Denis Uvarov
Partner, London
Overview
Profession
Advocate
Experience
Specialist in corporate law including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and corporate reorganisations, advising a range of international and domestic clients across all significant industry sectors.
Examples of significant matters on which he has advised include:
- acquisition by BP of strategic investments in TNK-BP and Slavneft
- US$13.091bn acquisition by Gazprom of 72.6% of Sibneft
- acquisition by VTB from Russia’s Central Bank of interests in a number of Russian overseas banks
- US$1bln sale of Absolut Bank to KBC
- US$ 875mln acquisition by AXA of 36.7% and a call option in relation to the remaining shares in RESO Garantia
Professional experience
2001 - Partner, Linklaters Moscow
2000 - 2001 Managing Associate, Linklaters Moscow
1999 - 2000 Managing Associate, Linklaters London
1997 - 1999 Managing Associate, Linklaters Moscow
1994 - 1997 Associate, Linklaters Moscow
1993 - 1994 Trainee, Linklaters Moscow
Education
1989 - 1994 Moscow State University, Faculty of Law
Languages
English, Russian