Alexander Abasov

Managing Partner, Moscow Office of Femida.US

Alexander Abasov
femida.us
(a/k/a Int'l Legal Counsels PC)
Michurinski Prospekt 25, kor.3
117607 Moscow
Russian Federation
phone: (+7) 095.932.76.10
phone/fax: (+7) 095.932.76.77
abasov@legal-counsels.com

• Client industries:
  • Energy;
  • Telecommunication;
  • Technology.
• Practice focus:
  • Representation of Russian and international clients in complex corporate transactions in the CIS
  • Representation of Western clients in commercial operation in Eastern Europe in connection with regulatory compliance and cross border contract negotiations
  • Negotiation and drafting documents in connection with numerous major corporate transactions and privatizations, mergers and acquisitions, investment projects and corporate finance
• Prior engagement and focus:
  • Participation in the preparation of several prominent production sharing agreements, including the Sakhalin project
  • Advising clients in connection with state tenders and bidding process relating to the restructuring and privatization of state-owned shareholdings of the largest Russian enterprises
  • Advised on and participated in drafting numerous laws and regulations in corporate, energy and business arcus
  • Senior Counsel with Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P., Moscow, Russian Federation
  • Important positions in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Justice
  • Head of Legal of the Legal Directorate of the State Duma Body of the Federal Assembly
• Education:
  • Law School of Moscow State University, Law Degree 1979.