Kirill Grishin is a Russian law-qualified associate in Latham & Watkins’ London office. Mr. Grishin advises on general corporate and mergers and acquisitions deals, as well as on data protection issues, publication and marketing rules, and content-related restrictions in Russia and the CIS.
Profile
Experience
Mr. Grishin’s representative experience includes advising:
Corporate M&A
- Siemens with respect to its business activities in Russia (including compliance with sanctions, implementation of reorganization measures, etc.)
- IVI, an online video streaming platform in Russia, on a new funding round of US$250 million from external investors and current shareholders
- TMK on its acquisition of 86.54% of shares in ChelPipe, a Russia-based manufacturer of steel tubes and pipes, from controlling shareholder Andrey Komarov
Data Privacy
- Tencent in respect of Russian registration, notification, and data privacy requirements, as well as rules applicable to operation of payment systems
- VEON/VimpelCom in connection with advice on cross-border data privacy and data retention matters
- Several multinational payment systems on banking and related regulations in Russia
Capital Markets
- Underwriters in connection with the US$1.1 billion initial public offering of Ozon, a Russian ecommerce group, on Nasdaq
- Underwriters in connection with the initial public offering of Samolet’s 3,078,968 ordinary shares listed on the Moscow Stock Exchange
- DTEK Finance on the issuance of 7/7.5% Senior Secured PIK Toggle Notes due 2027
- Rosecliff Acquisition Corp in relation to PIPE Offering of 3,000,000 Ordinary Shares listed on Nasdaq
Qualifications
Bar Qualification
- Russia
Education
- LLM, Russian Private Law School (Moscow)
- LLB, Moscow State University
Languages Spoken
- English