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Attorney, Arbitrator and Expert
Alexey Vilents
Legal expertise and experience in municipal politics. In Israel, his expertise covers Russian law, judicial institutions and Russia’s political system.
Area of work
Law and municipal politics
From 2017 to 2021, he served as an arbitrator at the Helsinki International Commercial Arbitration Court.
In Israel, he is recognized by the Tel Aviv–Jaffa District Court as an expert on Russian law, judicial and law enforcement institutions, and the political structure of the Russian Federation.
In 2017, he was elected as an opposition municipal deputy in Moscow’s Cheremushki district. He served as Deputy Chairman of the municipality and on the Urban Planning Commission for Moscow’s South-Western Administrative District. His deputy term ended in 2022.
He chaired the Presidium of the Association of Independent Deputies in Moscow in 2018–2019, remaining a presidium member until 2021. In 2019, he held a leadership role in a Moscow City Duma candidate’s election campaign.
From 2018 to 2020, he was Executive Director of the Moscow branch of the Party of Changes (Civic Initiative).
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