PARTNER

Managing Partner

Tatiana Nikiforova

Tatiana Nikiforova

Leads complex cross border projects, specializing in business structuring, technology transactions and startup growth strategies.

Leads complex cross border projects, specializing in business structuring, technology transactions and startup growth strategies.

Areas of expertise

Areas of expertise

TRANSACTIONS

Transactions

Transactions

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

VC & STARTUPS

VC & STARTUPS

VC & STARTUPS

JVS AND PARTNERSHIPS

JVS AND PARTNERSHIPS

JVS AND PARTNERSHIPS

TECHNOLOGY LAW

TECHNOLOGY LAW

TECHNOLOGY LAW

education

education

Oxford University, Magister Juris (MJur)
WIPO Academy (Geneva), Intellectual Property Management
Higher School of Economic (Moscow), Digital Lawyer
St. Petersburg State University, Law Degree

Oxford University, Magister Juris (MJur)
WIPO Academy (Geneva), Intellectual Property Management
Higher School of Economic (Moscow), Digital Lawyer
St. Petersburg State University, Law Degree

ABOUT

ABOUT

Tatiana is the founder and managing partner at Bytes&Rights and an internationally recognized expert in intellectual property and technology law.

With law degrees from Oxford University and St. Petersburg State University, Tatiana has built a distinguished career at top international law firms, including Dentons, DLA Piper, and EY Law.

Tatiana is handling complex legal projects, including cross-border technology transactions, corporate structuring, and regulatory compliance. Working with clients across industries such as IT, finance, energy, and media, she helps businesses maximize the value of their intellectual assets and successfully manage regulatory challenges.

During her practice in Russia, Tatiana was recognized by leading legal rankings, featuring in Best Lawyers for Media Law in Russia (2014-2019) and being recommended in IP and TMT by The Legal 500 (2018-2019).

Committed to education and knowledge sharing, Tatiana authored an online course on Intellectual Property Management for St. Petersburg State University and regularly publishes articles on legal aspects of intellectual property and technologies.

Tatiana is the founder and managing partner at Bytes&Rights and an internationally recognized expert in intellectual property and technology law.

With law degrees from Oxford University and St. Petersburg State University, Tatiana has built a distinguished career at top international law firms, including Dentons, DLA Piper, and EY Law.

Tatiana is handling complex legal projects, including cross-border technology transactions, corporate structuring, and regulatory compliance. Working with clients across industries such as IT, finance, energy, and media, she helps businesses maximize the value of their intellectual assets and successfully manage regulatory challenges.

During her practice in Russia, Tatiana was recognized by leading legal rankings, featuring in Best Lawyers for Media Law in Russia (2014-2019) and being recommended in IP and TMT by The Legal 500 (2018-2019).

Committed to education and knowledge sharing, Tatiana authored an online course on Intellectual Property Management for St. Petersburg State University and regularly publishes articles on legal aspects of intellectual property and technologies.

TEACHING AND PUBLICATIONS

TEACHING AND PUBLICATIONS

Online course “Intellectual Property Management”, available in Russian on the Open Education Platform (https://openedu.ru/course/spbu/INNMAN)

Nikiforova T. Legal risks of open source software. How lawyers scare your investors // Business and Information Technologies, №8, 2018, (in Russian)

Nikiforova T., Leletina A. Protection of Graphic Logo Trade Marks in Russia // Whitepaper of the Intellectual Property Owners Association: An International Survey of Twenty Countries, December 2017.

Nikiforova T., Smirnova K. Will Robots Replace Lawyers? (in Russian) // Zakon, November 2017

IP, IT and mass communications. Major Russian legislation changes for 2016 (co-authorship with Dentons colleagues), January 2017

Nikiforova T., Braginets A. Over-The-Top services and applicable regulatory requirements under the Russian law (in Russian), // Telesputnik, May 2015

Online course “Intellectual Property Management”, available in Russian on the Open Education Platform (https://openedu.ru/course/spbu/INNMAN)

Nikiforova T. Legal risks of open source software. How lawyers scare your investors // Business and Information Technologies, №8, 2018, (in Russian)

Nikiforova T., Leletina A. Protection of Graphic Logo Trade Marks in Russia // Whitepaper of the Intellectual Property Owners Association: An International Survey of Twenty Countries, December 2017.

Nikiforova T., Smirnova K. Will Robots Replace Lawyers? (in Russian) // Zakon, November 2017

IP, IT and mass communications. Major Russian legislation changes for 2016 (co-authorship with Dentons colleagues), January 2017

Nikiforova T., Braginets A. Over-The-Top services and applicable regulatory requirements under the Russian law (in Russian), // Telesputnik, May 2015

Get in Touch

CONTACT US

Bytes&Rights (Y-tunnus 3402918-6)

Lappeenranta, Finland

Get in Touch

CONTACT US

Bytes&Rights (Y-tunnus 3402918-6)

Lappeenranta, Finland

Get in Touch

CONTACT US

Bytes&Rights (Y-tunnus 3402918-6)

Lappeenranta, Finland

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© Bytes&Rights, 2023-2025