International law firm Dechert LLP announced today that leading Russian litigator Dmitry Kurochkin has joined the firm as a partner in its dispute resolution practice in Moscow. Prior to joining Dechert, Kurochkin worked in the Moscow office of another international law firm, where he served as head of litigation, Central Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and head of the Moscow employment group.

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Allen & Overy advised INTER RAO UES in connection with the acquisition of the power generation business of Bashkirenergo, a major Russian producer of electricity and heat operating in Bashkortostan.

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Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners today announced that Robin Wittering has joined the firm as a Partner in Moscow.

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Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised MD Medical Group Investments Plc, a leading private Russian healthcare company, which operates the Mother and Child chain of clinics, on its initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange (LSE).

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Global law firm White & Case LLP, through its Moscow, Milan and Almaty offices, has advised Recordati, a European pharmaceutical group listed on the Italian Stock Exchange, on the acquisition of all rights to five product lines in the Russian and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).

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Hogan Lovells has advised Alfa-Bank on the issue of US$750 million 7.5% 144A loan participation notes to fund a subordinated loan to Alfa-Bank. The notes were issued on Wednesday 26 September 2012.

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A team of lawyers from Salans’ St. Petersburg and Moscow offices has advised Renova-StroyGroup on the conclusion of a second development contract in St. Petersburg to build a new residential complex on Petrovsky Island.

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International law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP has advised Finstar Group on the strategic disposal of its majority stake in the Rive Gauche Group to Elshtere Ltd. Finstar Group remains a substantial shareholder in the Rive Gauche Group. The transaction was completed in August 2012.

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Herbert Smith announced today the recruitment of Alexei Panich, a leading dispute resolution practitioner, who has joined the firm as a partner in its global disputes practice, based in Moscow.

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An international Morgan Lewis team advised Norway’s Statoil on the negotiation of shareholding and operation agreements for four Russian continental shelf field exploration JVs with Rosneft (Russia’s premier state-owned oil company), signed last week as a significant milestone under the strategic cooperation arrangements reached between the two companies in May of this year.

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