Vladislav Safonov

Vladislav Safonov specialises in international trade and customs law, exchange regulations and WTO law. He also advises clients on industrial policy and import phase- out issues and has regularly assessed the regulatory impact of draft laws affecting foreign trade operators.
Vladislav has extensive experience of projects to challenge unlawful decisions/actions on the part of customs and other government authorities and has advised clients on a broad range of foreign trade matters. He focuses particularly on all aspects of tariff classification projects and has a proven track record of challenging customs classification decisions. One of Vladislav’s project has been featured in The Legal 500. Vladislav has participated in a number of investigations carried by the Eurasian Economic Commission.
He also advises clients on various aspects of Russia’s accession to the WTO (such as subsidies, customs measures).

Expertise

38
team members
are recommended by the leading Russian national legal directory Pravo-300 in 22 practice areas

Awards & Rankings

Best Lawyers
in Russia 2022 Edition
Vladislav was selected by peers as one of the best lawyers in Russia in the field of Litigation, according to the Best Lawyers in Russia 2022 Edition.