MAXIM
BOBIN
Experienced (20+ years of PQE) Legal
Director,
Chief Legal Officer, Legal Counsel
Phone: +7-919-970-34-92
e-mail: maxim.bobin@gmail.com
Work
Experience
Legal
Director
Amway
(Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Mongolia)
November 2016 - present
- Optimization and management of the
Legal Department including three main functions: Legal, Business Conduct &
Rules, Government affairs
- Legal500.com 2017 GC Powerlist Russia
(top-100 Russian general counsels); 2019 GC Powerlist Russia (top-100 Russian
general counsels)
- Best Legal Department 2020, Legal
Insight legal magazine, 3rd place in the category <<Legal support of
business units>>
Chief
Legal Officer
CTC
Media
November 2014 - August 2016
- Sale of 75% in CTC Russian business in
order to comply with the new requirements of Mass Media Law. Structuring,
preparation and supervision of the transaction (more than US$ 200 mln)
- Successful representation
of CTC in court in New York against pirates (illegal broadcasting and VOD).
Compensation of more than USD 500 000 received, with the potential of USD
1 mln more.
- Optimization
and management of the Legal Department comprised of 30 lawyers
- Best Legal
Department 2015, Legal Insight legal magazine
- Best Legal
Department 2015, Corporate Lawyer legal magazine
- TOP-50 Legal
Directors in Russia 2015, 2016 Kommersant.ru
General
Counsel
LLK-International
(LUKOIL Lubricants)
Deputy
Head of the Legal Department
LUKOIL-Centernefteproduct
November 2013 - November 2014
- Supervision (and direct participation)
in the preparation and closing of the deal on purchase of lubricants blending
plant in Vienna, Austria
-
Reorganization of the marine lubricants business
- Legislative
efforts in the sphere of oil products import and export: amendments to the
agreements between Russia and Kazakhstan were drafted and presented in various
state agencies
-
Administration and legal issues of the day-to-day activities of the
international company (Russia, Ukraine, Austria, Germany, Finland, Romania,
Turkey, the Netherlands, USA, UAE, Kazakhstan, China)
- IP
protection project in China
Chief
Legal Officer
CARLO
PAZOLINI Group (at
present PAZOLINI, international footwear and accessories production
and retail)
January 2011 - September 2013
- Supervision
(and direct participation) in the due diligence as part of the preparation for
IPO / strategic sale transaction
- Organized
and optimized the work of the legal department (before my employment there were
several units of lawyers under the supervision of different top-managers)
- Group's
corporate structure reorganized and streamlined
- Legal
department management (12 employees under my direct supervision)
- Administration
and legal issues of the day-to-day activities of the multinational company
(Russia, the Netherlands, USA, United Kingdom, Italy, Luxembourg, Switzerland,
China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Ukraine, Moldova, Czech Republic, Kazakhstan)
- Legal support for opening and
management of 12 stores in the USA, 40 stores in Italy, 2 stores in the UK, 1
store in China, 2 stores in Greece
Vice-President
(Legal & Government Relations)
MAIL.RU
Group
June 2006 - January 2011
- Supervision
(and direct participation) in the due diligence as part of the strategic sale
transaction, drafting of the contracts (Stock Purchase Agreement, Shareholders
Agreement) (30% of shares, US$165 mln) (the deal was closed in December 2006)
- The
corporate structure of the group of companies was streamlined in a short period
of time
- Internal
legal and corporate governance procedures were prepared and implemented
- Direct
supervision of and participation in the IPO preparation process in 2008
(leading investment bank Goldman Sachs)
- Active
participation in several successful M&A transactions (including purchase by
Mail.Ru of Astrum Online Entertainment holding in 2009)
- Active
participation in DD process and coordination of actions with several foreign
law firms during Mail.ru Group IPO in 2010 (the amount of the placement
exceeded 900 million US dollars)
-
Representation of Mail.Ru in courts
- Represented
Mail.Ru on the Board of Directors of the Russian Association of Electronic
Communications (http://raec.ru). Co-chairman of the Legal Committee
- Member of
the Council of the Coordination Center for the top-level (National) domain
(http://cctld.ru) (January 2010 - December 2012)
Head
of Legal Department
NCH
Advisors, Inc. (Moscow
Representative Office of New York Investment Consulting & Asset Management
company)
May 1998 - October 2005
- The largest
transaction prepared and closed was the sale of 20% stake of shares in major
Russian oil company for US$ 77 million (no outside counsel was employed for
that transaction on our part)
- Active
participation in numerous stockholders meetings and boards of directors
- Member of
the Board of Directors of:
VolgaTelecom
(Open Joint Stock Company, Nizhny Novgorod, major telecommunications company in
Povolzhyie region (capitalization over US$ 1 billion)). Deputy Chairman of the
Board, Chairman of the Staff & Remunerations Committee, Member of the
Corporate Governance Committee) (March 2003 - June 2006)
Sibirtelecom
(Open Joint Stock Company, Novosibirsk, major telecommunications company in
Sibir region (capitalization over US$ 1 billion)). Member of the Audit
Committee, Member of the Strategic Development Committee (March 2003 - June
2006)
- Preparation
and participation in trials against AvtoVAZ, GAZ and other Russian companies
- Member of
the Board of Directors of the Association for Protection of Investors Rights
(API). (November 2002 - October 2005)
Lecturer
in Public International Law
Moscow
State Institute of International Relations
(MGIMO
University)
September 1999 - May 2002 (was combining
this job with the position of the Head of Legal at NCH)
Staff
Attorney (Lawyer), Compliance Officer
Pioneer
Securities (at present PIOGlobal)
July 1996 - May 1998
- Full legal support of capital market
operations and general legal support of day-to-day business activities of the
company
- Drafting, amending, signing and
clients legal support on more than 100 client services agreements
- Successful licensing and regulatory
work (Federal Commission on Securities Markets filings)
Legal
Assistant to Regional Legal Counsel
The
Coca-Cola Export Corporation
November 1995 - May 1996
Legal
Assistant to Executive Director
Russin
& Vecchi (Moscow
office)
July 1995 - November 1995
Paralegal
McKenna
& Co International (at present CMS) (Moscow office)
November 1994 - July 1995
Education
Moscow
State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO University), Moscow, Russia. Post-graduate studies
(November 1998 - November 2001) Candidate of Juridical Sciences (Ph.D.
equivalent). Dissertation: Legal Aspects of Founding and Operation of European
Intergovernmental Financial and Economic Organizations
Moscow
State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO University), Moscow, Russia. Graduate studies
1-year program (September 1997 - June 1998) Diploma of Lawyer, major in
International Law. With Honors. Diploma Paper: Legal Aspects of Founding and
Operation of International Regional Financial Organizations
Moscow
State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO University), Moscow, Russia. Basic Legal studies
4-years program (September 1993 - June 1997) Diploma of Bachelor of Laws. With
Honors. Diploma Paper European Integration Process: Legal Aspects of Operation
of the European Union and the Council of Europe. Role of the High Court
Establishments / European Court of Human Rights, European Commission of Human
Rights and Court of Justice of the European Union
Publications
Intergovernmental Financial and Economic
Organizations in Europe. Legal Aspects of Founding and Operation. Moscow, 2001,
Elex-KM, 176 pages, ISBN 5-93815-009-04, hard cover
Languages:
Russian; English