Mikhail Galperin

Best Teacher – 2019, 2018, 2016

Worked (2004-2007) as a lawyer for the St. Petersburg offices of Ernst & Yound (EY Law) and Chadbourne & Parke

In 2007-2008, held office as Assistant Vice-Rector (Foreign Activity) and Law Support and Supervision Director at the Administrative Unit of the Office of the Vice-Rector (Foreign Activity), St. Petersburg State University.

In 2008-2009, a lecturer with the Civil Procedure Department of the Faculty of Law of St. Petersburg State University. Together with the teaching career, held office as Foreign Operations Law Support Director for Ilim Group, a major Russian pulp and paper company.

In 2010-2011 headed the Division for the Regulation and Supervision of the Execution of Judicial Acts, Department of Legal Assistance and Interaction with the Judicial System, Ministry of Justice ("MoJ") of Russia.

In 2011-2012 acted as MoJ Deputy Director for International Law and Cooperation, serving as MoJ Acting Director for International Law and Cooperation

In 2012 - 2015  held office as Director of MoJ Economic Legislation Department

In 2015 - 2017 - Deputy Minister of Justice of the Russian Federation (responsible for the economic and constitutional legislation, development of federal system and local governance)

Since May 2017 - Representative of the Russian Federation in the European Court of Human Rights - Deputy Minister of Justice (responsible for international law and cooperation issues, representation of the state in international and foreign courts as well as arbitration proceedings)

Since 2010 - associate professor, professor at the Department of the Judiciary, National Research University Higher School of Economics

Recipient of a number of departmental awards from Russia’s MoJ and Federal Bailiff Service ("FBS").

Chairman (2016-2018) and Member (from 2018) of Federal Council on Commercial Arbitration Reform.

A member of the FBS Research Advisory Council, working groups of MoJ and Russian Supreme Court on improvement and application of legislation in the sphere of court execution.

Holds the rank of Active State Counselor (Justice) 1st Class.

Mikhail Galperin

Faculty of Law | Department of the Judiciary: Professor

Commenced his teaching career at the NRU HSE in 2010.

Education and Academic Degrees:

Candidate of Sciences (Law) (2009) from St. Petersburg State University, Specialist Field: 12.00.15 (Civil Procedure; and Arbitrazh [commercial] Procedure); Dissertation topic: Liability in Contemporary Civil Proceedings;

St. Petersburg State University (2005), Specialist Field: Jurisprudence;

Master’s Degree Program: University of London (2010), UCL & Queen Mary, Master of Laws (with Merits)

Achievement and Awards:

Letter of Commendation from the Higher School of Economics (November 2013); and

Certificate of Honor from the President of the Russian Federation (July 2012).

Miscellaneous:

Born in 1983 in Leningrad (currently, St. Petersburg). Commenced higher education (2000) at the Faculty of Law of St. Petersburg State University, graduated in 2005 summa cum laude (specialist field: civil law). Took a post-graduate course (2005-2008) at the Civil Procedure Department of St. Petersburg State University. Candidate of Sciences (Law) (St. Petersburg State University, 2009) (dissertation topic: Liability in Contemporary Civil Proceedings) (academic adviser: Professor V.A. Musin, Doctor of Sciences (Law) and a corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences).

Worked (2004-2007) as a lawyer for the St. Petersburg offices of Ernst & Young and Chadbourne & Parke.

In 2007-2008, held office as Assistant Vice-Rector (Foreign Activity) and Law Support and Supervision Director at the Administrative Unit of the Office of the Vice-Rector (Foreign Activity), St. Petersburg State University.

In 2008-2009, a lecturer with the Civil Procedure Department of the Faculty of Law of St. Petersburg State University. Concurrently with the teaching career, held office as Foreign Operations Law Support Director for Ilim Group, a major Russian pulp and paper company.

In 2010-2011 headed the Division for the Regulation and Supervision of the Execution of Judicial Acts, Department of Legal Assistance and Interaction with the Judicial System, Ministry of Justice ("MoJ") of Russia.

In 2011-2012 acted as MoJ Deputy Director for International Law and Cooperation, serving as MoJ Acting Director for International Law and Cooperation

In 2012 - 2015  held office as Director of MoJ Economic Legislation Department

In 2015 - 2017 - Deputy Minister of Justice of Russian Federation (responsible for the economic and constitutional legislation, development of federal system and local governance)

Since May 2017 - Representative of the Russian Federation in the European Court of Human Rights - Deputy Minister of Justice (responsible for international law and cooperation issues, representation of the state in international and foreign courts as well as arbitration proceedings)

Since September 2010 - associate professor, professor at the Department of the Judiciary, National Research University Higher School of Economics. In 2010 - 2018 - member of coaching group for HSE Moscow Willem C. Vis Moot team.

Recipient of a number of state and departmental awards from Russia’s MoJ and Federal Bailiff Service ("FBS").

Member of the Federal Council on Commercial Arbitration Reform (Chairman in 2016-2018).

A member of the FBS Research Advisory Council, working groups of MoJ and Russian Supreme Court on improvement and application of legislation in the sphere of court execution.

Holds the rank of Active State Counselor (Justice) 1st Class.