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KPMG

Oleg Goshchansky appointed Regional Head of Audit for KPMG in Russia and the CIS. Oleg Goshchansky was born in Kiev in 1967. In 1991, he graduated from the Kiev Trade and Economics Institute, specializing in Trade Economics; in 1990-1992, he also studied in Germany at the University of Marburg, specializing in Economics of Enterprise. From 1992-1997, he was an auditor at Coopers&Lybrand in Frankfurt am Main. Oleg joined KPMG in 1997 as a senior auditor, and worked his way to partner (2002). From 2005 to 2008, he served as head of the industrial markets group. Oleg is a US Certified Public Accountant and is a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants of Great Britain. He has extensive audit experience in accordance with IFRS, US GAAP and RAP. Oleg is married and has one child.

KPMG

New Senior Partner of KPMG in Russia and the CIS Andrew Cranston has been elected as the Senior Partner of the KPMG Russia/CIS Region practice effective 1 October 2008. In his new role, Andrew will lead the business in Russia and CIS, chairing the KPMG Management Board in Russia and the CIS, and will be a member of KPMG’s EMA and Global Boards. Andrew has 20 years of audit experience and has been working with KPMG in Russia since January 1996. He has been the Head of Audit in Russia and the CIS for eight years, and before that the Partner in Charge of Financial Services. Before coming to Moscow, Andrew worked with KPMG in the UK and Hungary. In addition to working for KPMG, Andrew worked in Germany for two years with the major US investment bank Merrill Lynch. Andrew graduated with honors from the University of Edinburgh with a Bachelor of Commerce degree. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.

SALANS

Todd Culyba has joined international law firm Salans as a partner based in its Moscow office. Todd specializes in mergers and acquisitions and has extensive experience acting for sellers and buyers in complex Russian and cross-border transactions. Todd also advises clients on joint ventures and financing matters. Todd, formerly with Salans’ Moscow office from 2004 to 2006, returns to Salans after spending the last two years with Latham & Watkins. Todd began his career in 1999 with Altheimer & Gray where he worked in both Chicago and London. 

Todd graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School (J.D. cum laude, 1999) and the University of Michigan (B.A., 1995). He is a member of the Illinois Bar. 

With over 120 lawyers in its Moscow and St. Petersburg offices, Salans has unrivalled coverage across Russia. Salans’ Russian practice increased its fee earners by more than 50% in 2007, while Salans as a whole grew to more than 750 lawyers across 19 offices, uniquely located in a combination of international financial centres and emerging market hubs.

Herbert Smith

Herbert Smith LLP is pleased to announce that Evgeny Zelensky joins its Moscow office as a partner and will lead its capital markets practice. He specialises in equity and debt capital markets and securities law, particularly in IPOs and private placements. Evgeny worked on many of the most significant capital markets transactions that have ever been done out of Russia, establishing a reputation as one of the leading Russian capital markets lawyers.  

Before joining the firm Evgeny was an executive director and co-head of legal and compliance department at Renaissance Capital, a leading emerging markets investment bank.

DLA PIPER

Igor Venediktov joins DLA Piper's Moscow office as a partner to lead the firm's Moscow Tax practice. Igor is one of the more reputed tax practitioners in the Moscow market and a recognized authority in real estate taxation. Prior to joining DLA Piper Igor was the Head of Ernst & Young's Real Estate Tax practice in Moscow and a Corporate Tax Partner specializing in Real Estate. Igor's practice encompasses advising on various inbound and outbound acquisitions, international tax and transfer pricing planning, real estate, international finance and leasing transactions. Igor has been involved in numerous foreign and domestic direct investment, M&A transactions and IPOs in the real estate, banking, metallurgical, chemical, and automotive industries.

