Alan Kartashkin is a partner based in the Moscow office and a Co-Head of the firm's Global Mining Practice. He focuses his practice in the areas of M&A, securities and corporate finance.

Mr. Kartashkin is recommended as one of the leading lawyers for M&A and capital markets in Russia by Chambers and Vedomosti: Best Lawyers.

Mr. Kartashkin has led some of the largest public M&A transactions in Russia, including the merger of Uralkali with Silvinit. He has represented major metals and mining companies in public equity and debt offerings in the international capital markets, including premium listings on the London Stock Exchange, as well as in a diverse range of financing transactions.

Mr. Kartashkin joined the firm’s New York office in 1996 and moved to the Moscow office in 2001. Mr. Kartashkin received his J.D. from Cornell Law School in 1996, and a law degree with honours from the Moscow State Institute for International Relations in 1993.