Daria Godunova

Daria Godunova is one of the leading Russian experts in the field of infrastructure project support and public-private partnership with over20 years of professional experience as a PPP expert and legal consultant for various industry sectors:

• transport and logistics infrastructure (roads, bridges, airports, port infrastructure, warehouses, logistics and fulfillment centers, public transport);
• power engineering (generation facilities, "green" energy, power lines);
• communal services (water supply and sanitation, heat supply, municipal and industrial waste management);
• social facilities (medical institutions, schools, boarding houses for the elderly, cemeteries, crematoriums);
• sports facilities (stadiums, swimming pools);
• integrated territorial development;
• urban development (parking space, public transport, industrial areas, cultural objects, hotel sector);
• IT infrastructure.
• agro-industrial complex (production, primary and subsequent processing).

The team led by Daria provides comprehensive support for construction and development initiatives, PPP projects, and concessions on the side of private and public partners, including market analysis, working with the regulatory framework, preparing financial models and models for organizing a consortium, developing draft agreements, representation in negotiations, and supporting the project after the closing stage.

The involvement of the Bureau’s lawyers specializing in criminal law and dispute resolution into the project teams helps to mitigate possible risks for business, management and shareholders.

Daria’s clientele includes Sberbank, VEB-RF, Investment and Financial Construction Company ARKS, Rosvodokanal, RKS, EcoLine, Center for Strategic Development, City Parking Management Center of St. Petersburg, Federal Technology Company, Senior Group, executive authorities of Moscow, Sverdlovsk, Novosibirsk, Chelyabinsk and other regions, construction companies, multidisciplinary investment companiesholdings, enterprises of the extractive industry, energy, industry, and many others.

Prior to joining the Bureau’s team Daria Godunova worked consistently for the The Federal Financial Monitoring Service of the Russian Federation, Russian Parliament (State Duma Chamber), leading national lawfirm Vegas-Lex, and major Bank’s PPP Center. She is the founder and managing partner for "PPP Pioneers".

Daria speaks fluent English.