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Anton Konnov

Partner

Dubai

CIS Desk

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Anton Konnov

Partner

Dubai

CIS Desk

Anton is a corporate partner and the global head of the CIS Desk. He has advised extensively on a broad range of corporate, regulatory, infrastructure and general commercial matters and on a number of high-profile corporate transactions including M&As, joint ventures and corporate restructurings in the CIS in a wide range of business sectors including TMT, oil and gas, financial institutions and manufacturing.

Anton is both Russian and New York law qualified. He is recognised as a leading lawyer in Corporate and M&A and Energy & Natural Resources by legal directories. The Best Lawyers named Anton a leading lawyer in Corporate Law, M&A, Energy and Natural Resources Law, Investment, Project Finance and Development Practice. According to Chambers Europe, Anton is singled out for his ‘strong communication skills and a very commercial and practical approach to negotiations’.

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Office

Dubai

11th Floor, Burj Daman Building, Al Mustaqbal Street, Dubai International Financial Centre
Dubai
PO Box 506678

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Qualifications

Professional

Admitted as lawyer, Russia, 1999

Admitted to the bar, State of New York, USA, 2007

Academic

Diploma, Law, Moscow State University, 1999

LLM, Corporate Law, New York University School Of Law, 2006