Joint Venture with Uzbekistan's Largest Oil and Gas Producer (Gas-Chemical Complex, Naphtha-Cracking) Total capital: c. $1.3 billion Designed optimal transaction structure for the joint venture (JV), including asset contributions (incorporating legacy investments made by the partner in the gas-chemical project), with consideration for accounting, tax implications, and financial covenants of partners to international creditors. Led the preparation of contractual and corporate documentation for the JV. Supported the investment team in liaising with international financial advisors, equipment suppliers, and project financing arrangers for the JV. Assisted in negotiations with international lenders. Construction of Gas-Chemical Complex (MTO Technology) Total capital: c. $3+ billion Negotiated the gas processing agreement (from methanol to olefins, MTO) and the creation of a joint venture for the construction and operation of an MTO unit with a leading U.S.-listed manufacturer of gas processing equipment. Assisted the investment team in negotiating deal and financing documentation for two loan facilities (bridge loan: c. $0.7 billion and project financing: c. $2 billion). Joint Venture with Uzbekistan's Largest Mining and Metallurgical Enterprise Total capital: c. $3.7 billion Led negotiations for the deal structure and drafted key contractual documentation, including the joint venture agreement and investment agreement with the Government of Uzbekistan Asset Sale Transaction, deal size: c. $160 million Managed negotiations, deal structuring, and drafted contractual documentation for a sale-and-buy-back transaction governed by English law. Corporate Governance and Restructuring Developed a new corporate structure and optimized governance for business units (groups of companies) across various sectors, including oil & gas, energy, mining & metallurgy, infrastructure (international airport, tourist cluster), petrochemicals, financial services, agroindustry, healthcare, and education. Provided tax planning for business units in Uzbekistan, EU holding companies, and beneficial owners. Joint Venture for Iron Ore Mining and Processing Plant Structured and negotiated terms for an international joint venture (Uzbekistan – Tajikistan) for the construction and operation of an iron ore mining and processing plant in Tajikistan. International Airport Terminal Negotiated a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Agreement with the Government of Uzbekistan for the construction of a new international airport terminal on a build-own-operate-transfer (BOOT) basis. Led financing negotiations and secured deal structuring and arrangements with lenders. International University of Technology Negotiated a services agreement and facilitated collaboration with a top U.S.-based mining university to establish a higher education institution in Uzbekistan. Infrastructure Private Equity Fund Advised the Government of Uzbekistan on the structuring, governance, and operation of infrastructure private equity funds under both common law and Uzbekistan law. Compliance Ensured compliance with sanctions regimes of the USA, UK, EU, and Singapore. Managed controlled foreign companies in accordance with Uzbekistan laws (aligned with Russian regulations). Led transfer pricing strategies in compliance with Uzbekistan laws (aligned with Russian regulations).

Legal support of fundraise activities of the fund among international investors. My responsibilities included - preparing general overview of requirements for pre-marketing campaign under EU laws, laws of EU member states and certain countries in Middle East; - approaching international capital advisory firms (placement agents) and negotiating terms and conditions for fund raise campaign (private placement); - developing project plan for pre-marketing and marketing activities; - collecting, processing and presenting information for developing pre-marketing materials; - developing information materials for pre-marketing activities; updating terms and parameters of fundraise campaign based on feedbacks and/or comments from investors gained during pre-marketing activities; - administrering outside counsels and service providers; - conducting communications with potential investors, accountants, lawyers and other professionals in the course of pre-marketing activities and due diligence conducted by interested investors on the fund and its affiliates. I provided legal support to execution of large M&A transactions, setting up PE&VC funds in Russia and in foreign jurisdictions, management of legacy portfolio. - M&A (investments & divestments) deals of $233M closed, - pipeline of 7 funds of $1.8B, of which 2 funds of $221M launched and managed. My responsibilities included - negotiating investment deal terms and deal structuring under Russian and English law; - drafting transactional documentation under Russian law; - retaining and coordinating external legal counsels for transactions governed by foreign law; - corporate governance of Russian investee companies; - structuring investment funds and drafting investment funds documentation under Russian law (investment partnerships) and doing the same in liaison with external legal counsels for international funds in foreign jurisdictions; - retaining and coordinating external legal counsels for closing investments by international funds; - ensuring compliance of investment process with RUSNANO's by-laws and internal corporate and investment polices.

Private Equity Asset Management US$ 250 M dollars fund under management invested into alternative energy, retail chains, innovation technologies, real estate (Four Seasons Lion Palace hotel in St. Petersburg). My respocibilities included: ● negotiating terms and structuring investment and divestment deals; ● due diligence of potential investees; ● drafting investment legal documentation (share purchase ageements, shareholders' agreements, otion agreements, pledges and hypothecation, etc); ● corporate governance of investees; ● retaining and managing outside counsels and other service providers. I was also responsible and actively participated in restructuring of Bank's bad loans (debt to equity/ assignments, convertible notes, etc.), anti-crisis management and protection of bank's rights as investor.

General Counsel (Moorgate Capital Management - a private equity arm of TRUST BANK) TRUST Banking Group, a leading investment bank in debt instruments trading and placement and commercial bank, founded a management company to act as a private equity asset manager for a variety of private equity funds targeting Russia’s regions and mid-market companies. The first fund Russian Strategic Growth Holdings Plc. was contemplated to be listed on AIM (LSE) in June 2007. As Moorgate’s counsel I maintained relations with outside counsel and auditors, nominated adviser, brokers and placement agents, potential investors and portfolio companies. My respocibilities included - negotiations and drafting legal documentation (foundation documents for the fund and fund’s manager; transactional documentation: MOU, CNDA, Term Sheets, Loan Facilities, agency agreements, engagement agreements, stand-still agreements, non-circumvention and non-competition agreements, share-purchase agreements, shareholders’ agreements, put/call option agreements, bylaws for portfolio companies, etc.); - advice on contractual matters, corporate restructuring, labor and tax regulations; - legal compliance of investments, - advce on deal structures of acquisitions, financing and exiting I was actively involved in legal due diligence, development of transparent and effective corporate procedures, giving legal support to corporate governance and monitoring of day-to-day business and other corporate issues of investee companies. I reported directly to CEO and I was a single counsel. Head of Corporate and Investment Legal Department I joined the TRUST group as a Deputy Head for Corporate and Investment Legal Department. I was responsible for corporate governance of the investment and commercial banks and their affiliates. I also provided legal support for the Fixed Income (bonds and derivatives issuance incl. CLN, LPN, underwriting, placement and payment agency), Direct Investments (due diligence, deal structuring, drafting of agreements) and Corporate Finance (due diligence, M&A deal structuring, drafting of agreements, project time planning, reporting to the Federal Financial Markets Service and obtaining antimonopoly approvals, supported participation in privatization). I reported directly to Chief Legal and I had junior lawyers under my command.

Internationa Law, International commercial law