil Law

Foreign languages: English, German

13+ years in consulting

Since 2024 – Head of Operations at Valen Group

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Irina Girgushkina
Head of legal, head of corporate law practice

Graduated Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO)

RANEPA at the President of the Russian Federation

Certified Lawyer in the Russian Federation, Master of Law (Corporate Law)

Foreign languages: English, French

4+ years in corporate law consulting

Since 2022 –Head of legal at Valen Group

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