PARTNER, LL.M, HEAD OF INTERNATIONAL PRACTICE
PARTNER, LL.M, HEAD OF INTERNATIONAL PRACTICE
Ernest is the Head of International Practice and coordinates various international projects of the LawBridge Association (lawbridge.law), and also provides client support in Cyprus, Germany, Great Britain and other countries. Ernest has over 20 years of experience in advising Russian and international companies. He has worked for over 15 years at leading international law firms in Germany and Moscow.
Ernest coordinates various international projects and advises international and Russian companies on general corporate law, complex international transactions (M&A), intellectual property and private equity.
Ernest's expertise includes, among others, following areas of activity:
- joint venture agreements, shareholder agreements, corporate governance, restructuring;
- advising on structuring of various cross-border transactions, comprehensive support for their implementation;
- Due Diligence of large companies, including due diligence of sales departments and production assets;
- transactions for acquisition and disposal of shares/stakes, incl. with participation of foreign companies and structures, including structuring and financing of such transactions;
- advising commercial and non-commercial organizations on various issues of their activities, including international companies with divisions in Russia;
- analysis and development of cross-border and local contracts governing purchases and sales in retail chains, as well as various other contracts necessary for implementation of clients' activities;
- development and implementation of compliance systems in groups of companies, performing functions of external ombudsman.
- CORPORATE LAW AND MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS (M&A)
- COMMERCIAL LAW
- INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION
- Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) and holds a Master of Laws (LL.M)
- Fluent in English and German