Corporate / M&A Practice, Real Estate Practice, Retail Sector Group

Florian is a partner in Dentons' Moscow office. He specializes in M&A transactions (both cross-border and domestic) and the establishment of joint ventures in a number of sectors, including the automotive, chemicals, railway, retail, food, real estate development and construction sectors. Florian also has experience advising clients on general corporate, commercial and real estate law matters. He also specializes in advising clients on cybersecurity issues, and has obtained a certificate in management of cybersecurity risks at Harvard University in 2020.

Florian has vast experience in advising international companies on their investment projects not only in Russia, but also worldwide, including in China, USA, Canada, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan. He serves as lead legal counsel for a number of international clients. He manages teams that assist clients on various practices and coordinates offices at several locations globally.  

Florian participates in German trade delegations and speaks frequently on Russian corporate, M&A, Russian and German contract law and related matters. In addition to his responsibilities as the Chairman of the Cybersecurity Working Group of the Russian-German Chamber of Commerce in the Russian Federation, Florian is a member of the Best Lawyers Advisory Board for the Russian Federation, a member of the Association of European Businesses in the Russian Federation and a member of the Bar Association in Germany.

Partner,  Dentons (formerly Salans), Moscow, 2007-present Managing Partner, Dentons, Russia, 2012-2018 Partner and Head of Dentons’ (formerly Salans') Global Retail practice, Salans, Moscow, 2007-2012 Partner, Beiten Burkhardt, Moscow, 2006-2007 Associate, Beiten Burkhardt, Moscow, 2002-2005 Junior Lawyer, Beiten Burkhardt, St. Petersburg, 2001 Junior Lawyer, Warias & Kollegen, Düsseldorf, 2000-2001 Junior Lawyer, Arthur Andersen, Worldwide, St. Petersburg 1999

German, English, Russian, French

Management Board of the Russian-German Chamber of Commerce in the Russian Federation Best Lawyers Advisory Board for the Russian Federation Association of European Businesses in the Russian Federation

Harvard University, 2020, Cybersecurity: Managing risk in the information age Harvard Law School, 2012, Executive Education, Leadership in Law Firms Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster / University of Münster, 2011, LL.M., Real Estate Law OLG Düsseldorf, 2002, Second State Examination, Law  Admitted to the German Bar, 2002 Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, 1999, First State Examination, Law