leb Glinka, Of Counsel to Sapronov & Associates, P.C., is managing partner of Glinka, Rubinstein & Partners, an international law firm with offices in St. Petersburg, Moscow, Simferopol, and Vermont. Mr. Glinka is a member of the Vermont and federal bars and a qualified attorney (advocate) in the Russian Federation. Born in Brussels, Belgium, raised in the United States, Gleb is fluent in both English and Russian. He graduated from Reed College (B.A.), Yale University (M.A.), and Temple School of Law (J.D.). In addition to his legal practice concentrating on international law, commercial law, bankruptcy, criminal law, and appellate litigation in both Russia and the United States, Mr. Glinka teaches at the Law School of Moscow State University as an Adjunct Professor and also serves as an Advisor to the President of the Russian Chamber of Advocates. Until 2011, Gleb Glinka was the Director of the American Bar Association office in Moscow, Russia. He has written and published in English and Russian on comparative law, commercial law, bankruptcy, criminal law, and legal ethics. Among his awards is the Vermont Annual Pro Bono Award (2007), the Medal First Degree of the Federal Chamber of Advocates for “Achievements in defending the rights and freedoms of citizens” (2009), and an AV (highest) peer review rating in Martindale-Hubbell (1991-2017).
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