Team and Career • Sergey Bakeshin
Sergey Bakeshin
Head of Dispute Resolution and Insolvency Practice
Saint Petersburg | Moscow
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Qualification and expertise

With more than 20 years’ experience in private practice, Sergei is recognised as a specialist in the areas of insolvency, representing clients in court proceedings and dispute resolution. In addition, Sergei has extensive experience advising on a wide-range of matters in commercial and corporate law and M&A transactions.

Prior to working at Maxima Legal, Sergei worked at a number of Russian law firms and for several years worked for a major consulting company heading its legal department.

Key projects
  • Representing the interests of creditors in insolvency proceedings involving Nevsky Bereg, the owner of one of the largest malt plants in Russia, and a number of matters related to the proceedings.
  • Advised the Blago Group, a major Russian manufacturer of vegetable oils and margarine, in matters relating to the formation of a holding structure, restructuring and obtaining new financing.
  • Providing comprehensive legal support for the restructuring of the Russian subdivision of the international holding Mediterranean Shipping Company, a world leader in the field of container logistics.
  • Representing the interests of Otkrytiye Bank in an insolvency case of Phaeton-Aero, one of the largest fuel companies in St Petersburg and the Leningrad region, and in the insolvency cases of other companies in the Phaeton group.
  • Securing insurance payments from Rossiya Insurance Society in a court case for losses caused by a major fire in a logistical centre in St Petersburg.
Other professional activities

Member of the National Association of Bankruptcy and Problem Asset Management Specialists Bankruptcy club.

Sergei was among the Russian experts interviewed by the World Bank for its annual Doing Business.

Education

2002 – St Petersburg State University, Faculty of Philosophy.

2005 – St Petersburg State University, Faculty of Law.

Languages

Russian (native), English.

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