Alexander Silakov

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Alexander Silakov
Senior Associate
Alexander Silakov
Alexander Silakov Senior Associate
Moscow
Leontievsky pereulok, 25
Alexander Silakov advises Russian and international clients on the clearance of transactions involving economic concentration and strategic investment, and the conclusion of anticompetitive agreements and antitrust investigations, with a particular focus on the abuse of a dominant position and counter-sanctions regulations.

Alexander also participates in various academic and pro bono activities and is an author of a number of scientific articles on competition law.
Education
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Master’s Degree in Jurisprudence, 2019

Lomonosov Moscow State University, Bachelor’s Degree in Jurisprudence, 2017

Languages
English
Russian
Qualifications
Attorney, Moscow Bar Association

Experience

  • Advising Kismet Capital Group, a Russian investment group, in connection with obtaining acquisition clearance from the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia and the Government Commission pursuant to presidential decrees in relation to the acquisition of Avito, a Russian digital classified advertisement platform, for RUB 151 billion

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  • Advising a consortium of investors in connection with obtaining acquisition clearance from the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia and the Government Commission pursuant to presidential decrees in relation to the acquisition of the Russian assets of Henkel, one of the largest international holding companies in the consumer goods sector
  • Advising the Russian group Smart Service in connection with obtaining clearance from the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia and the Government Commission pursuant to presidential decrees in relation to the acquisition of the Russian business of KFC, an international fast food restaurant chain

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  • Advising the investment holding company SFI in connection with the sale of 87.5% of the shares in PAO LK Europlan (a car leasing company) to Alfa-Bank for RUB 55 billion as part of the negotiation of the deal with the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia
  • Advising a Russian investment group in connection with obtaining clearance from the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia and the Government Commission pursuant to presidential decrees in relation to a series of transactions involving the acquisition of assets of a company operating in the financial lease sector
  • Advising a Russian bank in connection with obtaining clearance from the Bank of Russia in relation to the acquisition of control over an insurance company
  • Advising a Russian investor on obtaining clearance from the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia in relation to the acquisition of a controlling stake in Progress, Russia's leading baby food manufacturer making products under the FrutoNyanya brand

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  • Advising Burservis, an oilfield service group, in connection with obtaining specific clearance from the President of Russia and consent of the Bank of Russia in relation to the acquisition of the Russian business of Aggreko Eurasia, part of the international holding company Aggreko, the leading supplier in the temporary power supply and temperature control market

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  • Advising the Russian management of an international oilfield service company in connection with obtaining consent of the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia and the Government Commission and specific clearance of the President of Russia in relation to a transaction involving the transfer of the company's Russian assets

Publications

  • Author of the article Economic Dependence as the Basis for Anti-Competitive Coordination of Economic Activity in the Russian Competition Law and Economics magazine (issue No. 1, 2025)
  • Author of the article Coordination of Economic Activities by Economic Entities in the Context of Digital Transformation: from Associations and Unions to Digital Platforms in the Kutafin's University (Moscow State Law Academy) Bulletin (issue No. 8, 2025)

Career

  • 2026–present

    Senior Associate, Denuo (Moscow)
  • 2022–2025

    Associate, Denuo (Moscow)
  • 2021–2022

    Associate, DLA Piper (Moscow)
  • 2019–2021

    Junior Associate, Egorov, Puginsky, Afanasiev and Partners Law Offices (Moscow)
  • 2018–2019

    Paralegal, Egorov, Puginsky, Afanasiev and Partners Law Offices (Moscow)

Teaching experience

Kutafin Moscow State Law University
PhD student at the Department of Competition Law (2023–present)