Ekaterina Dedova

Dr Ekaterina Dedova advises clients on cross-border transactions, including global M&A, restructuring and joint ventures, on established and emerging markets throughout the world.
Ekaterina Dedova advises a number of world-leading corporations, privately and publicly held companies, in the following areas:
  • Mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. Advises companies in various industries on global M&A transactions, often involving multiple jurisdictions. Effective in directing big teams of lawyers and accountants to assist clients in structuring, negotiating, implementing and closing international transactions.
  • Joint ventures and strategic alliances. Advises companies on negotiating, structuring, operating and exiting international equity joint venture arrangements, licensing, distribution and manufacturing agreements, collaborative marketing arrangements and other strategic alliances.
  • Pre- and post-acquisition integration and restructurings. Advises companies on post- acquisition restructurings and has substantial experience of complex reorganisations and group restructurings.

Ekaterina is an advocate*.

*Member of the Moscow Bar Association “Advokatskaya Praktika”, acting pursuant to a legal assistance agreement with Alumni Partners LLC

Expertise

42
team members
are recommended by the leading Russian national legal directory Pravo-300 in 25 practice areas

Projects & Clients

Awards & Rankings

Top
Recognised as one of the best lawyers in the field of Corporate / M&A (Consulting, High Market), Corporate / M&A (Deals, M&A: High Market), TMT (Telecommunications, Media & Technology), Digital Economy and Private Equity by Pravo-300 2025.
Best
Recognised as one of the best lawyers in the field of Corporate Law / M&A (Mergers and Acquisitions of Russian Assets) and Digital Economy / FinTech by Kommersant 2026.
The best
lawyer
Ekaterina was also selected by her peers as one of the best lawyers in Russia in the fields of Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Information Technology Law, according to Best Lawyers in Russia 2018-2022.
Lawyer
of the Year
Ekaterina has been recognised as Lawyer of the Year in Fintech by Best Lawyers in Russia 2021.