Managing Partner
CurrentFounder and Managing partner of a Russian law firm Herman & Smith LLC whose main goal is the provision full range of legal and accounting services to support foreign investor aiming to invest into the Russian market. Achievements: creation the stable profitable law firm with a team that includes more than 20 lawyers and accountants from its foundation in 2004 to the confident position in the Russian market; have signed a contract with one of the leading Vietnamese company to support their investments in Russia in the amount of 25 million USD; successfully completed the purchase and sale transaction of the gold mine at approximately 9 million USD; successfully completed the M&A deal of the plant at approximately 13 million USD in the oil and gas sector.Management of a Russian law firm that provides to the foreign investors full range of legal and accounting services needed to start their expansion to the Russian market. Those services include visa support, consultations on setting up a legal and tax investment schemes, establishing a subsidiary company or a representative office in Russia, banking and accounting support of a Russian entity, Merger & Acquisition, support of real estate operations, intellectual rights, litigation, assistance in finding and negotiating with potential partners in Russia in different market segments, recruiting the staff in Russia, searching and renting offices in Russia and etc.