WESTERN LAW FIRMS WITH REPRESENTATION IN THE NIS


July 1998

BISNIS would appreciate learning of any other U.S. Law firms with representation in the NIS or of any corrections which should be made to entries on this list. Tel: 202-482-4655 X29.

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

MOSCOW

ADAMS & REESE c/o Lex International
Ul. Pushkinskaya 4/2, #1B
103009 Moscow
Tel:925-8430
Fax:925-9992
Contacts: Alexander Minakov, Irina Savelyeva

AKIN, GUMP, STRAUSS, HAUER & FELD, L.L.P.
Bolshoi Sukharevsky Pereulok 26
Bldg. 1
103051 Moscow
Tel:974-2411
Fax:974-2412
Head of Representation:James S. Fridlander
Director of Administration: John C. Stephens

ARNOLD & PORTER
Ozerkovskaya Nab. 50
113532 Moscow
Tel:238-5525
Fax:238-1574
Administrative Head: Holly Smith

BAKER & BOTTS, L.L.P.
Ul. Pushkinskaya 10
Tel:921-5300
Fax:921-5390
Int'l Tel:501-929-7070
Int'l Fax:501-929-7073
Resident Partners: Holly Nielsen, J. T. Kolb

BAKER & McKENZIE
Bolshoi Strochenovsky Pereulok 22/25
113054 Moscow
Tel:230-6036
Fax:230-6047
Managing Partner: Caleb Hayhoe
International Partners: Paul Melling, Carol Patterson

BRUCE A. REZNIK C/O NAFTATRUST
121200, Moscow
Smolenskaya-Sennaya Sq. 32/34
Tel: 244-24-95, 244-23-78, 918-93-71
Fax: 244-14-95, 244-23-78, 244-42-28
Contacts: Vladimir V. Efremov, Esq, Yevgeney G. Parmut, Esq.

CHADBOURNE & PARKE
Kosmodamianskaya Nab. 38
113035 Moscow
Tel: 974-2424
Tel/Fax:974-2425
Int'l Tel:212 408 1190
Int'l Fax:212 408 1199
Contacts:Eugene R. Sullivan, Jr., Esq., Laura Brank, Esq., Shane DeBeer, Esq.
Fatima Gomonova, Administrative Director

CLIFFORD CHANCE
Yuzhinskiy Pereulok 15A
103104 Moscow
Tel:973-2416/5
Fax:973-2336
Contacts: William Knowles, Dr. Susanne Heger, Daniel Wolfe, Maryann Gashi-Butler
Janet Lee, Esq.

COUDERT BROTHERS
Ul. Nakolayamskaya 54
109004 Moscow
Tel:262-1611
Fax:262-2351
Telex:612158
Head of Representation: Lont F. Sheedy
Attorneys: S. Adam Deery, Marian M. Hagler
Office Manager: Peter Cofield

DEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON
(c/o Business & Law)
Ul. Znamenka 13, Bldg 3, 3rd Floor
121019 Moscow
Tel:7-503-234-0485,7-095-291-8498/8726
7-501-961-1805 (D. Nikiforov's mobile phone)
Fax: 7095-203-9226, 7503-234-0485
Contacts: Dmitri Nikiforov, Nadia Rendak
Andre M. Gorodissky (Sr. Partner, Business & Law)

DUVAL, KHINCHUK & LIANDRES
Ul. Bolshaya Ordynka 61, Bldg. 2
Moscow
Tel:238-1744
Fax:200-3203
Manager: Vadim Khinchuk
Chief Translator: Margarita Baskakova

DYKEMA GOSSETT
Barchevsky & Partners
Dom 8, Korp. 2, Suite 810
Ulitsa Stroiteley
111796 Moscow
Tel:930-0353
Fax:930-4453
Contact: Dr. Mikhail Y. Barchevsky

HOGAN & HARTSON L.L.P.
Ul. Usacheva, 33/2, bldg. 3
119048 Moscow
Tel:245-5190
Fax:245-5192
Managing Partner: Rebecca B. Bronson
Office Manager: Olga A. Melekesova

INNOVATECH INTERNATIONAL
Ralf M. Sheman
124 Prospect MiraKorp.14,kv.6
Tel./Fax:282-7632

