On 20 February 2025, Stonebridge Legal’s annual special practical Mergers and Acquisitions course began simultaneously at both O.E. Kutafin University (Moscow State Law Academy) and the Moscow State Institute of International Relations of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MGIMO).
We care about the development of young professionals and are keen to contribute to their success in their legal careers.
As part of the course, a team of experts from the consulting and corporate sector will share their valuable expertise in M&A transactions and highlight key issues such as:
- Negotiation, basic structural problems, arguments and rebuttals;
- Buyer and seller logic, structuring basics depending on buyer/seller goals;
- Transaction documents;
- Joint ventures, approaches to structuring relations between majority and minority shareholders;
- Transaction financing;
- Tax planning and tax provisions;
- Commercial, financial and accounting aspects of transactions;
- Disputes arising from transactions.
The speakers have wide-ranging experience in supporting, structuring and financing multibillion-dollar transactions on the international and Russian M&A markets.
The speakers:
Stonebridge Legal:
- Mikhail Loktionov, Partner, Corporate/M&A and Banking and Finance
- Pavel Koutovoi, Counsel, Banking and Finance
- Konstantin Orlov, Counsel, Corporate/M&A
- Dmitry Pozin, CEO, Partner, Corporate/M&A
- Roman Prudentov, Partner, Corporate/M&A and Banking and Finance
- Alexey Yadykin, Partner, Dispute Resolution and Arbitration
External experts:
- Andrey Dontsov, Academic adviser, Head of RWB Integrated Legal Department
- Yulia Igolkina, Director, Technologies of Trust, Tax /M&A
- Galina Naumenko, Partner, Technologies of Trust, Head of Transaction Tax M&A
- Pyotr Ostapenko, LUKOIL, Head of M&A department
We believe it to be our duty to transfer knowledge and skills to the next generation of lawyers. As part of the course, students will not only study theoretical aspects of transaction support, but also take part in the analysis of real cases, discuss current market issues and gain experience in communicating with leading experts.
This approach will allow future lawyers to develop critical thinking, analytical skills and reasoning, and prepare them for a successful career in the dynamic legal sphere.