About the School

The Department of Legal Regulation of Business was established in 2020 by merging several leading educational areas of the Faculty of Law: corporate, entrepreneurial, and private international law. Currently, the department comprises over 80 highly qualified specialists in various fields of law, including Russian and international corporate law, Russian business law, and private international law. Our mission is to ensure that legal education at the HSE University is on the equal level with leading global universities, while taking into account the specific training profiles of students across various educational programs. The department actively participates in several undergraduate and graduate programs at the HSE University.

The undergraduate programs of the Faculty of Law in which the department participates include “Jurisprudence/Law”, “Jurisprudence: Digital Lawyer/Digital Lawyer”, and “Jurisprudence: Legal Regulation of Business” (second degree program). As part of the bachelor’s degree program “Jurisprudence/Law”, the department offers a track in “Corporate, Business, and Private International Law/Private Law and Economics” for students in years 3-5. This track offers a comprehensive yet concise curriculum, offering students a wide range of disciplines focused on integrating scholarly approaches to the study of legal regulation of business and the practical application of Russian corporate, business, and private international law in the context of both transactional and procedural interactions between economic agents in the digital age.

One of the master’s programs offered by the Faculty of Law, realized by the department, is “Business Lawyer”. This program combines in-depth study of Russian corporate law, private international law, and international commercial arbitration with the development of strong practical legal skills, enabling graduates to effectively work in law firms, corporations, and any business structures, as well as in government agencies. The program includes two academic tracks: Track 1. Corporate Lawyer and Track 2. Private International Law and International Commercial Arbitration. Department staff contributes to this academic program, drawing on a unique school of legal research characterized by the interaction of national and private international law, a strong element of comparative law, and a combination of theoretical research and case law analysis. Department staff successfully combines teaching with research, as well as interaction with government agencies, international organizations, and businesses, enabling them not only to provide students with a fundamental legal education but also to engage them in active academic, project-based, and practical work.