Mikhail Usubyan

Mikhail (Misha) Usubyan advises private and public companies as well as investment funds on a wide variety of cross-border transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity, venture capital, strategic investments, and joint ventures.

Over his 20-year legal career, Mikhail has advised clients on numerous transactions in the technology, financial services, infrastructure, real estate, construction, and other industries. Mikhail advises his private equity and venture capital clients on fund formation matters and represents them in their investments in the U.S. and Europe. Mikhail also assists startup/scaleup companies in their U.S. and global expansion. Apart from legal guidance, he also regularly makes introductions assisting his clients with building management teams and boards, identifying potential acquisition/divesting opportunities, and forging synergistic relationships.  

Mikhail regularly deals with U.S. controls of foreign investments (CFIUS) as well as the U.S. economic sanctions. He also advises U.S., European, and Russian companies on cross-border data protection, intellectual property, e-commerce, encryption, state secrets, export control, and other regulatory issues.

Qualified to practice New York and Russian law, Mikhail shares his time between Washington, DC and Moscow and works in close cooperation with Rimon’s partners in New York and San Francisco / Silicon Valley.  Prior to joining Rimon, Mikhail practiced for 15 years at Orrick’s M&A and Venture Capital / Technology Companies Groups, and before that he was with Coudert Brothers and Baker McKenzie.