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About
Mikhail advises Russian and international clients on a broad range of corporate and commercial law matters.
His experience includes advising on securities transactions, commercial and currency control matters, and the regulation of financial markets. Mikhail also advises clients on the application of sanctions regimes imposed by the United States, the European Union and the United Kingdom, as well as Russian countersanctions measures.
Experience
- advising on the conversion of American depositary receipts (ADRs) held by a foreign investor into shares in a Russian joint-stock company
- advising a major Middle Eastern holding company on an intra-group transaction involving a change of control over Russian energy-sector production assets
- preparing transaction documents and providing legal support in connection with an investment transaction involving a Russian manufacturing company
- advising one of Russia’s largest telecommunications companies on the application of restrictive measures imposed by the United States, the European Union and the United Kingdom, as well as proposing measures to manage and mitigate sanctions risks
- preparing legal opinions for Russian banks on the legal capacity and authority of borrowers and counterparties under security transactions, as well as on their sanctions status
- advising an engineering company on the performance of construction contracts
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Languages
- English
- Russian
- German
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Media
On 24 October 2025, the EU adopted its 19th sanctions package against Russia, one of the largest and most comprehensive to date. The BIRCH team has prepared an overview of this latest sanctions package.
On 24 October 2025, the EU adopted its 19th sanctions package against Russia, one of the largest and most comprehensive to date. The BIRCH team has prepared an overview of this latest sanctions package.
A bill providing for restrictions on foreign companies returning to the Russian market in terms of exercising buyback options was approved in the second parliamentary session. The BIRCH team has analyzed the potential changes and their impact on foreign companies’ return to the Russian market.