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Anton S. Imennov, LL.M.

Attorney at Law. Senior Partner, Head of International

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Anton represents major Russian and foreign clients in Russian commercial courts, international arbitration proceedings and foreign state courts.

Anton's key areas of expertise are international law, litigation and corporate law. His special expertise is the protection of clients in relation to sanctions and compliance, FCPA, along with management, protection and maintenance of reputation. He is also in charge of the strategic development of the Moscow Office, such as global practice development, team building, and client relations.

Anton has extensive experience in developing tactics and strategy for handling cross-border disputes of higher complexity. In terms of respective practices, he handles complex projects for the tracing, seeking interim measures and return of assets dissipated to foreign jurisdictions, along with the resolution of disputes with a foreign element in international arbitration institutions and related proceedings before state courts. 

According to the international directory The Legal 500 Arbitration Powerlist: CIS and Caucasus published in 2020, Anton Imennov is ranked among leading professionals for arbitration.

In 2021, the Sanctions Law and Sanctions Compliance Practice established and led by Anton Imennov is ranked 4th in the Russian ranking “Legal Services Market Leaders” issued by Kommersant Publishing House. Anton is recognized by the ranking researchers as one of the best compliance lawyers in Russia.

Anton speaks at international conferences and seminars, gives commentary for various media and leading Russian television channels as an invited expert.

He is fluent in English.

 

 
Anton S. Imennov, LL.M.

Education

  • St. Petersburg State University Law School, Diploma in Law (J.D. equivalent)
  • Penn State Law, Master of Laws (LL.M.)
  • RUDN University, the Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.) candidate

Membership of Professional Bodies

  • Member of the Moscow Bar Association
  • Member of the New York State Bar Association
  • Member of the International Bar Association (IBA)
  • Member of the American Chamber of Commerce in Russia 
  • Member of the Board of the Russian-China Law Society at Lomonosov Moscow State University
  • Member of the Russian Association for Business Ethics, Compliance and CSR (RBEN)

Projects

  • Supporting international arbitration proceedings under the rules of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) related to one of the largest corporate disputes between shareholders. 
  • Supporting the large-scale investment project of a client, involving the jurisdictions of the USA and France, with a value of over USD 50 million.
  • Representing client interests during the performance of a due diligence regarding the acquisition of a company (major player in the sports industry) initially valued at several billion roubles.
  • Determining the market position in a case concerning issues arising from the application of Austrian criminal law regarding assets valued at USD 100 million.
  • Representing the interests of Russian citizens in connection with the procedure for their extradition from Great Britain, the USA, the Czech Republic and other countries. 
  • Getting a core shareholder of a major Russian bank removed from the World-Check (Refinitiv) database as a PEP (a politically exposed person) due to inaccurate information in the database

Specialist areas

Legal support for international business and private clients, including:

  • handling the pre-trial resolution of disputes, conducting court and international arbitration proceedings and executing the awards of arbitration courts and tribunals in foreign jurisdictions;
  • asset tracing as part of attorney investigation;
  • providing legal support for foreign economic operations and foreign investments;
  • providing legal support for corporate and commercial operations of Russian and foreign companies and their standalone divisions;
  • drafting and providing legal support for international contracts, agreements and transactions;
  • sanctions and compliance issues;
  • removal / correction of profiles in World-Check (Refinitiv) and other compliance databases;
  • management, protection and maintenance of reputation.