Current Role
Current Role
- Co-Managing Partner, Hagens Berman EMEA LLP
Experience
Experience
- Advised on cross-border litigation in mass tort action involving consumer claims against an international product manufacturer.
- Advised on costs and insurance premium recovery in a claim against a multinational oil trading company which, at the time, was UK’s first and largest ever group action before the High Court.
- In one of the first ever collective proceedings successfully pursued through the Competition Appeal Tribunal in the UK advised on its case management as well as securing insurance and litigation funding.
- In the first UK Volkswagen diesel group action litigation before the High Court advised on its management, and secured litigation funding and insurance.
- In international arbitration proceedings, provided expert witness opinion and testimony regarding costs and litigation funding
Public Service
Public Service
- Volunteer for a food bank, a cancer charity and a suicide prevention organization.
Recognition
Recognition
- 500 Global Plaintiff Lawyers, Lawdragon, 2024-2025
Sergei founded an award-winning litigation finance consultancy firm, and as its Principal and CEO, he and the firm have received the following recognition:
- Best Litigation Financial Solutions, Wealth and Asset Management Awards, Wealth & Finance International, 2024
- Top Most Admired Companies to Watch, The CEO Vision, 2024
- Most Innovative Companies to Watch in 2025, The CEO Vision, 2024
- Among Global CEOs of the Year, The CEO Vision, 2024
Publications
Publications
- "The evolution of third party funding," New Law Journal.
Personal Insight
Personal Insight
Sergei is a keen tennis player, fitness enthusiast as well as an armchair football and rugby supporter, always rooting for the underdog. He also enjoys the theatre.