Viktor is a recognized Russian expert in the field of class actions. He successfully defended clients in court cases and prepared expert legal opinions on class action cases. He is the author of a specialized telegram channel, a founder of legal conferences and the author of numerous books and articles on class actions.
Prior to joining the LEVEL Legal Services team, Viktor headed the Dispute resolution and Litigation Department at a major state-owned company, where he represented its interests in the largest and most significant civil law cases in person. Previously, Viktor worked for about 10 years in well-known Russian law firms, where he represented clients in major cases.
Viktor’s professional experience includes representing clients in courts of all levels, including the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, all cassation commercial courts, most of the appeal commercial courts, and many courts of general jurisdiction. Court cases with his participation were included in the Practice Reviews of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation.
Viktor also acts as an arbitrator in Russian and international commercial disputes and is on the lists of arbitrators of various arbitration institutions.
Viktor is honored with numerous professional awards: “Best Legal Departments” in the category “Effective Claims and Litigation Work” and “The Case of the Year” by Legal Insight journal. In 2024 he has got the award “Success” from the Association of Corporate Lawyers of Russia.
He holds a Ph.D. and a Master of Law (RSPL) Degree. Viktor is a member of the Editorial Board of the Arbitration and Civil Procedure Journal. He has a personal course in the Higher School of Economics titled “Emerging Issues in Class Actions”.
He is the author of the monograph “Defending the Respondent against Class Action” (2024), the editor of the book “Class Actions: Complexities and Prospects” (2025), the author of more than 45 scientific and practical articles on the issues of civil law, civil and administrative process, management of legal function.
AND PRACTICE AREAS
Ph.D. in Law, Ural State Law University named after V.F. Yakovlev, 2023
Master of Law, Russian School of Private Law, (Private Law Research Center under the President of the Russian Federation named after S.S. Alekseev), 2018
Kursk State University, 2010
AND PROJECTS
AND RANKINGS
UCJR 2024
Russian Corporate Lawyers Association (UCJR) Award “Success. Best Corporate Lawyer”
The Case by Legal Insight 2022
“The Case by Legal Insight. Changing Legal Reality” - Top 3 best cases in the ‘Terra Incognita’ category
The Case by Legal Insight 2021
“The Case by Legal Insight. Changing Legal Reality” - Winner in the ‘Terra Incognita’ category
Legal Insight 2020
“Best Legal Departments” (Legal Insight) - Winner in the”Effective Claims and Litigation Work” category
Domshenko V., Group Lawsuits: Difficulties and Prospects [collective monograph] / ed. by , Statut. 2025
Domshenko V., Defending the Respondent Against Class Action [monograph]. Statut. 2024
Domshenko V., In Search of Insurance Indemnity: The Letter of the Law, Its Essence or Common Sense // Legal Insight, 2025, No. 2
Domshenko V., Sabirov A. Digital Platforms for Class Actions: Review of Existing Solutions / Class actions: difficulties and prospects [collective monograph] / ed. by V.G. Domshenko. Statut. 2025
Domshenko V., Yarkov V. Collective Administrative Lawsuits: Scientific and Practical Commentary on Article 42 of the Code of Administrative Proceedings of the Russian Federation // Herald of Civil Procedure, 2024, No. 6
Domshenko V., Non-Traditional Forms of Participation of Group’s Members in Group Proceedings // Bulletin of the Arbitration Court of Moscow District, 2024, No. 6
Basova M., Domshenko V., Organization of Judicial Work in the Company: Challenges, Knowledge, Technologies // Zakon, 2024, No. 5
Domshenko V., Legal Education: Disputes About the Main Thing // Legal Insight, 2024, No. 5. He also acted as a guest editor for the issue.
Domshenko V., Counterclaim Against Class Action: A Challenge for Law Enforcement // Civilistics, 2023, No. 4
Domshenko V., Disputes with Euroclear: Protection of Investors' Rights in Russian Courts // Legal Work in Credit Organization, 2023, No. 4
Domshenko V., Pre-Trial Procedure of Dispute Settlement on Class Action: in Search of an Optimal Model // Zakon, 2023, No. 5
Domshenko V., The Order of Certification in Group Proceedings // Vestnik of Economic Justice of the Russian Federation, 2023, No. 4
Domshenko V., Conditions of Class Action Certification // Vestnik of Economic Justice of the Russian Federation, 2023, No. 3
Domshenko V., Competence and Jurisdiction of Class Actions in Commercial and Civil Proceedings: Discussion Issues // Herald of Civil Procedure, 2022. № 5
Domshenko V., To the question of the limiting moment of realization of the right to challenge an expert Herald of Civil Procedure, 2022. № 5
Domshenko V., Tomsinov V., Transfer of State Property to the Russian Orthodox Church: Problems of Interpretation of Laws and Analysis of Judicial Practice // Zakon, 2021, No. 6
Domshenko V., Spesivtsev A., Initiating Bankruptcy of a Debtor: How to Determine Its Expediency in the Conditions of Fuzzy Data // Supplement to the magazine “Corporate Lawyer”, 2020, № 11
Domshenko V., Conditional Settlement / Collection “Contracts and Obligations”, Vol. 3. M.: 2019