Law firm

DLA Piper

Batalov Leo

Position: Partner email: Phone: +7 (495) 221 44 00

Leo Batalov advises on corporate finance transactions, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital transactions, private equity transactions and general corporate matters, focusing on the technology and emerging growth sectors.
Leo has represented such funds and investors as: Goldman Sachs, Baring Vostok Capital Partners, 500 Startups, Russia Partners, CapMan Russia, Da Vinci Capital, Siemens Venture Capital, VTB Capital, RVC, I2BF, AddVenture, Guard Capital, Direct Group, Maxfield Capital and Black River Ventures (Third Rome), Impuls VC, Caspian VC Partners, SBT Venture Fund (Sberbank) and Bank of St. Petersburg Venture Fund. On the company side, Leo's clients include: 2GIS, Profi.ru, Gett, Grou-pon, ABBYY, 1С Company, BUSFOR, Dream Industries, Webinar, Zvooq, Wheely, Houzz, Bookmate, LitRes, Almalence, Cappasity, YouDo, Plastic Logic, OnlineTours, Flocktory, Hero Entertainment, PushWoosh, Rocket10, TRAFI, Cashsquare and Invisible.
Leo is a guest lecturer at Moscow State University Faculty of Law and at the Skolkovo Moscow School of Management (MBA program and Startup Academy). Leo is a frequent speaker at venture capital and emerging companies conferences.
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