Alexandra Rotar

Alexandra is a longstanding member of the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN) and currently serves as the AIPN regional director for Russia and CIS.

Alexandra is an author of more than 20 publications in the energy sector, on topics including unconventional resources, Russian liquefied natural gas export liberalization, and environmental liability for offshore oil and gas operations.

Alexandra was an associate at another global law firm before she joined Morgan Lewis.

Energy and Infrastructure Projects 

• A major Russian oil company in a major planned $10-billion-plus financing for construction of a new liquefied natural gas project
• A consortium of Russian banks in project finance for construction of a major processing factory for non-ferrous and precious metals, including advice in respect of EPC-contracts and key equipment supply and infrastructure service agreements
• En+ Group, a leading aluminum producer, in the acquisition of a company holding construction rights to certain hydraulic facilities for loading mineral fertilizers in a Russian commercial seaport for the purposes of construction of a terminal for loading of aluminum oxide
• An international oil and gas company in the establishment of a gas-to-power joint venture for the construction of a new power unit in Western Siberia
• Petro-Canada Lubricants Inc., an international producer of world-class base oils, specialty fluids and lubricants, in respect of the client’s first and unique project for localization of certain products production by means of a blending arrangement with a local blender in Russia and a license and distribution agreement with a distributor for sale of such products in Russia and certain CIS countries
• An international renewable energy operator in the acquisition of a newly constructed solar plant in Russia, including legal due diligence and advice in respect of transfer of assets
• A Middle Eastern investor on review and structuring of a Russian solar project
• An international oil company on structuring and negotiating its risk sharing arrangements for the development of mature oilfields

M&A, Private Equity, and Joint Ventures

• One of the leading datacenter operators in Russia in the acquisition of shares of а vast real estate properties owner for the purposes of development of a new data center
• A major media corporation in a sale by its JV of a popular online job classified platform in Russia to an online recruitment services operator
• A major media corporation in a sale by its JV of one of the most popular services for real estate search in the Urals region to a major online real estate search service in Russia
• A consortium of sovereign funds in their investment in a personal care goods producer
• A Russian oil company in its acquisition of an interest in Russian upstream acreage and the related joint venture
• A Middle Eastern state company in the structuring and negotiation of a Russian oil and gas joint venture
• An Indian state oil company in its acquisition of a 50% stake in a Russian upstream oil project
• A major Russian gas processing and petrochemicals company in the sale of a transshipment terminal and related commercial agreements
• A Russian state oil company in the acquisition of a 100% stake in a major petrochemical company
• A large Russian oil company in a joint venture with a large Russian gas processing and petrochemical company, including in a joint venture agreement and multiple interrelated oil product supply agreements
• An oil company in its Russian refinery joint ventures and related commercial contracts
• A large international oilfield service and engineering company in an engineering service joint venture
• An international oilfield service company in the sale of its pipeline and specialty services business in Russia
• An international oil company in the establishment of an incorporated gas processing joint venture with a major Russian petrochemical holding
• A shareholder in the amendment and restatement of a shareholders’ agreement for a joint venture company holding rights in an investment project for construction of a luxury health complex in Russia
• A multinational corporation in relation to a number of matters pertaining to its upstream project in an FSU country
• A company that provides microloan services for retail trade in an angel-round investment by Baring Vostok
• A large European agricultural company in the acquisition of a 49% stake in a Russian breeding company

Regulatory and Corporate Advice

• An oil and gas company in its decommissioning obligations
• An international oil and gas major on regulatory issues related to Russian shale development
• An international insurance brokerage company on environmental liability for damage (including trans-border damage) caused by oil and gas operations on Russian shelf
• An international oilfield service company in its business operations in Russia
• A large US independent oil company on various corporate and regulatory aspects of its business in the Russian oil and gas sector
• A large global oil and gas service company on contractual provisions and liability aspects of Russian regulations applicable to its operations in Russia
• A large energy company on anticorruption legislation and application in Russia
• A large oilfield service company on regulations applicable to the company's use and transfer of seismic and geological information
• An oil company in relation to its project on generation of power for its own industrial needs, including in its obligations to sell power to other consumers at regulated prices
• A Canadian oil service company on regulatory and corporate matters related to establishment and initial operation of its business in Russia
• An international oilfield service company in its participation in the tender process for provision of its services to a major Russian oil company and negotiating respective service contract
• A German service provider in the termination of contract and liability resulting from its inability to perform a service contract in Russia due to sanctions and revocation of its export license by the German Federal Office of Economic and Export Control's (BAFA)
• An operator under a product sharing contract in an FSU country with regard to limitations on Russia-transit of its products to Ukraine

International Investigations, Dispute Resolution

• An international investor on an international arbitration under the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce with respect to oil and gas assets in Kazakhstan
• Prepared drafts of expert opinions on various Russian law matters in arbitration proceedings
• A New York-based private equity firm in an internal investigation conducted in relation to operations of its Russian affiliate