Latham & Watkins has announced that former Baker McKenzie Partner Alexander Gomonov has joined its Moscow office.
According to Latham & Watkins, "Gomonov’s practice focuses on advising domestic and international clients on a variety of complex cross-border acquisitions, disposals and joint ventures, with a particular focus on the oil & gas and mining sectors. He also has significant expertise advising companies and executives on a range of regulatory, compliance, and general corporate law matters."
“Alexander is an energetic and entrepreneurial lawyer, with superb technical skills and deep knowledge of the energy and natural resources sectors,” said Mikhail Turetsky, Office Managing Partner of Latham & Watkins in Moscow. “He has a strong track record advising clients on a variety of complex transactions, and he will add further depth to our practice in Russia and globally.”
“Alexander regularly advises the world’s largest energy companies on their most significant transactional and governance matters,” added Olivier du Mottay, global Vice Chair of Latham & Watkins’ Corporate Department. “His expertise complements our global oil and gas and mining capability, with strength in the major financial and regulatory energy capitals around the world. His arrival further expands our practice in what is a key market for this dynamic, global sector and he will play an important role in the continued expansion of our cross-border practice.”
Gomonov said: “Latham & Watkins has had a top-tier energy practice for decades, and its leadership in this sector is a testament to the firm’s deep bench of talent and experience. Over years, Latham has developed an outstanding reputation in Russia for high-end, complex work. The firm has a unique market position globally and I look forward to working closely with the formidable capital markets, banking and leveraged finance practices, to name a few, in the service of our clients.”
Gomonov graduated with a degree in law from Moscow State University in 2005.
