Dobrovinsky, Alexander Andreevich

Origin and education

Alexander Dobrovinsky was born in 1954 in Moscow ^[4] . Early lost his father - Abram Alexandrovich Dobrovinsky. At the age of 14, his stepfather was adopted by Andrei Bogdanovich Aivazyants, for three years the teenager bore his last name. After adulthood, according to his own statements, he regained his father’s surname, adopted an adapted middle name and since 1972 is referred to in documents as Alexander A. Dobrovinsky. The love for art was conveyed to his grandson by his mother’s grandfather Ruben Borisovich Kusikov, a connoisseur and connoisseur of painting, the younger brother of the poet Alexander Kusikov , a participant in the Order of Imaginists, along with Yesenin and Mariengof ^[4] .

From 1972 to 1975 he studied at the VGIK Faculty of Economics, but did not graduate from it.

In 1976, Alexander left for Paris , where his mother, Lucy Rubenovna, was a Frenchwoman of Armenian descent.

He worked as a waiter, was the owner of the Regal restaurant in Paris. Three years later he left for the USA , where he received a law degree. He worked as an assistant in a law firm, a taxi driver to pay for his studies ^[8] .

Law and business activities

Since 1988, he began to regularly come to the USSR. He returned to Russia in the early 1990s. Externally received a law degree and in 1992 opened his first law office . He specialized in corporate law, as well as divorce proceedings ^[9] .

The first fame brought Dobrovinsky a scandalous story with the Swiss company " Noga ", which tried to sue the Russian Federation for debts for food supplies and threatened with the arrest of state-owned property ^[4] .

For several years, he represented the interests of Yukos opponents fighting for the assets of the Eastern Oil Company .

He participated in the press-related processes for the division of property during the divorces of the businessman L. Cherny in 1999, the owner of Severstal A. Mordashov in 2001 ^[10] .

In 2007, he represented the interests of the chief editor of the Russian version of Forbes magazine M. Kashulinsky in a lawsuit filed by Inteko , the owner of which was the wife of the then mayor of Moscow, Y. Luzhkov, E. Baturin ^{[10] [4]} .

In March 2008, in the Moscow City Court, in absentia on charges of former Yukos shareholder Leonid Nevzlin of organizing murders and attempts, Dobrovinsky made incriminating evidence ^{on the} accused ^[11] .

In 2009, he represented the interests of businessman R. Baysarov, former civil husband K. Orbakaite , in their conflict over his son Denis ^[4] .

He was a lawyer for co-owner of Fininvest V. Slutsker in a case of divorce from his wife, the owner of the World Class network O. Slutsker ^[4] .

In 2010, he represented F. Kirkorov, accused of beating assistant director M. Yablokova ^[12] .

Far from all disputes, Dobrovinsky spoke on the side of public figures. So, in July 2011, he represented the interests of the photographer of the Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper E. Guseva, sent a statement to the police demanding to initiate a criminal case against singer Valery Meladze on charges of beating a journalist ^[13] .

In 2012, the Dobrovinsky Bar Association opened a branch in London ^[14] , which will serve clients with business and personal interests in the UK ^{[15] [16]} .

Winner of the open annual All-Russian contest “Leader of the Year” in the nomination “The Best Lawyer of Russia 2003” ^[5] .

Former chairman of the board of directors of Arbat Prestige company ^[17] .

In March 2013, he was appointed Chairman of the Management Board of Potok ^[18] , and a month later became a co-owner of Pushkino Bank ^{[19] [20]} .

Scandals

On September 30, 2013, the Central Bank, in connection with repeated violation of federal laws, revoked the license from Pushkino Bank, the owner of a 19 percent stake in which is Dobrovinsky ^{[3] [4] [21]} .

In November 2016, Dobrovinsky, as the lawyer of Philip Kirkorov, was the organizer of the scandalous story of “extortion” from a Russian pop artist of $ 1 million for his true or imaginary musical plagiarism by the leader of the Space group Didier Marouani . This story, involving, in addition to Dobrovinsky, also the prankers Vovan and Lexus by the French musician, was described as “a setup and a stupid, criminal act” ^[22] .

Dobrovinsky - Russian champion in golf (2002). President of the Moscow Country Golf Club ^[4] .

Known as a collector. The world's largest private collection of Soviet porcelain, owned by Dobrovinsky, was exhibited at the Pushkin Museum , where it occupied five halls ^[23] . I changed apartments several times for the sake of a convenient exposure of this collection. He collected a collection of lacquered caskets depicting revolutionary miniatures, as well as photographs and paintings of the first half of the 20th century. He collected Tibetan icon painting of the XVII-XVIII centuries, accessories for smoking cigars ^{[24] [25]} .

In 2014, Dobrovinsky bought part of the plot of the cottage, previously owned by Lyubov Orlova and Grigory Alexandrov , as well as the personal archive of the actress ^[26] .

Fluent in English and French ^[5] . The author of more than ten scientific papers on jurisprudence ^[8] . PhD in Law ^[2] .

Since 2012, she has been conducting the program “Yoga for Brains” on the Silver Rain radio station. Leads an author's column in Tatler magazine ^[4] .

Dobrovinsky is considered one of the most stylishly and exquisitely dressed attorneys in Russia. For many, it is associated with the image of Sherlock Holmes ^[27] . Stylish signs of Dobrovinsky are a large number of glasses (frames) for different seasons, a cigar and a bow tie . According to the explanation of Alexander Andreevich himself, this is an ordinary professional uniform. In the countries where he worked - in Switzerland , in the USA and France , it is customary for lawyers to wear butterflies. There Dobrovinsky and got used to this accessory, so as not to stand out. Knows at least 10 ways to tie “butterflies”, never wears them on an elastic band ^{[25] [9] [28]} .

Wife Marina works as a dentist, the spouses have a marriage contract . There are two daughters ^{[25] [28]} .