Stonebridge Legal has announced the launch of its special practical Mergers and Acquisitions course, which will be held at two leading Russian universities, i.e., the Moscow State Institute of International Relations of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MGIMO) and O.E. Kutafin University (Moscow State Law Academy).
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, and structuring basics depending on buyer/seller goals;
- transaction documents;
- joint ventures, and 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
- Roman Prudentov, Partner, Corporate/M&A and Banking and Finance
- Dmitry Pozin, CEO, Partner, Corporate/M&A
- Alexey Yadykin, Partner, Dispute Resolution
- Konstantin Orlov, Counsel, Corporate/M&A
External experts
- Andrey Dontsov, Academic adviser, Head of RWB Integrated Legal Department
- Pyotr Ostapenko, LUKOIL, Head of M&A
- Yulia Igolkina, Director, Evgeniya Panevina, Senior Manager, Nune Danielyan, Manager, Technologies of Trust, Tax /M&A.
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.