Sergey Khanaev is a Partner in the Corporate / M&A practice. Sergey provides his clients with wide-ranging support in Russian and cross-border mergers and acquisitions.

During recent months Sergey has been actively advising foreign and Russian clients on complex sanction and counter-sanction matters in corporate restructuring, selling a business to local management (management buy-out) and auction sales of the assets of foreign investors in Russia.

Sergey also specializes in joint venture transactions, structuring the long-term corporate and commercial relations of joint venture partners, as well as advising clients on general corporate governance issues.

Sergey has established experience in various industries, with a particular focus and acquired unique expertise in IT / TMT.

In 2019 Sergey completed a long-term internship at the law firm Slaughter and May in London.

Education
Sergey graduated with honors from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (MGIMO University), where he earned both his Bachelor's Degree and then his Master's Degree in International Private and Civil Law.

Professional Associations

• International Bar Association