Our work is based on the best world practices and experience gained over many years of supporting large Russian and cross-border projects.

Among the practice’s clients are large generating companies, leaders in the telecommunications and financial industries, major investment funds, leading real estate, transport and logistics companies.

The practice is led by four partners with many years of experience in supporting some of the largest projects on the Russian market:

Grigory Gadzhiev is well known for his unique experience in supporting large-scale projects in the energy sector. Most of landmark projects in the energy sector on the territory of the Russian Federation over the past two decades have been implemented under his leadership;

Evgeny Zelensky is an expert in U.S. law, and also a leading Russian expert on private equity and capital markets. He has extensive knowledge in the field of investment banking. His track record includes working for such market leaders as Goldman Sachs, Renaissance Capital, and Sberbank. In addition, Evgeny has significant experience in debt restructuring, the sale of large enterprises, and the purchase and sale of banks outside the Russian Federation;

Konstantin Olefir is a partner who has worked for many years as the general counsel of the largest Russian industrial and financial corporations, and, as a result, he perfectly understands the needs of the firm’s clients. He has unique expertise in investment banking and private equity. He is also well known for his participation in major corporate disputes and corporate restructuring projects; and

Maria Ziborova specialises in advising on M&A transactions, joint venture formation, their ongoing operations, as well as exit strategies. Maria also works on corporate restructuring, commercial contracts and regulatory matters.