Sergey Stefanishin Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Canada Area

Associate director of Osler Works – Transactional, a service that uses cutting-edge technology, streamlined processes and skilled legal professionals to support the deal teams and clients largely in the context of transactions. Oversees a team of lawyers and law clerks in providing M&A, due diligence and closing related services.

Toronto, Canada Area

Toronto, Canada Area

• Advised the Board and CEOs, provided proactive comprehensive legal support of all DHL businesses (Express, Freight, Global Forwarding, Supply Chain, E-Commerce, Printing & Marketing) in Eastern Europe• Improved and strengthened the relationships with other business partners (Sales & Marketing, Operations, Security, Customer Care, HR, Billing and Finance), provided strategic advice to them• Performed regular Board Country and Area business reviews• Improved DHL operations in light of the U.S. and EU sanctions regime securing transit time• Increased effectiveness of the legal function in the Region by 30% in 10 months• Risk Management Officer in charge of execution and management of the regulatory compliance activities in the region (anti-corruption, business ethics, hospitality, competition, etc.); supervision over implementation of compliance requirements• Direct control and management of internal and external lawyers performance

• CIS Transactions Law leader supervising legal teams in seven offices (revenue more than USD 4M)• Successfully delivered over 100 full-scope comprehensive legal due diligence in cooperation with other services lines (tax experts and financial advisors), advised on high-profile investment and M&A projects• CIS Life Science Law Leader. Established and developed a successful Life Science Legal Group (#1 among Big4 companies)• The only partner promotion in EY Russia in 2009 for outstanding performance in crisis (USD 2M) • Broad experience in a wide range of sectors, including life sciences, energy, chemicals and utilities, retail and FMCG• Dedicated legal partner responsible for Japanese Desk

• Advised clients on a number of high-profile investment and M&A projects, acquisition of stakes in Russian companies, and establishment of joint ventures as well as major corporate restructuring projects, led over 100 full-scope comprehensive legal due diligence projects in a wide range of sectors• Responsible for developing legal practice and providing legal advice to multinational clients on various issues of doing business in Russia

• Legal practice leader responsible for all operational, client development and people issues• Restored the legal practice from scratch after takeover of 90% of the team by a major international law firm (mid-2004). • Made the practice the most profitable in 2006 for the last 10 years of the firm’s presence in Russia• Performed over 50 legal due diligence investigations in the course of mergers and acquisitions• General counselling on doing business in Russia, negotiating and drafting commercial agreements required for investment projects and current activities of foreign investors

Moscow, Russian Federation

• Responsible for managing legal due diligence investigations of Russian entities in the course of mergers and acquisitions in Russia, general counselling on doing business in Russia, negotiating and drafting commercial agreements required for investment projects and current activities of foreign investors in Russia

• Specialized in Space and Telecom, Contract and Corporate Law• Represented the Russian Aviation and Space Agency in negotiations on the first (D.Tito) and second (M.Shuttleworth) tourist space flights • Advised on performance of scientific experiments on board of the International Space Station (ISS), launch of satellites, performance of R&D works, commercial use of the ISS and other projects in communications and space fields, negotiated and drafted contracts for the above • Introduced internal systems of quality control and documents organization and management

• Specialized in Telecom, Corporate and Employment Law• Represented a major international telecommunications consortium on the development and operation of a global mobile satellite communications system, including a review of Russian telecoms regulatory regime, and provision of a comprehensive report and legal opinion on all governmental licenses and approvals required for the project. • Advised a number of clients on encryption issues, especially the import and use of encryption technology.• Supervised all activities of the library relating to database management and cataloguing of legal library collections

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