Anton Konnov

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.

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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