Goltsblat BLP, the Russian practice of the international law

firm Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP), announces appointment of Vitaly Dianov, PhD in law, as Competition

& Antitrust Partner with effect from 1 May 2017.

This

appointment will further strengthen

the Goltsblat BLP Competition & Antitrust Practice in response to the

growing demand for these services by the firm’s clients.

Vitaly

Dianov is a recognised expert, who advises clients on all competition

law-related matters with a focus on cartel investigations, competition trials

and abuse of dominance disputes.

Nikolay

Voznesenskiy, Partner and Head of Goltsblat BLP’s Competition & Antitrust

Practice, comments: “There is no doubt that Vitaly's appointment

to Partner will reinforce our team. Over the last five years, he has been

directly involved in a number of  high-profile

projects and complex litigations for clients such as NOVATEK, Russian Platinum,

Freight One and others.”

Competition and Antitrust Practice, Goltsblat BLP

The Goltsblat BLP Competition

&Antitrust Practice boasts one of the biggest teams in Russia today and is

well known by its clients for its excellent market reputation. Over the last

five years, the Practice has been top-ranked by Global Competition Review,

Legal 500 and Chambers. The team’s practical experience in antitrust is more

diversified than that of some other firms in Russia, its lawyers have experience in antitrust litigation and

competition cases in antimonopoly authorities, merger and strategic enterprise

clearances, antitrust audits, structuring of distribution contracts, advice in

public procurement (government contracts) and public procurement

litigation.