Alex B. is a "Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is". E. Hemingway. They is proficient in English. Colleagues describe them as "Alexander is a brilliant, patient and calm guy with a subtle sense of humour, who gained a large experience in facing the impressive workload of the Genzyme's Eurasia region, involving different jurisdictions and several stakeholders' needs to be met in a timely fashion." and "Alexander covered an extremely wide range of legal issues ranging from corporate, pharmaceuticals, to labour law as well as intellectual property to name but a few. Alexander`s experience has been broad and included general commercial practices, compliance issues, distribution, tax, employment contracts, regulatory affairs issues. Alexander is a highly-qualified lawyer, who is an expert in solving legal issues of companies doing business in Russia, CEE and Eurasian area. Very familiar with emerging markets, Alexander has a very international profile and is used to working on cases of highly complex nature. He remains calm even in stressful situations and knows how to negotiate even in delicate situations. Detail-oriented, Alexander remains concentrated and is quick to react. He is also a very nice person to work with."