Partner Konstantin Kroll joins Dentons’ Corporate and M&A practice in Moscow

Press release

Moscow, 9 July 2019 – Konstantin Kroll has joined Dentons’ Moscow office as a partner in the Corporate and M&A practice. He was previously a partner at Orrick’s London office, where he was the Head of Russia and CIS Desk, and before that he practised with Jones Day and Allen and Overy in Moscow.

Konstantin is recognized as a leading lawyer in M&A and debt and equity capital markets by Chambers and IFLR 1000. Dual qualified in Russia and England and Wales, he has over two decades of experience advising corporate clients and financial institutions on complex cross-border transactions in Russia and the broader Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).

He graduated from the Moscow State University in 1998 and obtained an LLM from the University of Manchester in 2001.

Alexei Zakharko, Russia Managing Partner, commented: “Konstantin is recognized as one of the top M&A lawyers in Russia and CIS, so we are delighted to welcome a lawyer of his caliber to our team. We are sure that Konstantin’s arrival will further expand and deepen our capabilities in M&A.”

Konstantin Kroll commented on his appointment, “I am delighted to join Dentons, which has one of the best and broadest networks in the CIS region with a team of over 240 lawyers. With two offices in Russia, and offices in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Ukraine and Georgia, Dentons is clearly among the few global firms that are fully committed to the region. I very much look forward to helping the Firm further develop its M&A practice and reinforce its market leadership position.”

***

About Dentons

Dentons is the world’s largest law firm*, delivering quality and value to clients around the globe. Dentons is a leader on the Acritas Global Elite Brand Index, a BTI Client Service 30 Award winner and recognized by prominent business and legal publications for its innovations in client service, including founding Nextlaw Labs and the Nextlaw Global Referral Network. Dentons provides legal services to international and Russian corporations, banks and other financial institutions, private equity funds, startups, state enterprises, private individuals and non-profits. www.dentons.com

* The American Lawyer 2018 – Ranking of 100 international law firms by number of lawyers (Global 100).