January 25, 2012

Lidings announces Stepan Guzey joining the firm’s Moscow office as Counsel

Lidings, the leading Russian law firm, dedicated to advising foreign companies on all aspects of Russian law has announced Stepan Guzey joining the Moscow office as Counsel.

Prior to joining Lidings Mr. Guzey worked as a senior associate at such law firms, as Vegas Lex and Hellevig, Klein & Usov. Stepan was also a leading legal adviser at the one of the biggest Russian electrode-producing company Energoprom Management for two years.

At Lidings Stepan will specialize in advising foreign business on all aspects of M&A, corporate finance law, as well, as tax and customs.

Stepan’s experience includes consulting major transport company on a multibillion infrastructural project related to the construction of high speed rail lines, advising major Chinese financial institution Bank of Communications on investing in the large mining business-project, consulting major Russian holding on a pre-export finance facility from an international bank syndicate, consulting one of the largest power generating companies RusHydro on financing the construction of power station, advising one of the largest Russian oil companies Gazprom Neft on tax optimization, successful representation of the largest air carrier in Great Britain British Airways in tax litigation in the Supreme State Arbitrazh Court.

A graduate of the Faculty of Law at Chelyabinsk State University, Mr. Stepan Guzey also received his Ph.D. from Moscow State Law Academy and is a certified Tax Adviser. Stepan is also a member of a number of professional legal associations.