Anastasia Goryacheva — Melling, Voitishkin & Partners

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Biography

Anastasia specializes in international trade and commercial issues, including export-import regulations, customs legislation, export control, local (domestic) licensing, regulatory requirements (certification, state registration, etc.), as well as international trade restrictions, sanctions, various compliance issues, marking/labelling.

Representative Legal Matters

Structured loan and set-off transactions for a number of international companies (a major Swiss car manufacturer and a Finnish rubber products manufacturer), with regard to foreign sanctions compliance risks, Russian countermeasures and currency control restrictions.
Advised a leading global healthcare company on the importation of certain products of the chemical industry, cellulose materials, metal products, various types of equipment and mechanical devices into Russia under so-called "parallel imports."
Advised a number of major pharmaceutical companies on compliance issues related to obtaining mandatory QR-codes for the importation into Russia.
Supported a Russian subsidiary of the global heavy lifting and transportation company in a criminal case related to alleged violation by the company of the temporary import regime while supplying and using equipment for construction projects in Russia.
Advised leading technology companies on import/export encryption clearance, registration of notifications for various imported hardware, import encryption licensing.

Advised major multinational companies on customs law, including tariff and non-tariff regulations, determination and confirmation of customs value, classification of goods, export controls.
Advised major multinational companies on application of foreign trade sanctions (risk analysis for international companies in conclusion and performance of deals), access limitations to the Russian market.
Advised numerous major multinational companies on a range of issues relating to the export control regulations of Russia, US, EU and other jurisdictions.
Advised major multinational companies on issues related to product certification and licensing.

Education

Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO), Master of Laws with Honours, 2020

Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO), Law Degree with Honours, 2018