Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Languages

• English
• Russian

Lawyer Overview

Vladimir Lechtman has more than 20 years of experience in cross-border M&A, joint ventures, strategic alliances, reorganizations, and general corporate counseling. His transactional experience spans a range of industries, including oil and gas, manufacturing, telecommunications, aerospace, financial services, and retail. He is Partner-in-Charge of the Moscow Office.

Vladimir has acted as lead counsel in some of the most significant transactions in Russia, including the representation of Alfa Group and Access/Renova Group (AAR) in the formation of TNK-BP, an $18 billion joint venture with BP. Companies with which Vladimir has worked on substantial matters in the region include Alfa-Bank, Alfa Finance, Altimo, Eldorado, ENRC, Lukoil, Rosneft, Russian Standard Bank, Sukhoi, and TNK-BP.

Areas of Practice

• Mergers & Acquisitions
• M&A
• Joint Ventures & Strategic Alliances
• Private Equity
• Energy
• Energy Finance
• Energy Transactions
• Financial Services
• Corporate Compliance Programs
• Product Response Team

Representative Cases

• $1.5 Billion Structured Trade Finance Facility
• Acquisition of Ceramics Division of Johnson Matthey
• Acquisition of minority stake in Angleside , (2009)
• Acquisition of Turkcell , (2005)
• Disposal of Slavneft Interest
• Formation of TNK-BP
• Initial Public Offering
• Joint venture with Sinopec
• Kovykta Gas Sales and Transportation Project
• Loan to Sunbird Limited
• Monetization of Right to Receive BP Shares
• Russian Regional Jet Project (RRJ)
• Serov Acquisition

West Practice Categories

Banking & Finance Law, Business Organizations, Business Successions, Closely Held Businesses, Corporate Governance, Directors' & Officers' Liability, Dissolution, Formation & Business Planning, Franchising, Joint Ventures, Lending & Secured Transactions, Limited Liability Companies, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations, Partnerships, Reorganizations, Shareholders' Rights, Trade Associations, Venture Capital

Bar Admissions

• District of Columbia
• New York
• Pennsylvania

Education

• U of Texas - Austin

Address

Ducat III, 12th Floor
6 Gasheka Street
125047 Moscow, Russia

Phones

7.495.648.9216 / 1.202.879.7673 (Washington) (Business Phone)

Faxes

7.495.648.9201 / 1.202.626.1700 (Business Fax)

Emails

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Websites

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