NEW YORK, September 20, 2005- LAWFUEL – The Law News Network -Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP announced today that Olga Sirodoeva, an international M&A and credit finance lawyer and a recognized authority on Russian corporate and U.S.-Russian comparative law, will be joining the firm’s Washington, D.C., office as a partner. Orrick’s newly formed Russia practice group numbers 20 lawyers in Moscow, London and Washington, D.C. All the partners of the Moscow office of Coudert Brothers LLP joined Orrick this summer.
Sirodoeva focuses on cross-border acquisitions and finance, with an emphasis on real estate and oil and gas projects. She represents multinationals investing in Russia as well as Russian companies involved in transactions in the United States. She is a truly international lawyer, having practiced in New York, Washington, D.C., Moscow and Tokyo. Sirodoeva joins Orrick from the Washington, D.C., office of Coudert Brothers LLP where she was a partner. She is qualified to practice in New York, Washington, D.C. and Russia.
“Olga is a leading practitioner in U.S.-Russian law who has worked closely with members of our Russia practice for more than a decade,” said Orrick chairman and CEO Ralph Baxter. “Those strong working relationships combined with her extensive experience in U.S.-Russian cross-border transactions add real value to the services we offer our clients.”
Felicia Graham, a structured finance partner who heads the firm’s Washington, D.C., office, added: “Having a Russian partner in our Washington, D.C., office enables us to integrate a very important new practice for the firm.”
Russia’s strong economic growth in recent years makes it an attractive market for businesses throughout the world and the lawyers who advise them. Russia is one of the 10 largest economies in the world, as measured by gross domestic product. According to The Economist, the country’s GDP has grown on average 6.8% annually over the past five years. In addition, a Central Bank report cited by The Moscow Times indicates that foreign direct investment in Russia rose to $9.3 billion in the first half of 2005, compared to $4.5 billion in the first half of 2004, and that investment in Russian stocks and bonds is up 20% for the same period.
About Orrick’s Russia Practice
Orrick’s Russia practice provides a wide range of legal services in industries ranging from natural resources and infrastructure to telecommunications, banking, capital markets and private equity. Based in Moscow, London and Washington, D.C., the firm’s Russia practice lawyers advise and represent clients in M&A, private equity, and capital markets and other financing transactions, as well as dispute resolution, consumer protection, employment law, and intellectual property matters.
About Orrick
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP is an international law firm with approximately 750 lawyers in North America, Europe and Asia. The firm focuses on litigation, complex and novel finance matters and innovative corporate transactions. Orrick clients include Fortune 100 companies, major industrial and financial corporations, commercial and investment banks, high-growth companies, governmental entities, start-ups and individuals. The firm’s 15 offices are located in New York, Washington, D.C., San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Orange County, Pacific Northwest, London, Milan, Moscow, Paris, Rome, Taipei and Tokyo.