Igor graduated from State University of Management in 1986 and holds a degree in economics. He is also a National Certified Auditor. Michael Malloy has joined DLA Piper's Moscow office as Counsel and will head up the firm's Technology, Media and Commercial practice in Russia. Michael has over 15 years of practice experience. He has been working in Russia since 1994 and has wide ranging experience in corporate structuring, business law, franchising, commercial intellectual property and technology transfers. Prior to joining DLA Piper Michael was with Haynes and Boone. Before that he was practicing at Gowlings, Arthur Andersen and KPMG in Moscow. Michael received his LL.M. in 1997 from the Georgetown University Law Center and his J.D. in 1991 from the University of Florida College of Law. He also holds B.S. Degree in Economics (1984) and B.S. Degree in International Affairs (1984) from the Florida State University.

SALANS

Karina Chichkanova graduated from the law department of the Leningrad State University in 1990. Ms. Chichkanova began her career at Salans in 1995. She was appointed the head of the St. Petersburg Real-Estate Practice in 2005. In May 2008, the Legal 500 named Karina Chichkanova “one of the leading professionals in the real estate market, and also one of the most recommended lawyers in Saint Petersburg”.

Karina Chichkanova's specializations include directing projects implemented on both state and private land, and connected with construction “from scratch”, reconstruction of existing properties, lease or acquisition of property rights (including by means of acquiring the rights to the owner company), and co-investment deals. She has headed the legal teams for major industrial projects, projects for the construction of shopping complexes and hypermarkets, as well as projects regarding the development of business centers, hotels, and multi-apartment housing in Saint Petersburg and Russia's northwest region.

DLA PIPER

Jonathan Socolow joins DLA Piper's Moscow office as partner in the Finance & Projects group. Jonathan's practice focuses on the oil, gas, power and infrastructure industries, representing multinational companies and Russian majors in a wide range of transactional and regulatory matters. Outside of the energy industry, Jonathan has represented investors in Russian joint ventures in the cable television, broadband and satellite communications industries.
Prior to joining DLA Piper, Jonathan was senior counsel with an international law firm in Moscow and before that he was an associate and then partner at Wright and Talisman P.C. in their Washington, D.C., and Newport Beach, California, offices.
Jonathan received his A.B. in 1986 and J.D. in 1989 from Columbia University. He is a member of the New York and District of Columbia Bars.

Brian Konradi joins DLA Piper's Moscow office as partner in the Corporate group. Brian specializes in corporate, mergers and acquisitions and business transactional matters. Prior to joining DLA Piper Brian was counsel with an international law firm in Moscow serving a wide range of local and international clients. Before that Brian had US practice experience in oil and gas, electric utility, capital markets and finance matters.
Brian received his B.A. in 1994 from Rhodes College and his J.D. in 2000 from the Georgetown University Law Center. He completed a Russian language immersion program at the Institute of Russian Literature in St. Petersburg in 1992. He is a member of the State Bars of Texas and Tennessee and the American Bar Association.

Alexey Chichkanov joins DLA Piper's St. Petersburg office as Partner in the Finance & Projects group. Alexey is an authority on project finance, private and public partnerships, and regulatory matters. Prior to joining DLA Piper Alexey was Deputy Chairman of the St. Petersburg Property Management Committee and actively participated in the development of legislation on investments as well as various regulatory acts. In his new position Alexey will advise clients on real estate and infrastructure matters.
Alexey graduated from the Law Department of the St. Petersburg State University with honours in 1996 and obtained his Ph.D. in 2003.

Renaissance Group

Simon Moyse has been named Global Communications Director in Renaissance Group’s Moscow office.   Simon joins Renaissance Group from Finsbury, bringing over ten years experience of strategic and M&A communications for financial services and emerging market clients.  Previously he was a senior communications adviser to Chancellor Gordon Brown at the UK Treasury. He is due to start in September 2008.

Staffwell

David Gilmartin joins market-leading recruitment firm Staffwell as General Manager, responsible for further developing the company’s activities in Russia and CIS.
 
Previously, Mr. Gilmartin held executive positions in Russia with Intermark Group, Liggett-Ducat (Gallaher Group), and Dandy Distribution CIS (Dirol Cadbury Group).
 
Mr. Gilmartin has a degree in International Marketing from Dublin City University, Ireland (1990)
 
Julia Smirnova has been promoted to Commercial Director for Staffwell, responsible for key client development in all major industry areas.  Previously Ms. Smirnova was Senior Director for the company’s Banking and Investment sectors.