LATHAM & WATKINS
113/1 Leninsky Prospect
Suite C 200
Moscow 117198
Tel:7-503-956-5555
Fax:7-503-956-5556
Head of representation: Richard L. Wirthlin
Email:richard.wirthlin@lw.com

THE LAW FIRM OF JAMES E RIVAD.
c/o RCMI, 15 Chekhov ST.
103006 Moscow
Tel/Fax:975-3986

LEBOEUF, LAMB, GREENE & MACRAE
Nikitsky Pereulok, 5
103009 Moscow
Tel:956-3935
Fax:956-3936
Satellite Fax: 908/888-2928
Telex:411141
Head of Representation, James Mandel
Deputy Head of Representation: John I. Huhs
Attorney: Ramaz Beridze

LORD DAY & LORD, BARRETT SMITH
Konushkovskaya 26,Suite14
121099 Moscow
Tel/Fax:253-9607
Satellite Tel/Fax:7502-221-1857
Contacts: Alexander G. Dneprovsky, Galina Strikhanova, Ludmila Jickova

MAYER, BROWN & PLATE
Kosmodamianskaya nab.52/2, 7th floor
Moscow 113054
Tel.: 7 095 755 9810 / 7 095 755 9811
Fax: 7 095 755 9813

MILBANK, TWEED, HADLEY & McCLOY
28 Pokrovka Ul.
103062 Moscow
Tel:956-3730
Fax:956-3991
Int'l Fax:7-502-220-4776
7-503-956-3750
7-503-956-3991
Partner: Richard P. Bernard
Associate: Irina Mashlenko

PATTERSON, BELKNAP, WEBB & TYLER LTD.
Konyushkovskaya 26/14
Moscow 123242
Tel/Fax: 7095-252-2155/7502-221-1857
e-mail pbwt@glas.apc.org

PEPPER, HAMILTON & SCHEETZ
Grokholsky Per. 19/27
1st entrance, 2nd floor
129010 Moscow
Tel:280-5279/4493, 280-8177/5826
Fax:280-5518
Contacts: Sally March, Francoise Richards, Larisa Afanasyeva

RUSSIAN-UKRAINIAN LEGAL GROUP, P.A.
For the Moscow office contact:
1200 19th Street, N.W.
Suite 201
Washington, D.C. 20036
Tel.: (202) 822-1620
Fax: (202) 822-1622
Contacts: Dr. Irina Paliashvili, Ethan S. Burger

RUSSIN & VECCHI
Ul. Bolshaya Ordynka 60/2
109017 Moscow
Tel:238-8710
Fax:238-8710
Contacts: Jonathan Russin, Sergei Lazarev

SALANS HERTZFELD & HEILBRONN (SHH International ZAO)
Gazetnyi Pereulok,17/9,11 Floor
103009 Moscow
Tel:7(501/095) 258-3444
Fax:7(501/095) 258-3477
Contact: Jane Tarassova

SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM
1 Petrovsky Pereulok
107005 Moscow
Tel:940-2304
Fax:940-2511
Partners: Isaak Shapiro, Patrick Foye
Managing Lawyer: Andre De Cort

STEPTOE AND JOHNSON
25 Tsvetnoy Blvd., Building 3
103051 Moscow Tel: 7(095) 258-5250
Fax: 7(095) 258-5251
Managing Director and Partner: Walter H. White, Jr.
Partner: Randy Bregman
Senior Russian Associate: Tatiana Kovaleva
Associate: Matthew Der Manuelian
Director of Administration: Christopher M. Cripps

VINSON & ELKINS
Ul. Alexeya Tolstogo 16,
2nd Floor
103001 Moscow
Tel:956-1995
Fax:956-1996
Managing Partner: James Cuclas
Alexei Condratchick, John Van Schwartzenburg, Kiril Parinov Attys.
Office Administrators: Joyce Sandweiss, J.Brayan Sokolik

WHITE & CASE
Ulitsa Tverskaya 7, Entrance 9J
103375 Moscow
Tel:201-9291/92/93/94
Fax:201-9284
John Erickson, Alison Dreizen, Leonid Rozhetskin, Attorneys
Emily Artiomov, Office Manager

