Baker & McKenzie promotes two in Moscow

Baker & McKenzie LLP has strengthened its Russian office by adding a new partner and of counsel to its IP team.

Newly elected partner Pavel Gorokhov and Darya Ermolina, who has been promoted to of counsel, will work from the firm’s Moscow office.

Gorokhov (below left) began working at Baker & McKenzie in 1996 and was made counsel in 2010. He focuses on trademark registration and enforcement.

Ermolina (below right), who has been at the firm since 2009, focuses on IP and dispute resolution.

“These appointments not only recognise the valuable contribution these lawyers have made, but also aim to further improve our offering to clients in cross-border transactions,” said Sergei Voitishkin, managing partner at the office.