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Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP

NIKITSKY PEREULOK, 5, 125009 MOSCOW, RUSSIA

Tel:: Work +7 495 737 5000
Fax:: Fax +7 495 737 5050

Web:: www.dl.com
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What we say about the firm's legal practice in Russia

Banking and finance

Within Banking and finance,

Chadbourne & Parke LLP represents private sector bank lending clients and borrowers such as OAO Nomosbank and Turkcell. It also acts for international financial institutions such as the IFC and EBRD. Office managing partner Jennifer Handz leads the banking and finance group that recently welcomed Simon Morgan from White & Case LLC, but lost Dmitry Gubarev to Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP.

Capital markets

Within Capital markets, tier 4

Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP fields ‘strong and outstanding professionals ready to work under heavy pressure’. Vasilisa Strikh and Yulia Cherkassova are recommended. The team ‘delivers a very high level of expertise in international capital markets transactions, particularly involving depositary receipts’.

Corporate and M&A: Moscow

Within Corporate and M&A: Moscow, Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP is a second tier firm,

The corporate and M&A lawyers at Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP ‘are extremely client oriented. They are good negotiators and are great in complicated transactions’. The firm also boasts ‘deep knowledge of the Russian business and legal environment’. Deal highlights included advising Sberbank on its $2.3bn acquisition of approximately 93% of the shares in BPS Bank and Eni on its $4.2bn cash sale to Gazprom of a 20% stake in JSC Gazprom Neft. Managing partner of the Moscow office Brian Zimbler is ‘the best of the best’. Oleg Berger, Vasilisa Strizh and Jonathan Hines are also highly regarded.

Dispute resolution

Within Dispute resolution Other recommended firms

Energy and natural resources

Within Energy and natural resources, Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP is a first tier firm,

Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP is another key player in the Russian energy market. Both Chevron and Gazprom are new additions to the firm’s already impressive client list that includes ArcelorMittal; BP; CNPC and its affiliates; ExxonMobil; Lukoil Overseas; Maersk Oil, and TNK-BP. Jon Hines leads a team that recently assisted Statoil on its $10bn Shtokman field mega-project with Gazprom and Total. The firm also represented Ekibastuz GRES-2 power station on a $770m secured financing. Vasilisa Strizh and Brian Zimbler are both highly regarded.

Real estate

Within Real estate, Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP is a third tier firm,

Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP impresses, following the arrival of Dmitry Kunitsa from Squire, Sanders & Dempsey (Moscow) LLC.

TMT

Within TMT, Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP is a second tier firm,

Brian Zimbler advises on cross-border investments and financial matters at Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP. His practice covers media, telecommunications and technology.

What we say worldwide

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United Arab Emirates

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China

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Germany

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France

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Hong Kong

Offices in Hong Kong

Italy

Offices in Rome and Milan

Kuwait

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Kazakhstan

Offices in Almaty

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London

Offices in London

Poland

Offices in Warsaw

Russia

Offices in Moscow

South Africa

Offices in Johannesburg

Saudi Arabia

Offices in Riyadh

United States

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