LOVELLS CIS

Alexander Rymko has been appointed Consultant in the Banking practice of Lovells CIS. Alexander graduated from the Moscow State University of International Relations. Before joining Lovells CIS he had experience in-house with leading international banks including four years as head of legal in one of the world’s largest banks and an international law firm. Alexander joined Lovells CIS in 2006 as a senior associate and Head of Banking practice.

Taras Oksyuk has been appointed Consultant in the Real Estate practice of Lovells CIS. Taras graduated
from the law faculty of Moscow State University in 2002 with a first class honors diploma in law. Taras
holds a Ph.D. from Moscow State University and teaches civil law in the civil law department of the
same University. Taras joined Lovells CIS in 2006 as a senior associate; he heads the Real Estate practice of  Lovells CIS.

DLA PIPER

DLA Piper is pleased to announce that Vyacheslav Khorovskiy joins its Moscow office as a partner in the Banking and Finance group and will lead its Banking practice. Vyacheslav specializes in syndications, trade, property finance and debt capital markets and will advise banks and financial institutions as well as major local and international companies.

Prior to joining DLA Piper, Vyacheslav was a Consultant in the Banking Department of Allen & Overy Legal Services and before that, he headed the Russian banking practice at Lovells CIS and was a senior lawyer at Mosnarbank, a Russian subsidiary bank of Moscow Narodny Bank Limited (UK).

Vyacheslav Khorovskiy graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University) (MGIMO), Faculty of International Law in 1995, and received his LLM from University College London (UCL), University of London in 2003.

SALANS EXPANDS RUSSIAN IP/IT/TELECOMMUNICATIONS PRACTICE

Salans has reinforced its position as having one of the leading IP teams in Russia with the addition of one partner and four lawyers from Beiten Burkhardt's St. Petersburg office.
Victor Naumov joins Salans as partner and head of its Russian IP/IT/ Telecommunications Practice. He will be based in Salans' St. Petersburg office. Chambers Europe 2007 named Victor Naumov “A leading IP expert in Russia”. In February 2008 Kommersant newspaper ranked Victor among 'the leading figures in St. Petersburg in his field."
Victor Naumov obtained a degree in mechanical engineering from the St. Petersburg State Marine Technical University in 1994, a degree in computer science from St. Petersburg State University in 1996 and law degree from St. Petersburg State University in 1997. He defended his Ph.D. dissertation "Regulation of Distribution of Information on the Internet" in 2003. Mr. Naumov is an associated professor at St. Petersburg State University, and lectures in the Economics and Law Faculties.
Mr. Naumov has engaged in private practice in the area of information technology, computer law, intellectual property and the Internet since 1997.
Mr. Naumov is a member of the Expert Council on Legal Regulation and Protection of Intellectual Property of the Committee for Economic Policy, Entrepreneurship and Tourism of the State Duma of the Russian Federation. In September 2007, Victor Naumov was elected Co-Chairman of IT Committee of the American Chamber of Trade and Commerce in St. Petersburg. Since 1999, he has consulted on the development of draft legislation on IP, IT, information resources, the Internet, and telemedical services, for the Russian Federation and for subjects of the Russian Federation, and has also assisted in developing model laws for CIS jurisdictions in these areas. Mr. Naumov has authored more than 100 articles on law and computer science. In 2007, Victor received a state medal for contributing to the computerization of society in Russia.

DENIS VOEVODIN APPOINTED PARTNER AT SALANS

Denis Voevodin has been appointed as a partner of Salans, based in its Moscow office.
Mr. Voevodin is a specialist in trademark/intellectual property matters, and heads Salans' Russian Trademark/IP Practice Group. In this capacity, he assists clients on the full range of trademark matters and related legal issues related to IP in the Russian Federation and CIS jurisdictions. He is active in numerous trademark and copyright litigation matters as well as advising on anticounterfeiting programs and activities. He also advises on IP portfolio issues (copyright, trademark and patent rights) and related due diligence matters in connection with mergers and acquisitions.
Denis Voevodin joined Salans in 2001 as counsel. Before joining Salans, Mr. Voevodin worked for more than ten years for one of the largest local IP firms. He attended the Moscow State University for Foreign Relations (MGIMO). Mr. Voevodin passed his Patent Bar exam in 1995 and is qualified as a Patent Attorney.
Mr. Voevodin is one of the most active trademark practitioners in Russia, and speaks frequently at international conferences.

