Practice Expertise

  • Corporate Law
  • Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure
  • Equity Capital & Debt Markets
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Areas of Practice

  • Corporate Law
  • Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure
  • Equity Capital & Debt Markets
  • Banking & Project Finance
  • Mergers & Acquisitions / Joint Ventures
  • Restructuring and Insolvency
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WSG Practice Industries

WSG Leadership

  • WSG Regional Council - Member
  • DealMaker Group - Member
  • Banking & Finance Group - Member
  • Energy Group - Member
  • Mergers & Acquisitions Group - Member
  • Restructuring & Insolvency Group - Member
  • WSG Coronavirus Task Force Group - Member
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Profile

Alexander Zharskiy is ALRUD Partner, he heads Corporate and M&A Practice and co-heads Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Industry Group. Alexander leads the firm's corporate, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions and private equity work. He has more than 20-years experience in in-bound and cross-border transaction in a variety of sectors, including agribusiness, retail, financial sector, telecommunication, media and technology, pharmaceuticals, natural resources and real estate.

Alexander is an officer of the IBA "Corporate and M&A Law" committee, he regularly speaks on corporate /M&A topics at Russian and international conferences.

Alexander holds a J.D. degree as well as an LLM degree from University of Manchester. Alexander started his legal career in 1998, joined ALRUD in 2004 and has been a partner since 2007. He is constantly recommended as a leading legal advisor on Corporate and M&A matters by Chambers Europe and Global, Legal 500, IFLR 1000, Who's Who Legal, Best Lawyers.

Clients praise Alexander for his professionalism, business focus and the ability to defend clients' best interests in complex matters.

"Alexander Zharskiy is very good in negotiations. He is a good manager of big teams which are working on complex tasks. We always give him wide discretion for the negotiation of our position, and he is able to propose new ideas and solutions for atypical problems". Chambers Europe

Education
Mr. Zharskiy graduated from Belarusian State University, Minsk, Department of Law (1993-1998); after conducting post-graduate research in 2001 he earned his doctoral dissertation in juridical science (equivalent of SJD). He has got LL.M. degree with Moscow School of Social and Economic Sciences in 1999, validated by the University of Manchester (UK). Alexander Zharskiy participated in a post-graduate course in International Trade and Business Law at T.M.C. Asser Institute, Asser College Europe, the Netherlands, in 2000. In 2007 he has been on a six months secondment in one of the magic circle law firms in London.

Areas of Practice

  • Corporate Law
  • Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure
  • Equity Capital & Debt Markets
  • Banking & Project Finance
  • Mergers & Acquisitions / Joint Ventures
  • Restructuring and Insolvency

Professional Career

Professional Associations
  • International Bar Association


Articles

Additional ArticlesHis speaking and publication activities include major Russian and foreign conferences and seminars and contributions to legal periodicals in various areas of corporate law, and other spheres of his interest.

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