Founder 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.

Achievements: Development and implementation of all legal documentation needed for the delivery of oil by rail to the port of Novorossiysk and its transhipment on tankers; drafting and implementation of oil transhipment contract matrix (for JSC “Chernomortransneft”); legal support for construction of 2 tankers 120,000 deadweight tons.Legal support of the company; ensuring efficient performance of the in-house legal department, which includes drafting of the Legal Department Act, the Contractual Work Act and other internal documents of the company and organizing its functioning in accordance with these documents; control over delegation of duties and responsibilities to subordinates in Moscow and Novorossiysk offices; control over the execution of these duties in accordance with Corporate, Trade, Maritime and International Law; representation of the company in Russian and international court; carrying out negotiations, as well as drafting and implementation of oil transhipment contract matrix (for JSC “Chernomortransneft” ); opening of a letter of credit; settlement of accounts with clients of the company and other subsidiaries of JSC “Transneft”; control over execution of contractual obligations of the company.

Drafting of international sale contract matrix (import into Russia) on terms of CIP/CIF and DDU, developing international installation supervision agreement matrix, proof-reading of the current international deals as well as elaborating model sale contract (delivery by all means of transportation) in accordance with the Russian Law

Elaborating and proof-reading various documentation connected with delivery of oil and chemical products to Russia and overseas: contracts on refining oil and chemical products, international and national sales contracts as well as solution of day-to-day corporate conflicts and representation in court.