Petr Maximov
General Counselb
Business and Management
UC Irvine
Russian Federation
Biography
Mr. Petr Maximov has been heading the Legal Directorate of RUSAL since July 2012. Before he joined RUSAL Mr. Maximov was the Deputy CEO for Legal and Corporate Matters in Novorossiysk Sea Trade Port. In 2005 – 2009 he was a Corporate Assets Director in charge of a Legal Department in EastOne (Interpipe) Investment Group. Mr. Maximov was a member of the Board of Directors of TNK-BP Ukraine and EastOne Group UK. In 2004 – 2005 he headed a Legal Department of COALСO AG Investment Company and was a member of the Board of Directors of ОÐО Mikhailovsky GOK. In 1995 – 2004 Petr Maximov worked in a number of global leading law firms, namely: Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy; Coudert Brothers; Debevoise & Plimpton; and Squire, Sanders & Dempsey. In 2001 Mr. Maximov graduated with an LLM degree from Columbia University School of Law, New York, USA. In 1999 he graduated from the Moscow State University with a Diploma in Law (magna cum laude). In 1994 he graduated from the Moscow Technical College with a Diploma in engineering (magna cum laude). Mr. Petr Maximov is an expert in M&A deals, international investments and corporate governance. He managed purchases and disposals of some of the largest assets in Russia and abroad. His corporate law studies have been published by a number of international legal newsletters and magazines.
Research Interest
Businesss