SALANS

Evgeny Timofeev appointed Co-Head of Salans Global Tax Practice

Moscow partner and co-head of Russian Tax Practice Evgeny Timofeev and Paris partner Sandra Hazan take over the reins of Salans Global Tax Practice Group.
Evgeny Timofeev is a member of the Board of the Russian Tax Law Association and a member of the Expert Council on Tax Legislation of the State Duma Budget Committee in Russia. In addition to advising foreign and local companies and banks, including in the context of international tax treaty analysis, Timofeev has significant experience in tax litigation.

Salans' global tax group has over 40 lawyers worldwide. With 37% growth in revenues for the 2007 financial year, Salans now has 176 partners worldwide as part of over 750 lawyers globally operating from 18 offices across 17 jurisdictions.

DEWEY & LEBOEUF LLP

Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP is pleased to announce that Veronica Fridman has joined its Moscow Office to lead its Intellectual Property Practice.
Veronica has both law firm and in-house experience and has advised numerous multinational and domestic clients on a broad spectrum of complex IP matters.
Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, Nikitsky pereulok, 5, 125009, Moscow, Russian Federation, Tel: +7 (495) 737-5000 Fax: +7 (495) 737-5050; moscow@dl.com; www.dl.com.

SALANS

POULET-MATHIS JOINS SALANS GLOBAL REAL ESTATE PRACTICE XAVIER POULET-MATHIS, former head of Bouyguesstroi legal affairs, has joined Salans top rated Global Real Estate Practice as Of Counsel resident in the Moscow office.

Xavier specializes in legal issues related to construction projects in emerging markets, especially in Russia. He has extensive transactional experience in the negotiation of secured international construction contracts with limited recourse financing.

Prior to joining Salans, Xavier served from 2004 as head of legal affairs at Bouyguesstroi (Russian subsidiary of Bouygues Batiment International). Before that, he worked with Bouygues in France, as legal counsel responsible for construction projects in emerging markets. Prior to joining Bouygues, Xavier worked in the Moscow office of Salans.

Xavier is a graduate of the Paris I Pantheon-Sorbonne University, where he obtained a master's degree in international commercial and trade law in 2000 and the Universite Robert Schuman in Strasbourg (LL.B.) in 1995.

Salans’ Russian Real Estate team now comprises 5 partners and over 40 associates in Moscow and St. Petersburg, supported by Russia Desks in New York, London and Paris.

Xavier Poulet-Mathis

LOVELLS CIS

APPOINTMENT OF NEW PARTNERS IN MOSCOW FROM 1 MAY 2008.

Natalia Gulyaeva has been appointed Intellectual Property, Media and Technology (IPMT) Partner. Natalia graduated from Moscow State University in 1998 with first class honors in law. She holds PhD from Moscow State University and LLM from Tuebingen University, Germany. She has also attended the University of Bristol, Britain. Natalia joined Lovells CIS in 2000, since 2004 she has headed the IPMT practice.

Michael Pugh has been appointed Capital Markets Partner. As an undergraduate, Michael studied BA (Hons) European Studies (French and Russian) at Bath University. After working in Ukraine for Poltava Petroleum Company, Michael studied law at Nottingham Law School. Michael trained with Lovells in London and spent almost three years working at Lovells CIS. Michael specialises in debt and equity capital markets and securitisation.

ALLEN & OVERY

WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE PROMOTION OF KONSTANTIN KROLL AND STEPHEN MATTHEWS TO THE PARTNERSHIP.

Konstantin Kroll concentrates on debt and equity capital markets transactions and derivatives. He advises on the issues of various debt, equity and synthetic instruments including GDRs/ADRs, LPNs, CLNs, ELNs and CDOs, and exchangeable and convertible bonds and has wide experience in structured finance and derivative transactions.

