Vasilii is a corporate lawyer with international experience and specializes in resolving corporate conflicts and arbitration disputes, structuring transactions, including transactions with foreign participation.

Kutafin Moscow State Law University, Master of Corporate Law

Diploma with honors

Dissertation on Corporate Governance and Control in Offshore and Trust Structures as Applied to Russian Jurisdiction

Ranked among the best bankruptcy lawyers by Rossiyskaya Gazeta and Kommersant, and ranked in the Rising Star category (transaction defense and defense against subsidiary liability) in the PRO Bankruptcy ranking. A member of the Liquidation and Bankruptcy Bar Association

• Comprehensive legal support of an oil refinery construction project in one of the CIS countries with total investments of over $800 million. In the course of the project, a corporate structure of the business was prepared, transactions on acquisition of shares by foreign members were conducted, a corporate agreement was drafted and negotiated. A separate area of work was operational support in terms of compliance with local regulatory requirements, as well as organization of contracting with foreign equipment suppliers.
• Representation of a minority shareholder in a dispute on joint recovery of over RUB 500 million in damages from the CEO and majority shareholder of a major Russian fishing company in connection with the siphoning off of the company's assets.
• Support of the restructuring with an additional issue of shares of a major Canadian IT company. The project was implemented in cross-support with Canadian advisers and application of Canadian and Russian law. In the course of the project, documentation was prepared on incorporation of a new holding company into the shareholders’ structure, and the tax consequences of dividend distribution were assessed.
• Establishment of a joint (Russian-Indian) industrial venture in India with an initial investment of $10 million. In the course of the project, a corporate structure was established, tax and corporate aspects were worked out, and corporate relations between Russian and Indian partners were established.
• Advising a Chinese company on the use of industrial designs and patents in the Russian Federation in the context of the client's IPO. The corporate law practice together with the intellectual property law practice provided comprehensive support in drafting a set of documents protecting the uniqueness of the Chinese company's developments.
• Advising the largest foreign manufacturer of paint and varnish products in Russia on setting up a Russian-Chinese joint venture. In the course of the project, a corporate structure was established in China, corporate agreements were made and the track of initial financing was determined. The project was implemented in cross-companion with Chinese advisers and the application of Chinese and Russian law.
• Establishment of a corporate holding structure in Hong Kong for the purposes of procurement activities of one of the largest Russian suppliers of equipment in the energy sector.
• Support of the establishment of a corporate structure in the Kyrgyz Republic and organization of banking services for a subsidiary of a major international oil and gas engineering company.
• Successful defense of the client's interests in a dispute with Chinese companies - the bailor and owners of several thousand sea containers. A contract for storage of containers was made between a logistics complex and the bailor. As a result, the Moscow Arbitration Court considered a dispute between TLK on recovery of 300 million rubles and accepted a counterclaim from the bailor demanding the transfer of 3.5 thousand containers to the bailor.