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Irina Samoylova
counsel
Bars and courts
Qualified to practise law in the Russian Federation
Education

State Academic University for Humanities, Specialist Degree in Jurisprudence, 2005

Languages

Russian, English

Citizenship

Russian Federation

Practice
Corporate | M&A

Irina has 18 years of practical experience in advising on Russian and international M&A transactions, corporate restructurings, equity and venture capital investments, corporate governance and joint ventures in a wide range of industries, including mining, energy and real estate. 

Irina is included in the list of the best lawyers in Russia according to Best Lawyers.

Prior to joining Voskhod Law Firm Irina worked in the Moscow office of DLA Piper for 12 years and was a partner in the Corporate / M&A practice of Russian law firm.

Selected experience (advising):
  • shareholders of LLC "Security Code" in connection with the sale of a 50% stake in LLC "Security Code" to LLC "Rusatom – Digital Solutions" and the establishment of a strategic partnership for the development of Russian software and hardware solutions in the field of information security;

  • Aquarius Group, the largest Russian developer, manufacturer and supplier of computer equipment and IT-solutions, in connection with the acquisition of a majority stake in a leading data storage provider;

  • Lanit Group in connection with the sale of a 25% stake in LLC "Goodt", the developer of the Rostalent business automation system, to LLC "VK Company";

  • Polyus Group subsidiaries in connection with investments in a leading Russian developer of electrochemical solutions for the energy industry;

  • PJSC Raspadskaya, one of the largest Russian coal companies listed on the Moscow Stock Exchange, in connection with its separation from Evraz, a global mining and steel company included in the FTSE 100 index of the London Stock Exchange;

  • La Lorraine Bakery Group, one of Europe's largest bakery producers, in connection with the creation a joint venture with RDIF;

  • an international investor in connection with the sale of shares of a company owning the largest business center in the historical center of Moscow;

  • Gazprom EnergoHolding on the sale of an energy production asset in exchange for a stake in a major international energy company;

  • Savencia Fromage & Dairy, the world leader in milk processing and the second largest cheese producer in France, in connection with the acquisition of a controlling stake in the Belebeyevsky Dairy Plant, a leading Russian producer of pressed cheese;

  • Sber in connection with the creation a joint venture with Rambler Group and several private investors for the establishment of "Foodplex", a unified digital platform for the restaurant market;

  • Egis Pharmaceuticals, a major pharmaceutical company headquartered in Hungary, in connection with the acquisition of the D-PANTHENOL brand, one of the largest dexpanthenol brands on the Russian market, and Russian pharmaceutical products in the field of gynaecology;

  • Rosneft in a number of transactions in Venezuela, including:

  • potential liquidation of a minority shareholder of the Petromiranda JV;

  • preparation of transaction documents for the creation of two joint ventures with PDVSA for the processing and sale of natural gas in Venezuela;

  • Rosneft in connection with the acquisition of GAZEX Group, the largest gas distribution company in the Urals;

  • Rosneft Brasil, a subsidiary of Rosneft, in connection with the acquisition of a 55% stake in the project for the development of 21 oil and gas fields located in the Solimões River Basin in the Amazon region of northern Brazil;

  • The State Electric Grid Corporation of China in connection with the acquisition of thermal power plants in Russia.

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