WHITE & ASSOCIATES
Ul. Gertsena 9/2
Room 12
Moscow
Tel:229-9585/0405
Fax:202-1816
Ken White, Partner


ST. PETERSBURG (Telephone number prefix: 7-812)

BAKER & McKENZIE
57 Bolshaya Morskaya Ul.
3rd Floor
190000 St. Petersburg
Tel: 119-8308, Fax: 119-6013
Managing Partner: Arthur George
Local Partner: David Scott

McDERMOTT, WILL & EMERY
36 Naberzhenaya Kanala Griboyedova First Floor
St. Petersburg, 191187
Tel: 310-6613/5544
Fax: 310-5946/5544
Contact: Vladimir Averyanov

MURRAY, ANDRONOVA & ASSOCIATES
51 Sadovaya Ulitsa
Office 10
St. Petersburg 190068
Tel:314-7292, 110-6633
Fax: 314-7292
Contacts: Matthew Murray, Anna Andronova

PEPPER, HAMILTON & SHEETZ
Moika Embankment 14
St. Petersburg 191188
Tel: 219-4712, 311-3407
Fax: 219-4711

RUSSIAN AMERICAN LAW FIRM
7/12 Lermmontovsky Prospekt
St Petersburg, 190068
Tel: 114-0740
Fax: 114-0740
Int'l Tel: 850-1431
Int'l Fax: 850-1430
Managing Director: Mikhail P. Sendenkhin


NIZHNY NOVGOROD

PATTERSON, BELKNAP, WEBB & TAYLOR, LTD.
B&B Law Office (Affiliate)
Teatralnaya Pl. 2
Nizhniy Novgorod 603006
Contacts: Dmitry I. Bedniakov, Olga Balakina


TYUMEN

PEPPER, HAMILTON & SHEETZ
143 Respubliki St.Russia
Tyumen 625000
Phone/Fax: 7 (3452) 24-49-56
Contact: Sergei Guzenko


VLADIVOSTOK

RUSSIN & VECCHI
690000 Vladivostok
Ul. Sukhnova 3A
Tel: 7 - 4232-260-465 or 286-284
Fax: 7-4232-226-505
U.S. Managing Attorney: Vladimir Berzonsky
Also contact: Natalya Prisekina


ARMENIA

YEREVAN

Affiliate of PATTERSON, BELKNAP, WEBB & TYLER
ARAX Co., Ltd.
14, Abovian St.
Hotel Yerevan, Suite 200
Yerevan, 375001
Tel: 3742-529-418
Fax/tel: 3742-151-865
e-mail: arax@arminco.com
President: Ashot Boghossian


AZERBAIJAN

BAKER & McKENZIE
The Landmark Building
6th Floor, 96 Nizami Street
Baku, 370010
Tel.: 994-12-971-801
Fax: 994-12-971-805
Contact: Michael E. Arruda

DR. SHIRIN O. ENTEZARI & ASSOCIATES
11 M. Gorki Street
Suite 7
Baku, Azerbaijan 370005
Tel.: 994-12-973-247/953-162
Fax: 994-12-973-127
e-mail: office@nta.baku.az
Contacts: Vadim Shneyer, Ismail Zargarli-Fikretogli


GEORGIA

TBILISI

Affiliate of PATTERSON, BELKNAP, WEBB & TYLER
GCG LAW OFFICE
Rustaveli Prospect 27
Tbilisi, 380008
Tel: 8832-933-932
Fax: 8832-997-352
e-mail: gico@gct.kheta.ge
Contacts: Mikheil Saakashvili, Constantine Rizhinashvili, George Bazgadze

KAZAKHSTAN

ALMATY (Telephone prefix: 7-3272)

BAKER & McKENZIE
155 Abai Avenue
8th Floor
Tel: 50-99-45
Fax: 50-95-79
Contacts: Michael Wilson, Phillip Rosenblatt

AFFILIATE of CHADBOURNE & PARKE
THE ZANGER LAW FIRM
157 Abay Avenue
7th Floor, Suite 26, 27
Tel: 50-94-73
Fax: 550-94-74
Director: Yerlanbek Zhusupov
Sr. Partner: Maidan Sudeimenov

