MAXIM BOBIN
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Date of birth: |
November 25, 1975 |
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Married |
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Children: |
Son (date of birth: Sept. 19, 1994) |
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+7-916-992-92-10 (mobile) |
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mbobin |
1. Global Chief Legal
Officer. CARLO PAZOLINI Group (worldwide
footwear and accessories production and sales).
January 2011 – present.
Specialization, brief job
description: legal department management (12 employees under my direct
supervision); corporate law, including, but not limited to: organization of
corporate management (corporate governance); sale-purchase, pledge, credit,
commercial and office space lease, services, bank accounts operation
agreements, etc.; Intellectual Property, including, but not limited to: Trade
Marks registration and protection; preparation of the company for strategic
sale and/or IPO; supervision of the work of outside legal counsel, fiduciary
services and financial (together with CFO) consultants; administration and
legal issues of the day-to-day activities of the multinational (Russia,
Ukraine, Moldova, Czech Republic, Kazakhstan, USA, United Kingdom, Italy,
Luxembourg, Singapore, Hong Kong) company; legal research on wide range of
topics in Russian, English and EU Law systems (more detailed information is
available upon request).
Achievements: supervision (and direct participation) in the due diligence as part
of the preparation for the 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.
2. Vice-President (Legal & Government Relations). MAIL.RU
4.5 years (June 2006 – December 2010).
Specialization, brief job
description: corporate law, including, but
not limited to: organization of corporate management (corporate governance);
legal aspects of Internet advertising, trading, etc.; sale-purchase, pledge,
credit, office space lease, services, bank accounts operation agreements, etc.;
Intellectual Property, including, but not limited to: Trade Marks registration
and protection, IP issues in Internet (including domains registration,
protection, various copyright issues, etc.); preparation of the company for
strategic sale and IPO; M&A transactions; supervision of the work of
outside legal counsel (worked with Sullivan & Cromwell, Cleary Gottlieb,
White & Case, Baker & McKenzie and others); powers of attorney (mainly
issued by Cyprus and US companies); administration and
legal issues of the day-to-day activities of the multinational (USA, Cyprus, Russia, Germany, CIS countries)
holding company; legal research on wide range of topics in Russian, US and Cyprus law; supervision of the work of
Legal Department, Government Relations (especially work with
the Ministry of Communications, the Federal Antimonopoly Service, the Internal
Affairs Ministry); representation of Mail.Ru in
courts (7 lawsuits in 2010); etc. (more detailed information is available upon
request).
Achievements: 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 (up to road-show) (investment bank – Goldman Sachs)
in 2008. 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 sum of the placement exceeded 900 million US dollars).
I represented Mail.Ru on the Board of the Russian Association of Electronic Communications (http://raec.ru). Co-chairman of
the Legal Committee.
01.01.2010 - 31.12.2012 -
Member of the Council of the Coordination Center for the top-level
(National) domain (http://cctld.ru).
3. Member of the Board of Directors. VolgaTelecom (Open Joint Stock Company, Nizhny Novgorod, major (capitalization
over USD 1 billion) telecommunications
company in Povolzhyie region). Deputy Chairman of the Board, Chairman of the
Staff & Remunerations Committee, Member of the Corporate Governance
Committee). Sibirtelecom (Open Joint Stock Company, Novosibirsk, major (capitalization over
USD 1 billion) telecommunications
company in Sibir region). Member of the Audit Committee, Member of the
Strategic Development Committee. More
than 3 years. (March 2003 –
June 2006) (commenced work as part of my duties as Head of Legal at NCH).
4. Head of Legal Department.
NCH Advisors, Inc. (Moscow Representative Office) US (New York) Investment
Consulting & Asset Management company.
7.5 years. (May 1998 – October
2005).
While working for NCH Advisors,
Inc. I represented NCH’s clients’ interests serving as a member of the Boards of Directors of several major Russian companies,
such as: VolgaTelecom, Sibirtelecom,
TGC-6, Kirovenergo, Saratovelectrosvyaz,
Rosneft-Stavropolneftegaz, ONACO (upon the Power of
Attorney from Mr. Mikhail Vinchel), others.
November 2002 – October 2005 –
member of the Board of Directors of the Association
for Protection of Investors’ Rights (API). Activities of this non-governmental,
non-commercial organization are aimed mainly at the development of corporate
governance in Russia.
Specialization, brief job
description: corporate law, including, but
not limited to: legal aspects of general shareholders meetings and boards of
directors, protection of shareholders and investors rights (including trials – participated
in preparation of documents for trials against AvtoVAZ,
GAZ and other Russian companies); legal regulation of the securities market;
offshore business (mainly Cyprus companies); contracts (wide range:
sale-purchase (the largest transaction prepared and closed – sale of 20% stake
of shares in major Russian oil company for USD 77 million), pledge, credit,
office space lease, services agreements, etc.; powers of attorney (mainly
issued by Cyprus and US companies); administration and legal issues of the
day-to-day activities of the representative office; legal research on wide
range of topics in Russian law.
5. Lecturer in Public International Law. Moscow State Institute of International
Relations (MGIMO University) 2.5 years (September 1999 – May 2002)
(was combining this job with the position of the Head of Legal at NCH).
6. Staff Attorney (Lawyer), Compliance Officer. Pioneer Securities Financial Brokerage
& Investment Consultant corporation (currently – PIOGlobal). 2 years (July 1996 – May 1998).
7. Legal Assistant to Regional Legal Counsel. The Coca-Cola Export Corporation. 6 months (November 1995 – May 1996).
8. Legal Assistant to Executive Director. Russin & Vechi (International
Law Firm) Limited Liability Partnership (Moscow office). 6 months (July 1995 – November 1995).
9. Paralegal. McKenna
& Co International (at
present – CMS Cameron
McKenna) – International Law Firm (Moscow Representative office). 6 months (November 1994 – July 1995).
1. November 1998 – November 2001
Moscow State Institute of
International Relations (MGIMO University), Moscow,
Russia. Post-graduate
studies.
Degree of Candidate of
Juridical Sciences (Ph.D. equivalent) was awarded
in November, 2001.
Dissertation – “Legal
Aspects of Founding and Operation of European Intergovernmental Financial and
Economic Organizations”.
2. September 1997 – June 1998
Moscow State Institute of
International Relations (MGIMO University), Moscow,
Russia. Graduate
studies – 1 year program.
Diploma of Lawyer, major in International
Law. With Honors.
Diploma Paper – “Legal Aspects of Founding and Operation of International
Regional Financial Organizations”
3. September 1993 – June 1997
Moscow State Institute of
International Relations (MGIMO University), Moscow,
Russia. Basic Legal studies
– 4 years program.
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
1. April, 2001 – Intergovernmental
Financial and Economic Organizations in Europe. Legal Aspects of Founding and
Operation – book, Moscow, 2001, Elex-KM,
176 pages, ISBN 5-93815-009-04, hard cover
2. August, 1998 – European
Integration Process: Legal
Aspects of Operation of the European Union and the Council of Europe. Role of the High Court Establishments.
(The European Court of Human Rights, the European Commission of Human Rights
and the Court of Justice of the European Union) – article in the “Pravozastchitnik” (“Human Rights Defender”) quarterly
magazine for non-governmental organizations No. 3 – 1998
3. August, 1996 – International
Control on Observation of Human Rights by the Council of Europe – article
in the “Pravozastchitnik” (“Human Rights Defender”)
quarterly magazine for non-governmental organizations No. 2 – 1996
Russian - mother tongue
English - fluent (reading,
writing, speaking including legal, financial and economic terminology)
Interests
& hobbies
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