Anastasia Dergacheva

Partner

Anastasia Dergacheva counsels major Russian and international companies across multiple industries, including telecommunications, media and entertainment, and technology. Anastasia’s practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions and technology transfer transactions, as well as licensing, outsourcing, and professional services deals. Anastasia also advises clients on various regulatory aspects of mass media, IT business, ecommerce, and data transfers. She is eligible to practice in the Russian Federation.

she has great knowledge of the industry and the media landscape in Russia

The Legal 500 EMEA

blog contributor

Tech & Sourcing @ Morgan Lewis

Selected Representations

A consortium of sovereign funds in a investment into personal care goods producer
Yandex and the company’s ride-hailing and food-delivery joint venture, MLU, in the acquisition of the call centers and cargo business of Vezet Group
Parity.com Group in its acquisition of the Maps.me mobile application providing offline mobile maps and navigation service from Mail.ru Group
Media One in its acquisition of Gallery Group, the second-largest outdoor advertising operator in Russia, from Baring Vostok
VEON Ltd., a global provider of telecommunications and digital services, on the termination of the retail joint venture between its Russian subsidiary, VimpelCom, and MegaFon in connection with the Euroset business
Yandex, one of Europe's largest internet companies and the leading search provider in Russia, on technology and trademark license arrangements in connection with its ridesharing joint venture with Uber

Education

Moscow State University, Russia, 2007, J.D. equivalent

Admissions

Eligible in the Russian Federation

Awards and Affiliations

Lawyer of the Year, Technology Law, Moscow, The Best Lawyers in Russia (2022)

Recognized, Corporate Law; Technology Law, Moscow, The Best Lawyers in Russia (2021, 2022)

Ranked, Corporate/M&A, Russia, Chambers Global (2022)

Up and Coming, Corporate/M&A, Russia, Chambers Global (2021)

Up and Coming, TMT, Russia, Chambers Europe (2020, 2021)

Up and Coming, Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability, Russia, Chambers Europe (2021)

Next Generation Lawyer, TMT, Russia, The Legal 500 EMEA (2020, 2021)

Recommended, Commercial, Corporate and M&A, Russia, The Legal 500 EMEA (2021)

Recommended, TMT, Russia, The Legal 500 EMEA (2018, 2019)

Notable Practitioner, M&A, Russia, IFLR1000 Financial and Corporate Guide (2020–2022)