Hogan Lovells has added Partner Alexander Dolgov to its global Infrastructure, Energy, Resources and Projects group (IERP) in Moscow.
Dolgov will join the firm on May 16, and will bring Associates Konstantin Makarevich and Fedor Kovatev and Trainee Grigory Fedorov with him. The team comes to Hogan Lovells from Gide Loyrette Nouel, where Dolgov moved in 2010 from Allen & Overy. He focuses on public-private partnerships and project finance in the infrastructure and energy sectors. His client base includes Sberbank, EBRD, BNP Paribas, and other public authorities, among many others. In addition to his core PPP and infrastructure practice, Dolgov also has significant debt capital markets expertise.
According to a statement released by Hogan Lovells, "CIS is a key market for energy and infrastructure - the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) estimates the required investment in Russian infrastructure to be USD 753 billion over the next 10 years; with 80 projects in the medium to long term deal pipeline." Adrian Walker, Global Co-Head of Hogan Lovells Infrastructure, Energy, Resources & Projects practice, said of the hire that "Alexander and his team have a great practice and his arrival adds to our immensely strong global team. The last two years have been exceptional for us and we have been very busy advising on over USD 150 billion of deals. With Alexander and a number of other significant investments, we are in a fantastic position to ensure we can deliver our exceptional global experience to our clients in all jurisdictions. Our clients are delivering projects that make a real, practical, difference to peoples' lives and we at Hogan Lovells are proud to support them in that."
Dolgov added that: "Hogan Lovells gives me a truly global network, an impressive client base and significant ambitions for growth and I'm delighted to be joining the team."