JOHNSON & HIGGINS
91 Abay Kahn Street
corner of Kazybek Bi Street
3rd Floor Rm. 308
Tel: 62-23-21
Fax: 50-77-60
Contact: Laila Dosbayeva

LeBOEUF, LAMB, GREENE & MACRAE
Prospect Seyfullina, 531
480083 Almaty
Tel: 50-75-75
Fax: 61-75-76

Affiliate of PATTERSON, BELKNAP, WEBB & TYLER
ASSISTANCE L.L.C.
8 Zharokov St.
Suite 2
Almaty, 480057
Tel: 7-3272-457-672
Fax: 7-3272-443-069
e-mail: tim@assist.almaty.kz
Contact: Zhaniya B. Usenova


PEPPER, HAMILTON, & SCHEETZ
Palace of the Republic
1st Staff entrance
3rd floor
Almaty
Tel: 61-59-42
Fax: 63-77-73
Contacts: Jeffrey Hayes, Yelena Novikova

ROTHSTEIN & SHAW
10a Abay Avenue
corner of Furmanov Street
11 floor, suite 5
Almaty
Tel: 63-34-54
Fax: 63-86-37
Contact: Harry Kelly

SALANS HERTZFELD & HEILBRONN
86 Gogol Street
Corner of Nauryzbay Batyr Street
5th floor
Tel: 32-35-07
Fax: 32-43-59
Contacts: Gary Sullivan, Askar Moukhitdinov

SHERWOOD & McKENZIE
80 Bogenbay Batyr
corner of 8th March Street
2nd floor, rm 201
Tel:61-65-65
Fax: 61-65-65
Contact: Alla Ryzhkova

STEPTOE & JOHNSON COMPANY ALMATY
84 Gogol, Suite 213
480091 Almaty
Tel: 7(3272) 50-1125
Fax: 7(3272) 32-2539
Answering machine: 7(3275) 81-1421
Managing Director: Thomas J. Samuelian
Associates: Gulzhan Altynbaeva, Kenneth Mack

SQUIRE SANDERS and DEMPSEY
86 Gogol Street
6th floor, Room 169
Tel: 32-47-71
Fax:32-27-30
Contact: Alexander Lesser

WHITE & CASE
20a Kazybek Bi Street
Tel: 50-74-91/2
Fax: 50-74-93
Contacts: Joel Benjamen, Yuriy Maltsev


KYRGYZSTAN (Telephone prefix: 7-3312)

BISHKEK

BAKER & McKENZIE
2A L. Tolstoi Street
Bishkek 720005
Tel.: 54-43-43
Fax: 54-03-88
Contact: Robert F. Taylor

MAYER, BROWN & PLATE
66 Kalya Akieva Street
Bishkek 720001
Tel.: 00996 3312 620 980, 00996 3312 650 256
Fax: 00996 3312 650 980

Affiliate of PATTERSON, BELKNAP, WEBB & TYLER
KENENBAEV LAW OFFICE
Chuy Prospect 26
Bishkek, 720040
Tel: 7-3312-288-505
Fax: 7-3312-288-505
e-mail: mirgul@ukuk.bishkek.su
Contacts: Temirbek O. Kenenbaev, Mirgul Smanalieva


MOLDOVA

CHISINAU

LATHAN & WATKINS
7, Negruti Blvd.
Ste. 412
Chisinau, Moldova
Tel: 3732-26-07-61
Boris Dobrovolskiy, Esq.


TURKMENISTAN

ASHGABAT

MAYER, BROWN & PLATT
c/o Oil and Gas Ministry
27 Bitarap
Turkmenistan St.
Ashgabat 744000
Tel: 9-9312-3552-47
Fax: 9-9312-51-00-74
Contact: Ashir Abdullayev, Esq.


