Alexander Shalaev is a partner at E L W I Corporate and M&A practice. Alexander has extensive experience working at the international law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer and Feld LLP, as well as at a Russian investment company. He specializes in corporate law, M&A transactions, and related matters. Alexander also has varied experience in complex oil & gas industry projects, including EPC and subsoil use matters as well as experience in financial restructuring.

Education, qualification

• Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO)

Experience

• Advising and representing LUKOIL in a broad range of complex transactions and projects, including:
  • formation of several Russian joint ventures for development of oil and gas upstream projects in Russia;
  • acquisition of Shell’s Russian business, including a chain of gas stations and a lubricants production plant;
  • acquisition of majority stake in PJSC Enel Russia from Enel and a Russian investor;
  • sale of 100% of the shares in JSC Arkhangelskgeoldobycha Diamond Mining Company, one of Russia’s largest diamond miners, to Otkrytie Group;
  • acquisition of a Russian gas station network with more than 80 stations;
  • acquisition of FC Spartak-Moscow, a major Russian football club;
  • EPC projects with international contractors for the modernization of oil refineries in Russia.
• Advising a major Russian TMT company in connection with acquisition of a Russian cybersecurity company;
• Representing a confidential client on acquisition of the Russian subsidiary of an international insurance company and a network of health clinics in Russia;
• Representing a high-net worth individual in a divestment from one of the largest car retail chains in Russia;
• Advising Mail.ru Group Limited, a leading Internet and IT company in Russia, in connection with its joint venture with Sberbank to pursue a major online-to-offline consumer platform focused on foodtech and transport services;
• Representing PJSC UTair Aviation, a major Russian airline, in refinancing of its debt portfolio.