Areas of activity

I. Legal research organization and implementation in the following spheres:

• Improvement of the science and technology law;
• Development of legal and methodological acts regulating innovation including commercialization of intellectual property.

The results of the our research are used by the federal executive bodies including the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, Federal Agency of Science and Innovation of the Russian Federation, as well as research, public, commercial and expert entities.

II. Legal consulting and expertise

The Institute offers a wide range of consulting services, including practical research and expertise on the hottest regulatory issues. Our clients include:

• Financial and banking organizations;
• Public corporations including the Deposit Insurance Agency and Rosnanotech;
• Various businesses including state funded companies;
• Research, public and expert institutions.

III. Legal and consulting support for the HSE and its departments

The Institute provides legal support for HSE Institutes and other departments, including legal expertise of organizational and academic papers and procedures, representation of the HSE’s interests in governmental and local bodies, including courts.

IV. Research, methodical and information activity

The Institute carries out research and organizes events, including conferences, seminars, exhibitions, roundtable discussions and discussion clubs. Leading experts in specific areas of research, law and economics participate in these events, as well as governmental and local representatives and professionals from the commercial and expert communities. The Institute also takes part in in the preparation of academic and practical publications related to both the Institute and the HSE.