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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, e-commerce, and data transfers.

Selected Representations

Mergers and Acquisitions

  • Advised 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
  • Advised Media One in its acquisition of Gallery Group, the second-largest outdoor advertising operator in Russia, from Baring Vostok
  • Advised the mass media division of one of the world’s largest media conglomerates on the joint venture with major Russian media holding in connection with cable TV business
  • Advised the consortium of sovereign investment funds on the private equity investment in a holding company that owns leading Russian pharmaceutical manufacturer

Technology Transfers

  • Advised Gazprombank on the patent and know-how license agreement in connection with the joint venture with Ansaldo Energia for the production of gas and steam turbines
  • Advised 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
  • Advised Yandex, one of Europe's largest internet companies and the leading search provider in Russia, on technology, services and data transfer arrangements in connection with its ecommerce joint venture with Sberbank of Russia
  • Advised major Russian mobile operator in connection with complex software license and development agreement for an online cinema platform

Education

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

Admissions

  • Eligible in the Russian Federation

Awards and Affiliations

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

Publications

3/28/2019 - Contract Corner: Audit Provisions in Services Agreements, Tech & Sourcing @ Morgan Lewis

3/27/2019 - Morgan Lewis Partners Author Article on Robotics Process Automation Challenges and Trends, Tech & Sourcing @ Morgan Lewis

3/21/2019 - Upcoming Philadelphia Event: Annual Technology, Outsourcing & Commercial Contracts Networking Roundtable, Tech & Sourcing @ Morgan Lewis

3/14/2019 - Russia’s Central Bank to Receive the Right to Block Illegal Content, Tech & Sourcing @ Morgan Lewis

3/14/2019 - FTC Seeks Comment on Amendments to Safeguards and Privacy Rules, Tech & Sourcing @ Morgan Lewis

3/7/2019 - Asia-Pacific Outsourcing Trends to Watch in 2019, Tech & Sourcing @ Morgan Lewis

3/4/2019 - Morgan Lewis Partners to Host Webinar on Localization of Global Outsourcing Deals, Tech & Sourcing @ Morgan Lewis

August 2018 - Getting the Deal Through – e-Commerce 2019 – Russia

8/6/2018 - Russia Adopts Regulations on Ecommerce Aggregators

2/28/2018 - Russian Telecommunications and Media Laws: Latest Developments

October 2017 - Moscow Moves On, Intellectual Property Magazine

4/27/2017 - Russia: Proposed Audiovisual Services Law Approved by State Duma

12/5/2016 - Russia: Possible Foreign Ownership Restrictions on Online Video Services

10/5/2016 - Russia Tightens Procurement Rules for Foreign Equipment, Tech & Sourcing @ Morgan Lewis

October 2015 - The Impact of New Russian Personal Data and Media Laws, eCommerce Law and Policy

2015 - Latest Developments in Media Legislation, Media Law International

2013 - Contributor, "Private enforcement of Antitrust Law in Russia," Dictionary of Systematic Competition Law

10/1/2012 - Accounting Requirements to Change in Russia

2011 - Russian Federation as the Holder of Exclusive Rights to the Means of Individualization, Proceedings of State and Law Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences

2010 - Exercise of Intellectual Property Rights Held by the Russian Federation, Proceedings of State and Law Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences

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News

7/19/2019 - Morgan Lewis Advises Yandex on Taxi Business Acquisition in Russia

4/18/2018 - Morgan Lewis Practices and Lawyers Recognized in The Legal 500 EMEA 2018

7/13/2017 - Morgan Lewis Advises Yandex in Combination of the Ridesharing Businesses of Yandex and Uber in Russia and Neighboring Countries

Events

5/30/2019 - 2019 Technology May-rathon: User Agreements: Best Practices for Russia

3/20/2019 - Outsourcing Across the Globe: Focus on Russia

11/29/2018 - Personal Data Regulation: Roskomnadzor News and Position

11/27/2018 - Hot Topics in Data Privacy Regulation in Russia

5/22/2018 - 2018 Technology May-rathon: Cybersecurity, Personal Data Protection, and Internet Regulation in Russia

3/5/2018 - Spotlight Russia: A Briefing for Russian Companies on Key Contracting Issues in Software and IT Services Transactions

11/17/2017 - Personal Data Regulation: Roskomnadzor News And Position

11/14/2017 - Hot Topics in Data Privacy Regulation in Russia: Our View

5/16/2017 - 2017 Technology May-rathon: E-commerce, M-commerce, and Online Business in Russia: Legal Update & Trends

2/7/2017 - Cross-Border Data Transfer Trends Russia and the EU

5/31/2016 - 2016 Technology May-Rathon: Software Development Teams in Russia: Labor, IP, and Regulatory Framework

5/26/2015 - Technology May-rathon: Fighting Software and Intellectual Property Piracy in Russia

3/31/2015 - Internet and Online Business in Russia: A Legal Webinar

5/7/2014 - Technology May-rathon: Technology Deals with Russia: Top Tips

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