About the Company

20 years of helping innovations comply with the law — on Earth and in orbit

Who We Are

The "Legal Cosmos" Legal Center is the first team in Russia focused on the private space industry. We unite lawyers who can speak the language of engineers, investors, and GIS analysts and turn complex regulations into understandable business solutions.

Partners

Andrey Balagurov

Andrey Balagurov

Managing Partner • Space Law, RS Regulations

Robert Evgenievich Pasechnik

Robert Evgenievich Pasechnik

Founder and Partner of the Legal Center "Legal Cosmos". Attorney

Ali Akimovich Abduraimov

Ali Akimovich Abduraimov

Founder and Partner of the Legal Center "Legal Cosmos". Lawyer

Roman Evgenievich Pasechnik

Roman Evgenievich Pasechnik

Partner of the Legal Center "Legal Cosmos". Lawyer

Senior Lawyers

Anna Maksimova

Anna Alekseevna Maksimova

Arbitration, Court Disputes of RS Contracts

Vladimir Dondyukov

Vladimir Yuryevich Dondyukov

Intellectual Property, Software and GIS Data Licenses

Company Evolution

Since its founding in 2002, we have evolved from a small team of business lawyers to experts shaping space legislation and supporting international deals. Below are the key milestones that defined our course.

2025-2023 Sanctions → New Markets ➕
  • 40 companies on SLA; tax disputes −100 million ₽.
  • Reorientation to Belarus, Kazakhstan; projects started in Italy and the Netherlands.
  • International startup for Caspian countries: legal analysis + connections with government agencies.
  • Staff of lawyers preserved and strengthened; series of court victories.
2022-2020 Pandemic and Restructuring ➕
  • Sanctions against legal services ⇒ new products: sanctions compliance control, accounts in Kazakhstan.
  • Deals in the USA, precedent on government contracts, support for Roshydromet and Aeronet.
  • Kazakhstan: recovery of $1.25 million; return of funds from a Latvian bank.
  • COVID lockdown: remote business support, >100 lawsuits won.
2019-2017 International Projects ➕
  • Precedent victory against customs; IP expertise revised in court.
  • Deals with Universal Pictures, Disney; support for TON/Telegram ICO $2 billion.
  • Clients — Petrofac, Confindustria, SPUTNIKS, Corporations from EU and Central Asia.
  • Office opened in Estonia; agreement with an association of Turkish entrepreneurs.
2016-2014 Government Contracts and Legislation ➕
  • 20+ companies saved from the register of unreliable suppliers; 100 million ₽ recovered on government contracts.
  • Experts at the Government of the Russian Federation: RS, drones, innovations.
  • London LCIA: first foreign arbitration; Balagurov's expertise.
  • Clients: Rostelecom, FSK EES, Gazprom KS.
2013-2011 International Recognition ➕
  • Nominations: World Finance Legal Awards; Innovating Justice Awards.
  • Working groups of the State Duma — RS law; book "Earth from Space" 2nd edition.
  • Formation of the litigation department: 100+ cases per year.
  • Bankruptcies, corporate reorganizations, deals with factories.
2010-2002 Foundation and Growth ➕
  • Foundation (2002) — team of business lawyers, focus on high technologies.
  • Model Law of EurAsEC on RS; space activity licenses for clients.
  • First book on RS; professional liability insurance 3 million ₽.
  • International cases: UK, Germany, Slovenia.

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