Mike Mekler

Experience

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  Moscow City Bar Association

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2012

  Paralegal

  - Prepared judicial documents for court proceedings in courts of general jurisdiction and Arbitrazh (commercial) courts, including the Supreme Arbitrazh Court;- Assessed the prospects of legal proceedings and formulating court tactics on multiple occasions;- Assisted attorneys in court hearings.

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  Moscow City Law Firm “Mekler & Partners”

  Jan 2012 - Aug 2014

  Attorney

  - General practice lawyer: commercial, corporate, employment, criminal, family and labor law;- Organization and management of human resources of the Law Firm;- Legal analysis of corporate structure of major holding companies with a view towards competition, antitrust and securities law compliance;- Representation in courts of general jurisdiction and Arbitrazh (commercial) courts in the Russian Federation (matters in commercial, intellectual property, criminal law);- Draft transnational contracts in multiple languages (shareholders agreements in Russia and Kazakhstan using law of Great Britain; memoranda of understanding; term sheets);- Provide full legal support of real property transactions (checking legal title and previous transactions, drafting the contract, serving as a guarantor of the transaction, following up on the performance of the contract);- Volunteer work for a Moscow Synagogue (criminal litigation, eviction litigation). Show less

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  Acronis

  Aug 2015 - now

  Chief Contracts Counsel

  As the Chief Contracts Counsel, I manage the processing of all contracts for Acronis globally, whether related to sales or procurement, with an emphasis on backup, disaster recovery, cybersecurity, and endpoint management.