Stephen Matthews has a broad practice covering banking and debt capital markets, with a particular focus on structured finance. He contributed to the establishment of Allen & Overy's Russian securitisation capability by leading the award winning CityMortgage MBS Finance, which was the first public securitisation of Russian law mortgage certificates and a structural template which has since been widely replicated in the Russian market.

FRESHFIELDS BRUCKHAUS DERINGER

WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE A NEW PARTNER IN MOSCOW.

Igor Gerber: Igor specializes in corporate law, including M&A and joint ventures. His sector experience covers energy and natural resources, metals, pulp and paper, consumer products and retail. Igor graduated from the interantional law department of the Moscow State Insitute of International Relations and holds a Master of Laws from Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universitat Franfurt am Main. He joined Freshfields in 1994.

THE PBN COMPANY

JEANETTE HAMSTER HAS BEEN NAMED DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE AND CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS IN THE PBN COMPANY'S MOSCOW OFFICE, AND WAS ALSO APPOINTED TO THE FIRM'S GLOBAL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE.

Jeanette brings a unique and international skill set to PBN's 50-member Moscow team. She combines high-level advisory and management experience in corporate and crisis communications with an insider's knowledge of EU government relations and public affairs. Ms. Hamster joins The PBN Company from Hill & Knowlton International in Belgium where she was Head of the Corporate Communications Practice Group from 2004. Previously, she was Associate Director of The Cardew Group, a London financial communications consultancy.

BAKER & MCKENZIE - CIS, LIMITED

BAKER & MCKENZIE ANNOUNCES FURTHER EXPANSION OF ITS TAX AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION PRACTICES. HEAD OF DLA PIPER ST. PETERSBURG DISPUTE RESOLUTION JOINS BAKER & MCKENZIE TAX AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION PRACTICE TOGETHER WITH HIS TEAM.

Ivan Smirnov, former head of the St. Petersburg dispute resolution group at DLA Piper St. Petersburg, has joined the St. Petersburg office of Baker & McKenzie as a partner together with two senior associates: Vilena Shekalova and Leida Lukianova. This is a significant move for the St. Petersburg legal market, since it makes the Baker & McKenzie dispute and tax practices one of the strongest in the city. The St. Petersburg team, together with more than 30 tax and litigation practitioners in our Moscow office, form the most highly ranked Tax and Dispute Resolution practices in Russia. This move resulted from growing client need for tax and litigation advice in St. Petersburg, and reflects Baker & McKenzie's ambitious plans to further increase its St. Petersburg office as well as to keep its first tier ranking.

IVAN SMIRNOV graduated from the Faculty of Finance, Credit and International Economic Relations of St. Petersburg University of Economics and Finance in 1997 and the Law Faculty of Saint-Petersburg State University in 2000. Ivan is a certified public accountant in New Hampshire, USA, and Co-Chairman of the Taxation Committee of the St. Petersburg Chapter of AmCham. He specializes in contentious tax, antimonopoly, environmental and commercial issues.

VILENA SHEKALOVA graduated from the Law Faculty of Saint-Petersburg State University in 2003. Vilena has experience in resolution of antimonopoly, commercial, customs, ecological and land disputes as well as tax disputes in various regions, including Saint-Petersburg, Moscow, Kaliningrad, Murmansk, Arkhangelsk, Tver, Novgorod and Karelia. Her practice includes handling due diligence projects in various Russian regions, provision of legal support in asset/business deals and bankruptcy of strategic companies.

LEIDA LUKIANOVA graduated from the Law Faculty of the Novgorod State University in 2001 and received a degree in Accounting, Analysis and Audit in 2005. Before starting her career in consulting, she worked as Head of the Legal Department of the Veliky Novgorod City Tax Inspectorate. Leida has about seven years of practical experience in tax litigation in arbitration courts of various levels in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Veliky Novgorod and courts of common jurisdiction. Her primary focus is on litigation and consulting, with a particular emphasis on Russian tax.