Theodore P. Matheny

Theodore P. Matheny is a partner based in the Paris and Moscow offices of Salans and head of Salans' CIS practice group.  He is also the Chairman of the newly elected GCC. His professional practice focuses on advising major international companies on commercial transactions in Russia and the CIS, including acquisitions, joint ventures and PPP/concession arrangements.

Mr. Matheny has been active advising clients throughout the CIS region for almost 20 years. His practice encompasses negotiating and advising on mergers and acquisitions, licensing of intellectual property, and related tax, securities, competition, labour, foreign exchange and other regulatory matters. He has considerable experience advising clients in the construction sector, including contractual, regulatory, tax, and other matters. Most recently, he has been responsible for infrastructure projects in Moscow/Moscow Region, as well as industrial sector acquisitions in both Moscow and St. Petersburg, and has headed Salans' team advising on the Western High Speed Diameter Motorway Project in St. Petersburg as well as on the Moscow-St. Petersburg M-10 toll road project.

Career:

• Head of CIS Practice Group (2006 to date)
• Member, Global Executive Committee (2000-2005)
• Partner - Salans, Paris (1992 to date)
• Admitted to the Paris bar in 1992
• Joined Salans in 1990
• Admitted to the District of Columbia bar in 1982
• Speaker and panelist at numerous international conferences regarding foreign investment in Russia and the former Soviet Republics

Education:

• Harvard Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1982)
• Brown University (B.A., 1977)

Languages:

• English
• French
• Russian

Publications:

• 
  22 May 2008
  In the fast lane - Russia’s progress along the PPP highway
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  01 Apr 2008
  Public-Private Partnerships: Are they the answer to Russia’s vast infrastructure needs?