Carol Patterson practices in the areas of corporate M&A, natural resources, bankruptcy and financial restructuring. She is recognized as one of the leading energy law practitioners in Russia and the CIS, and has been recommended by PLC Which Lawyer? 2009, CIS Who’s Who Legal 2010 and European Legal 500 in its 2007 and 2008 issues. Chambers Europe 2007 also includes Ms. Patterson in its list of highly recommended lawyers, adding that she is “great at ensuring the firm delivers what the client is looking for, and on time.” She is a Canadian-qualified lawyer, having been admitted to practice law in Nova Scotia, British Columbia and Ontario.

Practice Focus

Ms. Patterson is the managing partner of Baker & McKenzie’s CIS offices, where she has practiced for 16 of the past 20 years. Her focus as a practitioner is on cross-border mergers and acquisitions. Her impressive track record includes supervising a team of Baker & McKenzie lawyers on many natural resources and mining transactions in Russia, as well as acquisitions in Russia in other sectors.

Representative Legal Matters

• Assisting Centerra Gold (KB) Inc. in the formation of a joint venture in respect of a Russian junior gold exploration and mining company. Centerra Gold (KB) Inc. will finance exploration expenditures of the joint venture.
  

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Law Society of Upper Canada
• Canada Eurasia Russia Business Association (CERBA)

Admission

Ontario~Canada (1983)
British Columbia~Canada (1982)
Nova Scotia~Canada (1981)

Education

University of London  (Russian Studies) (1980)
Dalhousie University  (LL.B.) (1978)
Dalhousie University  (B.A.) (1975)