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Africa & Asia
Connecting Continents, Shaping Law
This month, our focus turns to Africa and Asia, two regions reshaping global growth and investment. From Egypt’s ongoing legal and economic reforms and the strengthening of UAE–Moroccan relations, to the rise of Korean investment across the Middle East, this issue highlights the developments driving change across these markets.
We also explore the UAE’s role as a bridge between regions – a hub for private wealth management, dispute resolution, and cross-border collaboration, connecting businesses and investors across Africa and Asia. The articles in this edition offer practical insights into how these shifts are influencing trade, regulation, and market confidence across the wider region.
2025 is set to be a game-changer for the MENA region, with legal and regulatory shifts from 2024 continuing to reshape its economic landscape. Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, Iraq, Qatar, and Bahrain are all implementing groundbreaking reforms in sustainable financing, investment laws, labor regulations, and dispute resolution. As the region positions itself for deeper global integration, businesses must adapt to a rapidly evolving legal environment.
Our Eyes on 2025 publication provides essential insights and practical guidance on the key legal updates shaping the year ahead—equipping you with the knowledge to stay ahead in this dynamic market.
A complete spectrum of legal services across jurisdictions in the Middle East & North Africa.
Biography
Anton is a Corporate/M&A Partner, based in Dubai. He is an English, Russian and New York law qualified lawyer with over two decades of international experience advising on complex corporate, regulatory (including sanctions), infrastructure and commercial matters.
Anton advises on high-profile corporate transactions including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and corporate restructurings, as well as a broad range of general corporate and regulatory issues. He has acted for clients across sectors including oil and gas, TMT, financial institutions and manufacturing, often on cross-border matters involving multiple jurisdictions.
He is recognised as a leading lawyer in corporate law, M&A and sanctions law by various legal directories. The Best Lawyers has named him a leading lawyer in corporate law, M&A, energy and natural resources law, investment, project finance and development practice.
Recent Experience
- Advising a Middle East energy company on its investment in an energy project in CIS countries including related sanctions advice
- Advising a Middle East energy company on the sale and purchase of certain energy assets located in CIS
- Advising a Middle East energy company in connection with the disposal of two Russian oil companies
- Advising a logistics company in the Middle East on the establishment of a logistics business in one of the CIS countries
- Advising a venture capital firm based in the Middle East on the acquisition of a CIS-based manufacturer operating in the aviation sector
- Advising a major Russian airline in connection with a JV with a major Middle East airline relating to joint pricing, sales and marketing activities
- Advising a CIS energy company in connection with the gas condensate field development, gasification of Irkutsk region and cross-border pipeline project (including gas export agreements)
- Advising a multinational financial technology company in relation to sanctions and AML advice
- Advising a private company in respect of the sale of one of the largest copper projects in Russia to a London listed company
- Advising various leading international players, operating in energy/natural resources, financial and manufacturing sectors, on various issues connected with regulatory matters, including current sanctions and counter sanctions regimes related to Russia
- Advising a technology company on the implications of EU, UK and US sanctions for their Russian and Belarus businesses, and the possible sale of the relevant group entities to local management
Language(s)
- English
- Russian
Education
1999 – Diploma, Law, Moscow State University
2006 – LLM, Corporate Law, New York University School of Law
2024 – MBA Essentials, London School of Economics and Political Science
Admission
- Russian Federation
- Solicitor (England and Wales)
- New York Bar
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