Roman Vedernikov
Roman Vedernikov is always deep in the details, with the due legal vision on the best way to get to the goal.
Roman Vedernikov is a Senior Associate at Corporate/M&A and Economic Sanctions and Compliance Practices at ALRUD Law Firm with about 10 years of practical experience.
Roman is a dual qualified lawyer (Russia; England and Wales). Roman advises on a wide range of Russian and English law issues, including in Corporate/M&A area.
Roman has been involved in the most complex multi-practice projects for companies from such industries as telecommunications, financial, retail, oil and gas, electrical energy, luxury goods, etc.
Recently Roman has been actively advising foreign and Russian clients on complex sanctions (mainly UK and EU), transactional, corporate, and Russian countersanctions matters in corporate restructurings, sales of businesses to local management/third parties, and auction sales of assets of foreign investors in Russia. In 2023 Roman was on secondment with the leading Turkish law firm. Roman has a Bachelor of Laws degree from Moscow State University of International Relations (MGIMO University) and a Master of Laws degree from National Research University - Higher School of Economics (Moscow).
In 2023 Roman earned a Postgraduate Diploma in Law degree in English law from BPP University Law School (UK, with distinction). Roman was then qualified as a solicitor of England and Wales in March 2024.
Includes advising and representing:
VEON
on the sale of ****VimpelCom****, one of the largest Russian telecommunications operators, to the Russian top management for RUB 130 billion.
VimpelCom
on English law governed agreements.
ERGO Group
on the suspension of its business activities on the Russian market and the transfer of insurance portfolio of ****ERV Travel Insurance****.
Russian company
on English law governed agreements during due diligence.
Major international group
on the loan swap transaction for the amounts exceeding EUR 750m, including on related Russian counter-sanctions restrictions and permits from Russian authorities.
Uber
in a sale of part of the joint business with ****Yandex****.
Seller
on applicability of the EU sanctions with regard to a sale of shares by a foreign holding company owning Russian business.
VEON
on application of Russian countersanctions to loan agreements. Advised and coordinated works on restructuring of several loans.
QIWI PLC
on corporate issues of dividends repayment.
Modi
on transactional documentation under Russian and English law during its sale.
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Pravo-300, 2023 recommends Roman Vedernikov for Antitrust law. |
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Best Lawyers, 2022 recommends Roman Vedernikov for Competition/Antitrust Law. |
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Best Lawyers, 2021 recommends Roman Vedernikov for Competition/Antitrust Law. |
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The Legal 500, 2021 recommends Roman Vedernikov for Competition/Antitrust Law. |
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