team leader | UAE law
Dmitry Zyuzin
M&A ■ joint ventures ■ private equity ■ capital markets ■ regulatory issues ■ financing ■ sanctions ■ incorporation ■ reorganization and liquidation of companies ■ advising on UAE law
Dmitry is Team Leader of UAE law practice at White Square, Dubai office.
He specializes in advising leading international and Russian companies on a full range of legal and corporate matters in the UAE. Dmitry successfully finished his DIFC Laws Certificate Programme and now is preparing for Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE), required to obtain the status of a solicitor in England and Wales.
Prior to joining White Square, Dmitry worked at leading international law firms such as Cleary Gottlieb and DLA Piper.
Selected experience and clients
Goldman Sachs, one of the world’s largest investment banks, (1) in connection with acquisition of a stake in a high-tech startup in the development of an online platform for freelancers, (2) acquisition of a stake in a high-tech startup in the field of voice artificial intelligence
Warburg Pincus, a global private equity firm, in connection with acquisition of a stake in a leading linguistic software developer
Russian Railways, Russia’s largest railway company, in connection with preparations for placement of Eurobonds
TAIF, a petrochemical group, in connection with merger of assets with SIBUR
One of the largest Russian banks in connection with preparation for its IPO
Transnational supplier of payment terminals in connection with liquidation of its Russian subsidiary
Yandex, a multinational IT company, in connection with acquisition of Acropolis Bank
Ozon, one of the largest players in online commerce in Russia, in connection with restructuring of its convertible Eurobonds in the amount of $750 million
Transnational supplier of business hardware and software in connection with termination of contracts with Russian counterparties
Market Recognition
Education
Moscow State University
Languages
Russian — Native
English — Fluent
French — Fluent
Spanish — Elementary
