Rustam Rafikov, LL.M
RUSTAM RAFIKOV is the managing partner at Rafikov&Partners. He focuses his practice in the areas of M&A, venture financing, fund representation, and IP law. In recent years, Rustam has represented both startups and investors in hundreds of equity financing deals. He consulted international companies on M&A deals and helped entrepreneurs to go global. Rustam was selected as the best lawyer in Russia for projects in the area of the digital economy and has been honored by a business magazine Kommersant as the best lawyer in a specific area. Rustam speaks, reads, and writes fluent Russian, English, speaks French and is able to provide bilingual representation on request.
Rustam earned his bachelor's degree in business and commercial law in Russia with honors and LL.M (master's degree) at the University of Manchester. Then he went to The Netherlands and studied for an MBA degree at the Maastricht School of Management specializing in the digital economy. He also practiced in a boutique law firm in the U.S and attended courses on leadership at The University of Texas and Georgetown University. Prior to business school, Rustam spent six years working in consulting, family offices, and public corporations. Then he started his own legal practice taking expertise to help thousands of entrepreneurs to start their companies, go globally, and attract investments.
Rustam is an active expert at Skolkovo Centre for the realization of the federal project Law regulation of the digital field, Moscow State City Council. He is a speaker on conferences teach introduction to the digital economy and mentor for early-stage companies.r.rafikov@rafikovlawpartners.com

practice areas

Asset ProtectionBanking LawBusiness EnterprisesContractsCopyrightsCorporate FinanceEntertainment LawExecutive CompensationFinanceJoint VenturesSmall Business LawTaxationTechnology and Science

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