Stylish and creative, in demand and scandalous, a regular participant in a talk show, organizer of personal trainings, as well as a well-known lawyer - Dobrovinsky. The biography of this person is quite unusual for Russia. He became famous for his collaboration with Russian pop stars and businessmen.
Origin
Alexander Andreevich (Abramovich) was born in a family of a Jew and a Frenchwoman. The father of the future human rights activist died early, his mother remarried, the stepfather adopted the boy and gave him his last name. After coming of age, Dobrovinsky returned the name of his father, but his middle name left Andrei Ayvazyants, who raised him.
The biography of the lawyer Dobrovinsky, whose parents belonged to two different nations, was inextricably linked with his mother’s mother country - France. From 1972 to 1975 He studied at the Faculty of Economics at VGIK, but, having underestimated, he left for Paris. There, a young man worked for some time in a restaurant, got acquainted with the peculiarities of the food business. At the same time, Dobrovinsky graduated from a prestigious business school and became a co-owner of a Russian restaurant in the French capital.
Start of advocacy
The biography of lawyer Dobrovinsky receives a new round with his moving to the United States. In America, a purposeful young man received a law degree and for some time worked as an assistant in one of the law firms. Moreover, to pay for training, he had to earn extra money as a taxi driver. Later, the lawyer not without pride noted this fact in his interviews.
Dobrovinsky began his professional career in Russia only after the collapse of the USSR. Upon returning to his homeland, he confirmed his American diploma and in 1992 opened his first law office. Then, such firms were still new to the citizens of a new democratic country. Only wealthy people could use the services of private lawyers. Therefore, the professional biography of the lawyer Dobrovinsky in Russia began with divorce proceedings, the consideration of cases of businessmen and corporate clients.
High-profile cases in Russia
Already in the 90s, a special style of doing business, communicating with partners, clients and judges was formed. And most importantly, a novice lawyer focuses on public hype and fame through high-profile processes. So, the professional biography of the lawyer Alexander Dobrovinsky begins with the scandalous lawsuit of the Swiss company Noga regarding the collection of debts from the Russian Federation. The process was widely covered in the domestic media, caused a lot of comments from both professionals and ordinary people, and Dobrovinsky became a famous person in the country.
For several years, Dobrovinsky represented the opponents of the long-suffering Yukos. Almost all of his clients are famous personalities. He led the divorce proceedings of L. Cherny, Mordashov A., the owner of Severstal, spoke on the side of K. Orbakaite’s R. Baysarov’s ex-husband in determining the place of residence of their common son. And also represented the interests of V. Slutsker regarding the sharing of common property with his ex-wife.
Scandals
The biography of the lawyer Dobrovinsky from time to time is replenished with scandalous stories. One of the most high-profile and memorable was caused by the story of extorting a million dollars from Philip Kirkorv. The pop singer accused the leader of the French band Space Didier Marouani in a serious crime. The dispute flared up around one of the songs of the king of pop - “Cruel Love”. The French singer accused Kirkorov of using his music, Philippe claimed that he had registered all his copyrights much earlier.
Marouani suggested that the Russian singer go to the world and not file a lawsuit in exchange for $ 1 million. When trying to transfer money, Didier was detained in one of the branches of Sberbank. The media claimed that it was Dobrovinsky who arranged the front meeting. Moreover, the lawyer is not the first time defended the interests of Kirkorov. Thanks to his efforts, the notorious case of beating Kirkorov’s assistant director Marina Yablokova ended in a peace agreement.
Famous customers
The list of Russian stars who turned to Dobrovinsky for support is very impressive. In addition to the already mentioned personalities, among his clients at different times were:
- Julia Baranovskaya, suing the former common-law husband Andrei Arshavin. Despite the fact that their relationship was not officially registered, Dobrovinsky ensured that the football player gave half of his income every month to support children.
- No less scandalous personality - Anastasia Volochkova. Thanks to the famous lawyer, she was able to prove her innocence about the insults against Joseph Prigozhin and Valeria.
Not all rumors about Dobrovinsky turn out to be true in reality. He basically did not intervene in many conflicts and did not always defend the interests of only wealthy clients. According to the lawyer himself, he takes up only those cases where he sees the prospect of a successful outcome. So, he refused to represent the wife of the football player Kirzhakov, accused of drug use, did not take money from Volochkova, Maya Plisetskaya and other stars, whom he wanted to help on his own initiative.
