

CIS
Over the last 30 years Allen & Overy has been supporting clients doing business in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and by delivering full-service expertise in the region.
The growing potential of CIS countries and a business-friendly climate for investment opportunities have attracted leading market players to the region and expanded access to international markets for local companies.
To satisfy our clients’ needs in this market, we have created a CIS hub in Dubai with Russian, English and U.S. law capabilities on the ground and with CIS-experienced lawyers. They have expertise in areas ranging from major bank financings (including acquisition, structured asset finance, trade, real estate and project finance), securitisation, bond issues and IPOs to cross-border mergers and acquisitions, derivatives, restructuring and insolvency and dispute resolution, including international arbitration. We act for both multi-national and local clients, including banks, manufacturers, transportation, TMT and energy and natural resources companies, to develop their business within the region and across the world.
The CIS team delivers coordinated legal advice to clients and has strong relationships with local counsel – we have all capabilities to support businesses across a broad range of transactions.
Our CIS Desk is supported by offices across our international network, particularly in Dubai, London, Frankfurt, Milan, Brussels, Amsterdam, Luxembourg, Tokyo, New York and Central and Eastern Europe. These offices all have CIS experience and work closely together to provide our clients with the advice and deal-execution skills to achieve their commercial goals.
Countries covered
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- Georgia
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Moldova
- Russia
- Tajikistan
- Turkmenistan
- Ukraine
- Uzbekistan
Key CIS group contacts
CIS team
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Sergey Blinov
Counsel
Dubai
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Andrey Panov
Counsel
Dubai
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Alexey Mareev
Senior Associate
Dubai
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Arthur Minosyan
Senior Associate
Amsterdam
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Gennady Yurin
Senior Associate / Advocate
Dubai
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Alexey Batischev
Associate
Dubai
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Marat Khasanshin
Associate
Abu Dhabi
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Alexander Kitaev
Associate
Dubai
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Jack Klimov
Associate
Dubai
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Ekaterina Pimonova
Associate
Dubai
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Awards and accolades
- Pravo-300 International 2021
Kazakhstan
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General Business Law – Tier 1
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Banking & Finance – Tier 1
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Corporate and M&A – Tier 1
Uzbekistan
- General Business Law – Tier 1
- Banking & Finance – Tier 1
- Corporate and M&A – Tier
Our global coverage
Click on the regions in the map below to find out more about the jurisdictions we cover across the world.
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Europe
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Africa
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Asia Pacific
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Middle East
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North America
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Latin America
In addition to countries where we have offices, we also have a number of International Desks advising clients on large scale international transactions in Europe.
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