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Mr Alan Kartashkin
Work Department
Capital Markets, Corporate Governance, Finance, M&A, Energy & Natural Resources, Metals & Mining, Aviation
Position
Alan Kartashkin is a partner in the firm’s London office, head of the Eastern European practice, and former managing partner of the firm’s Moscow office. His practice focuses on sanctions, securities and M&A.
For nearly ten years, he has advised leading U.S., EU, UK, Japanese, Chinese and Russian corporations and financial institutions on the application of and compliance with the sanctions imposed by the U.S., UK and EU.
Mr. Kartashkin also advises boards of directors and special committees of independent directors of public companies on corporate governance issues.
Mr. Kartashkin has represented major clients in public equity and debt offerings in the international capital markets, including premium listings on the London Stock Exchange, as well as in a diverse range of financing transactions.
Languages
English, French, Russian
Memberships
Mr. Kartashkin is a member of the New York State Bar and is admitted to practice law in Russia.
Education
Mr. Kartashkin received his J.D. from Cornell Law School in 1996, and a law degree with honours from the Moscow State Institute for International Relations in 1993.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Industry focus > Emerging markets
(Leading partners)Debevoise & Plimpton LLP has a broad focus on emerging markets from London, where partners act on matters in Africa, Eastern Europe, Russia and the CIS, and, increasingly, in Latin America. The work spans investments, M&A, projects, disputes and joint ventures for major financial institutions, private equity firms, international strategic investors, governments, energy and natural resources companies, telecommunications companies and African corporates. Geoffrey Burgess, who is ‘an exceptional lawyer, very pragmatic, very commercial‘, is active in M&A in Africa, where Patrick Taylor is a key name in commercial and investment treaty arbitration. Chair of European and Asian litigation Lord Peter Goldsmith KC is also recommended. Goldsmith KC acted for an oil major in its largest ever litigation, which concerned alleged oil spills in the Niger Delta. Alan Kartashkin has in-depth experience of the Russian market. International counsel Vera Losonci is recommended for equity and debt offerings.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners London > Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Emerging markets London > Industry focus
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Investment fund formation and management > Fund finance
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Dispute resolution > Public international law
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Risk advisory > ESG
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£500m+)
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory