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Daria Selivanova

Counsel

+971 (0)4 423 0000

daria.selivanova@habibalmulla.com

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Construction & Real Estate

About Daria

Daria is a Counsel in the firm’s corporate team and focuses on cross-border corporate transactions. Trained Magic circle firm and dual-qualified (England and Wales, Russia), Daria has since worked in the largest US and UK law firms.

Daria advised multinational public and private companies, and high-net worth individuals on a wide range of complex and sensitive cross-border Corporate/M&A deals, particularly in commercial real estate, energy & natural resources, metal & mining, media and entertainment, and fintech sectors, including certain landmark transactions.

She advised multiple international clients on the UK, EU, and US Sanctions regulations. She also has experience representing clients in financing deals. Daria’s expertise includes mergers and acquisitions, demerges/divestments, private equity investments, corporate structuring and governance, joint ventures, and general corporate advisory matters, sanctions, banking, and capital markets.

Education

University of Cambridge, Girton College, UK Legal English Plus Course (2010).

Lomonosov Moscow State University, Specialist Degree in Jurisprudence (2012).

University College London, LL.M. in International Banking and Finance Law (2019).

Admissions

England and Wales (Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales) (2021).

Russia (2012).

Languages

English, Russian

Top Matters

  • bullet Represented a MENA client in connection with its sale of a significant minority stake to a foreign investor through an auction process with multiple bidders.
  • bullet Represented a large MENA fintech company in connection with negotiations on its sale of a controlling share to an investor.
  • bullet Represented founders of an innovative UAE-based insure tech company in connection with incorporation of a legal entity and arrangements between shareholders.
  • bullet Advised a global Asian investment group in connection with its complex divestment commercial real estate project (landmark transaction).
  • bullet Advised one of the largest global US real estate investors, in connection with its multinational divestment project (landmark transaction).

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