Litigation · New York
Krasnov Law
A litigation firm for complex commercial and technology disputes, in the U.S. and across borders.
Approach
We represent clients in disputes they cannot afford to lose, pairing seasoned courtroom judgment with tools that keep the work fast, precise, and transparent.
When advice and contracts are no longer enough, we are in the courtroom and at the arbitration table – representing clients in New York, across the United States, and internationally.
Focus
Business Divorce
Deadlock, expulsion, and exit disputes among co-founders, shareholders, and members, including breach of fiduciary duty claims and the recovery of company accounts and records.
Investment Disputes
Claims by investors and funds against managers and portfolio companies: misused capital, missing distributions, and the financial records needed to trace it.
Platform & Technology Disputes
App store removals, account terminations, and IP and crypto disputes with technology platforms.
Get in touch
New York, NY 10003
Professionals
I manage the firm and litigate commercial, corporate, and intellectual property matters.
I help international clients navigate the complexities of the U.S. legal system. I advise on the options for resolving a dispute before suit, formulate the strategy, and litigate the case through to the end.
Not every dispute needs a lawsuit. I also press claims by pre-suit demand, seek emergency relief when a client cannot wait, handle arbitrations, and enforce judgments across borders.
I explain complicated legal issues in plain terms. I give an honest take on the opportunities, the risks, and the costs of each course of action a client is considering.
Away from the law, I spend time with my family, practice calisthenics, play music, and travel.
Current Matters
BFG Entertainment Inc. v. Elephant Games AR LLC (WD Wash., No. 2:26-cv-02251)
Represent an Armenian game developer against Big Fish Games’ parent company in a dispute over mobile game licenses, source code, and royalties. Moved for a preliminary injunction to force the withdrawal of takedown complaints filed with Apple and Google against 92 of the client’s apps, and asserted counterclaims for tortious interference and declaratory relief. Reported by Law360 in July 2026.
Aladyshev et al. v. Starta (NY Sup. Ct., Commercial Division, Index No. 659208/2025)
Represent limited partners of a Cayman Islands venture fund against the fund and its manager. The fund made no distributions, withheld true financial records, and was struck from the Cayman register. Obtained a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction.
Gupta v. Goyal (NY Sup. Ct., Nassau County, Commercial Division, Index No. 614526/2026)
New York counsel of record for the defendants in a contest for operational control of a federal contractor, brought individually and derivatively by a co-owner. Opposed the plaintiff’s emergency application, and the court declined to grant a temporary restraining order.
Bitquery, Inc. v. Karakitsos (NY Sup. Ct., Index No. 653563/2026)
Represent a blockchain data company against its former chief executive. After resigning, he kept control of the company’s bank accounts, financial systems, and records, and transacted for his own benefit. Claims include breach of fiduciary duty and conversion.
Khundzhua v. Kulik and RPV Capital LLC (Del. Ch., C.A. No. 2024-0940-MTZ)
Represent the plaintiff in a dispute with the co-founder of a venture capital fund, seeking the co-founder’s expulsion and the invalidation of everything he did after his exclusion.
Limited Liability Company Magadantralflot et al. v. Smith et al. (DDC, No. 1:26-cv-03004)
Represent the plaintiff companies against the Director of the Office of Foreign Assets Control and the Department of the Treasury over the agency’s handling of their sanctions license applications.
Satinka Holding Corp. v. Konyukhov et al. (Fla. 11th Jud. Cir., Miami-Dade County, Complex Business Litigation)
Represent the investor behind a mobile-gaming venture in Florida’s complex business litigation division. The investor alleges that the venture’s manager never implemented its ownership and moved the venture’s contracts, source code, and revenue accounts into a company he alone owns. The claims include breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and fraudulent inducement.
Unplex Technologies LLP v. UnPlex Fintech Corp. (TTAB, Opp. No. 91288686)
Represent the applicant against a competitor claiming prior rights in the UNPLEX mark, and assert that the opposer misrepresented its first-use dates. Defeated the opposer’s motion to suspend for parallel proceedings in India. The opposition is submitted for decision under the Board’s accelerated case resolution procedure.
Select Experience
Tenzor Capital Ltd. v. Riveted Games, LLC, and Devine (DSC 2024)
Represented the plaintiff, a cryptocurrency venture fund, in an action to recover money invested through a SAFT. The fund alleged that the game developer never built the project and embezzled the proceeds. The court awarded the fund $1.4 million in damages.
Sarafan Mobile Ltd. v. Google LLC and Meta Platforms, Inc. (ND Cal. 2024)
Represented a mobile app developer after Google Play removed its app over a trademark complaint by Meta. Moved for a temporary injunction and secured reinstatement under a comprehensive settlement.
BEEQB LLC v. Blockquarry Corp. and Pantheon Resources, Inc. (DSC 2024)
Represented a crypto mining company whose equipment, worth several million dollars, was seized and used unlawfully. Secured the return of most of it.
Sammy’s Warehouse v. Cecilia Tech, Inc., et al. (JAMS 2024)
Represented one of the respondents in an arbitration over an alleged breach of a non-disclosure agreement. The claimant withdrew its claim against the client.
Medvedev v. Binance Holdings Ltd. et al. (EDNY 2023)
Represented the plaintiff in an action to recover funds frozen and seized from his cryptocurrency account.
Goeated Ltd. v. Barlow et al. (EDPA 2022)
Represented the plaintiff company in a breach of contract action to recover $1.3 million in crypto funds.
Linked Helper LLC v. Waapi SAS et al. (NY Sup. Ct. 2022)
Secured a default judgment and an award of attorney’s fees for the plaintiff in an unfair competition action, then coordinated enforcement of the judgment abroad.
Meshcheriakov v. Citibank, N.A. et al. (NY Sup. Ct. 2022)
Represented the plaintiff in an action to recover frozen funds from a correspondent bank.
Morozov et al. v. U.S. Health Mgmt. Inc. et al. (NY Sup. Ct. 2021)
Represented the defendants-counterclaimants in a breach of contract action and successfully opposed the plaintiffs’ motion to dismiss.
uFaktory Oy v. The Black Fives Foundation (TTAB 2020)
Represented the petitioner in a trademark cancellation action and coordinated strategy in related disputes between the same parties in other jurisdictions. Successfully opposed the respondents’ motion to compel discovery.
Abbott Laboratories et al. v. Adelphia Supply USA et al. (EDNY 2018)
Represented several defendants in an international trademark dispute over diabetes test strips. Took part in the successful effort to dismiss several claims and to deny the plaintiffs summary judgment on damages.
Tooker et al. v. Whitworth et al. (NY Sup. Ct. 2018)
Represented the defendants, obtained dismissal of most claims and of the claims against one defendant, and settled on favorable terms.
Education
J.D., cum laude, Hofstra University School of Law, 2013Hofstra Law Review, Associate Editor · Moot Court Board, Co-Managing Editor
B.A., summa cum laude, College of St. Scholastica, 2010
LanguagesEnglish, Russian