Bouchelev Law Professional Corporation
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About Bouchelev Law Professional Corporation
Bouchelev Law Professional Corporation is the Toronto litigation practice of Arkadi Bouchelev, a barrister and solicitor whose focus is complex civil disputes. Arkadi has appeared for clients at every level of court in Ontario, on files that range from commercial, construction and real estate litigation to estate litigation and family law.
Arkadi Bouchelev holds a B.B.A. and a J.D., is a graduate of the University of Toronto's Faculty of Law, and was called to the Bar in 2009.
The practice also handles work involving public bodies: administrative, municipal and environmental law, firearms law, and claims against the police and Crown prosecutors. Appellate advocacy is part of it too, and that appeal work has gone as far as the Supreme Court of Canada, where Arkadi Bouchelev will present oral argument for the appellants in Michael John Doherty, et al. v. Attorney General of Canada.
You can reach the office by phone at 416-594-1400, or email Arkadi Bouchelev directly at arkadi@bouchelevlaw.com.
Practice areas
Commercial litigation
On the Commercial List of Ontario's Superior Court, Arkadi Bouchelev represented Andrei Kouznetsov and two related companies when the opposing side asked the court to find them in contempt. That motion was dismissed in 2018.
Appeals
Appeals are part of the practice. In 2025, Arkadi Bouchelev acted for Kouznetsov on a Divisional Court appeal in a later stage of the same Grovum dispute, where the question was whether making a substantive order at a case conference took a judge outside the limits of the judge's jurisdiction. The court held that Rule 50.13 permits substantive directions at a case conference when appropriate and on notice. The appeal succeeded in part, on a factual error that had attributed unrelated tax penalties to the appellants.
Firearms law
Firearms law is one of the named practice areas. Arkadi Bouchelev acted for Michael John Doherty and other applicants in the Federal Court against the regulations the Governor in Council made on May 1, 2020, which in effect banned possessing and using certain firearms, and then for the same group at the Federal Court of Appeal.
Construction law
Construction disputes appear on the case list. In Khmelevskikh v. Zubashvili, Arkadi Bouchelev acted for the plaintiffs, and in 2018 the court dismissed the defendants' motion asking for trust funds to be released.
Property and real estate litigation
Property law and real estate litigation both feature, including landlord work before the Divisional Court. With David Bernstein, Arkadi Bouchelev acted for the landlord when a tenant appealed a Landlord and Tenant Board order refusing to set aside an eviction, and the appeal was dismissed in 2016.
Good to know
By appointmentReported cases
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Butko v. Ratayeva, 2015 ONSC 1102
Arkadi Bouchelev acted for Iryna Ratayeva and Vadym Ratayev on their motion to discharge a construction lien registered against their Toronto home. The court discharged the lien and dismissed the lien claimant's action.
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Elenskaya v. Rogovsky, 2014 ONSC 7393
Arkadi Bouchelev acted for the applicant at an uncontested trial. The court granted the divorce and, to satisfy an equalization payment, vested title to a property on Steeles Avenue West in the applicant.
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Iakovleva v. Rybine, 2013 ONSC 825
Arkadi Bouchelev acted for the plaintiff, who'd wanted to invest in Toronto real estate before moving to Canada. The court declared that the defendant holds any interest in a King Street East condominium unit in trust for the plaintiff.
Decisions where the firm's lawyers appeared as counsel, from public court records. Past cases don't predict future results.
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Frequently asked questions
- Is Bouchelev Law arguing the Doherty firearms appeal at the Supreme Court of Canada?
- Bouchelev Law's Arkadi Bouchelev will present oral argument for Michael John Doherty and the other appellants. The Supreme Court granted leave to appeal from the Federal Court of Appeal's April 15, 2025 judgment (2025 FCA 82), and the case will be heard together with three related appeals, one of them brought by the Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights.
- Has the firm asked the Divisional Court to quash a tenant's appeal?
- Bouchelev Law acted for the landlord in Kim v. Salomon. The landlord had served an N-12 notice to end the tenancy in order to occupy the unit, the tenant appealed, and the landlord moved to quash. In 2017 the Divisional Court found it a clear case for quashing the appeal.
Where to find them
65 Queen Street West, Suite 1700, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 2M5 · 416-594-1400
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