For over 20 years Maria has been focusing on international law. Maria’s professional prospective benefited from her work experience both as an in-house counsel with major international companies and as an attorney with international law firms. Maria has gained profound expertise in merger and acquisitions work, corporate governance, corporate finance and international transactional matters. She managed negotiation of multimillion dollar financings in foreign and domestic markets. Maria advised US and foreign clients on Russian law, litigation and arbitration matters, assisted in preparation of expert reports on Russian and foreign law submitted in US courts. Maria’s experience includes work with oil and metallurgical businesses, food, chemical, pharmaceutical and telecommunication companies.