Despite challenging political and economic environment, our M&A practice in Russia continues to show exceptional results, advising on some of the most significant complex and innovative special situations transactions. Mergermarket credited the firm with 17 M&A deals, ranking us as the number one legal M&A advisor in Russia both by deal value and volume in 2015.
Russia by deal value
| Rank | Legal adviser | No. of deals | Value (USD M) |
| 1 | Herbert Smith Freehills | 17 | 8,498 |
| 2 | Norton Rose Fulbright | 4 | 7,744 |
| 3 | Dechert LLP | 2 | 7,005 |
| 4 | Vinson & Elkins LLP | 3 | 2,867 |
| 5 | White & Case | 15 | 2,203 |
Russia by deal volume
| Rank | Legal adviser | No.of deals | Value (USD M) |
| 1 | Herbert Smith Freehills | 17 | 8498 |
| 2 | White & Case | 15 | 2203 |
| 3 | Hogan Lovells International LLP | 8 | 466 |
| 4 | DLA Piper | 6 | 65 |
Alexei Roudiak, managing partner and head of corporate for Moscow, commented: "Indeed the current market conditions leave much to be desired and competition has never been fiercer, but the entire team is working hard to secure as many of the limited number of high profile mandates as possible. These efforts, as shown by the latest Mergermarket results, have not been without success".
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