Linklaters has announced the appointment of former Herbert Smith Freehills Partner Vladimir Melnikov as Partner and Head of the Moscow Dispute Resolution practice.
Melnikov was Co-Head of the Disputes Team at Herbert Smith from August 2012. According to Linklaters, "Vladimir has a broad dispute resolution experience advising Russian and international private and state-owned banks and corporates on cross-border litigation and arbitration, bankruptcy, and asset recovery matters as well as regulatory investigations."
Dmitry Dobatkin, Linklaters Managing Partner for Russia, commented: “The strengthening of our dispute resolution offering is one of the strategic development priorities for Linklaters’ Russian and CIS practice. We are confident that under Vladimir Melnikov’s leadership our dispute resolution practice will step up to a new level allowing us to protect the interests of our clients even more effectively.”