UKRAINE

KIEV (Telephone prefix: 3880-44)

ALTHEIMER & GRAY
42/4 Pushkinskja Vul.Suite 510
252004 Kiev, Ukraine
Tel:(380-44) 246-5056,246-5058, 246-5063, 246-5064
Fax: (380-44) 246-5057
Director: Jaroslawa Z. Johnson

BAKER & McKENZIE
5 Pankivska Vul
5th Floor
Kiev, Ukraine
Tel: (380-44) 244-2964, 223-5531, 244-2983
Fax: (380-44) 223-6184
Contacts: Boris Dackiw, Peter Teluk, Alexey Levenets

HOLME ROBERTS & OWEN
Terestchenkovskaya 19Suite 2
Kiev 252004
Tel: 3880-44-224-1348
Fax: 380-44-224-4986
Contact: Kevin Block

LAW OFFICES OF MAUREN O'BRIEN
21B Lesia Ukrainka Boulevard
3rd Floor Number 9
Kiev, 252159, Ukraine
Tel:/Fax: (380-44) 452-3130

RUSSIAN-UKRAINIAN LEGAL GROUP, P.A.
For the Kiev office contact:
1200 19th Street, N.W.
Suite 201
Washington, D.C. 20036
Tel.: (202) 822-1620
Fax: (202) 822-1622
Contacts: Dr. Irina Paliashvili, Ethan S. Burger

SALANS HERTZFELD & HEILBRONN
37, Volodimirska Vul.
Kiev, Ukraine
Tel: (380-44) 228-3052, 229-5087
Fax: (380-44) 229-8873
Contacts: Oleh Batiul, Miron Rabji

SQUIRE, SANDERS & DEMPSEY
9 Prorizna Vul. #20
Kiev, 252030, Ukraine
Tel: Tel: (380-44) 244-3452, 244-3453, 228-8687
Fax: (308-44) 228-4938
Contact: Helen Z. Kryshtalowych

Partner Firm of STEPTOE & JOHNSON
SALKOM
14 Khreschatik Vul.
Hotel Khreschatrik
Number #606, 607
Kiev, 252001, Ukraine
Tel: (380-44) 229-6176, 229-0900
Fax: (380-44) 229-6176
Contacts: Eugene B. Kubko, Valery S. Lukomsky


UZBEKISTAN

TASHKENT (Telephone prefix: 7-3712)

AITKIN, IRWIN, LEWIN, BERLIN, VROOMAN AND COHN LLC
2 Abdulla Qodyri Street
Tashkent 70017
Tel: 7-3712- 34-09-61, 34-47-23
Fax: 7-3712-34-09-61
Contact: Ms. Tamineh Roshanian, Esq.

LEBOEUF, LAMB, GREENE & MACCRAE
1 Turob Tula St.
700003 Tashkent
Tel: 7-3712-40-60-50/51
Fax: 7-3712-40-60-52
James Mandel, Esq.

MAYER, BROWN & PLATT
1, Turob Tula Street, 5th floor
Tashkent, Uzbekistan 700000
Tel: 7-3712-39-11-76, 89-11-79, 30-39-79, 45-57-51
Fax: 7- 3712-89-11-78, 89-11-79
Contact: Mr. Joseph Morrisey, Esq.

WHITE & CASE LEGAL SERVICES
Business Complex
Khamid Olimjon Square (Western Side)
Tashkent
Tel: 7-3712-32-00-59
Fax: 7-3712-32-01-49
Contacts: Ms. Denise Hamer, Managing Attorney UKRAINE


UZBEKISTAN

TASHKENT (Telephone prefix: 7-3712)

AITKIN, IRWIN, LEWIN, BERLIN, VROOMAN AND COHN LLC
2 Abdulla Qodyri Street
Tashkent 70017
Tel: 7-3712- 34-09-61, 34-47-23
Fax: 7-3712-34-09-61
Contact: Ms. Tamineh Roshanian, Esq.

BAKER & McKENZIE
Capital Business Center
Office 35
West Side of Hamid Alimdzhan Square
Tashkent, 700000
Tel.: 33-36-43
Fax: 40-61-40
Contact: Curtis B. Masters

LEBOEUF, LAMB, GREENE & MACCRAE
1 Turob Tula St.
700003 Tashkent
Tel: 7-3712-40-60-50/51
Fax: 7-3712-40-60-52
James Mandel, Esq.

MAYER, BROWN & PLATT
1, Turab Tula Street
Tashkent, Uzbekistan 700003
Tel: 7-371 1206 017 / 018
Fax: 7- 371 1206 329
Contact: Mr. Joseph Morrisey, Esq.

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