About
Murat Akuyev joined Runa Capital in 2023 as General Counsel, leading the firm's legal function, coordinating outside counsel, and advising portfolio companies on legal matters. He has over 25 years of legal experience, including as a partner at a U.S.-based international law firm, with work spanning capital raising, joint ventures, M&A, tender offers, debt restructurings, litigation, arbitration, and investigations. He is a graduate of NYU School of Law and a member of the New York bar, and has also served as an adjunct professor.
Experience
- Runa CapitalGeneral Counselcurrent2023 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLPPartner, Senior Attorney, Associate1995 — 2020
Skills & more
Cross-border M&A1Corporate GovernanceForeign InvestmentCorporate LawCapital MarketsSovereign DebtJoint VenturesFinanceCrisis ManagementDispute Resolution
Languages English · Mandarin Chinese · Russian
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Colleagues at Runa Capital
Andre Bliznyuk
General Partner at Runa Capital
Anna Elokhina
Human Resources & Operations Manager at Runa Capital
Denis Kalinin
Asia Business Development Manager at Runa Capital
Denny Gabriel
VC Investor at Runa Capital
Dmitry Chikhachev
General Partner & Co-founder at Runa Capital
Dmitry Galperin
General Partner at Runa Capital
Eugene Chernyavsky
Data Lead at Runa Capital
Francesco Ricciuti
Associate at Runa Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Murat Akuyev?
- Murat Akuyev joined Runa Capital in 2023 as General Counsel, leading the firm's legal function, coordinating outside counsel, and advising portfolio companies on legal matters. He has over 25 years of legal experience, including as a partner at a U.S.-based international law firm, with work spanning capital raising, joint ventures, M&A, tender offers, debt restructurings, litigation, arbitration, and investigations. He is a graduate of NYU School of Law and a member of the New York bar, and has also served as an adjunct professor.
- Where does Murat Akuyev work?
- Murat Akuyev is General Counsel at Runa Capital.
- Where did Murat Akuyev go to school?
- Murat Akuyev studied at New York University School of Law (LL.M., Law); Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University) MFA Russia MGIMO (Master of Laws - LLM, International Law and Legal Studies); Beijing Language and Culture University (Certificate of Graduation, Mandarin).
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