Partner
Andrei Chernov
Capital markets ■ IPO/SPO ■ M&A ■ joint ventures ■ corporate governance ■ restructuring ■ regulatory issues ■ financing ■ digital financial assets (DFAs) ■ business structuring
Andrei is a partner at White Square, Moscow office.
Andrei is an experienced capital markets specialist, advising on IPO and SPO transactions, securitization transactions, bond restructurings, structured bond and structured product issuances, as well as having experience in advising on digital financial asset transactions.
Prior to joining White Square, Andrei worked at leading Russian law firms, as well as at a major financial and investment group.
Selected experience and clients
BASIS Group, a leading IT developer, in connection with its initial public offering of shares on the Moscow Exchange (Russia IPO Awards 2026: IPO of the Year)
IVA Technologies, a developer of videoconferencing services, in connection with its initial public offering of shares on the Moscow Exchange (Russia IPO Awards 2025: IPO of the Year)
Zaymer, a fintech company in the microlending sector, in connection with its initial public offering
of shares on the Moscow Exchange
Arenadata Group, a Russian developer of data storage solutions, in connection with its initial public offering of shares
Astra Group, a leading Russian developer of secure infrastructure software, in connection with its initial public offering of shares on the Moscow Exchange (Russia IPO Awards 2024: IPO of the Year) and its secondary public offering of shares on the Moscow Exchange
Europlan, one of Russia's leading leasing companies, in connection with its initial public offering of shares on the Moscow Exchange
MGKL (Mosgorlombard) in connection with its initial public offering of shares on the Moscow Exchange
United Wagon Company in connection with its initial public offering of shares on the Moscow Exchange
Pipe Metallurgical Company and Inarctica in connection with secondary public offerings (SPOs)
Subsidiary of Softline in connection with preparations for an IPO
Two Capitals Highway (Magistral dvukh stolits), a road construction company, in connection with the issuance of concession bonds
Leading Russian banks in connection with securitization transactions
Number of non-state pension funds in connection with combined reorganizations
INGRAD, the 36.6 pharmacy chain, and Moscow Credit Bank in connection with private and technical share issuances
Mechel, a metallurgical company, in connection with the restructuring of bond issues
DVMP, a shipping company, in connection with the restructuring of bond issues
Number of companies in the financial, technology and industrial sectors in connection with the issuance of digital financial assets (DFAs) on the Atomyze platform — Russia's first information system operator
Market Recognition
Pravo-300, 2023-2025: Leading lawyer in Capital Markets
Kommersant, 2025: Leading lawyer in Capital Markets
Russian Gazette Legal Ranking, 2024-2025: Leading lawyer (Band 1) in Corporate Law, Private Wealth, and Investments.
Education
Higher School of Economics
Russian School of Private Law
Languages
Russian — Native
English — Fluent
