Mikhail has been advising international clients (Europe, USA, Asia) doing business in Russia and Russian clients abroad for over 20 years. The vast majority of Mikhail’s clients are companies from German-speaking countries, other European countries and Singapore.

Mikhail perfectly understands Western, Russian and Asian business cultures, their philosophies, mindsets, business ethos and attitudes.

Throughout his career, Mikhail has specialized in corporate law, cross-border transactions, legal support of foreign investments in Russia and Russian investments abroad; he has also gained extensive experience in M&A, real estate transaction and joint venture support as well as legal support of Russian and international companies.

Mikhail has been working at some of the leading international law firms in Moscow and St. Petersburg since 1997. Before establishing his own private practice in 2009, Mikhail was partner at the St. Petersburg office of Beiten Burkhardt, the largest German firm in Russia.

Mikhail joined the Forte Tax & Law team as counsel after 10 years of private practice under the brand Borodin Legal.

• Providing a leading international supplier of technology and distribution solutions for the global tourism, travel and air travel industry with advice on doing business in Russia (cross-border transactions, IT contracts, corporate law, and labor law).
• Providing an Austrian company that designs and builds medical institutions as well as provides health services with advice on legal due diligence.
• Providing a leading German manufacturer of construction materials with advice on production localization, company acquisition and joint ventures in Russia.
• Providing a German venture investment fund with advice on investments in Russia.
• Providing an Austrian Group, the world leading manufacturer of loading equipment, with advice on company acquisition in Russia.
• Providing a leading Belgian sand extraction company with advice on the acquisition of a group of companies in Russia.
• Providing a large German logistics company with advice on the acquisition of assets in ports and terminals in Russia.
• Providing a German company, a drive and automation technology “hidden champion”, with advice on land plot acquisition in Russia.
• Providing a Singaporean company manufacturing diesel generators (power generating units) with advice on how to set up a representative office and operate in Russia.