Associated Partner, Deputy Head of Corporate and Commercial, Attorney-at-law
Igor Kostennikov
About Me
Areas of expertise: corporate law and M&A, contract law, foreign investments legislation, public and private international law, international arbitration, housing law, personal data legislation.

Igor advises clients of the firm on various issues of Russian corporate and contract law, foreign investments legislation.

One of the leading firm's experts in the sphere of public and private international law, EU law.

Has a wide experience in the complex legal support for the benefit of TMT (technology, media and telecom) clients.

Igor is a well-recognized expert in the sphere of personal data legislation; participated in a workgroup that prepared amendments to Russian personal data legislation.

Has a wide experience in legal due diligence of Russian ventures (construction, real estate, investments and banking, TMT).

Provides legal support for complex transborder and domestic transactions (loans and credits, venture investments, construction, etc.), inter alia, with the use of PPP mechanisms; drafts and reviews Russian law and foreign law agreements.

Provides legal assistance to foreign companies in entering the Russian market: has a huge experience in the sphere of establishing subsidiaries, branches and rep. offices, creating the primary contractual framework, drafting and enhancing various corporate documents (articles' of associations, minutes, shareholders' agreements).

On a regular basis advises client in the sphere of legal relations concerning management of residential buildings, interaction with housing management companies, creation and governance of homeowners' associations.

Represents clients of the firm in international arbitration proceedings (ICC International Court of Arbitration, Swiss Chambers' Arbitration Institution, ad hoc arbitration under UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, etc.).

Author of various legal publications (including abroad); contributor of the Doing Business research conducted by World Bank.
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Education
Graduated from the Saint Petersburg State University (faculty of law, bachelor of law); graduated magna cum laude from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (the European Law Institute, master of law).

Has a diploma of the College of Europe (a joint program by the MGIMO(U) MFA RF and the College of Europe, Bruges, Belgium, 2009).

Participated in the Russian-British Young Lawyers Exchange Scheme (London, the United Kingdom, 2012).
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Published Articles
Languages Spoken
English, Russian

Practice Areas

Banking & Finance
Construction
Corporate
Data Privacy & Information Security
Litigation, Arbitration & Dispute Resolution
Media, Advertising & Entertainment

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YUST Law Firm
Office Address:
43, Sivtsev Vrazhek Lane
Moscow
Russia
119002
Tel:
+7 (495) 795-08-43
Fax:
+7 (499) 241-19-48
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